For event organisers
Speaker Pack: Everything You Need to Book Enda O’Doherty
One page with the showreel, the keynote titles, the fee band, the stage requirements and the briefing process. Written so you can forward it to a director who has never heard of Enda.
Watch first
The showreel
Two minutes. The quickest way to judge whether Enda O’Doherty suits your room.
Enda O’Doherty keynote showreel. A full length TEDx talk, 8 Life Lessons From a Washing Machine, recorded at TEDxRatoath, is available on request.
The short version
Enda O’Doherty at a glance
Everything a budget holder needs in one screen. Every figure below is also printed in the downloadable pack.
| Keynote length | A keynote generally runs about one hour. Shorter and longer formats, including a workshop, are built to suit your agenda. |
|---|---|
| Fee band | €2,000 to €10,000. The figure depends on audience size, location, duration and format. Travel within Ireland is included. |
| Audience size | Enda O’Doherty has spoken to groups of 12 and to a single audience of 10,000. |
| Typical lead time | 8 to 12 weeks. Shorter notice is often possible. |
| Formats | Conference keynote, town hall, leadership offsite, wellbeing day, sales kick off, webinar. |
| Where | Ireland and the United Kingdom as standard. International bookings by arrangement. |
| Response time | Enda O’Doherty replies to booking enquiries within one working day. |
| Insurance | Public liability cover is in place, underwritten by Balens. A certificate is supplied on request. |
| Language | English. |
Prefer the printable version? The full organiser’s handbook is a free download further down this page.
For your run sheet
Three keynotes, each rebuilt around your event
Each talk starts from the same lived experience and is then rewritten for the audience in the room. After a briefing call, the middle of the talk becomes yours.
Carrying the Load
Resilience when the pressure does not let up.
Enda O’Doherty carried a washing machine up Kilimanjaro. Every audience carries something. This keynote is about staying functional when the load does not lighten, and about what teams owe each other when it does not.
- Why resilience is a practice, not a personality
- Recognising the point before the breaking point
- What leaders can do in the week, not the year
Best for: conferences, all hands, change programmes.
I’m Fine
The two words that cost Irish workplaces most.
Mental health is the leading cause of workplace absence in Ireland, named by 51 per cent of employers in the CIPD Ireland HR Practices Survey. This keynote is about the sentence that hides it, told by someone who used it for years.
- Why people say they are fine when they are not
- What actually helped, and what did not
- How a colleague can ask a better question
Best for: wellbeing days, mental health weeks, EAP launches.
The Long Haul
High performance that does not burn people out.
Nine marathons in eight days. Two Ironman finishes. This keynote uses endurance as evidence rather than spectacle, and asks what sustainable performance looks like when the target keeps moving.
- The difference between pace and pressure
- Recovery as a performance decision
- Spotting burnout in a high performing team
Best for: leadership offsites, sales kick offs, senior teams.
Copy and paste
Approved biography
Three lengths, so the programme, the holding slide and the introduction on the night all say the same thing.
Enda O’Doherty is an Irish keynote speaker on resilience, mental health and high performance. A recovering addict, author and endurance athlete, he carried a washing machine up Kilimanjaro for charity. He now speaks to corporate audiences across Ireland and the United Kingdom about staying well under sustained pressure.
Enda O’Doherty is an Irish keynote speaker on resilience, mental health and high performance in the workplace. He is the author of I’m Fine! Thoughts on Life, Addiction, Love and Health, and a TEDx speaker. His endurance record includes nine marathons in eight days, two Ironman finishes, and carrying a washing machine to the summit of Kilimanjaro to raise funds for mental health services. He speaks openly about addiction and depression, and about what actually helped. Enda has delivered keynotes for organisations including TikTok, Vodafone, Pfizer, Accenture and Tripadvisor, to audiences ranging from 12 people to 10,000.
A 250 word version and high resolution portrait, landscape and square images are included in the downloadable pack. Photographs may be used in event programmes, holding slides and promotional material for your event.
Proof
Who has booked Enda
A selection. The full client list and 47 testimonials, most of them verifiable on LinkedIn, are on the testimonials page.
“Enda was most professional and very effective as a guest speaker at our recent sales offsite. His personal story of overcoming adversity through focus and rigorous execution was inspirational. His talk was a key highlight of our offsite.”
Gerry HurleyDirector, Global Sales Training, Tripadvisor
“You touched everyone in the audience. Attendees at our USA national conference called your session the highlight of the conference, and called you inspirational, exciting and relatable.”
