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SIR CHRIS BONINGTON CBE...SPEAKS ON TEAMWORK; COMMITMENT AND LEADERSHIP. THE CONQUEROR OF EVEREST OFFERS HARD-HITTING MOTIVATIONAL PRESENTATIONS DEALING WITH THE PARALLELS BETWEEN LEADING A MAJOR EXPEDITION AND THOSE OF ANY BUSINESS. DRAMATIC AUDIO-VISUALS.
ADRIAN WEBSTER...SALES PREDATOR! EXPLOSIVE STYLE. "DIFFERENT; OUTRAGEOUS; HILARIOUS AND ENTERTAINING" - ARE JUST SOME OF THE COMMENTS RELATING TO THIS MOTIVATIONAL SALES TRAINER. AUTHOR OF POLAR BEAR PIRATES AND THEIR QUEST TO REACH FAT CITY.
ROBIN SIEGER...IS A GREAT MOTIVATOR OF PEOPLE. HE SPECIALISES IN TRAINING PEOPLE TO THINK IN THE WAYS OF SUCCESS. AUTHOR OF "NATURAL BORN WINNERS", HE SPEAKS ON ACHIEVING SUCCESS; MOTIVATION; COMMITMENT; AND PEAK PERFORMANCE.
WILL CARLING... ENGLAND'S YOUNGEST AND THE WORLD'S MOST SUCCESSFUL RUGBY UNION CAPTAIN. GREAT MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER.
SIR RANULPH FIENNES OBE...
HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS AS " THE WORLD'S GREATEST LIVING EXPLORER" IN HIS BRILLIANT MOTIVATIONAL
TALKS, HE DRAWS UPON THE ANALOGY BETWEEN NATURE’S MOST DANGEROUS CHALLENGES AND THE
DIFFICULTIES FACED IN BUSINESS. EMPHASISES TEAMWORK, ENTHUSIASM, MOTIVATION, AND DISCIPLINE. A
GREAT AUDIO-VISUAL
PRESENTATION. ONE OF THE TOP
MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS.
DEREK REDMOND...IS ONE OF BRITAIN'S GREATEST-EVER 400M ATHLETES AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD MEDALLIST PROVIDES A MOTIVATIONAL INSIGHT INTO WHAT IT TAKES TO PERSEVERE, OVERCOME OBSTACLES AND SUCCEED BOTH AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM MEMBER.
TIM DRAKE... AUTHOR OF "WEARING THE COAT OF CHANGE". HOW TO DELIVER INSPIRED CUSTOMER SERVICE; MAXIMIZING E-COMMERCE; SUSTAINING EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AND WINNING CORPORATE STRATEGIES ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED BY THIS CO-FOUNDER OF COBRA SPORTS.
NORMAN CROUCHER OBE... EVEREST MOUNTAINEER WITH TWO ARTIFICIAL LEGS TALKS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSEVERANCE AND TEAMWORK. VERY THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND INSPIRING. HAS CLIMBED SOME OF THE BIGGEST MOUNTAINS IN THE WORLD. INCREDIBLE STORIES FROM A BRAVE MAN WITH A CAN-DO PHILOSOPHY.
STUART TURNER ...EX DIRECTOR OF MOTOR SPORT AT FORD - AN ENTERTAINING AND RENOWNED MOTIVATIONAL AND AFTER DINNER SPEAKER. HE IS A WINNER OF A COVETED 'BENEDICTINE AFTER-DINNER SPEAKER OF THE YEAR AWARD'. SPEAKS ON TEAMWORK AND TEAM BUILDING IN RELATION TO MOTOR SPORT. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, FORD WON BOTH EUROPEAN AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
ROGER BLACK...EUROPEAN, COMMONWEALTH AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GOLD MEDALLIST - CURRENTLY PRESENTING FOR BBC SPORT. AN ACCOMPLISHED MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER.
