Testimonials

At our Success is Not a Chance Event networking event Hugh shared his inspiring story of running 50 marathons in 50 days with our audience of over 150 attendees.  Sharing what it took to achieve such a challenging goal, Hugh was able to motivate and encourage our audience, one of the key objectives of our BP Women in IT&S Network.  There was plenty to draw out from Hugh’s experiences for application in the business world and feedback during the networking after the event was extremely complimentary.”

Stephanie Davies, IT&S Project Manager – Alternative Energy, BP

Thank you very much for a thought provoking talk about your momentous achievements. Not only was it a very interesting presentation but the values and energy can be applied to the business world as well as individually. You’d be hard pressed to find someone who would not find your presentation fascinating.

Sandra Fontaine, Events and Travel Executive, Sanofi Pasteur – Vaccines for Life, BNC Exhibition. 

Members of Walton Business Group come from a wide variety of professions including SMEs, banks, accountants, law firms and high-street names. WBG is in its 5th year and our guests expect very good speakers. We were delighted to invite Hugh Williams-Preece, following his recent success with 50in50. His talk was inspiring, uplifting and with elements of humour. He doesn’t take himself too seriously and he shared valuable and practical lessons for everyone in the room. Feedback has been excellent, which makes the event organising team feel good too – we’d certainly recommend him.

Sarah-Jane Shellard, Director, Walton Business Group

Hugh, a great man who is seemingly blissfully unaware of the normal parameters that circumference the human form. An inspirational speaker with a presentation to lift attendees confidently from their seats in pursuit of boundless personal goals. In short an immensely talented leader who makes full use of life. A must see for those who need shove in the right direction.

Stephen Broadhurst, Group Director Sales, The Sunlight Service Group

Hugh Williams-Preece’s speech at our BT Tower event was engaging, inspiring and laugh-out-loud funny. His light-hearted and charming character belies a steely determination which is evident in his accomplishments. He tells his remarkable story in a modest and self

deprecating manner and we were all hooked. This was an important event for Marie Curie Cancer Care with some of our biggest supporters and Hugh was a fantastic speaker. I am sure Hugh will be very much in demand for other events in the future.

Arun Sharma, Head of Corporate Fundraising, Marie Curie Cancer Care

Hugh’s speech to our Corporate partners and Major Donors in the BT tower was the key to the success of the whole event. The audience were completely silent throughout and afterwards many wanted to speak to him directly to learn more about how he achieved such an incredible feat. We held the event to thank our donors and Hugh’s talk made everyone feel privileged to have been invited; it was everything we had hoped for.

Sara Jane Woods, Head of Community Fundraising London & South East, Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Hugh gave a totally engrossing account of his colossal achievement to our boarding community, who listened, spellbound, to his account. All of the audience were thoroughly impressed not only by this extraordinary feat of endurance, but also by the clear message he gave about the power of mind over matter, how one should try again and again to achieve one’s goals in life. It was interesting at the end that when the question was asked about who wanted to run a Marathon in the future, a forest of hands shot up, around 95% of those present.

Oliver Lee, Deputy Head, Packwood Haugh School

I hear many speakers in the course of my professional work and Hugh’s name was new to me. What a treat! His speech was very impressive – it was clear, helpful, informative and entertaining. His sense of humour and his descriptions of the challenges, setbacks and triumphs en route made it all the more inspiring. He’s an ordinary man with an extraordinary focus to succeed – and the ability to pass his infectious enthusiasm on to others. I’d happily recommend him!

Anne Williams, Director, Next Level Information

Hugh’s talk gave a real insight into pushing yourself to the limit and it was interesting for our students to see how Hugh had applied our schools’ motto ‘Plus est en Vous’ to his life. Hugh’s dedication to charity is something we can all learn from and I know our students gained a lot from seeing what can be achieved when you put your mind to something.

Laura Paterson, 6th Form Co-ordinator, Gordonstoun School

Hugh’s talk to a mixture of Year 7 & 8 children, parents and alumni was engaging, amusing and truly inspirational. The children were captivated and keen to question Hugh on every aspect of his achievements. He told his remarkable story in a modest yet powerful manner and demonstrated to us all how with belief, determination and commitment, we all have the ability to succeed.

John R Baugh, Headmaster, Dragon School

To run one marathon is hard enough; recovery takes a week or two. To run two on consecutive days is asking a lot. To run 50 in 50 could be described as sheer madness but Hugh knew what he was doing, realized the enormity of his task, and so persuaded the whole prep school (aged 7-13), in his charming & self-effacing way, that he and we could do almost anything if we wanted. His talk covered everything involved from inception to aftermath and left us with a feeling that we too could be superhuman if we only believed.

Matt Mockridge, Deputy Headmaster, Cumnor House School

We were absolutely delighted to have Hugh Williams-Preece speak to over 400 of our pupils at Denbigh High School. From the very start, Hugh spoke in a way that was uplifting, motivating and inspiring to every single pupil in the hall. As part of our Olympic opening ceremony, Hugh made an outstanding speech to our pupils drawing on some key points to success from his own experience as well as making explicit links to the journey that our pupils were on in their life. Our pupils, and staff were thrilled to hear Hugh speak at the opening ceremony and his inspiring message will stay with us all for a very long time.

Donna Neely, Asst Head Mistress and Head of PE, Denbigh High School, Luton

To book Hugh for an event, please contact him directly, by phone +44 7974 356 510 or by email hughwp@runningevents.co.uk.