Martine Wright

Martine Wright – Inspirational Speaker, Paralympian and 7/7 Survivor

Martine Wright MBE is a Paralympian and inspirational and motivational speaker, who lost both legs in the Circle line bombing during the 2005 terrorist attacks in London.

The day after London had won the Olympic Games Bid, Martine was on the Circle Line Tube train that was targeted by a suicide bomber. Sat three feet away from the bomber, Martine was trapped for over an hour, losing 80% of her blood supply as well as both legs above the knees.

Remarkably she survived and after a year of rehab and learning to walk on prosthetics, she slowly rebuilt her life.

Living life to the full, Martine not only got married but learned to skydive, got her pilots license and
became captain of the British Paralympic Sitting volleyball team, and competing for Great Britain at the London 2012 Paralympics

An inspirational and motivational speaker, Martine has developed a television career presenting sporting events on the BBC and Channel 4, including the Paralympics and Invictus Games, and was a roving reporter at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.

She was the Helen Rollason award winner at Sports Personality of the Year 2012 and was awarded an MBE for her services to sport and work as a role model for amputee athletes.

SPEAKING TOPICS

Martine Wright shares her journey from despair to determination to succeed. She can tailor her presentations to suit the needs of the client and covers subjects such as –

• Overcoming Adversity & Challenges
• Determination
• Teamwork
• Change

Her keynotes include –

The Power of 7
Martine Wright is a survivor of the dark historic day in 2005 when terror hit the streets of London, losing her legs, and very nearly her life in the series of events of 7/7. Martine’s remarkable fight for recovery and rehabilitation culminated in becoming a Team GB Paralympian, appearing at London 2012. In tribute to those that died on 7/7, Martine chose to wear the number 7 team shirt.
Martine will share with you her personal mantra of the ‘Power of 7’ which she developed to provide resilience, positivity, structure and new purpose into her much-changed world. Her compelling story of survival to sporting success and her easy and refreshingly honest approach will provide inspiration and clear key messages to all who hear her inspiring journey.

The Leader Within
7/7 survivor, Paralympian and renowned public speaker Martine Wright offers her perspective of leadership. She believes that all successful teams need to have leaders at every level, and that it is the human dimension of leadership that is so vital to building great organisational culture. Martine’s personal journey of resilience and transformation as a result of losing her legs in the events of 7/7 is both powerful and high in impact. She will leave your audience with a high sense of self-reflection and personal adjustment.