The Signature Keynote

ABSURD HOPE

Keynote & Extended Keynote
Immersive Wellbeing Retreats
UK and International
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What this keynote does

A framework
forged when the
stakes were life
and death.

Mo was handed a terminal cancer diagnosis and told that medicine had no answers. He crowdfunded £200,000 for experimental treatment and walked out of hospital. A decade later he channels that credibility into performance results for organisations.

ABSURD Hope is not positive thinking, wishful optimism, or a productivity hack. It is a proven framework that transforms how people approach challenges, setbacks, and opportunities.

Audience outcomes
  • 01
    A repeatable playbook for setting and delivering on stretch goals, applied immediately after the keynote
  • 02
    Stalled initiatives re-energised through rebuilt confidence loops and faster decision turnaround
  • 03
    Passive attendees transformed into active opportunity-seekers who spark cross-functional action
  • 04
    Founder-level grit instilled in corporate teams, keeping initiatives alive from launch to finish
  • 05
    A finish-line mindset that channels distractions and doubt into clear priorities and visible wins
  • 06
    A resilience habit that transforms setbacks into performance surges rather than momentum loss
Inside the keynote

The ABSURD Framework

A

Ask The Audacious

"Change the question, change your story."

Equips your people with a repeatable playbook for setting and delivering on stretch goals that challenge conventional limits and stimulate innovation.

B

Belief That Fuels Action

"Without belief, action limps. With belief, action leads."

Re-energises stalled initiatives by teaching your leaders to rebuild confidence loops and cut decision turnaround time dramatically.

S

Show Up Anyway

"Showing up is how doors, and luck, open."

Transforms passive attendees into active opportunity-seekers who spark new cross-functional collaborations within the organisation.

U

Unshakeable Conviction

"I'm going to raise the money, or die trying."

Instils founder-level grit in corporate teams, keeping initiatives alive from launch to finish even when momentum is hard to find.

R

Resilience Over Resistance

"Resilience turns resistance into results."

Instils a resilience habit that transforms setbacks into performance surges. Setbacks are inevitable. Excuses are optional.

D

Do The Damn Thing

"Turn delays, distractions and doubt into decisions, discipline, and DONE."

Builds a finish-line mindset that channels distractions and doubt into clear priorities, rapid choices, and visible wins.

Who this is for

The right rooms
for this keynote.

Conferences

Main-stage moments where you need a speaker who can hold a room of hundreds and send them away changed, motivated, and ready to act.

Away Days and Summits

Teams that need re-energising, realignment, or a framework to take into the next quarter with momentum.

Corporate Events

Company-wide gatherings where leadership wants to set the tone with credibility, energy, and a story that lands on every level.

On stage

Mo, in the room.

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How to book Mo

Format options.

Conference stage

Keynote

The signature talk. Mo's full story, the ABSURD framework, and a closing call to action that moves the room. Suitable for conference main stage.

Leadership summit

Extended Keynote

More depth on each ABSURD pillar, additional case studies from Mo's work with organisations, and Q&A. Ideal for leadership summits and offsites.

Half day & multi-day

Immersive Wellbeing Retreats

Facilitated wellbeing workshops and leadership retreats blending the ABSURD framework with practices for sustainable performance, breathwork, recovery, focus, and team alignment.

"Mo speaks with authenticity, passion and energy. He has a unique ability to captivate an audience."
Deborah Alsina MBE, CEO, Independent Age

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