– GM, Storage Box
Hi, I’m Kevin Biggar. I’m a motivational speaker in NZ and workshop facilitator who presents at industry conferences and corporate events in Auckland and throughout New Zealand and Australia.
I’m the ‘Big Challenge’ Guy. I talk about how to take on big tough, demanding challenges in your life and business. How to improve teamwork, lift mental toughness, boost performance and about how to get the most out of yourself and your team.
You might recognise me from my adventures, winning the trans-Atlantic rowing race and being the first kiwi to trek unsupported to the South Pole. You might have seen my books on the shelves, or spotted me in my most recent role as co-presenter of TVNZ’s ‘First Crossings’ and ‘Intrepid NZ’.
I work hard to receive the highest ratings from conference goers. As your keynote speaker I make sure you get a dynamic, engaging and highly entertaining presentation: anecdotes that your people will remember, insights that will make you stop and think, and images that will stick in your head. No jargon, no sugary self-help double speak. Just frameworks and techniques that leave you energised and more effective in your work and life.
As your after-dinner speaker I make sure that you get the fast-paced, light-hearted entertainment that is guaranteed to get your clients and staff laughing and feeling inspired.
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“Kevin held 300 people spell-bound at our recent leadership conference!”
-Ed Sims, Air NZ
Because you can be confident that I will deliver a presentation or workshop that will enthral and inform your audience and leave a lasting impact on your organisation.
The secret sauce is my adventures – I won the trans-Atlantic rowing race and became the first Kiwi to trek unsupported to the South Pole. More recently I’ve been the co-host of TVNZ’s ‘First Crossings’, and then ‘Intrepid NZ’ – tv shows about re-creating some of the epic adventures of trail-blazing pioneers in New Zealand.
The ups and downs of preparation, the thrills and spills of the execution, the setbacks and the successes of these adventures provide plenty of gripping drama, and edge of the seat excitement. This creates a powerful learning environment and lots of fantastic ‘hooks’ to hang messages on. It doesn’t matter if the audience are CEOs, sales people or students; they will spend their time leaning forward and taking notes or leaning back and laughing.
But I would say that wouldn’t I? The real proof of the pudding is what my clients say.
ONE OF THE THE BEST MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS YOU’LL EVER HEAR
Kevin presented to a room full of salespeople and had them captivated from the word go, but what made this more extraordinary was that due to unforeseen circumstances, Kevin was presenting to us virtually. Absolutely nothing was lost by Kevin not being in the room, his professionalism, natural speaking ability and great sense of humour shone through. Kevin inspired the team with his great stories, while delivering key messages on how to plan, set goals and get the best from yourself. An absolute inspiration and one of the best motivational speakers you will ever hear, I would book Kevin again without any hesitation.
Brad Kettle, National Sales Manager, Platinum Homes
THE WORLD IS A BETTER PLACE WITH KEVIN
What can I say? Kevin presented (online) to a wide range of staff from gardeners to engineers to the exec team to librarians, and everyone (yes…everyone!) thought his talk was entertaining, inspirational, insightful and a crack-up. Kevin has a gift for twisting strong leadership and life principles amongst deep, rich stories of adventure and adversity. The world is a better place with Kevin off the couch, and long may it continue. I look forward to hearing from Kevin again (for the third time!)
Emlyn Hatch, GM People and Engagement, WDC
A BANG-ON PRESENTATION
Thanks Kevin, not only were you super collaborative leading up to our team summit by liaising with us to shape a workshop to suit our business, you delivered a bang-on presentation with a fantastic combination of storytelling and wise advice. You showed us how to build self-confidence, to come together as a team, to be aware of how our energy levels impact each other, to think clearer and to recognise what we individually bring to a situation or environment. We will commit to starting our day with a growth mindset, to welcome problems and see them as challenges, not insurmountable obstacles. You were a key component to the success of our event and we welcome any opportunity to work with you again in future.
Rachel McIsaac, Boundaryline
WOW! WOW! WOW!
Wow! Wow! Wow! We recently had Kevin as our keynote speaker at our annual awards ceremony and the feedback from our guests about how fantastic Kevin was has been overwhelming. Kevin is a fantastic speaker and made our evening one to be remembered. He was very professional and understood the brief and the audience. I can not speak highly enough of his presentation. Would highly recommend Kevin as a speaker at any event as he truly is inspirational!
Sarah Rundstrom, Property Council of NZ
THE BEST MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER IN NZ I HAVE EVER HEARD
If Google had 10 stars – I would give them to Kevin – He speaks from the heart having achieved some amazing feats of human endurance. He presents fantastic goal setting techniques that are tailored to the audience making him the best motivational speaker I have ever heard.
