Marc Woods was a member of the British swimming team for 17 years winning 33 international medals. His left leg was amputated below the knee when he was 17 and he has gone on to these extraordinary achievements despite this. He was a founding member of the British Athletes Council and serves on the Board of the Youth Sport Trust.  He now runs works extensively with individuals, teams and global businesses, encouraging them to develop best practice within their given areas of interest. Approximately 25,000 people each year watch him deliver his inspirational presentations. His current client list includes Barclays, BMW, BP, Ceridian, Department for Criminal Justice, Department for Work & Pensions, Ernst & Young, Exxon Mobil, Goldman Sachs, GSK, Home Office, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Lloyds TSB, Novartis, National Probation Services, Natwest, Pfizer, Royal Mail, RBS, Sage, SAB Millar, Univar, UnumProvident, Visa and Zurich. Marcs also runs SladenWoods a development consultancy running programmes to bring about improvements in performance, developing inspirational leaders, building high performing teams and accelerating organisational change.