A keynote your people remember.
Give your conference, away-day or leadership event a talk that sticks. Ricky Munday takes your audience from a Glasgow council estate to the summit of Everest — and turns a gripping adventure into practical lessons on resilience, mental toughness and performing when it matters most.
Chartered Accountant · Churchill Fellow · Everest summiteer · Director of Finance at a £100m global humanitarian charity · former Director of Corporate Services, British Antarctic Survey · six years with the Red Cross across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean
Listen as Ricky PRESENTS HIS 15-MINUTE AWARDS EVENT TALK. PERFECT FOR AFTER DINNER EVENTSNot a full-time speaker with a borrowed story.
Ricky is a chartered accountant and serving finance director who has also stood on top of the world, worked in humanitarian crisis zones, and come back from failure more than once. That mix means he speaks your audience’s language and earns the room’s trust — then takes them somewhere they won’t forget. He engages authentically and with humility, and tailors every talk to your theme.
Audiences at every level.
From intimate team and client events to annual conferences in the UK and overseas — a few of the organisations whose people Ricky has spoken to.
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“This was a truly memorable talk from an extraordinary man. Ricky’s story is straight from the heart; he is disarmingly honest about the hurdles he has had to overcome, and that still exist. His achievements are immense but there is no sense of bravado in how he talks about them; humility and passion for what he does. It’s quite evident that he had us all enthralled, and inspired.”
Barrie Laurie - Partner, French Duncan
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“Ricky delivered a truly inspirational talk to ICAS staff. Tales about his experience of reaching the summit of Mount Everest and the triumphs of pulling together as a team were perfect for inspiring achievement. Ricky left us motivated to set goals, work towards them with a laser focus, and try again if we don’t first succeed."
Keith Watson - Communications Director, ICAS
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“I set the Ricky the task of speaking to the team on challenging themselves in times of adversity. Amazing how many synergies there were to Ricky’s incredible Everest ascent that can be applied to every day business life. The team were in awe of what he had to say - thanks again for inspiring my team!”
Cameron Wade - Global Vice President, Keyloop
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“We were very lucky to welcome Ricky back to Deloitte to share his story with the team. Ricky’s story is fascinating, thought-provoking and inspiring - as is his work with his social enterprise Inspire Alpine. I would thoroughly recommend speaking to Ricky if your looking for someone to motivate your team to make the best of themselves whatever their age or background.”
Kevin Johnson - Partner, Deloitte
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"An inspiration - both as a speaker and as a fellow human being. Great stories, factual and informative but pitched appropriate for the audience. So pleased you finally made it to the top of Everest - can't wait for the next talk to hear all about it."
Philippa Kennard - Programme Director, NERC
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"We all enjoyed listening to Ricky's back story leading to Everest. His determination to achieve his life goal is a true inspiration. It gave us all a real insight into overcoming adversity and how to keep focused on your end goal. If you want something enough you can make it happen. In addition to this, his ability to tell the story authentically and with humility brings his adventures powerfully to life.
Matt Smith - UK & Ireland Sales Director, Citrix
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"Thanks Ricky for a superb talk at our client event. What's interesting to me is how relevant Ricky's talk is to so many people. Our audience of business owners were inspired and entertained, but equally one of the actions I took down was for me to introduce Ricky to my local high school where my kids go. Ricky's message is, in my view, critical for young kids to hear too."
Alan Smith - Business Coach, ActionCOACH
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"We are a smaller school group in a specialist provision. Many lack resilience and motivation. You could literally hear a pin drop. Ricky pitched his presentation perfectly and everyone enjoyed. The pupils still talk about him! Truly inspirational."
Fiona Milligan - Hillpark Secondary School
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"Wow! What a fantastic way to spend a Monday morning. Our students were mesmerised by the stories of perseverance and resilience to summit Everest and complete the Marathon des Sables. The messages that failure is part of the learning journey and anything is possible couldn't have been clearer. I couldn't recommend Ricky highly enough"
Sarah Campbell - Headteacher, Settlebeck School
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"There's talks, then there's a truly spellbinding talk from Ricky Munday. Still reeling from hearing it at Bohunt Trust INSET day yesterday."
Ben Wilcox - Assistant Head, Bohunt Wokingham
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"Ricky's story on scaling Everest is inspiring in itself, but even more so, was the theme of tenacity after falling off his life wagons and just getting back on again. And again. And again. Just brilliant. Look out for the work Ricky does with young people to help them find their purpose and realise potential ."
