Charlie Whyman
Leadership, Change and Business Growth
Few speakers combine leadership, technical expertise, and real-world business growth like Charlie Whyman. An engineer by background, a sales and marketing expert by accident, and a Managing Director by invitation, Charlie has spent nearly two decades leading, coaching, and growing businesses in industries as diverse as aviation, mining, healthcare, sports and commercial shipping.
As one of the few female Managing Directors in aviation, and one of the youngest, Charlie knows first-hand what it takes to navigate change, lead with confidence, and push past fear and self-doubt. She doesn’t just teach sales, marketing, and leadership strategies, she helps audiences rethink how they approach challenges, break free from limiting beliefs, and build confidence through action. From making award-winning olive oil in Sardinia to leading multi-million-pound businesses, Charlie’s journey proves that success isn’t about having all the answers it’s about courage in motion. Her talks inspire business leaders, entrepreneurs, and teams to stop overthinking, start acting, and build unstoppable progress. Charlie brings valuable insights and real-world experience across a diverse range of industries, including aviation, engineering, technology, commercial shipping and maritime, healthcare, sports, mining, and geospatial.
Why Book Charlie
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Proven leader across industries – One of the few female Managing Directors in aviation, with experience spanning aviation, tech, maritime, healthcare, and more.
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Real-world credibility – Has led multi-million-pound businesses and built award-winning ventures, including an olive oil company in Sardinia.
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Empowers action – Helps audiences overcome fear, self-doubt, and perfectionism to take bold, confident steps forward.
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Inspires mindset shifts – Known for challenging limiting beliefs and encouraging courageous thinking and behaviour.
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Dynamic and relatable – Combines personal vulnerability with sharp business insight to deeply connect with diverse audiences.
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Ideal for change-driven events – Perfect for leadership, sales, marketing, and team development sessions focused on transformation, confidence, and progress.
- The Confidence Within: Confidence isn’t something you lack—it’s something you unlock.
Discover how courage allows you to tap into the confidence already inside you. - Reframing Failure: Learn why failure is an essential part of growth and how reframing it as a
learning opportunity will fuel your long-term success. - Systems for Success: Understand how creating simple systems and processes can free up
mental energy, helping you focus on the work you love and the goals that matter most. - Discover how to ReThink challenges that keep you stuck to explore new opportunities
- Understand what to do to ReTrain your brain to manage the fears and self doubt that crop
up so that they don’t keep you stuck for long - A different way of thinking about sales and marketing that will make it feel fun instead of a
burden
“Charlie spoke at not one, but THREE of my Salesforce Women in Tech events because she is such a brilliant, effortlessly engaging public speaker with tons of personality and helpful learnings to share. I learned a lot from her marketing talks – advice I still use in my career to this day! Couldn’t recommend her enough, she really gets you thinking out of the box!”
– Emily Malone, Salesforce Women in Tech Event Coordinator
“Charlie has spoken on our weekly webinar a number of times now, she provides so much value, we just keep inviting her back! Our weekly webinars are attended by many hundreds of accountants and their feedback is always really positive. Charlies presentation style is conversational and informative. It’s always a real pleasure to have her speak for us.”
-Shane Lucas, Technical Director, Added Value Solutions Ltd
“We run a community of 45,000+ marketers, c.150 events a year. Charlie was given the brief to come with something marketers could actually use and she hit the nail on the head. Her practical frameworks were just the kind of thing our audience of marketers love. Charlie is a wonderful warm soul ready to offer value with no expectation of anything in return.
She’s also a really nice person to hang out with which makes the whole experience of working with Charlie that much better!”
-James Sandbrook, The Marketing Meetup
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