SALLY GUNNELL OBE...OLYMPIC, WORLD, EUROPEAN AND COMMONWEALTH CHAMPION. ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR AND SUCCESSFUL FEMALE SPORTSWOMEN, SALLY OFFERS A UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO ACHIEVING A BALANCE IN LIFE AND PROVEN IDEAS FOR SUCCESS AND FULFILLMENT.
TRACY EDWARDS MBE ... IS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER SPEAKERS FOR CORPORATE WORK ON TEAMWORK, TEAM BUILDING AND MOTIVATION. HER EXPERIENCES AS A YOUTHFUL SKIPPER IN THE WORLD'S LONGEST RACE CAN BENEFIT MANAGERS AND PEOPLE OF AMBITION IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
CHRIS MOON MBE...BLOWN UP BY A LANDMINE, CHRIS IS A REMARKABLE SPEAKER ON CHANGE MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND THE CONCEPT OF LIMITATION.
PETE GOSS MBE... WAS AWARDED THE LEGION D'HONNEUR FOR HEROISM FOR SAVING THE LIFE OF A FRENCHMAN DURING THE VENDEE GLOBE.
A SKILLED COMMUNICATOR, PETE COMBINES A FEROCIOUS WILL TO WIN AND COMPETITIVE TENACITY WITH THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STRENGTH OF A ROYAL MARINE.
RICHARD NOBLE OBE... RENOWNED FOR BREAKING THE WORLD LAND SPEED RECORD WITH THRUST2, HE WAS ALSO PART OF THE TEAM WHO ACHIEVED THE WORLD'S FIRST SUPERSONIC LAND SPEED RECORD.. A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AND INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER.
DAVID HEMPLEMAN-ADAMS MBE OBE... AUTHOR OF THE BOOK “A RACE AGAINST TIME. LEADERSHIP AND
TEAMWORK. MULTI-AWARD WINNING MOUNTAINEER & LEADER OF 29 MAJOR EXPEDITIONS AROUND THE WORLD – FIRST PERSON TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A SOLO EXPEDITION TO MAGNETIC NORTH POLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF DOGS, SNOWMOBILES OR AIR SUPPLIES.
DUNCAN GOODHEW ...FORMER OLYMPIAN AND EXCELLENT MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, WITH AN INSPIRATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING STYLE.
MATTHEW PINSENT...OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST AND WORLD CHAMPION IN THE COXLESS FOURS AND MEMBER OF THE BBC TV SPORTS PERSONALITY TEAM OF THE YEAR.
SIR STEVEN REDGRAVE... FIVE TIMES OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST AND WORLD CHAMPION IN THE COXLESS FOURS.
RICHARD DUNWOODY...FORMER WORLD CHAMPION JOCKEY AND WINNER OF TWO GRAND NATIONALS WHOSE HOBBY IS MOTOR RACING.
TONY BARNES...IS A HUMAN RESOURCE EXPERT WHO BELIEVES INVESTORS IN PEOPLE ARE THE STEPPING STONES TO SUCCESS. HIS MESSAGE IS THAT MANAGEMENT MUST WAKE UP TO THE DEMANDS OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE BY DEVELOPING THE POTENTIAL OF ALL EMPLOYEES. A POWERFUL, CHARISMATIC SPEAKER.
GRAHAM DAVIES BA... LONDON BARRISTER GRAHAM DAVIES IS A FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNION AND ALSO A TOP LINKMAN AND PRESENTER. A FORMER BENEDICTINE AFTER DINNER SPEAKER OF THE YEAR, HE ALSO SOMETIMES MASQUERADES AS A BRILLIANT CORPORATE IMPOSTOR TO WIND UP AN UNSUSPECTING AUDIENCE.
HELEN VANDEVELDE...HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS "THE CHARLES HANDY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY". SHE IS A FUTURIST WHO TALKS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WORK; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL TRENDS ACROSS THE PLANET; CHANGE; INNOVATION AND PEOPLE MANAGEMENT.
