Chris Rowe

As a boy, my passion was sport, and performing better than the rest meant everything.  The first love was football - still is - and that early performance push resulted ultimately in having a trial for my beloved Liverpool – and scoring.  (A poacher’s goal from two feet out but, hey, they all count.)  What interests me, looking back, is how calm I remained about the whole experience surrounded by so many heroes.  I just did what I had done most days for the preceding decade, focus on what I did well: playing the game.  

At university, my passion for sport was equalled by a passion for performing.  The stage is very similar to the playing field.  You soon work out what you do well. Once you know that, you work to perfect it.  My skill lies in building relationships with an audience so a story can have the best possible impact. I've presented on radio for BBC R5, Talksport and Emap Nationwide, and on TV for BBC, BskyB, LiveTV and Channel 5. I also write to help other performers build those same relationships. My two loves merged perfectly when I was asked to write scripts for BBC’s flagship live sporting event, Sports Personality Of The Year as well as Onside, hosted by John Inverdale.  I also work with Scene & Heard, a London charity, building children's confidence by helping them write stories as powerful theatre.
 
I have helped companies create impactful conferences for over twenty years. I work with leaders to strengthen their performance impact and prepare for what could be a stressful situation to confidently build a relaxed, warm relationship with their audience while focussing on performing to their best, enabling the audience to leave feeling motivated and ready to act.