Penny Mallory

Penny Mallory as a keynote speaker for The Morson Group in 2024.

Penny Mallory is an English keynote speaker, and TedX speaker, on Mental Toughness, performance coach and a former British Rally Championship driver.

She is a Leading Authority on Mental Toughness. She became the first woman to drive a World Rally Car (WRC)-specification in the otherwise male-dominated FIA World Rally Championship. Penny has been a boxer, mountaineer, marathon runner and triathlete and is training to row the Atlantic Ocean in 2026.

She also worked as a precision stunt driver, playing both 'Nicole' and 'Papa', for two Renault Clio commercials.

Mallory is also a former television presenter; she co-hosted Channel 4's motoring programme Driven alongside Mike Brewer and Jason Plato, and Accident Black Spot. which was originally broadcast on Men & Motors and later was occasionally repeated on ITV4.

As a teenager, Mallory left home and spent time living in hostels in London. During this period, she has described experiencing homelessness and a lack of stable support. In later reflections, Mallory has credited this time as a formative influence on her subsequent interest in resilience, motivation and human performance.

Publications Books Penny Mallory, Hodder & Stoughton ltd: 365 Ways to Build Your Mental Toughness, a day-by-day guide to living a happier and more successful life. ISBN 978-1-529-39764-2

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