Will Bayley MBE
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Paralympic gold medallist table tennis champion and world number one
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A cancer survivor, Will has also battled with an arthritic condition from birth
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TV appearances include Strictly Come Dancing, A Question of Sport, The Last Leg
Will Bayley MBE is the paralympic table tennis champion and world number one. He is also a cancer survivor (non Hodgkin lymphoma) and has battled with an arthritic condition, arthrogriposis, since he was born.
Will has dazzled on our TV’s appearing in shows like: Strictly Come Dancing 2019, Question Of Sport, The Pilgrimage, Pride Of Britain Awards, Celebrity First Dates, Children In Need, The One Show, Talk Sport, The Jeremy Vine Show and The Last Leg. And last, but certainly not least, Will’s World Championship final was live on Chinese TV watched by 15 million.
Will has maintained great relationships and worked closely with big brands such as Nestle, Bupa, Holiday Inn, Assos and Adidas. His key sponsor is Wates Group and supporting sponsors Atrium.
Will currently trains at the English Institute for Sport (EIS) in Sheffield. As well as the challenging training regime needed to maintain his status as a world class paralympic athlete, Will spends much of his spare time working both locally and nationally providing motivational speaking for sports and industries as well as presenting in schools, and supporting a number of charitable concerns. Recently he has also turned his hand to doing more public speaking with some amazingly good reviews.
In addition he acts as an ambassador for a number of organisations including British Athletes Commision, Kent Sports Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital. He is also keen to promote awareness of his own condition, arthrogryposis.
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I had the absolute privilege of hearing William Bayley MBE speak at our Bristol office, and I can't recommend him enough as a motivational speaker. Will's talk was truly inspirational, sharing his incredible journey with honesty, humour, and resilience.
If you're looking for someone who can inspire, motivate, and leave a room full of people feeling empowered, I cannot recommend Will highly enough.
An inspiring story, a modest guy, a high-performance outcome - my corporate friends and meeting planners should be falling over themselves to find their phone and book this guy to headline your next leadership or sales meeting, Not kidding, he lights up the room.
One of the most genuine and heartfelt talks I’ve listened to. Will you’re an inspiration. Your words and story are so powerful and I would thoroughly recommend everyone to find out more about his journey! It really is drive over talent.
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