MO ELLIOTT...IS AN EXPERT ON THE CORPORATE MIND. WORKING WORLD-WIDE WITH COMPANIES AS DIVERSE AS BANKING, THE STOCK MARKET AND THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, SHE TEACHES COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS THE POWER OF EFFECTIVE THINKING - AS OPPOSED TO DEFECTIVE THINKING.
JOHN GETTY... - IS A PROJECT MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST -CHAIRMAN OF AN ENGINEERING COMPANY - WHO HAS WORKED ON PROJECTS SUCH AS THE THRUST SUPERSONIC CAR
LAND SPEED RECORD; THE VIRGIN GLOBAL CHALLENGER BALLOON; THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTRE AND NOW THE QUICKSILVER WORLD WATER SPEED RECORD.
PATRICK TANSEY... HIS WARM IRISH MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGE WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH AND AT THE SAME TIME THINK DEEPLY ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS AND PERSONAL LIFE. A KEYNOTE SPEAKER WITH A DIFFERENCE.
DAVID HALL... YEAR 2000 NORTH REGION ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR. FROM BUILDING SITE WORKER TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS GURU! WRITER & PRESENTER OF BAFTA AWARD-WINNING BBC TV SERIES "WINNING" . ALSO LEAD CONSULTANT TO BBC2 PROGRAMME "GET BETTER OR GET BEATEN".
KRISS AKABUSI MBE...WORLD-CLASS OLYMPIC ATHLETE TALKS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAMWORK AND FOCUS AS THE ROAD TO BUSINESS AND PERSONAL SUCCESS.
FRANK DICK OBE...TOP SPORTING COACH WHO COACHES COMPANIES TO BETTER BUSINESS PERFORMANCE.
ROBERT CRAVEN... AUTHOR OF KICKSTART YOUR BUSINESS IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADING SPEAKERS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BRANDING, MARKETING AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS. HE IS IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING SMALL BUSINESSES GROW AND LARGE BUSINESSES MORE NIMBLE...
HUMPHREY WALTERS... IS GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF A COMPANY OPERATING IN EIGHT COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. COMPLETED THE BT GLOBAL CHALLENGE ROUND THE WORLD YACHT RACE. HAS WRITTEN EXTENSIVELY ABOUT HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS AND LEADERS. HAS WORKED WITH THE ENGLISH NATIONAL RU TEAM.
JACK BLACK... FOUNDER OF THE RENOWNED "MINDSTORE" - INNOVATING CHANGE WITHIN ORGANISATIONS ACROSS THE UK AND EUROPE AND CREATING A POWERFUL PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME.
JAMES RUBIN ...FORMER SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE, FORMER ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND SENIOR ADVISOR AND SPOKESMAN FOR MADELINE ALBRIGHT, U.S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS.
MICHAEL MAYNARD ...FORMER PROFESSIONAL ACTOR AND PRESENTER, NOW LEADS BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT COURSES ACROSS THE UK AND IN EUROPE, SPECIALISING IN CREATIVITY, TEAMS, SELF-EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
RICHARD MORREALE ...A HIGHLY MOTIVATED, ENTHUSIASTIC AND ENERGETIC INDIVIDUAL WHOSE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE RANGES FROM THE DIZZY HEIGHTS OF PUTTING A MAN ON THE MOON AS PART OF THE APOLLO PROGRAMME TO WORKING AS PART OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT COMPUTERISED PAYE.
PAUL SLOANE ...HAS GIVEN MANY TALKS AT BOTH BUSINESS EVENTS, AFTER DINNER AND INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS ON LATERAL THINKING. HE HAS A REPUTATION AS AN AMUSING, MOTIVATIONAL AND BUSINESS SPEAKER. HIS TALKS CAN ALSO FOCUS ON INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO SALES, MARKETING AND IT.
SIR JOHN BANHAM ...CHAIRMAN OF WHITBREAD PLC AND FORMER DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE CBI, HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF COMPANIES, IN ADDITION TO HIS CURRENT APPOINTMENTS.
