Formerly a Sport Psychologist, Ant Williams has a diverse background as a Performance Coach, Facilitator and Business Speaker. Ant’s impressive career has seen him undertaking a broad range of challenges, from advancing human performance in sport and business with international consulting assignments, to Super 14 Rugby Teams and World Championship athletes. This culminated with a role in Europe as the Director of an international sports team competing on the prestigious motoGP world circuit for motorcycle racing.
With Maximus International, Ant is working across a number of key accounts including Estée Lauder, QBE Insurance Asia, Tabcorp, and Fox Interactive Media. During Ant’s career he has worked across a broad range of business environments adding value to an impressive list of business and sports clients including BHP Billiton, Coca-Cola Amatil, NZ Home Loans, the Natal Sharks, France Yamaha, and The Waikato Chiefs. With a flair for the design of unique training solutions, Ant has also managed large scale outdoor-experiential programs for Caltex Australia, Citibank Asia Pacific, and the National Australia Bank.
Implementing his own model on peak performance, Ant competes in breathhold diving, a sport where the sole purpose is to see who can reach the greatest depth in the ocean on a single breath of air. With a breathhold of 8 minutes, Ant is currently ranked World #3 in one of the toughest disciplines in the sport. Often requested as a speaker, Ant has delivered keynote presentations to conferences across New Zealand and Australia for clients such as Telecom NZ, Westpac, Roche, and AMP.
In terms of formal qualifications, Ant holds a Bachelor of Physical Education (Honours) and a Masters degree in Psychology (Distinction). He is a certified user of the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI).
Ant Williams recently spoke at TEDxMelbourne, Off the Grid 2014. You can watch Ant's amazing talk here
Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.
George S. Patton