Keith Robieson, General Manager, Storage Box
THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN ENTERTAINING AND HEART WARMING SESSION.
The team at Octa Project Management whose conference you spoke to last week in Hamilton, would like to thank you for such an entertaining and heart-warming session. It was wonderful to meet you and realise you are actually human, despite those amazing (crazy) feats of courage and endurance!! It was also clear you had researched our company well, and we appreciated that your talk was relevant to our own situations. You made us laugh out loud, and we were also in awe – your enthusiasm is very infectious. All the feedback has been very positive and we agree you were perfect for the occasion.
Lesley Murdoch and the team at Octa Project Management
CHANGE YOUR EVENT DATE TO GET KEVIN
Kevin was quite simply one of the best keynotes that I have seen nationally or internationally, with an amazing story to tell vividly brought to life in a very engaging session rich with learnings and replete with some real nuggets of wisdom to take away. My suggestion? if he is not available on your event date, then change your event date!
Ross Hancox, CEO, TelferYoung
KEVIN WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR ANNUAL SALES CONFERENCE
Kevin’s session with our sales team in Taupo was the highlight of our annual sales conference. He captivated the audience with his stories of challenge, and adventure while simultaneously delivering practical applications of lessons learnt in the pursuit of audacious goals.
Mark Banbrook, Bauer Media
COMPLETELY CAPTIVATED AND INSPIRED OUR NATIONAL SALES TEAM
Kevin you delivered a passionate and highly motivating talk which completely captivated and inspired our national sales team. You spent the time prior to our conference understanding our business, and what challenges we face, and then you related this back to your own story and experience. The final morning of our conference concluded on an absolute high. Thank you for inspiring the Ballance sales team to be the best they can be, and to continue to play to win in market
Campbell Parker, GM Sales, Ballance Agri Nutrients
KEVIN’S PRESENTATION COULDN’T HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR US
Kevin’s presentation in Wellington couldn’t have been better for us! Some of our people were aware of Kevin and his reputation so we engaged him to speak at our staff conference. We had high expectations that were quickly exceeded by Kevin’s story-telling, humour and powerful insights that very closely attuned to our conference theme of ‘working together for success’.
Keith Manch, Chief Executive, Maritime NZ
COMPELLING AND INSPIRATIONAL
Kevin delivered a compelling and inspirational presentation. He had the complete attention of 130 people on Saturday night over a dinner at our annual company conference. Kevin is articulate in his messaging, motivational and entertaining to listen to. We were very fortunate to have the opportunity to enjoy Kevin’s extraordinary approach to his life and his stories have no doubt had a positive and motivational impact on the CodeBlue team. We would highly recommend him to any corporate event.
Chris Mackay, CEO
CodeBlue
EVERYTHING WE COULD ASK FOR
Kevin was everything we could ask for in a guest speaker. He was thoroughly organised, prepared for every eventuality and delivered a highly engaging presentation that hit all the right notes.
Kevin took the time to understand his audience and the key messages we wanted to deliver and absolutely nailed it!
Renata Gill, Great South
I COULDN’T RECOMMEND KEVIN HIGHLY ENOUGH
Our team were absolutely rapt with Kevin’s presentation at our corporate team away day in Wellington recently. I couldn’t recommend Kevin highly enough. He’s grounded, funny, humble and authentic. His presentation had everyone enthralled, and found Kevin hugely personable, easy-going, and an absolute hoot. We all got something out of it that we’ll keep with us for a long time to come.
Gerri Ward, Z Energy
THANKS FOR DELIVERING ON YOUR PROMISE
I engaged Kevin to be the keynote speaker for our annual team strategy conference. His presentation & story is so inspiring, and the way he tells it leaves the audience engaged and on the edge of their seats. Post conference I had a flood of attendees comment on how much they enjoyed Kevin’s presentation.
Kevin is very professional, highly organised, and works diligently to tailor his presentation to connect with his audience, his ability to read the room, inject humour, suspense and ensure the lessons learnt land is truly first class. Kevin – Thank you for delivering on your promise – an engaging presentation that left a lasting impression
Iain Boyd, Head of ICT, ANZCO
HIGH ENERGY, FUNNY, INSPIRING AND REALLY RELEVANT
Kevin was a motivational speaker at a recent business event we held in Auckland. His focus for our event was around change and resilience. The hour Kevin spoke to us was high energy, funny, inspiring and really relevant to all of us. Through story telling he shared techniques and strategies to face our challenges and succeed – just as relevant to an extreme adventure as they are in facing our everyday challenges and dreams. He shared how a regular person like any of us can achieve amazing things – truly inspirational and enjoyable. I would highly recommend Kevin – we were all left feeling energised and he had a great way of connecting with us, a very genuine and inspiring person.
