Gary Bailey, a former soccer star for Manchester United, (biggest sports club in the world) and Michelle, his glamorous wife, and former Miss Universe (1992) are both experts in not only surviving PRESSURE, but THRIVING under it! They have combined to bring delegates a humorous, informative and engaging business presentation that provides everyone with real take away value in the form of a series of practical steps to help them thrive under pressure, achieve greater bottom line success in business, enhancing relationships at work, and in their personal lives, without having to put aside ANY extra time!
Gary is one of those rare sports stars who has gone on to study business, and his MBA (Henley – Oxford) has allowed him to transfer valuable sports lessons into solid business skills called The 5 GREAT Principles. Michelle was able to cope with traveling the world in her year as Miss Universe visiting more than 36 countries, meeting Heads of State, raising funds for hundreds of charities as well as dealing with the immense pressure of relentless media attention. Like Gary, Michelle used the 5 GREAT principles to cope with the pressure and together they share these techniques in their talk, Business Success Under Pressure. They offer keynote talks, workshops, or couples retreats.
Michelle and Gary have spoken on every continent and have worked with many of the biggest companies in the world, such as Coke, IBM, Chevrolet, and many more Fortune 500 companies, in each case assisting them to improve their bottom line success, their sales figures, their ability to work as a team, and their overall enjoyment of the pressures of business. They do this in a fun and inspirational manner, giving stories about the pressurized life as a Miss Universe, and the methods used by Gary to counter nerves before walking out in front of 100 000 fans.
Since winning Miss Universe, Michelle has worked as a TV presenter, host, and speaker for 20 years, was co-owner of a realty and a jewelry company while founding her own international charity, the Michelle McLean Children Trust, 24 years ago, one of the largest in Southern Africa, that has to date raised over $15 million. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have worked with her on 10 projects in her home country Namibia.
Gary was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame in South Africa in 2010 after 20 years in the business, and in 2011 he published a book written with Professor, Rakesh Sondhi (Henley, Oxford) outlining his approach to dealing with pressure, called Succeed Under Pressure. He has been a TV host and presenter for 25 years, now a presenter for Bein Sports TV in Miami.
Michelle and Gary moved from South Africa in 2013 and now live with their 4 children in South Florida. They are both registered professional speakers with NSA and FSA.
Gary Bailey, a former soccer star for Manchester United, (biggest sports club in the world) and Michelle, his glamorous wife, and former Miss Universe (1992) are both experts in not only surviving PRESSURE, but THRIVING under it! They have combined to bring delegates a humorous, informative and engaging business presentation that provides everyone with real take away value in the form of a series of practical steps to help them thrive under pressure, achieve greater bottom line success in business, enhancing relationships at work, and in their personal lives, without having to put aside ANY extra time!
Gary is one of those rare sports stars who has gone on to study business, and his MBA (Henley – Oxford) has allowed him to transfer valuable sports lessons into solid business skills called The 5 GREAT Principles. Michelle was able to cope with traveling the world in her year as Miss Universe visiting more than 36 countries, meeting Heads of State, raising funds for hundreds of charities as well as dealing with the immense pressure of relentless media attention. Like Gary, Michelle used the 5 GREAT principles to cope with the pressure and together they share these techniques in their talk, Business Success Under Pressure. They offer keynote talks, workshops, or couples retreats.
Michelle and Gary have spoken on every continent and have worked with many of the biggest companies in the world, such as Coke, IBM, Chevrolet, and many more Fortune 500 companies, in each case assisting them to improve their bottom line success, their sales figures, their ability to work as a team, and their overall enjoyment of the pressures of business. They do this in a fun and inspirational manner, giving stories about the pressurized life as a Miss Universe, and the methods used by Gary to counter nerves before walking out in front of 100 000 fans.
Since winning Miss Universe, Michelle has worked as a TV presenter, host, and speaker for 20 years, was co-owner of a realty and a jewelry company while founding her own international charity, the Michelle McLean Children Trust, 24 years ago, one of the largest in Southern Africa, that has to date raised over $15 million. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have worked with her on 10 projects in her home country Namibia.
Gary was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame in South Africa in 2010 after 20 years in the business, and in 2011 he published a book written with Professor, Rakesh Sondhi (Henley, Oxford) outlining his approach to dealing with pressure, called Succeed Under Pressure. He has been a TV host and presenter for 25 years, now a presenter for Bein Sports TV in Miami.
Michelle and Gary moved from South Africa in 2013 and now live with their 4 children in South Florida. They are both registered professional speakers with NSA and FSA.