Harriet Beveridge
Corporate coach and stand-up comic
Harriet Beveridge is a corporate coach, keynote speaker and stand-up comic. She co-wrote Will It Make the Boat Go Faster? with Olympic gold medallist Ben Hunt-Davis.
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About Harriet Beveridge
Harriet Beveridge has spent over twenty years coaching people in the corporate world. She gives keynote talks and coaching sessions that blend scientific rigour with a warm, humorous approach, aiming to help people stand up and flourish. She also performs as a stand-up comic. She is a regular at the Edinburgh Fringe, has been an MC at WOMAD Festival, and was a Funny Women Award semi finalist. Her TED.com talk on the power of humor was live-streamed around the world, and she has been Pick of the Week on BBC Radio 4. Together with Olympic gold medallist Ben Hunt-Davis, Harriet wrote the business book Will It Make the Boat Go Faster?, described as a bestseller. Ben tells the story of his journey from disappointment at the Atlanta and Barcelona Olympics to team victory in Sydney, and Harriet sets out the performance strategies readers can borrow from it.