Speakers
Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards
Motivational speaker, Eddie Edwards, describes his journey to compete at the Winter Olympics as his Olympic victory. Indeed it was and against all odds. Eddie’s story has been made into an international hit film. He is an inspirational and entertaining speaker and accomplished event host.
Motivational speaker, Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards, represented Britain at the 1987 World Ski Jumping Championships. In 1988 he travelled to Calgary and represented Britain in the Winter Olympics. Mike Edwards became Britain’s 1st and only Olympic ski jumper. He was fondly re-christened “Eddie the Eagle.” As the guy who came 58th, he got more publicity than the Gold Medal winner. His heroic Olympic efforts thrust him into the international limelight.
International film
A film of Eddie’s extraordinary life was made entitled, Eddie the Eagle. He was portrayed in the film by Taron Egerton. His coach was played by Hugh Jackman and it was directed by Dexter Fletcher. The film grossed a worldwide total of $46.1 million. In the UK, it grossed $12.8m making it the highest grossing British film of 2016.
Media
He is also busy with public relations and advertising work. Eddie has also presented a popular Sunday radio show on BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
Winning
He was crowned Winter Wipeout Celebrity champion, winning £10,000 pounds for charity and was a finalist in Let’s Dance Sports Relief. Eddie also won the ITV Saturday prime-time celebrity diving competition, Splash!
Speaker
Eddie is a very popular after dinner and motivational speaker. Client comments include:
“We got absolutely glowing praise. Everyone was extremely taken with his energy and enthusiasm, and it went off extremely well. We over-ran and I stopped it in the end because I think we would all still be there!” Will Hayles, Manager, Carrier Operations Management (COM) – Amazon online motivational speech 2020
“Eddie was brilliant we all totally enjoyed his speech. He was very entertaining and got very involved with us all, fantastic!!! Thank you so, so much for everything”. Dupont (UK) Limited
