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Transform sporting excellence into leadership insights with Sam Quek, speaker, Olympic gold medallist and broadcaster. Sam works with organisations to inspire gender equality in sports and resilience mindset, delivering powerful perspectives as an MBE recipient and author of the award-nominated "Roar."
Sam Quek, Olympic gold medallist and former GB Hockey player, is now a broadcaster. She earned 125 international caps for the England and Great Britain women's hockey teams. In 2016, she was part of the team that won a gold medal at the Rio Olympics, along with Helen Richardson-Walsh and Kate Richardson-Walsh. The following year, she received an MBE for her contributions to hockey.
Since the Olympics, Sam has established herself as a broadcaster, hosting various sports and entertainment programmes. She regularly presents the BBC's daytime show, Morning Live, and became the first female captain on the BBC's flagship show, A Question of Sport. In February 2023, she co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest opening ceremony in Liverpool and co-anchored BBC's Olympic Breakfast during the Tokyo Games.
In sports broadcasting, Sam has covered a wide range of events, including the NFL and rugby union on Channel 5, field hockey on TNT Sports, and football on Channel 4 and LFC TV. She co-hosted BBC5 Live Radio's '606', the largest live football phone-in show. With a keen interest in gender equality in sports and broadcasting, Sam is a fantastic speaker choice for International Women's Day.
Sam's book, Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women, looks at the experiences of famous female athletes, showing how they faced challenges and unfair treatment to succeed in sports. It includes honest interviews about the hard work, sacrifices, and strong mindset needed to reach the top. Motivated by determination, these women also fight for gender equality in sports, encouraging young girls to believe they can accomplish anything. The book celebrates their successes and shows how sports can change lives and challenge the way society thinks, delivering an inspiring message about the power of sports. Roar was also shortlisted for the Vikki Orvice Women's Sports Writing Award at The British Sports Book Awards 2024.
Sam has also participated in entertainment programmes, reaching the final four in the sixteenth series of 'I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!' and finishing as runner-up in BBC's 'Celebrity MasterChef' in 2020. Finally, Sam is also competing in the 2024 line-up of BBC's 'Strictly Come Dancing' — cha-cha-cha.
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Drawing from her extensive experience in sports, discover how Sam Quek advocates for gender equality in a male-dominated industry.
Book Sam Quek to inspire your team with her journey from Olympic champion to dynamic and beloved broadcaster. Her unique insights on teamwork, resilience, and success will motivate and engage your audience, while her charisma and experience in high-pressure environments make her a captivating speaker. Elevate your event with Sam!
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Sam Quek draws on her own career in professional sport and her research for Roar: A Celebration of Great Sporting Women — which includes first-hand interviews with female athletes about the barriers they faced — to frame her advocacy for gender equality in sport and broadcasting.
Sam Quek speaks on leadership, gender equality in sport and broadcasting, and the mindset required to reach elite performance. She is a 2016 Olympic gold medallist with Great Britain's women's hockey team and holds an MBE for her contributions to the sport.
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