Ore Oduba
Broadcaster & Presenter
Over a 20-year career, Ore has achieved everything he ever set out to do both personally and professionally. However, only now, in his era of no fear, has he finally cracked the code to not just succeed in life, but to save it. It’s that formula that he wants to share with you.
Biography
Ore Oduba is a speaker, host, podcaster, actor and award-winning broadcaster who, alongside his many career accolades, has become a trusted voice on the issues of addiction, trauma, suicide and mental health.
A proud father of two, the Strictly Come Dancing winner has been a mainstay of the entertainment world for two decades, climbing to the top of the ladder across numerous fields, from television to radio and the stage. Despite his professional success, years of internal turmoil and deteriorating mental health led Ore to a path where he contemplated taking his own life.
From there, faced with his own mortality, Ore began again. A journey of healing, learning and profound self-discovery set him free of a life built on fear, shame and external expectation…. But not without personal tragedy along the way. The death of his father and then his sister to suicide, within 18 months, were devastating reminders of the fragility of life. Determined to carry the torch of his loved ones, Ore’s mission became clear: we only get one chance - to live our fullest, most authentic lives.
No stranger to building himself back up from rock bottom, Ore’s story is one of reinvention, hope and resilience. Awarded the honorary doctorate from not one but two Universities, Ore draws upon decades of experience from his extraordinary career, from leadership to teamwork and how escaping fear and discovering your own potential can unlock the colleague, the partner and the person you were always meant to be. Ore’s thought-provoking approach will challenge how your team engage in life and at work.
Speaking
Presenting
Broadcast
Topics
Ore Oduba speaks about mental health, resilience and rebuilding after personal crisis, drawing on his own experiences of trauma, grief and loss to encourage open conversations around suicide awareness and wellbeing. He also shares powerful insights into addiction and recovery, including the impact of digital-age addictions and how they affect individuals, families and workplaces. Alongside these themes, Ore explores living authentically, overcoming fear and shame, and finding the courage to grow through difficult experiences. With lessons from his long career in television, radio and performance, he connects these personal stories to leadership, teamwork and unlocking individual potential, helping audiences rethink how they approach life, work and personal development.
The No Fear Era: 2 years to save your life and unlock your potential
Having lived a successful professional life in the public eye, cracks had begun to form privately. Then two family bereavements in two years changed everything, where from grief, Ore removed fear and grew into the life he was always meant to live. He shares how fear is preventing us from reaching our potential, and shame is a shared currency that robs us of joy. And how our best lives exist through courage, a power we all possess but only if we’re prepared to do the difficult thing.
The Addiction Generation: and why it matters to you
Having escaped a 30-year addiction to pornography, instead of quiet, private celebrations, Ore publicly shared his struggles to raise awareness of an issue polluting the lives of children and young people today. The move received universal acclaim. It shone a light on the dangers of addiction in the digital age, but what happens when those behaviours are closer to home than we think? And what impact does that have on us and the people around us?
Example Videos
What do you get when you book Ore to speak?
Tom is most commonly asked to keynote but he is happy to chair panels or interview other speakers on stage, while he is at the event. Tom is an experienced speaker with an audience of his own who is happy to work with you to help you promote your event.
This can include:
Pre-event video
Co-operation in pre-event PR and media interviews
Contributed articles for event blogs or programmes
Promotion on social media
