What outcomes should we expect in 30 to 90 days?

Teams usually adopt a weekly decision cadence, review lead measure scorecards, reduce time to decision, and report better composure in high pressure moments. We confirm adoption at 30, 60, and 90 days.

How do you tailor a keynote to our industry and audience?

We run a short discovery and review 3 to 5 inputs such as goals, current KPIs, meeting rhythm, and known bottlenecks. The talk is then customized with relevant examples and language so it lands with your room.

How interactive is the session and how is Q&A handled?

Interaction is built in. We can run live Q and A, curated questions, or tools like Slido. For larger rooms we timebox questions, use clear prompts, and finish with one actionable next step. For workshops we add short exercises and hot seat coaching so teams leave with decisions made.

What follow on options help the ideas stick after the keynote?

Popular choices include a 90 minute implementation clinic for managers, a 30 day cadence sprint for teams, and a tool pack with decision rules, composure protocol, and scorecard templates.

What should we provide to set James up for success?

An event brief with objectives, audience profile, logistics, and your preferred takeaways. Sharing recent decks or scorecards helps align the leadership keynote to your context in the Intelligence Age.

Leadership for the Intelligence Age

Helping leaders Develop Emotional Intelligence, think clearly, communicate powerfully, and make exceptional decisions when it matters most.

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Keynote Topics

Infinite Edge Live

How 6 forces turn pressure into performance.
Self-leadership at the highest level.

In high-pressure environments, performance doesn’t break because of skill… It breaks because of emotion, distraction, hesitation, and poor decisions.

Infinite Edge Live gives leaders a clear, practical system to become who they are capable of being — and to maximise their human skills in a world increasingly shaped by AI.

Outcomes / Audiences will:

Understand and apply the 6 Inner Forces that underpin consistent high performance
Build composure protocols for high-stakes conversations, decisions, and moments
Use marginal gains thinking to drive sustainable results, not short-term spikes
Strengthen emotional control, clarity of thought, and execution under pressure

Ideal audience:

Senior leaders, leadership teams, revenue teams, transformation programmes

Formats:

30–90 min keynote, + Q&A, half-day / full day workshop

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Keynote Topics

Leadership in the Intelligence Age

Operating at the human edge in an AI-driven world
Focus, emotional intelligence, and decision-making that compounds.

Technology is accelerating.Information is infinite.

Yet leadership performance still hinges on human capability. This keynote equips leaders to operate at the human edge… where attention, emotional intelligence, communication, and decision-making determine results.

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Outcomes / Audiences will:

Improve decision-making under uncertainty and pressure
Learn practical systems for attention control, focus, and execution cadence
Strengthen emotional intelligence in fast-moving, high-stakes environments
Understand the culture signals that quietly compound (or destroy) performance

Ideal audience:

C-suite, senior leaders & managers, product and operations leaders

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Formats:

30–90 min keynote, + Q&A, half-day / full day workshop

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Keynote Topics

Coaching Rewired

How modern coaching systems create durable performance without burnout

Most organisations don’t need more motivation.
They need better coaching conversations, clearer measures, and rhythms that last.

Coaching Rewired shows leaders and managers how to coach for performance, clarity, and accountability.

Outcomes:

Gain a world-class toolbox of coaching frameworks that change behaviour, not just intent
Build review, recovery, and reflection rhythms that sustain energy and focus
Conduct practical coaching conversations that improve performance, not dependency
Develop leaders and managers who coach with clarity, confidence, and emotional intelligence

Ideal audience: ‍

Leaders, managers, people development teams, HR, internal and professional coaches

Formats: ‍

30–90 min keynote, + Q&A, half-day / full day workshop

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Watch James in Action

Imagine feeling inspired; and knowing exactly what to do next.
That’s why James is booked.
With pace, presence, and composure, he creates high-engagement experiences that combine emotional intelligence, storytelling, and practical performance frameworks. He reads the room, simplifies complexity, and helps audiences feel energised, focused, and ready to act immediately.

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The human capabilities that drive lasting performance

Perform at their best — not occasionally... consistently

Lead with clarity, purpose, and personal authority

Build trust, influence, and connection wherever they lead

Communicate with inner confidence & real-world impact

From This… To This

What it looks like when human capability is developed from the inside out

PERFORMANCE
FROM: Performance driven by pressure, targets, and external motivation

TO: Sustained high performance built from purpose, identity, and inner standards — developing people from the inside out so performance compounds over time

LEADERSHIP
FROM: Leadership models built for an earlier era

to: Modern leaders in the Intelligence Age — equipped to lead and coach individuals, teams, and organisations with clarity, confidence, and consistency

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
FROM: Leadership that relies on authority, expertise, or position

to: Leadership powered by emotional intelligence — the true currency of modern leadership — deepening trust, influence, and resilience under pressure

COMMUNICATION
FROM: Communication treated as a soft skill or afterthought

TO: Communication mastered as an indispensable life skill — enabling leaders to align, influence, and mobilise people in fast-moving, intelligence age environments

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Formats, Durations,
and Delivery

Keynotes

30, 45, 60, or 90 minutes
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High-impact clarity that sharpens thinking and drives immediate action.

