Penny Mallory
Penny Mallory is one of the most successful women Rally Drivers and the first woman in the world to compete in a World Rally Car (the Formula One of Rallying). She has presented ITV’s ’The Used Car Roadshow’ and consumer reports for Daybreak and BBC Breakfast. Penny is one of the few women in the world of motoring who is respected as a genuine expert.
Penny presented 5 series of Channel 4’s ‘Driven’, one TV’s most popular and successful car programmes and has fronted Channel 4’s ‘World Rally Championship’, ‘Accident Blackspots’ and Discovery’s ‘Classic Car Club’ amongst many others.
She is a qualified Performance Coach and Sports Psychologist and works with large organisations, teams (including Formula 1), individuals and world class athletes on their attitude, approach and mental performance. Penny is a consultant to many businesses and also hosts workshops focusing on leadership and performance. She has an excellent reputation for inspiring people, through speeches, workshops and her consultancy and is in great demand across Europe.
Despite being told she was the ‘wrong sex’ and ‘too old’ to rally she became a Rally Champion. Her unique and inspirational story shows there is no limit to what you can achieve with will determination, focus and commitment.
Every year Penny pushes herself to achieve something she never thought she could.. Her highly top selling self-development book ‘Take Control of Your Life’ has received outstanding reviews, including one from Brian Ashton MBE, England Rugby Head Coach, and has sat at No 2 in two Amazon categories.