In his day job as CEO for the Gaelic Players Association, Tom represents 4000 male & female high performance athletes in Ireland, having previously served on the Board of the Gaelic Players Association as a non-executive director. He was awarded an honorary Fellowship with Engineers Ireland in 2021. He was fomerly Head of Culture at a Fortune 500 company in Ireland. 

He is a STEM ambassador for Engineers Ireland and speaks regularly on the importance of Positive Mental Health, and High Performance Culture. In his keynotes, he is passionate to tell his audiences about his journey and how we can call beat the mental and physical challenges we face in life. His talk can give you and your team a fresh energy & perspective to face the future. Tom will give you inspiring new perspectives and will show you how to focus on the right goals in life, explore how setbacks can only build resilience & how overcoming obstacles is often the only way to live a fulfilled and happy life, and he does this though sharing personal experiences and life lessons.

Above all Tom knows the importance of balance, positive mental health and purpose, to achieve your personal best in all of life’s goals.

Tom Parsons

CEO Gaelic Players Association and Former Mayo Footballer

In 2018, speaker Tom Parsons life took a tremendous turn. In the middle of his sporting career with Mayo, he suffered what has been described as career ending, life debilitating knee injury, only to be told 2 days later medical professionals that he will be lucky to walk again, never mind run. 12 months of intense rehab, 7 months off work, dealing with isolation, doubt and the greatest obstacle, fear. Tom somehow, returned from injury to play sport again at the highest level for 2 years and proclaims “It’s strange, it was the toughest of times, but I wouldn’t swap my experience for the world, it thought be one vital lesson of life”

 

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In his day job as CEO for the Gaelic Players Association, Tom represents 4000 male & female high performance athletes in Ireland, having previously served on the Board of the Gaelic Players Association as a non-executive director. He was awarded an honorary Fellowship with Engineers Ireland in 2021. He was fomerly Head of Culture at a Fortune 500 company in Ireland. 

He is a STEM ambassador for Engineers Ireland and speaks regularly on the importance of Positive Mental Health, and High Performance Culture. In his keynotes, he is passionate to tell his audiences about his journey and how we can call beat the mental and physical challenges we face in life. His talk can give you and your team a fresh energy & perspective to face the future. Tom will give you inspiring new perspectives and will show you how to focus on the right goals in life, explore how setbacks can only build resilience & how overcoming obstacles is often the only way to live a fulfilled and happy life, and he does this though sharing personal experiences and life lessons.

Above all Tom knows the importance of balance, positive mental health and purpose, to achieve your personal best in all of life’s goals.

Specialist topics included:

  • Positive Mental Health
  • Achieve your Personal Best
  • Resilience
  • Overcoming Adversity
  • Wellness Tips
  • High Performance
  • Teamwork

 

 

Tom Parson’s brings a thoughtful, rounded and authentic perspective to team building and executive coaching. His blend of sporting, business and life experiences combine to give memorable insights. Elite level sporting experiences, from achievements to setbacks, are reframed through a prism of holistic development. Tom’s perspective on resilience is a balanced and positive take on a subject that can often be viewed in a binary way. He effectively challenges you to think about the value to be had from a balanced approach to life and how central this is to personal and professional growth. Also, Tom’s approach, proactively involving participants and responding to contributions as discussions unfold, lends to a more engaging and ultimately valuable session.

Dan Pender, Founder and Managing Director, 360

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