Lesley Paterson

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Lesley is a 5x World Champion professional triathlete turned writer/producer and motivational speaker. Originally from Scotland, Lesley has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Film and owns Brave Art Entertainment, a production company focused on scripted and unscripted film and TV projects.

Lesley co-wrote and executive produced ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (Netflix, 2022), which went on to win multiple OSCAR and BAFTA awards and Lesley herself was nominated for an ACADEMY AWARD for the Best Adapted Screenplay.

Lesley has forged a personal brand around bravery and resilience, having battled against her own health issues to come back and win multiple World Championship titles. She successfully built a large endurance coaching business, conducted public speaking all over the world and has written a best-selling book with her husband Dr. Simon Marshall, a sports-psychologist turned screenwriter.

When Simon was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in November 2023, Lesley embarked on the race of her life to find a cure for her husband. They also teamed up with noted director Ondi Timoner (2x Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury prize-winner) to film a documentary, ALL THAT WE ARE, that follows their heart-wrenching journey to battle Simon’s cancer while simultaneously adapting Viktor Frankl’s masterpiece, MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING for the silver screen.

Devastatingly, Simon passed away in June 2024. As she now embarks on her new life, Lesley’s focus is to build out her slate of films and motivational events that can inspire and change the World with bold and thought-provoking messages.

Lesley has experience speaking for a broad range of audiences, from intimate gatherings for the endurance sports community, to corporate presentations for 1000+ seat auditoriums.

Accolades

• Professional Athlete:
  • 5x off-road triathlon world champion (XTERRA world champion 2011, 2012, 2018; World Triathlon Cross Champion 2012, 2018)
  • 6x XTERRA USA National Champion (2012, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • XTERRA European Champion (2015)
  • Ironman 70.3 wins (2011)
  • Multiple US Cup and World Cup Mountain Bike wins and podium places
  • 50+ race wins spanning her 17-year pro athlete career

• Film :
  • 4 x Oscars for ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (2022)
  • 7 x BAFTAs for ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (2022)
  • National Board of Review – Best Adapted Screenplay for ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (2022)
  • San Diego Film Critics Society Award – Best Adapted Screenplay for ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (2022)
  • Seven other award nominations for ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (2022)