
Blind Adventurer and international motivational speaker Miles Hilton-Barber is one of the most widely sought-after motivational speakers on the world circuit today, having had the privilege of speaking at over 1,400 corporate events in 74 countries to date.
Blind Adventurer and international motivational speaker Miles Hilton-Barber is one of the most widely sought-after motivational speakers on the world circuit today, having had the privilege of speaking at over 1,400 corporate events in 74 countries to date. Despite losing his sight in his early 20's, His quality of life and level of success was radically transformed at the age of 50, not through sight restoration, but through changing his attitude to his blindness.
“Potential for growth and ongoing success for individuals, companies and organizations is not primarily dependant on a change in the economy or their circumstances- but a change in the ATTITUDE of their management and leadership towards their current circumstances” he says.
Since the age of 50 Miles has set numerous world records undertaking extreme endurance events across all seven continents of our world in the fields of mountaineering, desert and polar ultra-marathons, power-boat racing, scuba-diving, motor-racing and long distance, aerobatic and supersonic flying amongst other achievements.
His presentation outlines a radical yet simple set of life principles that will enable companies, individuals and organizations to become more successful today, despite facing unprecedented global change, wrapped up in a fast-moving, colorful and humorous presentation with photos and video clips from his many expeditions and adventures.
He will challenge you to look again at who you are, and how you can achieve so much more than you think you can in both your personal and business life, because "The only limits in your life are those you accept yourself"...
Companies where Miles has spoken before include:
3I, 3M, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, AbbVie, Accenture, AIG, Barclays Capital, BBC, Bombardier, Boehringer Ingelheim, BP, British Gas, British Telecom, Caterpillar, CibaVision, CIPD, Cisco Systems, CitiGroup, Coca Cola, Cunard, Danone, Deloitte & Touche, Deutsche Bank, Diageo, EDF Energy, Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals, EON, Ernst & Young, European Court of Human Rights, Ferrero-Kinder, Fujitsu, GlaxoSmithKline, HBOS, Heineken, Hong Kong Jockey Club, HSBC, IBM, Institute of Directors, John Lewis, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan, KPMG, Leica, Lenovo, Lloyds Banking Group, Logica, Marks & Spencer, MerkSharpDohme, Million Dollar Round Table, Nationwide, NATO, Nestlé, NHS, Nokia, Norwich Union, Novartis, Npower, O2, Orange, PepsiCo, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Philips Electronics, Powergen, Procter & Gamble, PWC, Raytheon Systems, Reckitt Benckiser, Red Bull, Rolls-Royce, Rotary International, Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal Geographic Society, Sandhurst Military Academy, Sanofi Aventis, Shell International, Siemens, SKF, Sony, SPAR, Standard Chartered Bank, The British Council, The Daily Mail, The Red Cross, Unilever, Unisys, Viacom 18, Virgin Atlantic, Vodafone, Volkswagen, Waitrose, Western Union
"Peter deelt zijn passie over factfulness, geen zweverig verhaal maar helder en feitelijk, zeer herkenbaar en de aanpak is direct goed toe te passen zowel privé als zakelijk"
"Hij zat er goed in! Leuk verhaal, zag er goed uit, goed voorbereid en interessante punten."
"Peter geeft je positieve inzichten die je gelukkiger én bewuster maken."
“I attended the Advantage Travel Centre group Conference in Sorrento. I have worked in the travel industry for over 20 yrs and have had the opportunity of listening to many different people but no one has ever reduced me or a whole audience to tears like you did. You deserved your standing ovation.”
"I can't even imagine the difficulties of travelling in Polar Regions without being able to see things. I once was semi-blind in the Arctic and everything became doubly problematic. Total blindness would have been nightmarish. My admiration for Miles is enormous…”
“Miles is not only a global adventurer, he is also an entertaining presenter whose inspirational messages register with any culture. His witty stories, images and achievements captivated our group of Japanese employees, staff and customers, and they went away with renewed energy, motivation, and courage to tackle our business challenges as an effective team.”
"I have to say that Miles was brilliant and an absolute inspiration to our audience, his balance of speaking and media was just right, using his adventure challenges in our Airbus business context really well! Miles had the desired effect I was looking for which was to wake people up from there day to day issues and pessimism and really start to think of things differently! Our CEO Bernhard was particularly taken by Miles and his speech, the three of us spent a few hours having a bite to eat together and a few glasses of wine into the evening, it was a pleasure!!! Miles was a triumph!"
"I would like to thank you again for the outstanding speech you delivered during our Sanofi Intercontinental Region Leadership Kick off meeting here in Paris. People were delighted!At the end of the conference we ran a small satisfaction survey and you scored very high. 100% of those who answered said that they were satisfied with the speech including 89% who said that they were "very satisfied".Perhaps a new record for you, however not a speed or altitude one!"
“Miles was sensational as the opening speaker at the Million Dollar Round Table conference in California and his presentation skills to some 9,000 delegates from 80 countries was captivating. BRAVO!”
“What can I say! I was reduced to tears and made to feel very humble by this gentleman. I have attended a lot of functions with guest speakers not one has taken a group of people on a rollercoaster of emotions… A truly inspirational man!”
“Your presentation to our global conference at The Hague was outstanding!”
"Your appearance on my national Panorama TV show this night was spectacular and breathtaking. Viewers keep on sending regards, appreciations and standing ovation.You are miraculous!"