KLAUS PERTL … SPECIALISING IN CUSTOMISED TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND INDUSTRIAL CORPORATIONS. FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS HE HAS BEEN PERSONALLY TRAINED BY JACK BLACK TO BECOME THE FIRST AUTHORISED TRAINER FOR ORIGINAL MINDSTORE SEMINARS IN EUROPE AND THE UK. RUNS MINDSTORE OFFICE IN MUNICH, GERMANY. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF A PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT BOOK IN GERMANY CALLED "THE 10 BIGGEST LIES".
NICK LEESON …FOREVER DUBBED AS THE "ROGUE TRADER" HE IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNISABLE FACES IN THE WORLD TODAY. LEESON'S OWN STORY OF HIS RISE AND FALL IS BOTH CANDID AND COMPELLING. HE TOOK ONE OF THE GREATEST GAMBLES OF ALL TIME AND FOUND HIMSELF SUCKED INTO A SPIRAL OF TERRIFYING LOSS THAT ROCKED THE CITY TO ITS FOUNDATIONS AND THREATENED TO DESTROY HIS LIFE.
MICHAEL GRADE… OF BBC AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF CHANNEL 4.
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE CAMELOT GROUP IN CHARGE OF THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.
CHAIRMAN OF HEMSCOTT NET A LEADING SUPPLIER OF BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT
INFORMATION OVER THE INTERNET. HE IS ALSO A NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
DIGITALOCTOPUS.
SIR GEOFF HURST MBE. … HAT-TRICK GOAL SCORER IN THE 1966 WORLD CUP FINAL. GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN FOR THE 2006 'BACK TO BRITAIN' CAMPAIGN AND CURRENTLY A DIRECTOR OF ONE OF EUROPE'S LARGEST WARRANTY COMPANIES.
DR CHRIS FAY … FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR SHELL UK EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION AND FORMER MD, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE SHELL UK LTD. PRESIDENT OF THE UK OFFSHORE OPERATORS' ASSOCIATION IN 1992 - CURRENTLY NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BAA PLC, ANGLO-AMERICAN PLC AND STENA INTERNATIONAL. HE IS ALSO CURRENTLY THE NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF EXPRO INTERNATIONAL GROUP AND CHAIRMAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
PROFESSOR HEINZ WOLFF … HELD A NUMBER OF HONORARY APPOINTMENTS WITH THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY AND FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE MICROGRAVITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING POLICY FOR THE SCIENTIFIC EXPLOITATION OF THE LOW GRAVITY ENVIRONMENT PRESENT ON ORBITING SPACECRAFT. HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS ONE OF THE UK REPRESENTATIVES ON THE EUROPEAN SCIENCE FOUNDATION SPACE SCIENCE COMMITTEE. IN 1983 HE FOUNDED THE BRUNEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOENGINEERING AT BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, UXBRIDGE, MIDDLESEX. WELL KNOWN FOR HIS APPEARANCES ON THE GREAT EGG RACE AND MORE RECENTLY ALI G.
SUE BARKER … UK'S LEADING FEMALE SPORTS PRESENTER. SHE HAS ESTABLISHED HERSELF WITH THE BBC AS A KEY FIGURE IN THE SPORTS TEAM, FRONTING SUCH TELEVISION COVERAGE AS THE OLYMPICS, WIMBLEDON AND GRANDSTAND. SUE IS ALSO THE HOST PRESENTER OF THE EVER-POPULAR SPORTS QUIZ, A QUESTION OF SPORT WITH ALLY MCCOIST AND JOHN PARROTT.
JEREMY CLARKSON … BEST KNOWN AS PRESENTER OF BBC2'S 'TOP GEAR' SINCE 1989, EXTREME MACHINES AND MOTORSPORT MAYHEM. WINNER OF THE ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY BEST PRESENTER AWARD 1997.
