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Keynote SpeakerBonita Norris

Award winning speaker and record breaking mountaineer who will inspire and equip your audience to overcome uncertainty and break new ground

Bonita has 15 years of experience as a keynote speaker. She is a master storyteller and has delivered over 750 motivational speeches on conference stages all over the world. Her high-energy keynotes are the perfect open or close to your conference, leaving audiences inspired, motivated and equipped to put into... Read more

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Popular Talks

Mountains of the Mind – Inspiring Teams to Reach New Heights
In the Death Zone – How to Utilise Fear to Achieve Success
Data Over Dogma – How Data Made the First Ascent of Everest Possible

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Biography

We all have mountains to climb, whether that’s targets to achieve, uncertainty to navigate or setbacks to pick ourselves up from. These challenges can leave people feeling overwhelmed and at risk of losing sight of their own motivation and potential. Bonita reminds audiences of the power they have within themselves to rise to these challenges, energising them to claim their agency and take action.

Bonita will work with you to understand the unique messages of your event and seamlessly deliver them through spellbinding storytelling and memorable takeaways your audience won’t forget. Whilst inspiring, Bonita’s stories are relatable: she is the ordinary person who did something extraordinary, and this allows audiences to connect with her, her story and the messaging she shares.

If mesmerising storytelling, actionable lessons on marginal gains, mindset, teamwork and resilience are what you are looking for in a speaker, Bonita Norris is the perfect choice for your event.

"Bonita crushed it. We are still so inspired. Feedback from clients has been incredible- especially about how relatable her speech was, and also the team is using 'focus not fret' every day now." Karen Zhang, Google

"The internal feedback has been nothing short of outstanding. Bonita not only has an inspirational story to tell, but she does so in a manner which takes everyone willingly along with her. I would never hesitate to recommend Bonita Norris to anyone looking for an inspiring, yet business relevant, speaker." Rhys, Chief Strategy Officer, Direct Healthcare Group, Ltd

"As for Bonita, where do we begin! Her talk was engaging, inspiring and also funny. Bonita came across as a very confident speaker while also being personable. We loved how she wove elements of reflection on our own work / teams and provided guidance as to how to be better leaders and be better individually. It gave us lots to think about moving forwards as a firm and how to encourage and support better leaders. It certainly all gave us some motivation to go out there and try something new, especially if it’s out of our comfort zone!" Sophie, Broadfield Law UK LLP

"Loved the talk. A great story, well-told. Her ability to take a room full of self-confessed 'data nerds' into the 'death zone' (and, most importantly, back again!) was a masterclass in storytelling. Bravo!" Richard Potter, Microsoft

"Bonita was, without a doubt, one of the most inspirational speakers I have heard and an absolute pleasure to work with. Our guests at our Supper & Social were utterly captivated by her story and the way she brought everyone along on her journey. She spoke with such passion, seamlessly weaving together her experiences, key learnings, and motivational insights to reflect on teamwork, mindset, and resilience which deeply resonated with our audience. The feedback we received was incredible—she truly made the evening unforgettable." IHIF Group

Popular Talks by Bonita Norris

Mountains of the Mind – Inspiring Teams to Reach New Heights
To Perform Under Pressure, We Need to Find Daily Resilience, Motivation and Confidence. In Mountains of the Mind, Bonita Shares How We Can Achieve Extraordinary Feats When We Take Responsibility for Our Inner World and Learn How Not to Let Excuses, Limiting Beliefs and Fears Define How...
To Perform Under Pressure, We Need to Find Daily Resilience, Motivation and Confidence. In Mountains of the Mind, Bonita Shares How We Can Achieve Extraordinary Feats When We Take Responsibility for Our Inner World and Learn How Not to Let Excuses, Limiting Beliefs and Fears Define How We Show Up for Our Goals, Our Teams and Ourselves. This Immersive Keynote Is Packed With Actionable Takeaways That Audiences Can Implement Immediately, Leaving Them Motivated and Inspired to Conquer Their Own Everest.

Keynote Key Messages:
- Success by Smallness: If You Want to Solve Big Problems, Focus on Solving Small Ones.
- Focus Not Fret: A Formula for Fearlessness That Builds Confidence and Resilience.
- Be Great, Make Others Great: Understanding What Matters When Building a Great Team Culture.
Audiences Will Learn:
- To Be More Fearless and Tackle Daily Challenges With Confidence.
- How to Become More Connected as a Team.
- To Fearlessly Set Big Goals for Themselves, and Trust the Process of Incremental Gains.
In the Death Zone – How to Utilise Fear to Achieve Success
We All Hate Making Mistakes, and Nobody Wants to Fail. Yet, If We Want to Achieve Extraordinary Goals Then Both Mistakes and Failure Are Inevitable Parts of the Journey to Success. In This Immersive Keynote, Bonita Shares Her Own Personal Story of How a Simple Mistake in the...
We All Hate Making Mistakes, and Nobody Wants to Fail. Yet, If We Want to Achieve Extraordinary Goals Then Both Mistakes and Failure Are Inevitable Parts of the Journey to Success. In This Immersive Keynote, Bonita Shares Her Own Personal Story of How a Simple Mistake in the Mountains Led to a Failure That She Initially Struggled to Mentally Recover From, Until She Understood That Failure Could Be, and Then Later Became, the Catalyst for Even Greater Success.

Keynote Key Messages: Growth Mindset & Learning From Failure.

Audiences Will Learn:
- That Failure and Success Are Often Part of the Same Journey.
- How to Transform Weaknesses Into Strengths and Failure Into Success How to Take a Proactive and Compassionate Approach to Learning From Mistakes Within a Team.
- How to Have the Courage to Follow Their Own Paths, Even When Competitors Go in a Different Direction.
Data Over Dogma – How Data Made the First Ascent of Everest Possible
Bonita Explores How the First Ascent of Everest Was Made Possible Through Data and Scientific Rigour After 30 Years of Failed Attempts on the World’s Highest Peak.

The Story We All Know and Love About the First Ascent of Everest in 1953 Is That of Man...

Bonita Explores How the First Ascent of Everest Was Made Possible Through Data and Scientific Rigour After 30 Years of Failed Attempts on the World’s Highest Peak.

The Story We All Know and Love About the First Ascent of Everest in 1953 Is That of Man Over Mountain: Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s Superhuman Effort to Make It to the Summit. But Is That the Whole Story Behind the First Ascent?

This Inspiring Keynote Tells of the Unsung Hero of Everest, Dr Griffith Pugh, Who Unlocked the Mystery of How to Get the Two Climbers to the Top and Back Down Again – Alive, Using Data. Today, We Are Grasping to Understand How the Data and AI Revolution Will Transform Our Lives.

Within This Uncertainty There Is a Reluctance to Change, and a Fear of Leaving Old Ways Behind. We Wouldn’t Be Alone in Feeling This Way: 70 Years Ago the Pioneers of Everest Were Grappling With Much the Same- Their Belief System, So Closely Held Onto, Was Actually Holding Them Back From Realising Their Potential. This Keynote Reframes the Story of the First Ascent of Everest as a Triumph Not of Man Over Mountain but of Data Over Dogmatic Thinking.

Keynote Themes: Embracing Change & Harnessing the Power of Data