Workshops

Half-day or full-day.
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Deeper application where leaders build systems they can run the following week.

Delivery

In-person or virtual.

Designed to create focus, connection, and momentum in any room.

Host & Interviewer

Available as a conference host, moderator, or interviewer.
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Calm, focused, and skilled at drawing out clarity, insight, and connection on stage.

Resources for Event & Learning Teams

Key speaker information, delivery requirements, and professional biographies.

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Keynote themes, outcomes, and audience fit — at a glance.

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Delivery requirements, formats, and commercial overview.

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Short Bio

James Vincent is a global performance coach, leadership keynote speaker, and the Performance Director of ActionCOACH, the world’s largest business coaching organisation.

For over two decades, James has committed his life to mastering the skills of coaching, leadership, and communication, first in elite sport and Olympic environments, and now at the highest level of global business coaching. He leads and develops coaches who collectively support tens of thousands of business owners worldwide.

James is known for his calm authority, deep emotional intelligence, and communication style that lifts people and develops them from the inside out. He helps leaders think clearly, communicate with intent, and make confident decisions under pressure.

He is the author of Infinite Edge and the host of the ActionCOACH Podcast, where he has interviewed hundreds of the world’s most successful leaders and performers across business and sport.

Despite his global reach, humility matters deeply to James. What counts most to him is the impact on the audience… helping people leave better than they arrived.

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Long Bio

James Vincent is a global performance coach, leadership authority, and the Performance Director of ActionCOACH, the world’s largest business coaching organisation.

‍For more than two decades, James has lived at the sharp end of performance. He began his career in elite sport, coaching in Olympic environments where pressure is constant and the margin for error is microscopic. Those years shaped a philosophy that still defines his work today: clarity beats noise, composure beats chaos, and small advantages, applied consistently, always compound.

James later brought these principles into business, where he now operates at the highest level of leadership and coach development. As Performance Director at ActionCOACH, he leads and mentors senior coaches who collectively support tens of thousands of business owners across the globe. His work is practical, accountable, and deeply human.

At the heart of James’s approach is a simple belief: performance rarely breaks down due to lack of talent. It breaks down when emotion overrides thinking, focus is diluted, communication falters, and decisions are delayed or avoided.

His frameworks, including the 6 Inner Forces, the EQ Matrix, and the Communication Compounder, are designed to help leaders think clearly, regulate emotion, communicate effectively, and perform consistently in the Intelligence Age.

James helps leaders build emotional intelligence, protect focus, communicate with intent, and make calm, confident decisions under pressure. His work turns high-performance thinking into systems leaders can actually run… decision rules, review cadences, composure practices, and marginal-gains thinking that drives sustained results.

He is the author of Infinite Edge and the host of the ActionCOACH Podcast, where he has interviewed hundreds of elite performers, founders, CEOs, and world-class thinkers across business and sport.

On stage, James brings calm presence, clarity, and connection. He is deeply audience-focused, believing that his role is to serve the room and help people leave stronger, clearer, and more capable than when they arrived.

Away from the stage and boardroom, James is a family man and a loyal friend. He leads with high standards, deep care, and an unwavering commitment to doing the work properly… on himself first, and then with others.

His mission is simple:
to help people think clearly, act decisively, and perform at their best… consistently… in a the intelligence age.

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Alexandra Daniels

Operations Director, McDonald’s UK

‍“The feedback has been extremely positive, with real energy around driving performance back in store.

Thank you again for delivering an excellent session for our restaurant managers.”

Alice Trevillion

Head of Department Learning and Development, Big Yellow Group PLC

“James delivered an excellent session for our Store and Assistant Store Managers. He made coaching practical, relevant, and directly linked to improving sales performance. Managers left with simple frameworks they could use immediately to coach their teams, stay focused on the right numbers, and drive results back in store.”

Frank Dick, OBE

Former Coach to Alex Ferguson & Daley Thompson, World-renowned High-Performance Coach

“James understands performance and leadership at the very highest level. What he does (and how he does it) is something I have never seen anywhere in world sport, nor in my experience of corporate coaching and performance development.His clarity of purpose, his ability to listen, and the way he translates complex ideas into practical systems have a powerful effect on people. When James works with a group, he doesn’t just inform them — he shifts how they think, lead, and perform.”

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