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Keynote SpeakerFloyd Woodrow

Managing Director Chrysalis Worldwide, the world's leading values-based performance optimisation organisation

Floyd Woodrow is Managing Director and founder of Chrysalis Worldwide a world leading values-based organisation and owner of Quantum group, recently winning an innovation award for 2018 in the Fintech sector.   Woodrow has an excellent track record of success as a Military Leader, Director, Non-Executive Director, Consultant and Negotiator.... Read more

Biography

Floyd Woodrow is Managing Director and founder of Chrysalis Worldwide a world leading values-based organisation and owner of Quantum group, recently winning an innovation award for 2018 in the Fintech sector.

 

Woodrow has an excellent track record of success as a Military Leader, Director, Non-Executive Director, Consultant and Negotiator. Woodrow is totally committed to developing elite teams and individuals as well as offering practical and commercial value in strategic planning and execution.

 

Woodrow’s early career was as a soldier in the Parachute Regiment. He spent four years with the 1st Battalion before joining the Special Air Service at the age of 22. During this time he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his work in Iraq and an MBE for his work in Afghanistan. During his time in the military Woodrow also studied law and psychology and wrote his first book Learning to Learn.

 

Since leaving the military, Floyd Woodrow established his consultancy business alongside his commercial business ventures and became a director of a number of companies in the oil and gas industry, technology and finance.

 

Floyd Woodrow wrote his second book Elite the secret to Elite Leadership and Performance in 2012, which reached the final of the people’s book prize. His third book has just been published and is called The Warrior, The Strategist and You and outlines the Compass for Life model for leadership and life.

“Floyd is quite simply a one off - a truly unique individual with extraordinary experiences and skills. He combines sensitivity, awareness and passion tempered by an understanding of the harsh realities of situations. In front of teams of people, and individuals, be they elite athletes or senior executives he commands respect and enables group and personal insight into sharpening team and individual performance, relationships and problem solving. He embodies capability, attitude, and integrity in his special ability to develop people.” Group Chief Executive, Welsh Rugby Union
“Floyd Woodrow is a man in a million! His positive "can do" nature has been an inspiration, not only to me, but to countless people. His energy, enthusiasm and common sense approach to life is a brilliant model that should be studied by others who want to make the most of their lives. Floyd is a born leader who possesses the personal communication skills and emotional intelligence to motivate individuals and teams to strive for excellence. His philosophy for personal success is equally applicable in management, industry, sport and education. I recommend Floyd Woodrow without reservation!” International Consultant in Values-based Education
“Floyd is an inspirational speaker who can draw on parallels from his vast leadership experience to educate and motivate athletes and coaches in the high performance sport environment” JParalympics GB Performance Manager

Popular Talks by Floyd Woodrow

  • Elite Performance
  • Hostage and Crisis Negotiation
  • Sport
  • Olympics and Security
  • Communication
  • Leadership