About Andy
Miner to Mountaineer
Andy is a world leading mountaineer, pioneering new routes in remote mountain ranges. To succeed, his teams rely not only on skill but also on mindset, collaboration and leadership.
Thousands of people have been inspired by Andy’s journey of an ordinary boy growing up to achieve extra-ordinary things. From his beginnings in a Yorkshire coal mine to scaling the world’s most difficult and dangerous mountains, he has a wealth of insights to share with you.
From minus 3,000 feet to plus 26,000 feet.
Expertise
Inspire your team to realise their potential
Andy is a speaker who knows about overcoming adversity, creating a culture of excellence and the importance of a unified team in the face of change and demanding workloads. Andy is ready to speak to your business.
If you want to delve deeper, Andy delivers interactive workshops full of energy designed for your team around your specific goals.
As an executive coach, Andy Cave (PhD) offers a unique perspective to challenge thinking and behaviours. He works with senior executives to fulfil their own potential and that of the people they lead.
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Case Studies
Workshop
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Andy designed and facilitated a workshop for 80 clinicians and managers helping to harvest focussed discussions and present the key findings. The session’s aim was to help key stakeholders explore faster methods of diagnosis to improve cancer outcomes.
Workshop
Nationwide
Andy designed and facilitated a half-day interactive workshop to develop the leadership skills of 40 IT managers and help drive a culture of high performance.
Virtual Keynote
Chubb Insurance
90 minute virtual session with global team and key partners examining key Leadership competencies in a mountain context before delegates looked at ways to apply them in their day-to-day work roles.
Leadership Development
Eurosafe Solutions
Designed a full day session looking at future dynamic of the leadership team and the vision of the future growth journey. Delegates completed psychometric profiling before the session, and some engaged in Executive coaching afterwards.
Testimonials
What organisers are saying
“It was a pleasure working with Andy and we had excellent feedback from the powerful keynote speech & workshops he delivered to our group.”
Microsoft
Richard Watson —Group Manager
“Andy’s insight into how he has lead teams in the mountains, enabled our delegates to draw on his key experiences, and use this insight to consider current challenges in our business areas. A great event.”
Nationwide Building Society
Jo Freeman —Talent & Executive Development
“Andy’s workshop created a really positive atmosphere, encouraging honest, open debate. I’ve already spoken to one of the teams and they are already bringing the actions into the workplace.”
NHS, Leeds, England
Joanna Bayton-Smith —Transformation Programme Manager - Elective Care
“Brilliant, regular virtual sessions to our team and partners over the last 12 months. High impact, interactive and full of learnings. Thanks Andy!”
ARK DATA CENTRES
Lindsey Sherar —Director of People, Leadership & Change
“Andy’s keynote speech & workshop really helped the company navigate the Covid storm. Inspirational and completely aligned with our challenges.”
Proxyclick
Gregory Blondeau —Founder & CEO
“Our leadership team spent an amazing few hours with Andy & took back new tools to the everyday challenges we face.”
Waitrose & John Lewis
Nigel Keen —Property & Development Director
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