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Anthony Bennett
Build organisational resilience with Anthony Bennett, speaker and mental health strategist. Anthony works with leadership teams to develop resilience frameworks, team dynamics and wellbeing strategies, delivering impactful insights while raising £25 million for Great Ormond Street Hospital.


Anthony Bennett is a transformational speaker who combines his personal survival story with practical insights on resilience, teamwork, and mental health to help organisations navigate challenges and inspire meaningful change.
As a recognised voice in resilience training, Anthony has raised over £25 million for Great Ormond Street Hospital and secured a £7.5 million partnership with Whitbread PLC. His extraordinary recovery from multiple cardiac arrests and life-threatening illnesses earned him recognition on The Independent on Sunday's Happy List as one of the UK's happiest people.
Anthony helps organisations develop stronger team dynamics and mental health strategies by sharing evidence-based approaches drawn from his own remarkable journey. His presentations demonstrate how resilience can be cultivated systematically, providing leaders with frameworks to support their teams through uncertainty and change while maintaining productivity and wellbeing.
Audiences leave Anthony's talks with practical tools for building personal resilience reserves, actionable strategies for fostering supportive team environments, and renewed perspective on overcoming seemingly impossible challenges. His methodology connects personal growth directly to organisational success.
Book Anthony for an unforgettable keynote that transforms how your team approaches challenges and creates lasting cultural change within your organisation.
Topics, sessions and talks
Anthony Bennett explores how setbacks can plant seeds of growth, offering fresh perspectives on overcoming challenges. He discusses the power of self-challenge and the importance of embracing opportunities. Attendees will learn how to turn setbacks into positive outcomes and strive to be their best selves.
Anthony Bennett shares his remarkable journey through multiple brushes with death, emphasising the crucial role of teamwork. He highlights how everyone, from patient-facing cleaners, nurses, and surgeons to behind-the-scenes procurement and warehouse teams, contributed to saving his life. Attendees will learn the vital importance of collaboration in overcoming life-threatening challenges.
Anthony Bennett's session on resilience and building a positive mindset addresses the growing issue of mental health-related absences, including anxiety, depression, and burnout. As these challenges rise, his sessions offer the perfect opportunity to motivate and inspire teams. Anthony shares examples and practical tips on fostering resilience and collaborating with our inner voices to support rather than hinder us. Attendees will learn how to cultivate a positive mindset and effectively manage mental health challenges.
Anthony Bennett's "Dreamer & Puller-backer" session features a 60 to 70-minute talk exploring the two voices in our imagination: the 'Dreamer', which seeks the best for us, and the 'Puller-backer', which discourages us. He encourages audience members to step out of their comfort zones, share personal achievements, and express gratitude. By fostering a safe and interactive environment, Anthony's sessions are highly inspirational, particularly benefiting organisations seeking more in-depth engagement.
Anthony Bennett transforms organizations through his powerful blend of personal survival story and evidence-based resilience strategies, helping teams navigate challenges while maintaining productivity and wellbeing. Book Anthony for an unforgettable keynote that will equip your team with practical tools to overcome obstacles and create lasting cultural change within your organisation.
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To book Anthony Bennett, email anthony.bennett@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Anthony's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Anthony Bennett structures his sessions around his personal survival narrative — including multiple cardiac arrests — using this as a case study to extract evidence-based frameworks on resilience, teamwork, and mental health that audiences can apply within their organisations.
Anthony Bennett speaks on overcoming setbacks, teamwork and collaboration, and resilience and positive mental health. He has raised over £25 million for Great Ormond Street Hospital and appeared on The Independent on Sunday's Happy List as one of the UK's happiest people, drawing on his personal survival from multiple cardiac arrests.
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