Kevin Biggar

"The best motivational speaker in NZ I have ever heard.
If Google had 10 stars I would give them to Kevin Biggar."
– GM, Storage Box

Hi, I'm Kevin Biggar. I got off the sofa to take part in and win the trans-Atlantic rowing race, setting a new world record. Then I became the first kiwi to trek unsupported and unresupplied to the South Pole. But you may know me as the co-host from three seasons of the TVNZ documentary series 'First Crossings'.

I'm massively experienced as a professional speaker. I did my first paid event in 2004. Since then I've spoken nearly 1000 times. I’ve spoken to enormous events at Vector Arena and Sky City, to rugby clubrooms in Palmerston North and everything in between. Whether you are organising an event for the c-suite or the stock room. From the NZ Army to Zuru I’ve presented to an audience like your team. So you can be confident that I will deliver a presentation that will grab their attention and leave a lasting impact on your organisation.

Before any presentation I will always meet with you to understand the background and goals of the occasion. That said – here is what I typically get asked to do:

• To help teams with the mindsets to take on their own big challenges
• Entertain and inspire staff and clients
• Provide insight into outrageous (but achievable) goal setting
• Provide techniques for maintaining motivation and persevering through adversity
• To help create high performing teams

Here's what my clients say.

Kevin was quite simply one of the best keynotes that I have seen nationally or internationally, with an amazing story to tell vividly brought to life in a very engaging session rich with learnings and replete with some real nuggets of wisdom to take away. My suggestion? if he is not available on your event date, then change your event date!- Ross Hancox, CEO, TelferYoung

Our team were absolutely rapt with Kevin’s presentation at our corporate team away day in Wellington recently. I couldn’t recommend Kevin highly enough. He’s grounded, funny, humble and authentic. His presentation had everyone enthralled, and found Kevin hugely personable, easy-going, and an absolute hoot. We all got something out of it that we’ll keep with us for a long time to come. - Gerri Ward, Z Energy

Kevin was outstanding from start to finish. In our initial discussions Kevin was very easy to deal with regarding the logistics. But more importantly, on the day our team were enthralled with Kevin’s story and the learning lessons from his experiences. For many of us this was one of the best presentations of our careers. I’d 100% recommend Kevin to anyone looking for a motivational speaker to kick-off any sort of team retreat. Thanks Kevin! - Jason Ingham, Head of Civil Engineering, Auckland University

Thank you so much for a fabulous session – we loved having you join our executive team on our recent offsite. The team have simply not stopped talking about the content, your achievements and the learnings that you shared with us.

Your experiences are simply exceptional, and the way that you connected it seamlessly to our strategy and the figurative mountains that exist in our sector was right on point. We continued our offsite with renewed energy and an attitude that was incredibly tangible. A huge Mihi from the Heartland Bank leadership team. - Lana West, Heartland Bank Limited, Chief People & Culture Officer.

https://www.kevinbiggar.co.nz