Perry McCarthy
Perry McCarthy is quite simply unique. He is an ex-Formula One driver, a bestselling author and the original secret racing driver, “The Stig”, from BBC’s Top Gear. Perry combines his famous sense of humour and his experiences of rising to the top against all odds to entertain audiences worldwide with hilarious after-dinner speeches or captivating business and motivational addresses.
Biography
“With Perry you can always guarantee that your guests are going to have a fun time. His ability to grab everyone’s attention and make them laugh has ensured that we book him on a regular basis.”
Audi
Throughout his entire motor racing career, Perry was renowned not just for his speed and determination, but for his sense of humour and optimism.
His quick wit and ability to not take himself, or others, too seriously has entertained spectators, race guests and even rival teams and drivers, in pit lanes, paddocks and bars across the world.
His popularity has since catapulted him into being in high demand for large and small corporations all over the world. With his unique and alluring style, Perry engages audiences with hilarious anecdotes and tales of both highs and lows.
Perry’s speeches are fast-paced and include stories about his role as the original Top Gear “Stig”, his rise to Formula One, some misadventures at 200 miles per hour and comic sketches on Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen, Nigel Mansell, Murray Walker and of course, Jeremy Clarkson.
Perry happily invites audiences to ask him questions about any of his experiences.
Perry is also famous for his determination, opportunism and deal-making abilities, his motto being, “whatever it takes”. This kind of thinking helped him rise from being a North Sea oil rig worker to becoming a Grand Prix driver. There were many difficult times for Perry and his young family but he would not give up, either on or off the track, always finding a way to make things happen.
His attitude and his story have been inspirational to many, inspiring others to turn no hope situations into triumphs.
Perry is in high demand to give business and motivational speeches. He links his experiences and passionate attitude, along with his behind the scenes knowledge of the Formula One world, to provide a highly entertaining and insightful platform tailored to support the client’s key event messages.
Perry McCarthy is perfect for: Online events, corporate events, business seminars, conferences, motivational speaking, industry events, car and auto events, sports events, festivals, galas, dinners, awards ceremonies, private functions
Read moreTestimonials
“Bang & Olufsen UK have used Perry McCarthy on many occasions as a guest speaker for our highly discerning customer network. Perry’s talks never fail to impress, amuse and delight the audience … is there no end to this man’s library of tales?”
Bang & Olufsen
“With Perry you can always guarantee that your guests are going to have a fun time. His ability to grab everyone’s attention and make them laugh has ensured that we book him on a regular basis.”
Audi
“Very entertaining speech by Perry. Great that he used short stories to entertain. It was good to see Perry mingling with the guests afterwards so they had the chance to ask him questions on an informal basis. Much appreciated and would recommend him for future work.”
HBO’s Legal Dinner
“Perry went down a storm at our event, he was very easy to get along with and interacted with many people. The Q&A session he did after his talk could have gone on for hours as people had so many questions for him!”
Zycko
“Perry was a fantastic speaker, extremely animated and made the event. His speech was very entertaining and basically made everyone laugh – a really great choice!”
Metis Launch Event
“Thank you so much for the brilliant drivers’ briefing you did for the Revival. You had everyone in stitches and as far as Stirling Moss was concerned, it was definitely the highlight of his whole weekend – he talked about nothing else. Your future as an entertainer is definitely assured! Thanks so much for bringing such a light touch to the proceedings and very much hope to see you soon.”
Goodwood
“Perry is the most fantastic after-lunch speaker – extremely entertaining, exciting and humorous. The question and answer session was absolutely brilliant with participation from the whole room – not in the least contrived in any way. The rapport he had with his “audience” was nothing short of brilliant!”
Kerneos Limited
“Grand Prix Tours offers complete packages for race fans to go and see the races and includes cocktail parties hosted by race celebrities as part of the race weekend. Perry has hosted many of our race preview parties and is always very candid, informative and extremely entertaining. Perry’s talks are always a highlight of the race weekend and our clients love him!”
Grand Prix Tours
“All our guests had so much fun. The chance to challenge the original Stig proved irresistible and is something they’ll remember for a very long time!”
Madasco
“We had a great laugh all evening.”
Car Care Plan
“A good, lively speaker who went down well and was very popular with the audience. A lot of time before, between and after shows were spent talking and having photos taken with people.”
P&O Cruises
