20+ years tramping through war zones and natural disasters for BBC News. She’s traded her flak jacket for a new mission: to prove that a little bravery and optimism can go a long way.

Melanie Marshall is a speaker, coach and filmmaker who spent over 20 years as a BBC journalist in some of the world’s most high-risk places. Working under immense pressure, in wild uncertainty, for high stakes; she managed to come out the other side with award-winning results, and with her sanity and sense of humour (mostly) intact.

Now from the TEDx stage to the boardroom, she uses the lessons she learned to help leaders, teams and companies thrive in uncertainty by leaning into their bravery and optimism.