Charlie Martin is a professional racing driver and LGBTQ+ activist, in 2022 she finished 2nd in the North American Lamborghini Cup. She made history as the first ever transgender driver to compete in the legendary Nürburgring 24hr race (2020 / BMW M240i) and is a BMW Friend of the Brand.

Starting out with £1,500 from a summer job post university and a can do attitude, she has overcome huge adversity to succeed in motorsport as her true self. She is a Stonewall Sports Champion and works as a public speaker outside of racing, helping organisations improve their commitment to inclusion by creating greater awareness and acceptance for the trans community. Clients include Google, Microsoft, Adidas, AON, O2, GSK, ASOS, 3M, Meta & BMW.

Charlie featured in the Vogue 25, British Vogue Magazine’s celebration of inspiring women shaping the world in 2021 and beyond. She was also included in the Pride Power list, OUT Magazine 100 & Attitude 101.

She is a keen trail runner, surfer and snowboarder, and adventure sports lover. She’s also a Ninja Warrior UK semi-finalist, beating the wall first time !

Testimonials:

“Charlie brought an amazingly authentic and engaging approach to telling her story and this has proven inspiring to many in attendance, with the programme being rated as “highly recommended” by 93% of attendees. We would wholeheartedly recommend working with Charlie and hope to do so again in the future.” Sean Holmes, Chairperson, BMW Group UK PRIDE

“Rarely do you get to hear such an inspirational and motivational speaker. Charlie’s presentation was empowering and thought-provoking and generated so much positive debate across the community and our allies.” Crispin Burridge, LGBTQ Affinity Network Chair, Kingfisher Plc

“Charlie's bravery was an inspiration, her transparency & openness to questions and our respectful curiosity made the session truly valuable for the entire team.” Gary Moreline, UK Channel Sales, Google

“I thought the session was fantastic and very inspirational, a great story of being your authentic self and not only overcoming challenges but flourishing.” Brian McNamara, CEO Consuner Healthcare, GSK

“Charlie was great, her story was really insightful, inspiring, very engaging and she delivered it with poise and emotion. Amazingly insightful and extremely powerful presentation. Huge respect to Charlie said the attendees - Great way to celebrate International Women's Day.” Dennis Publishing