Testimonials

‘Utterly inspiring. Fortunately, most of us never have to deal with life-and-death scenarios faced by Christian and James, but the lessons that can be learned are universal and directly applicable to managers everywhere.’

Kenneth Lamont, Morningstar Inc.

‘Think your job is hard? Hear what it’s like to be on the line between life and death, when all the eyes are on you, people’s futures are in your hands, and there’s no-one else to handle the job.’

Max Silin, Director, Google

Leading From The Front Line is insightful, inspiring and truly impactful.

These extreme, expert experiences are applied to a business context and delivered in an engaging and eloquent fashion. The whole team simply loved it

Sarah Smith, Vice President, Royal Bank of Canada

‘Listening to their experiences of incredibly challenging, emotional, literal life-or-death situations is an intensely emotional experience. Powerful insights brought to life by experts at the top of their game. Can’t offer high enough praise’.

Mark Ramsdale, CEO, Events Consultant

Buckle up! Heart-wrenching and jaw-dropping. This is a leadership talk like no other. James and Christian commanded a hushed silence and attentive respect from our usually rowdy crowd and that evening no one could speak of anything else. Whilst their experiences are extreme the message is very relatable and provides a novel viewpoint to even seasoned executives. Highly recommended!

Claire Stacey, Group Marketing Director, Avado

‘Such a dynamic and insightful presentation. James and Christian bring unparalleled experience to help leaders navigate extraordinary challenges. I haven’t seen any other training come close, even at business school.’

Dr Dawid Potgieter, Director of Programmes, Templeton World Charity Foundation

‘A tremendously inspirational and insightful discussion by two practitioners of crisis leadership at the very top of their game. Different insights, but with a symbiosis that can be applied to a panoply of sectors and environments’

Adam Calloway, Managing Director, Headland Engineering

James and Christian’s individual stories had us at the edge of our seats the entire 90 minutes. The audience went through a full emotional rollercoaster while being struck with awe at the brave, skilful leadership each demonstrates in their own special fields. What an honour to be a part of their audience. I learnt more about leadership in crises from these guys than I may have over my entire career and the realisation that perspectives matter. It has been months since I first attended this talk, but it left me with an extremely meaningful lesson that has stayed with me – how to keep your head straight and lead your teams out of a major mess when they are relying on you. Highly recommend!

Aditi Mahajan

CEO , Emeralga BioTech

‘A tremendously inspirational and insightful discussion by two practitioners of crisis leadership at the very top of their game. Different insights, but with a symbiosis that can be applied to a panoply of sectors and environments’

Adam Calloway

Managing Director, Headland Engineering

‘Listening to their experiences of incredibly challenging, emotional, literal life-or-death situations is an intensely emotional experience. Powerful insights brought to life by experts at the top of their game. Can’t offer high enough praise’.

Mark Ramsdale

CEO, Events Consultant

James and Christian were both brilliant speakers.  Throughout their talk it was clear they were both drawing on an immense depth of experience in highly stressful situations.  Their stories were incredibly helpful in articulating what, in fact, a great leader looks like under extreme pressure and how one could apply that to their everyday life.  I highly recommend seeing them ‘in action’ if you have the chance.

Dylan Kennett

Senior Associate, DLA Piper

‘Such a dynamic and insightful presentation. James and Christian bring unparalleled experience to help leaders navigate extraordinary challenges. I haven’t seen any other training come close, even at business school.’

Dr Dawid Potgieter

Director of Programmes, Templeton World Charity Foundation

Buckle up! Heart-wrenching and jaw-dropping. This is a leadership talk like no other. James and Christian commanded a hushed silence and attentive respect from our usually rowdy crowd and that evening no one could speak of anything else. Whilst their experiences are extreme the message is very relatable and provides a novel viewpoint to even seasoned executives. Highly recommended!

Claire Stacey

Group Marketing Director, Avado