Sean has been an excellent and overwhelmingly well-liked speaker for multiple talks across years 8-12, carrying himself with a natural charisma, confidence and modesty that our students receive with authenticity. He has been flexible and highly adaptative to the broader themes we’ve been exploring when having him in, weaving in his journey so far, his aspirations and his approach to life with these themes to give students a genuine sense of a tailored talk specifically for them. The talks have been powerful while understated, leading with a sincerity and a trust in the audience which quickly builds a great sense of mutual respect across students from all backgrounds. Sean consistently lands a perfect message that you can just get up and try to do things, even if they don’t always work out and has been the highlight in student feedback for every day we’ve had him involved in.

Sean is a thorough and engaging speaker, we were lucky enough to speak to him on our podcast aimed at 16 to 18 year old business students. He is extremely relatable and provided insights and an honest reflection of what running a business is like, but also about the mindset and skills that students need to thrive in both work and life. His candid reflection of his time on the apprentice is something that engages students by giving them a great insight into what it is really like being part of national TV show. Through his own podcast he has spoken to a variety of experts from different fields and disciplines, this really experience really shines through and gives him a plethora of knowledge to draw from when discussing topics or speaking to an audience.

I enjoyed hearing Sean Spooner present to our students at their sixth form conference on “entering adulthood”. I was most impressed with was his ability to communicate in an honest and straightforward way, without gimmicks or drama he showed the students how dedication and hard work could be rewarding. In his self-effacing manner he recalled his journey from producing a school magazine about ”Corby” to becoming a participant in the Young Apprentice and now as the Operations Director of his own marketing company. He is a great role model of entrepreneurial spirit for young people offering aspiration of what is
possible.

"Sean spoke at our celebration evening at Corby Technical School in 2019. His speech was captivating and was an inspiration to staff, students and parents. He took us through his experiences as a young boy striving to start a magazine and work in the field of media. He spoke in detail about his successes and failures throughout his career. What we enjoyed the most was his down-to-earth nature and sense of humour about taking on challenges that he found daunting at the start of his career.

He also had a lot of presence and captivated the audience throughout his speech. Sean really inspired our students and we even invited him into school to work with some of our media students later in the year. As Sean grew up in Corby, the students could easily relate to him and understand that dreams come true if you work at it. The best aspect of Sean’s speech was his humorous take on failure. He really got the message across that we need to find humour in dark places and not to let failure stop you from striving for your dream.

I would highly recommend Sean as a speaker to any audience that needs inspiration. He sent that strong message that anyone can reach their goals if they put themselves out there and take a chance. Our students still talk about his speech and many parents have also expressed how much they enjoyed it.

We would love to have Sean speak at our school again as his life story is one that I know our school will always remember."