Simon Nash is the award winning producer of the BBC’s ‘Elephant Diaries’ and ‘The Abyss Live’, and also worked on ‘Planet Earth’. A Cambridge graduate in zoology he studied marine biology before becoming a television producer. He has a proven track record of visual excellence for over 20 years, with the past 12 spent producing series and programmes for the BBC’s Natural History Unit. He is a compelling speaker with unique behind-the-scenes tales from across the world.

Simon possesses an enormous breadth and depth of experience that includes producing major Live Events, presenter-based programmes and Animal Diary series. His specialist expertise is underwater and deep-ocean filming. Most recently he worked as a Producer on the upcoming ‘Frozen Planet’ for the BBC – the third in the ‘Planet’ trilogy following the success of ‘Blue Planet’ and ‘Planet Earth’.

Simon Nash – The Speaker

Simon has worked with leading presenters, including Sir David Attenborough, Kate Humble and Michaela Strachan to mention but a few. Simon shares his strategic leadership experiences in extreme environments where mistakes cost lives – e.g. 40m underwater surrounded by hundreds of sharks or when being charged by wild elephants – and how he establishes rapport with co-producers and external partners to develop optimum one team working. In summary, Simon gets the best out of people in challenging situations and delivers success stories on and off camera.

Described as engaging, creative, visual and inspiring, Simon Nash captivates his audiences and leaves them with memorable learning experiences. His most recent speaking assignments include:

• FT Learning & Development
• Cheltenham Science Festival
• Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival
• Wildwalk Visitor Attraction Bristol
• Wildscreen Wildlife Film Festival

Why Choose Simon?

Simon leaves his audiences spellbound! Leaders go away thinking more strategically before acting, managing conflict more readily and planning key outcomes, based on lessons learned from filming the natural world that translate pragmatically into business life success stories.

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