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This is the keynote we deliver 90% of the time, which has a mixture of story-telling, inspiration and tangible takeaways. From the power of goal-setting, to removing the word “can’t”, all wrapped together in an epic adventure story.

DREAM BELIEVE & ACHIEVE

A 45-minute keynote sharing the successes and stumbling blocks on the path to non-stop adventure, financial freedom, original ideas and removing the word can’t.

“In December 2015, The Tempest Two left Puerto Mogan, Canary Islands, in a humble rowing boat with the simple goal of reaching the other-side. Their voyage would take them 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, facing monstrous swells, a capsize, marine wildlife and the first hurricane to form in the Atlantic for half-a-century. A trans-atlantic row is considered to be one of the toughest ordeals on the planet, yet neither James Whittle or Tom Caulfield had ever stepped foot in a rowing boat, or had an ounce of sailing experience to call upon. 54 days later, the pair pulled into Barbados, with a new thirst for adventure, and a different perspective on life. The Tempest Two was born.

Since then, the pair have accomplished a 3000 mile motorbike journey to the Sahara (a day after passing the test), climbed Mont Blanc in the French Alps in the winter and completed a world first ultra-triathlon in Patagonia. This year, they plan to scale the 3000ft rock face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, with the same mental principals. As always, they have no previous experience, but they do have a specific mindset, and a series of habits and processes to accomplish the extraordinary.”

Key Takeaways

• Reflecting on personal and team possibilities by removing the word “Can’t”.
• The importance of the people around you
• The power of having a goal and identifying with that goal
• Execution beats ideas & how to take action
• Get outside of your comfort zone

SECONDARY KEYNOTES

These keynotes are delivered typically around a particular brief, from HR to Marketing teams, our lessons from adventure are pulled out and applied specifically to challenges faced by particular teams.

CUTURE IS KING

It is no secret that the foundation of any business is its people.  However, many companies tend to overlook the importance of company culture and employee well-being.  The cross-overs between sport and the workplace are clear to see.  A high-pressure environment where the trust of the person next to you is paramount. 

This is a 30 minute Keynote that takes our learnings from adventure and highlights the importance of principals such as communication, leadership, decision making and fun. This often acts as an introduction to Dose, and our range of workshops.

Key Takeaways

• Understand what motivates the individuals
• Creating and living the values, collectively
• Candour is king
• Don’t punish failure, embrace learning
• Small changes make a big impact

BRINGING BRANDS TO LIFE

With over a decade’s experience working within the marketing teams of some the world’s most reputable brands, we both possess a genuine love for marketing. Our aim is to tell original and inspiring stories for our clients, via world-class content and memorable brand campaigns. 

This keynote highlights the marketing and story-telling arm of The Tempest Two, and is often delivered to marketing teams looking for a new/ fresh way to tell stories to consumers. Partnerships must work on an organic, honest foundation in order to deliver a genuine message and we speak on how everyday success stories can be the hook for an engaged relationship with consumers.

Key Takeaways

• Celebrity is great, but is it relatable?
• Tell honest stories and share the failures too.
• Talk to your consumers, not your investors. (Too often, marketing is done to appeal to the board, instead of to actually communicate with the consumer)
• Human-centric thinking and designing new solutions

WORKPLACE WELLBEING

Delivered in association with our workplace wellbeing company – Dose, this is a 40 minute keynote introducing lessons and learnings from adventure, specifically aimed towards ongoing wellbeing, happiness and productivity in the workplace.

Key Takeaways

• A process for goal-setting success and then how to actually get there.
• Key habits we implement to improve wellbeing on a daily basis
• Understanding the why
• No break, no breakthrough – encourage structured time for thinking.

Since founding The Tempest Two, we have always made it clear that we are not special, brave or superhuman. We have no gold medals, military expertise, or Olympic final stories. We are two ordinary friends, who one day decided to roll the dice and row the Atlantic!

Since that moment, stepping on-land in Barbados. Our perception of our own, and others potential has been flipped on its head. We now have a passion to remove the word CAN’T from people’s vocabularies, and share stories of adventure which people can laugh at, relate to, and use as inspiration to push themselves past their perceived limits.

We have become the go-to speakers to motivate, inspire and embed a mindset that embraces risk. Our clients list speaks for itself, and we have unleashed the potential in teams around the world.

The Tempest Two speak to both companies internally, and at events around the world.

A list of example clients can be found below:

Airbnb

Bacardi

Nike

Google

BNY Mellon

Dropbox

1% for the Planet

Red Bull

Tesco

Heineken

Stance

Waitrose

airbnb – Nic Roome – Head of Ground Control

“Inspirational doesn’t come close to describing Tom and James’s achievement. Similarly; enthralled and captivated fall short of describing how our team in London felt after meeting them and hearing about the Tempest Two’s trans-Atlantic experience. As the story of Tom and James’ incredible Atlantic crossing began to unfold it was clear that these boys have grit, swagger and bags of entrepreneurial charm. They kept the whole office entertained throughout with a friendly, funny and totally accessible account of what inspired them to start, what motivated them to keep going, and what most moved them when they succeeded. A pair of first-rate storytellers and genuinely charming chaps.”

Bacardi – Nim de Swardt – Chief Next Gen Officer

“Epic Dot Com! The Tempest Two were our keynote speakers during the Star Summit in Berlin and our Next Gen attendees are still buzzing. Tom & James are officially part of the Bacardi family and were the perfect speakers and guests on board our second year launch of the Bacardi Company’s NEXT GEN Strategy. The Tempest Two perfectly aligned with our NEXT GEN Mission – to drive a culture of creativity, collaboration and relevancy. Everyone was in awe of not only their great story but also how they were a part of the diverse community of Next Gen employees. The Tempest Two are daring, future thinking, fun, collaborative and all round champions. I would recommend them again in a heartbeat.”

Nike – Jon Weaver – Global Brand Director

“We had the Tempest Two come out to the World Headquarters of Nike to speak to the brand teams of Nike Women and the Training Category. First of all, they did an incredible job of engaging the entire group, and as delivery skills go, they were without doubt some of the best speakers I’ve seen, and we have had some great people speak here at Nike.  There is a fine line between purely entertaining and delivering a message which they did beautifully.  Engaging stories, real life examples, all delivered in a tone to encourage participation yet also deliver insights to our group around leadership, team work and being accountable, which was very well received.”

Heineken – Cindy Tervoot – Marketing Director

“James and Tom delivered a passionate and engaging story with bundles of energy & humour, emphasising the importance of collaboration & teamwork to achieve the unthinkable. They took our brief and really brought it to life. I would highly recommend”