Mary Beth WestmorelandChief Technology Officer, Blackbaud Inc.
“Enda, your presentation was amazing. You moved the audience emotionally. Your content is powerful, and your energy and ability to be genuine on stage were fabulous. In my opinion, one of the best motivational speakers I have attended.”
J KeoghKerry Foods
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The organiser’s handbook
What Makes a Great Conference or Town Hall. Written by Enda O’Doherty after two decades of standing on other people’s stages and watching what works.
It covers purpose and audience, what happens on stage, the opening ten minutes, leadership presentations, the science of attention, slides, storytelling, energy management, psychological safety and the room itself.
No sign up, no email address, no form. Share it with your team.
Also in the pack
- The 250 word biography
- High resolution portrait, landscape and square photographs
- The three keynote outlines with takeaways
- How Enda works with your AV supplier
- The introduction script for whoever brings Enda on
Before, during and after
What the booking actually includes
Most speakers arrive, speak and leave. This is what happens either side of the 60 minutes.
The briefing call
A call with you and, where it helps, with two or three people from the audience. The purpose is to find the real theme of your event rather than the one on the agenda. The middle of the talk is then rebuilt around it.
No generic rider
Requirements change with the building, the audience and the equipment your supplier is using. Enda O’Doherty liaises with your AV supplier directly, arrives early, and completes a full run through before the room fills.
In the room, not in the green room
Enda O’Doherty arrives early, meets the client team before the session, and stays available afterwards. Delegates routinely want to talk privately once the room clears, and that is planned for rather than rushed.
A second session, on request
Weeks or months later, at no extra fee, Enda O’Doherty delivers a follow up digital presentation to the same audience. Momentum from a keynote fades. This is designed to bring it back.
The Thriving Mind
Every client receives a copy of Enda O’Doherty’s mental health book, The Thriving Mind. It is the practical companion to the keynote rather than a memoir.
A personal resilience review
Each person receives an evaluation instrument that helps them look honestly at their own resilience and mental health, and produces a plan and recommendations for them personally.
This is not a medical device and it is not a clinical assessment. It is built on Enda O’Doherty’s own experience and on what has helped real people. Anyone who needs clinical support is pointed towards it.
The question organisers worry about
Duty of care when the topic is mental health
If Enda O’Doherty talks about addiction and depression to 300 staff, somebody in the room is currently living it. That is not a hypothetical, and it is the single thing event organisers say they worry about most when they book this subject.
Here is how it is handled, in plain terms.
- Enda O’Doherty is not a clinician and says so from the stage.
- The pre event call covers anything currently live in the organisation, including a recent bereavement or suicide, so nothing lands by accident.
- The talk closes with support resources and signposting to the organisation’s own employee assistance programme.
- You are asked to have a named person available on the day for anyone who wants to talk.
- Enda O’Doherty stays in the room afterwards, because that is when people come forward.
If your organisation has a wellbeing policy or a critical incident procedure, send it before the briefing call and the talk will be built to sit inside it.
Booking
Check a date
Fees run from €2,000 to €10,000 depending on audience, location, duration and format. Enda O’Doherty replies within one working day.
About this pack
Five questions organisers ask
What is in the downloadable pack?
The pack is a PDF containing the organiser’s handbook, the three keynote outlines, biographies at 50, 100 and 250 words, high resolution photographs, stage and audio requirements, and the introduction script.
May we use the photographs in our printed programme?
Yes. The photographs in this pack are cleared for use in your event programme, holding slides, internal communications and promotion of the event Enda O’Doherty is speaking at.
May we play the showreel at the event?
Yes. The showreel may be played as an introduction on the day. Ask for the high resolution file rather than streaming it from the internet in the room.
What should we send before the briefing call?
Send the agenda, the audience profile, the outcome you want from the session, and any wellbeing or critical incident policy the talk should sit inside. Fifteen minutes of preparation from you changes the talk considerably.
Can we share this pack with our AV supplier?
Yes, and it is encouraged. Enda O’Doherty liaises with your AV supplier directly rather than issuing a generic rider, because requirements change with the building, the audience and the equipment in use.
Questions about fees, cancellation and insurance are answered in more detail on the frequently asked questions page. For a corporate audience, see corporate keynote speaker in Ireland. For the resilience talk in depth, see resilience keynote speaker in Ireland.
Last updated 21 August 2026.
