Chris Moon
Overcame severe disability after being seriously injured by a mine
About Chris
Chris Moon is one of the most fortunate people to be alive you are likely to meet.Chris is a former army officer who worked for a charity clearing landmines. He's survived kidnap by Khmer Rouge guerrillas in Cambodia and being blown up in a supposedly safe area of a minefield in remote East Africa losing an arm and a leg.
Sample Topics
Risk;
Challenge;
Motivation;
Leadership and Management;
Triumph over adversity;
Attitude – the ultimate liberty;
Smashing the concept of limitations;
Change and behaviours in risk, health and safety and diversity
Testimonials
"Brilliant everyone enjoyed and valued his presentation. I’d recommend him again" - Catalysm Purple/KPMGRead More
Chris Moon is a motivational speaker who has overcome tragedy and disability and inspires audiences worldwide with his story.He's a former army officer who left to work for a charity clearing landmines. He's survived kidnap by Khmer Rouge guerrillas in Cambodia and being blown up in a supposedly safe area of a minefield in remote East Africa losing an arm and a leg. Within a year of leaving hospital he ran the London Marathon, worked to ban landmines, raised significant sums to help disabled people in the developing world, passed a Masters Degree and got married.
Chris is the first amputee to run the world's toughest ultra marathons; his favourite is called the Badwater Death Valley Ultra 135 mile fun run. Chris constantly challenges himself and now runs faster than at any time since he was injured.
In September 2010 he became one of a handful of people in the world to run more than a marathon day for 30 days continuously, covering over 1000 miles. Two days before he started this thousand-miler he returned from leading a group to climb Kilimanjaro. (Something he's done often with a 100 per cent record of getting all the members of his trips to the top and down again safely).
Chris has gained a reputation as one of the UK's Top Speakers and draws on his extraordinary experiences to help people and organisations do what they do, better. An outstanding and humorous communicator with an enormous range of experiences he captivates and inspires his audience on subjects including change, risk, challenge, motivation, leadership and management.
Chris has a passion for achievement. As an Achievement Consultant and Keynote Speaker, he partners with clients around the world. By sharing his knowledge of leadership, mindset, and motivation, Chris Moon helps clients develop their capability to push beyond the horizon.