Colonel Dame Kelly Holmes is an Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European multi medallist, a dame commander and MBE for services to the military, winner of sports personality of the year, European and world athlete of the year and an honorary colonel in the British Army. She is also an author, podcast host and is passionate about raising awareness of mental health. And she was this year’s Partnering with Defence virtual conference keynote speaker. In this Partnering with Defence special episode Neil ‘Jacko’ Jackson, Director of Defence Relationship Management, spoke to Colonel Dame Kelly Holmes following her keynote speech at this year’s virtual conference all about her experiences in the British Army, her life as a world renowned athlete and how she went about setting up her charity, the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust. 

Kelly Holmes Website: http://kellyholmes.co.uk/ 

Dame Kelly Holmes Trust: https://www.damekellyholmestrust.org/ 

Kelly Holmes Twitter: https://twitter.com/damekellyholmes 

Partnering with Defence Conference Website: https://pwdconference.com/ 

DRM Twitter: https://twitter.com/DRM_Support 

DRM Gov.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/defence-relationship-management 

Please note this episode was recorded virtually due to Covid-19. 

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