Penny Mallory

Penny Mallory, a Mental Toughness expert and former champion rally driver, inspires audiences worldwide to build resilience, self-belief, and peak performance.

Penny Mallory, a recognised authority on Mental Toughness, empowers individuals and organisations to manage stress, pressure, and relentless demands through her proven formula for building resilience, confidence, focus, and determination.

Drawing from a remarkable life journey—from overcoming homelessness to becoming the first woman to compete in a World Rally Car for Ford—Penny embodies the Mental Toughness she teaches. Her keynotes are authentic, engaging, and tailored for global audiences, from F1 teams to leading brands like Microsoft, Google Cloud, and Coca-Cola, delivering a powerful message of self-belief and peak performance.

A lifelong defier of limits, Penny has achieved feats that defy expectations: a champion rally driver, multiple marathon runner, boxer, mountain climber, and soon-to-be Atlantic rower. Her interactive keynotes resonate because they inspire belief in taking action, helping audiences realise that the impossible is within reach.

As a TEDx speaker and author of "365 Ways to Develop Mental Toughness", "World Class Thinking, World Class Behaviour", and "Take Control of Your Life", Penny’s work is internationally celebrated for driving positive change and fostering a culture of high performance.