Daniel Hughes

"I first met Daniel in the year prior to his record-breaking Everest climb; HTC was lucky enough to partner with him in the early stages of his preparation. Daniel is a hugely inspiring individual, there was never any doubt that he would complete his objective, and no surprise that he went on to represent Great Britain in Duathlon. His life experiences are so varied and interesting, but Daniels ability to combine the lessons he has learnt with sound business theories make him a captivating person to learn from and to listen to."

"I met Daniel while I was part of the Social Good team at Skype. He had taken unpaid leave from his job to plan, train and climb Mount Everest in order to raise money for charity. He made the first Skype call from the top of Everest which was then broadcast to the world on the BBC. Daniel is a force of nature and I imagine that once he puts his mind to something, there is nothing he cannot do. He was great to work with and a true source of inspiration for me personally, for our staff, and for the world. I would gladly recommend him for a purpose driven brand partnership and inspirational speaker engagement."

"Daniel is very passionate and engaging when delivering his presentations. The talk on his ascent of Everest for Comic Relief in 2013 was totally captivating, illustrated with photos, videos and equipment used during the trip. I was amazed by what was involved in this project, and can highly recommend him as a motivational speaker."

"Daniel expertly and energetically shared his insights on managing and executing high-risk ventures and overcoming adversity through disciplined leadership during the 2 ½ year Everest Million campaign, which involved attracting sponsorship from HTC, Nike and the BBC as well as a virtual team of 260+ people. Imperial College Business School students were given risk and decision making frameworks, learnt about the challenges of taking technology to new heights, successfully completing the first live video broadcast from the summit of Mt Everest and included an equipment demo with kit that was on loan for the evening from our neighbours at the London Science Museum."