Mandy Hickson

Consecutive gold medal winner, Broadcaster, Journalist, Speaker

Mandy Hickson

Mandy Hickson

Mandy Hickson brings unparalleled insight into high-stakes decision-making, leadership, and teamwork under pressure. One of the first female fighter pilots in the RAF, she translates lessons from supersonic flight into practical strategies for businesses, helping teams perform at their peak, make confident decisions, and build resilience in challenging environments.

Themes

Leadership in Uncertainty
Personal Leadership
Purpose
Resilience and Wellbeing
Teamwork
Transformation
Women in Leadership

Travels from

London, UK

Biography

Mandy Hickson is one of the first female fighter pilots in the RAF, navigating a male-dominated world at supersonic speeds, making split-second decisions, and leading teams under intense pressure. Her extraordinary journey has been captured in her bestselling book An Officer, Not a Gentleman, and alongside her husband Craig Hickson in An Officer And Her Gentleman.

Today, Mandy inspires audiences worldwide as a professional keynote speaker. She helps organisations translate lessons from the skies into the corporate world, focusing on building high-performing teams, fostering trust and communication, leading with courage, adapting to change, and embracing diversity.

Her talks are known for engaging storytelling, actionable insights, and a personal connection that leaves audiences motivated and equipped to take on challenges with confidence and clarity.

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