SIR DAVID FROST … HOST AND CO-CREATOR OF THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS, PRODUCER OF COUNTLESS TELEVISION PROGRAMMES FROM A GIFT OF SONG: THE MUSIC FOR UNICEF CONCERT TO THE SPECTACULAR WORLD OF GUINNESS RECORDS; AUTHOR OF 15 BOOKS, PRODUCER OF SEVEN FILMS, PUBLISHER, LECTURER, IMPRESARIO AND THE JOINT FOUNDER OF LONDON WEEKEND TELEVISION AND TV-AM.
JACQUELINE DE BAER … JACQUELINE DE BAER HAS LONG BEEN CONSIDERED ON OF BRITAIN'S MOST DYNAMIC BUSINESSWOMEN. NOMINATED FOR THE 2001 BUSINESS WOMEN OF THE YEAR AWARD BY VIRGINIA BOTTOMLEY MP, WHO ENDORSED HER AS AN INSPIRATION FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL WOMEN, JACQUELINE DE BAER'S DYNAMIC PROFILE AND ORIGINAL VIEWS MAKE FOR REGULAR COMMENT IN NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS AND LEADING BUSINESS TITLES.
PROFESSOR DAVID CLUTTERBUCK ...MENTORING, COACHING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP/ TOP TEAM PERFORMANCE STYLE AND AUTHOR OF 'THE WINNING STREAK'.
MARK GALLAGHER ...HEAD OF MARKETING AND SPONSORSHIP AT THE SUCCESSFUL JORDAN GRAND PRIX RACING TEAM. SPEAKS ON TEAMWORK, MOTIVATION AND INVESTING IN PEOPLE TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL RACING TEAM.
DR DAVID LEWIS ...PSYCHOLOGIST, LECTURER, AND BROADCASTER. AN INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITY ON STRESS AND CHANGE. PSYCHOLOGIST WITH GMTV AND AUTHOR OF MORE THAN THIRTY INTERNATIONALLY BEST SELLING BOOKS ON GROWTH AND ACHIEVING HUMAN POTENTIAL.
CHARLES MORGAN ...MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE MORGAN MOTOR COMPANY, THE WORLD'S OLDEST PRIVATELY OWNED MOTOR MANUFACTURER.
MARILYN ORCHARTON ...A SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR, QUALIFIED DENTIST. IN 1986 SHE CO-FOUNDED DENPLAN LTD, A COMPANY WHICH IS STILL THE UK MARKET LEADER WITH A MULTI-MILLION POUND TURNOVER. SHE HAS WON MANY AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS AND SPENDS A GREAT DEAL OF TIME HELPING BUSINESS STARTUPS AND ENCOURAGING WOMEN
WORLD-WIDE.
TOM MCNAB
...OLYMPIC AND INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS COACH, PRIZEWINNING NOVELIST AND TOP MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER.
SIMON WESTON...FALKLANDS VETERAN WHOSE MOVING STORY AND POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE PROVES AN INSPIRATION TO ALL WHO HEAR.
JOHN NICHOL...RAF NAVIGATOR WHO WAS SHOT DOWN IN THE GULF WAR. HIS MESSAGE IS ONE OF OPTIMISM, INSPIRATION AND PERSONAL MOTIVATION.
MARK COOK... FORMER UN COMMANDER IN YUGOSLAVIA WHOSE CHARITY NOW HELPS OVER 2000 CHILDREN. TALKS ON LEADERSHIP; CHANGE; WORKING AGAINST THE ODDS.
TONY BALL MBE ..FORMER SHOP FLOOR WORKER WHO ROSE TO BECOME BRITISH LEYLAND WORLD SALES CHIEF. NOW WITH OWN TOP MARKETING COMPANY WAS REFERRED TO BY THE TIMES AS "ONE OF THE BEST AFTER DINNER SPEAKERS IN BRITAIN". TALKS ON "MAKING IT THROUGH MARKETING" OR "THE POWER TO SUCCEED" ETC. FATHER OF SINGER MICHAEL BALL.
