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Penny Mallory
Penny Mallory became The National Ladies Champion Rally Driver in 1993 and went on to be one of the World’s top rally drivers and team captains. She followed this by becoming a precision stunt driver, playing both ‘Nicole and Papa’ in the famous Renault Clio commercials.
On the corporate scene, Penny is known as a first rate after dinner and motivational speaker, but also she is an excellent conference facilitator.
Television Presenter
She beat stiff opposition to become the only female presenter on Channel Four's, long running television series, 'Driven'. She has become one of the most popular presenters in CH 4 polls and viewing figures are not less than 2.2 million.
Alongside ‘Driven’, Penny presents Channel 4’s critically acclaimed, World Rally Championships programming, including Le Mans and Beginners Guide. Apart from these flagship shows, Penny has a Channel Four series ‘Accident Black Spots’ and is a regular on GMTV.
Penny is the first woman in the world to qualify to drive a World Rally car. She raced a Ford Focus in her first rally in five years, the Rally of Great Britain- the last round of the World Championships. She was the first woman over the finishing line and won the Ladies and Journalists Trophies.
Journalist
Penny is a respected journalist with her own column in design magazine Intra, was part of Woman’s Own Hit Squad, has written articles for various publications like Mother and Baby Magazine, BMW Magazine and 4Car. Guest features on TV programmes include writing and presenting her own strand 'Dashboard Divas' for This Morning (ITV). ‘Watch Dog’ BBC TV, Britain’s Worst Roads’ BBC TV, ‘Through The Keyhole’ BBC TV, ‘I Love Father Christmas’ BBC TV, ‘Baby, Baby’ on Carlton and Paul Ross’ ‘Mystic Challenge’. A thirteen part series for BBC UK Style 'Can Ski Will Ski' with her brother, The Road Show (Anglia/Meridian), The Car Show (Channel 5), 'Simply The Best' (ITV) and BBC's 'Top Gear'.
Motorsports & more...
Although Penny is an expert on cars and is passionate about all aspects of motorsport and engineering, she has trained in design and social work too. Working for some years as a graphic designer in advertising and as a sound engineer in a recording studio, areas of interest also cover furniture renovation, painting, DIY - in fact anything that is creative and practical.
Character Building...
Part of Penny’s character was no doubt shaped during her early teens, when she ran away from home and lived in hostels around London. Her sheer determination to survive on her own terms and her will to succeed at what ever she puts her mind to have enabled her to motivate and inspire others, both in business and socially. She has a natural ability to communicate with everybody and has a passion for helping others overcome whatever obstacles they may have. Her unique and inspirational story show that there is no limit to what you can achieve with will power and commitment!
Client Comments
“Penny’s presentation at the Reed New Deal launch, was a huge success with all our candidates. We greatly appreciated the way that you pitched your talk at just the right point, encouraging people to get out there and make it happen for themselves”.
REED EMPLOYMENT
“Penny was fabulous and excellent value. She really went out of her way to make our Award ceremony something special. We especially appreciated her genuine interest and the amount of time that she spent with us, which was over and above the call of duty.”
KERRIDGE COMPUTER COMPANY LTD
“What a star! Thank you for being such a fabulous after dinner speaker, you were a real hit”.
YVONNE PALMER ASSOCIATES LTD
“I have heard only high praise from all our members for your speech at our Annual Dinner – it struck chords with many in the room, in particular your drive to achieve your goals. We felt that you judged the audience extremely well and held them spell-bound”.
SOCIAL SECRETARY, ESBC ANNUAL DINNER
“What can I say? Your work made the IVCA Millennium Awards the best I have ever seen.”
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, IVCA.
“I had many positive responses from Managers and Head Office staff, who felt inspired and went away with a greater sense of “focus” in their personal and work life after the conference”.
SALES & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, COUNTRY CASUALS
“You were just what we expected. Professional, charming, humorous and you did a great job at our Hawaiian sales conference.”
NORTEL NETWORKS
“Inspirational and motivational just what we wanted. Something different from all the rest”.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC CLEANSING
“Thank you for making such a positive contribution to our Design Show first night, you were a great success with staff and students, you hit just the right note”.
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
“ Penny was delightful to work with and did a great job of facilitating over our two day conference”.
LIFE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
“Now I know what ‘motivational’ speaker means – and you’re it! You really helped launch our environmentally friendly vehicles, we were most impressed with your enthusiasm”.
HEAD OF ENVIRONMENT & LEISURE, CITY OF WESTMINSTER
