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LEANING INTO FEAR


Fearless is a myth. Forward is a choice.

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SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE

FROM STUNTWOMAN TO KEYNOTE SPEAKER - HOW FEAR BECAME MY MOST POWERFUL MESSAGE

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Hannah Betts has worn many bold titles — Police Officer, World Champion Skydiver, and Award-Winning Hollywood Stuntwoman — but don’t let the résumé fool you. She’s not fearless. In fact, she proudly calls herself a “professional scaredy cat.”

After a lifetime of being labeled an adrenaline junkie, Hannah’s message flips the narrative: fear isn’t something to conquer — it’s something to listen to, move with, and grow through.

Drawing on decades of real-world bravery (and a few panic attacks), Hannah teaches that the most courageous choices don’t always come with fanfare — they happen in everyday moments: saying yes before you feel fully ready, choosing change over the comfort of stagnation, and trusting that confidence lives on the far side of action.

Her keynote, Leaning Into Fear, blends humor, heart, and raw vulnerability — guiding audiences to rethink fear not as something to outrun, but something to walk with. She offers:

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  • An evidence-based approach grounded in lived experience

  • Content tailored to your culture, goals, and challenges

  • Tools that shift mindsets and spark immediate action

  • Delivery that’s equal parts storytelling, strategy, and soul

About
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“I teach others how to navigate  fear — not by trying to remove it, but by showing what’s possible when we’re honest about it.”

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Bio

THE BACK STORY

Hannah Betts took an unconventional path from the very beginning. At 18, she moved to Honduras to volunteer as an English teacher for a year, then spent the following year travelling and working across Australia. It was during this time that her love for people, challenge, and stepping into the unfamiliar truly took root.​
 
She returned to the U.K. to earn a Higher National Diploma in Outdoor Education —
a dynamic blend of sports psychology and adventure-based instruction.

​​​​​​She became a course leader with The King’s Trust, a national charity that works with at-risk youth from inner-city communities, guiding them into the outdoors to experience adventure, connection, and discover their own inner strength. That early work in personal development planted the seeds for what would become her life’s through-line: helping people lean into discomfort to discover what they’re capable of.​
 
Hannah later became an active-duty
Police Officer in the U.K.’s second largest city where she served for over five years, eventually specializing in domestic violence liaison work. It was during her time on the force that she discovered skydiving — a sport that would transform her life. She quickly rose through the ranks, joining the British Skydiving Team at an unprecedented pace and winning gold at the 2008 World Championships. 
 
After relocating to California to pursue skydiving full-time, Hannah went on to
represent Team USA at an international level, serve as an instructor on military freefall courses for Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, and international Special Forces, and take part in the still-standing world record “Jump for the Cause”— linking 181 women in freefall.
 
​Hannah’s skydiving career opened the door to the world of stunts, and for the past decade she has worked
full-time as a Hollywood Stuntwoman — with over 120 film and television credits to her name and as a two-time Taurus World Stunt Award winner (2024). She also serves as a board member for the prestigious Stuntwomen’s Association of Motion Pictures, advocating for women at the highest levels of action performance in film and television.​
 

These days, Hannah channels her experience into helping others navigate the emotional terrain of fear, self-doubt, and personal growth — shaped by a life spent moving between high-risk environments and deeply human moments. Whether working with high performers, corporate teams, or everyday people facing big changes, she brings a rare mix of intensity, vulnerability, and humor to every room she enters. Her work isn’t about performing courage — it’s about practicing it, one honest, uncomfortable step at a time. Because the real work — the good stuff — always begins when we choose to lean into fear.

Hannah Betts delivered one of the most memorable talks at the Journey On Podcast Summit. As a professional stuntwoman, you might expect her to be fearless—but what made her truly stand out was her honesty about the fears she does face and how she moves through them anyway. Her courage is not just physical; it’s deeply human. Hannah’s relatability, combined with her powerful presence, left a lasting impression on everyone in the room.

Lynne Carnes - Executive Leadership Coach  and  Author 'Dancing The Tight Rope'

Testimonials
Recent Highlights
RECENT HIGHTLIGHTS
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Hannah Betts chats with Executive Leadership Coach, Lynne Carnes

'In our conversation, we deeply explored the topic of fear from angles rarely talked about. Hannah has been to the other side of fear, and she’s bringing back the wisdom she’s earned to help the rest of us in our own journeys see fear as a companion, not an enemy'

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Hannah Betts signs with Liberty Speaks

'I'm thrilled to share that I’ve officially signed with Liberty Speaks -  a company committed to amplifying voices that spark meaningful change. As a speaker who champions vulnerability, courage, and forward motion in the face of fear, I’m excited to join a roster that shares those values'

Hannah Betts featured in National Commercial aired on Oscars Night 2025

​​In a nationwide Carnival Cruise commercial, Hannah skydives from a helicopter over the Dominican Republic — fueling the push to make 'Best Action Design' as a recognized category at the Oscars

Double win for Hannah Betts at the 2024 Taurus World Stunt Awards

Hannah Betts, along with professional skydiver Karen Lewis and freeafall videographer Craig O'Brien, win Best High Work and Best Overall Stunt by a Stuntwoman for their work on the movie HEART OF STONE at the prestigious Taurus World Stunt Awards.

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Hannah Betts gets standing ovation at the 2024 Journey On Podcast Summit, Paso Robles, CA. 

'Hannah Betts, Hollywood Stuntwoman, presented last year on Fear, and it was one of the best presentations I've been lucky enough to witness. Her story affected everyone on in the audience'           Warwick Schiller

Awards and Recognition

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

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Winner of two Prestigious Taurus Awards for  Best High Work AND Best Stunt by a Stuntwoman.  

5 x Nominee 2021 &  2023

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Screen Actors Guild 3 x Nominee 2016, 2020, 2023

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Skydiving Instructor on multiple U.S, British, Canadian, and Swedish military Special Forces training camps specializing in advanced freefall techniques, equipment  and wind tunnel training.

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FAI World Sports Federation World Champion British Female Skydiving Team

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Current FAI Womens World Record 181 participants linked in freefall

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Presented at the Royal Aeroclub Awards for significant contribution to British Aerosports. 

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BEHIND THE SCENES

SKYDIVING REEL

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WATER STUNT REEL

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'I'm not fearless, I'm just someone that's allowed myself to be scared again and again'

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