Martin Brown

Location: Based in Krugersdorp

Artist Info

Martin Brown delivers business expanding, life-changing, interactive keynotes that inspire change, challenge thinking and accelerate personal and professional growth. He is a master story teller, and Martin has the most amazing story to tell! Nothing is more compelling than a vivid story that reminds us of the incredible human potential.

Martin has developed an amazing global business with great success over the past 15 years, designing and manufacturing custom-built all-terrain power wheelchairs. Thereafter, relying fully on his engineering background, combined with his medical experience, Martin forcefully took charge of circumstances and began to climb the entrepreneurial ladder to become the successful, multi award-winning businessman he is today.

Martin is one of the most powerful inspirational and motivational speakers you will find because he knows how to stir passion, inspire action and genuinely move people to change. It’s not about Martin; it’s about you, your client and your audience. He’s passionate about making a difference and it comes through on and off stage. His commitment is simple: serve you and do whatever it takes to make your event a home run. Martin broke his neck and became paralysed to the C4 level, a quadriplegic, and only able to move his head. With a stick in his mouth he has changed the life of people all around the world.

Martin holds a NTC 5 Mechanical Engineering, NTC Information Technology, Advanced Life Support Paramedic and is currently studying for a B.Com Entrepreneurship. Martin is a well published and interviewed entrepreneur that has even shared his innovative concepts on the world renowened TEDx platform.

His fearless, inspiring and fun approach loosens up your audience, accelerates connection and deepens inspiration because your audience will be both entertained and engaged. He is a global innovator and adversity expert whose concepts on business and disruptive forces of life have changed the views of many a people around the world.

We are judged by mainly two things in our lives – our tenacity when we have lost it all and our attitude when we have it all.

Awards & Distinctions

Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® 2010 SME Award
Inseta Business Leadership Award - 2011
SEDA Most Promising Job Creating Entrepreneur - 2011
SEDA Most Promising Entrepreneur with a Disability - 2011
Sanlam / Business Partners Entrepreneur of the Year® 2012 Finalist
Finalist for the Industrial Category the 2013 Africa SMME Awards Competition
Exclusive Entrepreneur of the Year® Alumni Society – 2015

Noteworthy Performances

Martin has delivered keynotes for many large corporates, including:

Standard Bank
Tiger Brands
FASA
Nedbank
Life Line
Van Heerden Pharmacy Group
Rand Mutual
BCX
MediKredit

Client Feedback

Martin was fantastic! He did exactly as the brief stated. Delegates loved him and many were in tears at the end of his talk. He engaged well, asked questions, was vulnerable and even made time for a few photos with the delegates. Very impressive thank you. - Christien Groothof - Duke Corporate Education

A VERY BIG thank-you for organising Martin and Siphiwe. They were fantastic and each speaker hit the right note with Mbuso’s team. They incorporated everything that they were briefed on in their presentations and engaged with the audience. - Lisa Quaresma - Nedbank Limited CIB

Martin’s message was remarkable. What really resonated with me was the idea of the “man who had put him in the wheelchair”. Often, we do things to ourselves and yet we do not recognise this. We look to blame people and circumstances; yet indeed we are responsible for our outcomes. Martin’s message really encouraged me to introspect and become more and self-aware. I was both encouraged and challenged to accept accountability for the decisions I had made but moreover, to move forward and take charge of my future. - Palesa Katleho Makotio - AngloAmerican

The quality of your presentations is unparalleled to any we have had the opportunity to experience. We are grateful to you for affording us the opportunity to experience it with our clients. We took time to observe ourselves and our clients during your presentation, and we were amazed at how the audience’s attention was captivated. It is really an onerous task to captivate with hand signals and walking around on a stage an audience, but to do it only with your head and month is something that you Martin Brown have mastered. - Laetitia Roets - MediKredit Integrated Healthcare Solutions (Pty) Limited

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BUDGET INDICATOR

Typical Budget for Martin Brown is
R20000 - R30000.

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