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Networking Breakfast
with John Ward

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Join us for a morning of networking, fresh perspectives and inspiring insights and hear from our guest speaker, John Ward.

Connect with local business leaders, professionals and entrepreneurs over a light breakfast before an engaging session exploring the mindset and habits that drive sustainable high performance.

What you'll discover
How to develop the mindset and habits that underpin high performance.
Practical ways to navigate change and uncertainty with confidence.
How to build resilience, maintain focus and perform under pressure.
How to achieve lasting success while protecting your wellbeing.

Event details

Tuesday 10th November 

8.30am – Arrival, light breakfast and networking
9.00am – Guest speaker session: The High-Performance Leader Mindset
10.30am – Questions & answers, followed by networking
11.00am – Event close

Lakeside suite

Free for Corporate Networking Club members and their guests, as well as Champneys members and their guests.

About John Ward

John Ward is a strategist, performance coach and author who helps leaders, teams and organisations unlock sustainable high performance. Drawing on experience working with elite athletes, musicians and business leaders, John specialises in mindset, behaviour and culture change – equipping people to navigate uncertainty, embrace change and deliver exceptional results without compromising wellbeing. He is the creator of the Mindset Matters programme, a practical framework for building the leadership habits, resilience and ways of thinking that underpin lasting success.

Connect. Learn. Lead.
An opportunity to exchange ideas, build valuable business relationships and leave inspired with practical insights to support your professional growth.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE
For more information or to register your attendance, please reply to caroline.hill@champneys.com.

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