Julie Diver - Founder, 39steps
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"You could literally hear a pin drop as our pupils listened with complete fascination to Ricky's amazing, inspirational adventure proving that determination and never giving up helps achieve dreams. We absolutely loved having Ricky visit and was amazing to see how engaged and how inquisitive our pupils were with his adventures. You never know, you may have inspired the next future generation of explorers!"
Lynne Scott - Sandwood School
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"A truly inspiring talk by Ricky, enjoyed by students and staff alike. Ricky was able to engage with even the most challenging students because he was very 'real'. This is not a story about something that has just come easily but a dream achieved through hard work and determination. Now more than ever, young people are needing to learn to be resilient and look after both their mental and physical well-being. I would highly recommend booking this talk as it will apply to anyone, whatever stage they are at in life."
Chantal Dean - Assistant Head Teacher, Pewsey Vale School
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"Ricky delivered an inspirational lecture to our 4th year students, awesome advice and very clear messages delivered in an engaging manner. A first class service provided by someone who wants to make a difference for society."
Craig McLaughlin - Associate Dean, University of Strathclyde
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"Ricky's talk to 170 staff about following our dreams and overcoming obstacles in the Marathon des Sables and his Everest attempts had us all totally gripped from start to finish. Feedback from staff has been tremendous and everyone so appreciated Ricky's openness and honesty about how he had overcome the various obstacles during his life and achieved such fantastic things. Had we all been in the same room, it would have been "pin drop" quiet - as it was, the comments on the Teams chat expressed everyone's appreciation of this incredible story."
Sarah Burwood - Health Improvement, Public Health England
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"Yesterday we enjoyed a great day helping clients plan what they need to do in the next 90 days...mindshifts galore. We were priveleged to have Ricky enthrall us with his journey to date. You could hear a pin drop at some points. His tales of his epic experiences and finding his purpose really resonated.
Yvonne Webb - Business Coach
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"Ricky attended an induction session for the BA Accountancy students at Glasgow Caledonian University, he gave them an incredibly inspiring talk. He discussed how he had progressed through his career and then spent sometime discussing his Everest adventures. Both students and staff were mesmerised and inspired by him. I would not hesitate to recommend him!"
Wendy Mazzucco - Senior Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University
“Follow Your Dreams”
Ricky’s illustrated keynote follows his journey to the summit of Everest and the adversity he overcame to get there — including turning back below the death zone in 2017, when he coordinated the evacuation of a seriously injured team-mate, and the mindset that took him back to the top in 2018.
Something to use on Monday.
Resilience under pressure
How to hold your nerve and keep performing when the stakes and the stress are high.
Stretch goals that stick
How to set an ambitious target and break it into the steps that actually get you there.
Focus when it matters
Keeping the team pointed at the objective when conditions turn against you.
Responding to setbacks
Turning a failure — even turning back — into the foundation of the next success.
In their words.
“I wanted to thank you for spending your time with my team… Your ability to tell the story authentically and with humility brings your adventures powerfully to life. We salute you.”
Matt SmithHead of Public Sector, Citrix UK&I
“His passionate storytelling really hit home, with colleagues finding they could relate to much of what he was saying. A thought-provoking and inspiring session.”
BP Retail Conference
“What a great session to end the CFG Northern Conference — listening to the inspirational Ricky Munday… ‘building greatness from challenging times.’”
Charity Finance GroupNorthern Conference
“This was one of the most interesting seminars I’ve attended — you are a great speaker and your life was so fascinating.”
Business ManagerNatural Environment Research Council
Book a talk.
Every talk is tailored to your audience and theme, with Q&A included.
Conference keynote
In-person, 45–60 minutes, tailored to your audience and theme.
from £4,000
After-dinner / association
A shorter inspirational talk for dinners, associations and smaller corporates.
from £2,000
Virtual keynote / webinar
“Follow Your Dreams” delivered live online, 45–60 minutes.
from £1,500
Premium keynote (large-audience or blue-chip event; bespoke content, panel or extended session) and keynote + half-day Mental Toughness (MTQ) workshop — from £5,000. Fees are shown excluding VAT and exclude travel and accommodation, billed at cost. Prices are a guide — get in touch for a tailored quote.
Ricky makes booking easy.
He starts with a short questionnaire about your event, then a call to be sure he understands your objectives and his session. He’s responsive, will promote your event on social media if you’d like, and is low-hassle — no special requests beyond a lapel mic so he can move around the stage. Most of all, he delivers a professionally prepared keynote that’s entertaining and genuinely useful.
Tell Ricky about your event.
Share your event, audience and a rough date, and Ricky will come back with availability and a tailored plan. Prefer email? talks@rickymunday.com.
