Molly Taylor

With both hands on the steering wheel and one foot firmly on the accelerator, motorsport champion Molly Taylor is living life in the fast lane – and showing no desire to hit the brakes anytime soon.

Molly Taylor is a true pioneer having won several accolades in motorsport including the Australian Rally Championship, European Ladies Championship and the Peter Brock Medal. She was also the inaugural winner (World Champion) of the Extreme E Series (the world’s first gender equal motorsport series) and the first Australian woman to ever drive the challenging Dakar Rally (twice). It’s safe to say that Molly Taylor has some stories to tell. Her epic adventures and daredevil stunts are the stuff of legends and in these presentations, she tells them candidly with audiences clamouring for more.

Motorsport is the ultimate test of teamwork and winning takes absolute trust and confidence – in yourself, in your car, in your co-driver and in your team. Your ability to work efficiently under pressure, communicate effectively and know your role is critical to success just as it is in any work environment. Molly educates audiences on the power of each member of the team knowing their role, the impact it can create, and the risks when it doesn’t.

As one of Australia’s and the world’s most successful rally drivers, Molly’s path to the top hasn’t been without obstacles. And whilst her sport might be dominated by men, motorsport is one of the very few sports in which men and women can compete on equal terms. In this session, Molly shares her journey to the top, the lessons she’s learnt and how success on the track is about more than just what goes on under the helmet and inside the car.

There are probably easier careers Molly could have chosen than motorsport, which involves speeds of up to 200km/hr., split-second decisions and cabin temperatures of up to 60 degrees – but Molly thrives on the challenge of her high adrenaline sport. Indeed, her passion, fierce determination and willingness to take risks are major components of her winning formula. Here, Molly shares her tips for finding the edge of grip, the strategies she’s learnt to overcome fear, and how we can all operate out of our comfort zone and truly push ourselves to the limit.