San Holt, Carolyn Power, IRD
A PERFECT FIT
Kevin’s presentation in Rotorua was a perfect fit for our organisation. Kevin’s story of the challenges and in particular how he overcame them to achieve his successes, left delegates very inspired. Kevin’s delivery style enables the audience to apply many of the principles to their own personal or business lives. Again, many thanks Kevin!
Phil Tindle, CE, Hire Industry Association of NZ
THE HIGHEST SCORE ON DELEGATES’ EVALUATION FORMS
We asked Kevin to speak at Mercer’s annual client investment forum in Wellington. It was the first time we used an external speaker in a keynote spot. The brief was to be entertaining and inspirational, as well as provide some key messages.
Kevin nailed it. Don’t tell him this, but he got the highest score on the delegates’ evaluation forms. Our clients thought it was a great presentation and we were delighted.
I’d happily recommend Kevin to anyone else looking for an entertaining, inspirational and motivational speaker in NZ. In addition to delivering on the day, he was professional to deal with, keen to listen to what we wanted, sought feedback along the way, and worked well with our logistics team.
Russell Garett, Principal, Mercer
SIMPLY AN INSPIRATION
We are a company that is currently reinventing itself. Having been lucky enough to hear Kevin twice before I was confident he could give context to our journey by sharing his. Universal feedback from our team was that he really galvanised them professionally and personally. Kevin is simply put an inspiration and someone I would strongly recommend to lift any team striving to change, to lead and to win.
John Elliott, CEO, Super Air
HIGHLY RECOMMEND
We chose Kevin because of his outstanding reviews and recommendations, and we weren’t disappointed.
Even though Kevin wasn’t in the room with us, his innovative 90-minute Zoom presentation ticked all the boxes. He carefully and thoughtfully used a variety of camera and staging techniques to ensure his presence was felt, even though he was presenting virtually to a group located at the other end of the country.
Kevin has achieved some incredible feats and his presentation style is engaging, thought provoking, enthusiastic and powerful. Combined with his relatable, humble and humorous approach, our team were left feeling inspired and all of us took away some relevant and practical techniques that we could apply to our own challenges, goals and relationships.
I would highly recommend Kevin as your next virtual motivational speaker.
Anna De Vries, Mackersy
A COMPLETE SUCCESS
Kevin’s presentation to our A/NZ Leadership team started at 100kph and took us on a journey of aspiration, planning, resilience and ultimately – victory. An awesome speaker and some very relevant insights for our year ahead as individuals and as a team. A complete success, thanks Kevin!
Mike Smith, CEO, IBM
I WOULD THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND KEVIN
Kevin was a keynote speaker at the annual Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce Aspire conference. Kevin’s energy, enthusiasm and exceptional delivery was a fantastic addition to our conference. I would thoroughly recommend Kevin at your conference.
Michelle McCree, Events & Operations Manager, Nelson Chamber of Commerce
KEVIN’S PRESENTATION WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF OUR CONFERENCE
Kevin’s presentation was a highlight of our conference and was thoroughly enjoyed by all of the delegates. Kevin’s experiences and challenges in dealing with change, teamwork and inspiring oneself was amazing and he was able to relate those messages in a way that was relevant in our professional and private lives. Kevin delivers his presentation in an enthusiastic way that kept the audience engaged, smiling and laughing. Thank you for helping make our conference a successful one.
Doug Scott, President Central North Island Branch – NZIEH
MOST FAVOURITE MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER IN NZ EVER
We are so pleased to have had you as a speaker for our event in Queenstown. It was a spectacular success, thanks to you! We have collated the feedback from our symposium and have summed them up below for you.
“Kevin was THE highlight of our team day! He took time to incorporate both the theme of our day and our organisational context into his presentation. Kevin’s presentation was inspiring and empowering both for work and personal life. He was able to combine powerful messages with his entertaining stories to create valuable lessons for the workplace.
Feedback from our people included that Kevin was their most “favourite” speaker ever; he was “fantastic” and “very inspirational!”
ONE OF THE BEST I’VE SEEN
Kevin is an outstanding speaker, one of the best I have seen in NZ or Australia. He quickly gets you onboard his intrepid journeys with a fantastic presentation, sharing the challenging situations he found himself in and the strategies he put in place to not only take part, but win! Given the rapidly changing business environment we currently find ourselves in, Kevin’s wise words are right on the mark. I highly recommend you make him the keynote speaker at your next corporate event.
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