Leadership, Culture & High-Performance Expert

Popular Masterclasses

• Transformation: A Masterclass in Leadership

  

  By fostering deep trust, instilling discipline without fear and aligning people behind a shared purpose, turns a group of raw talent into world-class leaders…

  Ben Ryan is one of the few leaders in world sport who can say they've taken a team from under-resourced and overlooked to Olympic glory. His approach to leadership is rooted in authenticity, purpose, and empowerment - not command and control. When Ben took over the Fiji Rugby 7s team, they had no contracts, no salaries, and no formal infrastructure. Yet within three years, under his calm and purposeful leadership, they became the first team from Fiji to win Olympic gold.

  Ben's perspective on leadership is refreshingly human. He believes in building trust, nurturing individual strengths, and creating an environment where people feel psychologically safe enough to perform at their best. His talks cut through management jargon and focus on what really matters: values, belief, and the ability to align a team behind a clear and meaningful purpose. Leaders at all levels come away from his sessions with a renewed sense of direction, practical takeaways, and the inspiration to lead not just with authority - but with heart.

• Culture: The bedrock of Performance

  

  Organizational culture is not about break out rooms with pool tables & bean bags nor mission statements - it's about behaviour, consistency, and shared values…

  Ben Ryan understands culture better than most because he's built it under extreme pressure, with minimal resources, and in highly complex environments. His transformation of the Fiji 7s team wasn't just tactical - it was cultural. He brought clarity to chaos by aligning players behind a collective identity and fostering a deep sense of belonging, purpose, and pride.

  In his sessions, Ben helps businesses understand how to build cultures that stick - not because of top-down mandates, but because they are lived and breathed every day. He talks about humility, transparency, and how to create frameworks where trust and accountability flourish. Culture, in Ben's view, is the bedrock of performance. Without it, strategy fails. With it, even the most unlikely teams can achieve greatness.

  Whether you're reshaping a legacy organization or building from scratch, Ben shares powerful lessons that help leaders cultivate resilient, values-led cultures that drive long-term success.

• Building High Performance Teams

  

  Through compelling stories and practical tools, Ben shows organizations how to develop the psychological safety, discipline, and cohesion that high performance demands…

  Ben Ryan knows what it takes to create high-performance teams — because he's done it at the highest level. From coaching international athletes to advising elite football clubs, Ben's approach is grounded in the belief that great performance comes from connection, not control. At the heart of his philosophy is the idea that individuals perform best when they are supported, trusted, and aligned behind a purpose greater than themselves.

  In building Fiji's Olympic winning team, Ben transformed a group of underfunded, overlooked players into world-beaters. He did it by focusing on mindset, preparation, and culture - ensuring every player understood their role, trusted their teammates, and had the autonomy to make decisions under pressure. His approach to performance doesn't just apply to sport. It resonates deeply with business leaders looking to unlock potential, improve collaboration, and build teams that thrive under pressure.

  Through compelling stories and practical tools, Ben shows organizations how to develop the psychological safety, discipline, and cohesion that high performance demands. His talks leave audiences inspired, but more importantly, equipped to build teams that deliver - together.