Speaking under pressure.
Leadership, responsibility, and decision-making when certainty disappears.
Adam Knights speaks to leaders, founders, and teams operating where consequences are real - and slogans don’t help.
Most leadership problems
aren’t strategic.
They’re human.
Adam doesn’t speak in frameworks or corporate language.
He speaks from experience - where decisions carry weight and responsibility doesn’t disappear when the room clears.
The focus.
His talks explore the realities of leadership under pressure - grounded in military service, entrepreneurship, and lived experience.
Leadership when there’s no perfect answer
Responsibility and decision-making under pressure
Trust, teams, and getting out of the way
Mental resilience without performance theatre
How he works.
Adam’s sessions are direct, honest, and grounded in reality. There are no motivational clichés, no borrowed frameworks, and no trauma packaged as inspiration.
He speaks to rooms where people carry responsibility - leaders who already understand pressure, but want clarity, perspective, and a way to think when things don’t go to plan.
“At least in a firefight, you can see the enemy.”
- Adam Knights
This is for you if…
You lead people, not just processes
You operate where decisions matter
You value honesty over polish
This is not…
Motivational speaking
Corporate leadership theatre
Simplistic answers to complex problems
Speaking engagements are limited.
Why Adam Knights
Former Parachute Regiment soldier with operational experience
Built and exited real businesses, including a £40m sale
Open about mental health, failure, and recovery
Communicates without jargon, hype, or false certainty