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Jamie Denyer

One punch can kill

April 14^th 2012 changed Jamie's life forever - this was the date his 19 year old nephew was murdered by a 14 year old boy. After seeing how much destruction it caused his family, he made a decision to tell young people how their actions can have serious consequences.

Jamie gives his '1 punch can kill' workshop to schools, colleges, universities, youth offender institutes & prisons. His forthright, passionate and direct delivery gains respect from pupils and has immense impact. Jamie works with groups and also one to one mentoring on the subject of bullying and how no matter what you face, you can't underestimate the power of forgiveness.

The work has lead him to delivering inspirational & motivational key note talks to local authorities, Youth Support Services, Travelling communities, dysfunctional families, and problematic youths. Jamie has a long-running business in plastering, something he’s known since he was 13 and a half; with this he talks of the importance of “character” not just for starting up and owning your own business, but more importantly the employability principles of effort, sacrifice, resilience, and struggle are discussed to give the pupils a rock solid foundation on which to build on. In addition he speaks about how the subject of pain can be used and channeled to get you to where you want to get to, and make you the person you want to become.

Jamie has received awards and has had magazine interviews and a BBC programme made about him. Whether Jamie is educating, inspiring or motivating about consequences of our actions, business, or lifestyle he has gained comparisons to USA sensation, Eric Thomas.

Testimonials from Teachers

"The talk from beginning to end just hit me full on. I was gripped through the entire presentation. Incredible, moving, inspiring & emotional is how I would describe it. It’s definitely something every young person needs to hear for themselves."

– Karyn Morgan, Junior Tutor, Gower College

"Jamie is an incredible motivational speaker. I know he does great work with children & young adults, but I saw him speak to a room full of business owners. He was amazing, He has taken tragedy and made it into a tool for positive change. I cannot recommend Jamie highly enough to anyone and everyone. I wasn’t expecting to feel what he made me feel . The grief preacher broke me and then made me again, into a better person."

– Toby Hewson, Owner of T.Hewson Copywriting

"I Just wanted to say a huge thank you for your talk at ACT today. It was so inspirational and really made me reflect on myself, and what kind of person I want to be, and what impression I want to leave."

– Cerys Williams, ACT Training Centre, Cardiff

"Jamie's session was exceptional. We will definitely be getting in touch again with regards to getting Jamie back into school to deliver the same session to the next wave of students coming through as well as the potential for using him with other topics."

– Edward Coy, Deputy Headteacher, Samuel Ryder Academy

"What a privilege it was to hear you speak yesterday. When I was told I needed to be in the hall period 2 I thought “But there are so many other things I have to do and there are loads of teachers present.”Within minutes I was amazed. The students were sitting, giving you their full attention – and this was after 50 minutes. You were so relatable, so cool, so articulate and so passionate about what you do. Sharing your experiences and having overcome what you have had to overcome was inspirational."

– Sarah Billyack , Samuel Ryder Academy

"Jamie was absolutely brilliant, we cannot express how grateful we are for his sessions. The feedback from staff, and students, has been outstanding!"

– Jo Goodger, Director of Safeguarding and Welfare Assistant Head of Year 10 Designated Safeguarding Lead , The Buckingham School