“Possibilities get me out of bed every morning. The possibility that today we’ll make the world a better, even more interesting place; by dreaming, by imagining, by looking around to see who’s left out, discovering their talents, and finding the possible in the impossible. How do I do this? By being true; to myself, to what I believe in. By not hiding…owning my successes and my failures, by wearing my scars and my heart on my sleeve, by facing adversity with courage and with kindness. And each day the awesome power of music is waiting for me…the one language that everyone, and I mean everyone, can understand.
Right now none of us can do what we love doing. I can’t make music the way I used to. Companies can’t hold events and bring their teams together as they used to. But leaders still need to lead, teams still need to work together, people still need to be inspired, to feel united by a common purpose and, more than ever, we need to discover our creativity. So what do we do?
We find another way of doing things.”
Internationally-renowned conductor, motivational speaker, and after dinner host; Charles Hazlewood has won hearts and minds around world with his ground-breaking musical projects. Moving audiences to laughter and occasionally tears, his presentations – currently being delivered online via video conferencing - have inspired leading organisations including Google, the US Federal Reserve, Mulberry and TED.
Charles has conducted many of the best orchestras in the world and is a significant presence on British television and radio. He is the founder of the world’s first Paraorchestra and his music theatre shows have won awards and tour the world. Charles is a visionary with a mission to bring the ever-modern joy of orchestral music to the 21st century and in doing so, change lives and communities for the better.
“If you want to inspire your employees to excellence as a team, bring Charles Hazlewood to address your next company gathering”
But it is not just what he has achieved, but how he has orchestrated success that has established Charles as a captivating speaker on themes of adversity, disruption, creativity, trust, authenticity, teamwork and leadership.
“Simply inspirational. He managed to make his presentation relevant to everyone in the audience, whatever their roles in the organisation.”
Charles Hazlewood on Why Authenticity Matters, TEDx 2017