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Victoria Monk

Victoria Monk helps organisations build resilient teams and stronger leadership under pressure. An endurance athlete and leadership speaker, she draws on her record-breaking row across the Atlantic Ocean, completed with a crew of strangers in under 40 days.

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Victoria Monk

Victoria Monk

London, United Kingdom

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£2k–5k

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Victoria Monk's biography

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  • Completed a record-breaking 3,000-mile row across the Atlantic Ocean
  • Expert in team leadership and resilience training
  • Inspirational speaker on overcoming adversity
Rowing non-stop for two hours on, two hours off, across a gruelling 3,000 miles of the Atlantic Ocean is not only a test of physical endurance but also a testament to mental resilience. Victoria Monk understands this better than anyone, as she faced the daunting challenge head-on. Enduring almost 40 days at sea, battling severe sleep deprivation, excruciating sores, blisters, and relentless seasickness, all while confronting towering 40ft waves in a 9.6-meter boat with three other women, Victoria developed an incredible mindset. Now, Victoria aims to share her experience and teach others how to unite and lead a team of ordinary people who were previously strangers to achieve extraordinary feats. She believes in overcoming adversity and building a resilient mindset. Victoria will enlighten your team on how to navigate through the storm and emphasise the power of effective communication, even in tight spaces. Victoria's talks delve into the lessons she learned in leadership, tenacity, and sheer determination. Her ability to handle pressure, fear, success, and failure resonates with audiences from all walks of life. Her message empowers everyone, reminding them that if she can cross the Atlantic Ocean in a tiny rowing boat without any prior rowing experience, they too can find inspiration to conquer their own metaphorical Atlantic Ocean, be it in their work or personal lives.

Topics, sessions and talks

Building A Resilient Mindset
Having spent 40 days rowing non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean, no one understands the power of resilience better than Victoria Monk. The great thing about resilience is that it can be cultivated and practised. In this keynote, Victoria will give your team practical tips on how to do just that, based on her experiences navigating 40ft waves and Atlantic storms as part of a four-woman crew in the middle of the ocean.
How To Unite And Inspire A Steadfast Team
Creating cohesive teams must be carefully crafted through leadership. In this keynote, Victoria Monk explores the practical strategies for uniting different team members around a common goal to enhance performance.

Why we recommend booking Victoria

Victoria's firsthand experience in leading a team through one of the most challenging environments on Earth showcases her unparalleled expertise in resilience, teamwork, and leadership. Her compelling story will inspire your team to overcome adversity, enhance communication, and achieve extraordinary results, regardless of the challenges they face. Booking Victoria as a speaker will not only motivate your team but also equip them with practical strategies for success in any endeavor.

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What is Victoria Monk's speaking style like?

Victoria Monk draws on her 40-day, 3,000-mile Atlantic rowing experience to ground practical frameworks in lived adversity, translating conditions such as severe sleep deprivation, 40ft waves, and confined team dynamics into transferable lessons on resilience and leadership.

What topics does Victoria Monk specialise in?

Victoria Monk speaks on resilient mindset-building, team unity and leadership, and performance under pressure. She completed a non-stop 3,000-mile row across the Atlantic Ocean as part of a four-woman crew, enduring nearly 40 days at sea with no prior rowing experience.

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