TALKS THAT
ACTUALLY LAND

Matt White speaks on behaviour change, health, resilience, and leadership — without the motivational poster energy. Honest, funny, and genuinely useful.

No Buzzwords.
No Filler. No Lies.

Matt's talks are built on the same foundation as the book: the science is real, the stories are real, and the whole thing is wrapped in enough humour that your audience actually remembers it the next morning.

The Snack Monkey isn't just a book about biscuits. It's a framework for understanding behaviour — why smart, capable people consistently make decisions that work against their own goals, and what organisations and individuals can do about it. That applies to health. To productivity. To leadership. To why your entire team does the digital equivalent of eating the whole packet every sprint.

What Matt Speaks About

The Snack Monkey

The flagship talk. Based on the book. Covers why discipline fails, why willpower is the wrong framework, and how to understand the real mechanics of behaviour change.

  • The Captain vs the Snack Monkey — what's really happening
  • Decision fatigue and why evenings are dangerous
  • Environment design over willpower
  • Habits, triggers, and the Fuck It Button
  • Practical frameworks that actually work

Behaviour & Health

Why people who understand nutrition still don't eat well — and what the food industry knows about your brain that you probably don't. A talk that changes how audiences think about health decisions forever.

  • The science of habit formation
  • Stress eating and the reward loop
  • The bliss point and food engineering
  • Practical environmental interventions
  • What "healthy habits" actually means

Resilience & The Long Game

How the compound effect, the Accountability Mirror, and the Foxhole Crew apply to performance and leadership — not just the biscuit tin. Drawn from Matt's experience as a GB Paraclimbing team member and CIO.

  • Motivation vs habits — why the wrong one gets the credit
  • The Compound Effect and invisible progress
  • Recovery speed vs perfection
  • Building your Foxhole Crew
  • The Captain's long game

Leadership & Decision Making

The same cognitive patterns that make people eat the whole packet also make them procrastinate, avoid difficult conversations, and make poor decisions under pressure. This talk applies the Snack Monkey framework to leadership.

  • Decision fatigue in high-stakes environments
  • The Tomorrow Lie in project planning
  • Accountability frameworks for teams
  • Environment design for better decisions
  • The Fuck It Button in organisational culture

Talk Formats

Keynote

45–60 minutes. Full Snack Monkey experience. Ideal for conferences, away days, and annual events. Audience leaves with a framework they'll actually remember.

Workshop

Half-day or full-day. Deeper dive with practical exercises, team discussion, and personalised application. Ideal for leadership teams and corporate wellbeing programmes.

Fireside / Panel

Conversational format. Matt brings the framework; you bring the questions. Works well alongside other speakers or as a Q&A session with your team.

"The Snack Monkey doesn't just eat biscuits. It procrastinates. It avoids difficult conversations. It says 'we'll sort that next quarter.' Sound familiar?"
— Matt White

Who Books Matt

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Corporate Teams

Wellbeing programmes, away days, leadership development. The Snack Monkey framework applies directly to team productivity and decision-making culture.

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Conferences

Health, wellness, leadership, and technology events. A talk that's genuinely memorable — which is the thing most conference talks are not.

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Fitness & Health

Gyms, PT communities, nutrition professionals, health coaches. The Snack Monkey is the missing piece in most fitness conversations.

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