New Speakers 2026

As we start the New Year we are delighted to welcome 3 new speakers to our website.

Paul Tolley is a former RAF fast jet pilot and Big 4 management consultant, and currently an elite performance coach working with professional cricket teams, and is a speaker on high performance and mental health.

Dave James is a professional speaker, TEDx speaker and former healthcare professional who helps people and teams reconnect with what makes them human and what makes a Happy Human.

Shaun Flores is an inspirational speaker, consultant, and changemaker redefining how we talk about mental health, masculinity, neurodiversity, and redemption culture

About the Speakers

PAUL TOLLEY 

Paul Tolley is a former RAF fast jet pilot and Big 4 management consultant, and currently an elite performance coach working with professional cricket teams, and is a speaker on high performance and mental health.

Paul began his career as a fast jet pilot in the Royal Air Force (RAF), where he honed his elite performance skills, including leadership, teamwork, and risk-based decision-making under extreme pressure. Beyond the cockpit, he achieved high performance levels in several other disciplines, including captaining the RAF Combat Shooting Team and qualifying as a scuba diving instructor.

After leaving the RAF, Paul transitioned to operational management consultancy, working for Deloitte, where he established a reputation for rescuing strategically critical projects and delivering complex transformational change. As a qualified Deloitte Coach, he also delivered their Operational Excellence training programme and built high-performing teams in challenging environments.

He currently works as a Senior Operations Delivery Specialist, having transformed a struggling £35m software managed service into a high-performing operation.

Paul is also a speaker on mental health and wellbeing. His RAF career was cut short by a significant physical illness. Later, his marriage ended on the day he was due to find out whether he had cancer, meaning he had to get to grips with becoming a single parent to two young children whilst recovering from another serious illness (which fortunately was not cancer).

DAVE JAMES

Dave James is a professional speaker, TEDx speaker and former healthcare professional who helps people and teams reconnect with what makes them human and what makes a Happy Human.

Through his keynote How to Be a Happy Human and companion workshop How to Build a Happy Team, Dave explores how authenticity, purpose and choice shape wellbeing, resilience and performance at work. His sessions mix story, psychology and humour to help audiences think more clearly, feel more connected and communicate with confidence.

Drawing on years in healthcare and his experience as a coach, Dave has worked with individuals and organisations across business, education and the public sector. His TEDx talk, What Mindfulness and Meditation Can Do for Men, was chosen as an Editor’s Pick and underpins his focus on presence and self-awareness. Please view Dave Speaker Showreel.

SHAUN FLORES

Shaun Flores is a British-Trinidadian inspirational speaker, consultant, and changemaker redefining how we talk about mental health, masculinity, neurodiversity, and redemption culture. A five-time TEDx speaker and former model turned mental health advocate, Shaun has become one of the UK’s most authentic voices on OCD awareness, inclusive education, neurodiversity and male vulnerability.

His story from the fashion runways of London to recovery after an OCD and ADHD diagnosis has inspired thousands to find strength in their own stories. Shaun’s work blends psychological insight, lived experience, and cultural intelligence to help people and organisations move from awareness to action.

Through his programmes, The Flores Effect™ and Rejection Rehab™, Shaun has trained and inspired audiences across universities, NHS Trusts, and global brands, helping them build resilience, empathy, and inclusive communication skills. His sessions are known for their emotional honesty, research-based storytelling, and transformative takeaways that empower people to speak, lead, and live with courage. View is Tedex talk and more info is on his webpage

If we can help with Paul, Dave or Shaun for one of your events please email us at enquiries@scampspeakers.co.uk