DAMIAN GILBERT...FORMER ROYAL MARINES OFFICER WHO WAS ONE OF THE YOUNGEST VENTURE CAPITALISTS TO BE MADE A PARTNER ON WALL STREET. HE SPECIALISES IN E-COMMERCE; DEVELOPING ONLINE BUSINESS STRATEGIES; BUSINESS IN EUROPE AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
MILES HILTON-BARBER IS A BLIND ADVENTURER WHOSE EXPLOITS INCLUDE A 150 MILE RUN THROUGH THE SAHARA DESERT; CLIMBING MOUNT KILIMANJARO AND HAULING A SLEDGE 400 KILOMETRES ACROSS ANTARCTICA.
BOB PATMORE... IMPROVING SALES; PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MOTIVATION ARE JUST SOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED BY ONE OF THE UK'S LEADING BUSINESSMEN.
DR JAMES BELLINI... THOUGHT-PROVOKING SPEAKER ON THE FUTURE. MONEY, VISIONS AND BUSINESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY. FIRST BRITISH MEMBER OF THE US-BASED FUTUROLOGY "THINK-TANK" THE HUDSON INSTITUTE.
IAN SEYMOUR... IS THE AUTHOR OF "MAXIMISE YOUR POTENTIAL" AND "THE SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL SALES CLOSING". HE HAS SPOKEN ON "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP"
ALLAN PEASE... MR BODY LANGUAGE. INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER WHOSE SHOWS HAVE BEEN WATCHED BY OVER 100 MILLION PEOPLE. NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST.
TREVOR BAYLIS OBE... WORLD-FAMOUS INVENTOR OF THE CLOCKWORK RADIO AND TOP MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER.
RENE´ CARAYOL...IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING SPEAKERS ON E-COMMERCE AND ITS IMPACT ON PEOPLE AND BUSINESS.
DR. GARRY HUNT...ITN SCIENTIST OF THE DECADE. I.T. SPECIALIST. EXPERT ON THE FUTURE OF E COMMERCE; EXPLOITING I.T. FOR BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE. RECIPIENT OF 4 NASA AWARDS.
ROS GARDNER... CUSTOMER CARE EXCELLENCE. FORMER HEAD OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS AND MANAGER OF CUSTOMER SERVICES AT MARKS AND SPENCER. HUMOUR, STRAIGHT-TALKING AND BUSINESS SENSE COMBINE TO GIVE A POWERFUL TALK ON ALL ASPECTS OF CUSTOMER CARE. OTHER TALKS INCLUDE: "WELCOME TO THE FUTURE: SEX, CHOCOLATE AND SHOPPING" AND "COMPLAINTS - THE ULTIMATE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY"
DIANE SIMPSON ...IS KNOWN AS A PROFILER AND IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADING HANDWRITING ANALYSTS WORKING WITH BIG MULTI-NATIONAL COMPANIES TO ADVISE ON RECRUITMENT AS WELL AS HELPING THE POLICE ON MAJOR FORENSIC MATTERS. MANY FASCINATING AND FUNNY TALKS IDEALLY SUITED FOR SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES. DIANE ALSO SPEAKS ALL OVER THE WORLD ON P AND O'S CRUISE LINERS AND IS AN EXPERT ON THE SUBJECT OF LEFT BRAIN-RIGHT BRAIN. DESCRIBED AS A CROSS BETWEEN JO BRAND AND SHIRLEY VALENTINE!
DEREK WILLIAMS...EXPERT ON CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GURUS.
DAVID PHILLIPS... EXPERT ON MANAGING YOUR REPUTATION IN CYBERSPACE.
PAUL JOSLYN...IS A SALES MOTIVATOR WHO PREPARES BLUEPRINTS FOR SALES SUCCESS. HE WORKED FOR OVER 30 YEARS IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES PROFESSION RISING FROM SALESMAN TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT SUN LIFE.
JASMINE BIRTLES... IS A BRILLIANT STAND-UP COMEDIAN\ AFTER DINNER SPEAKER WITH A UNIQUE ACT FOR CORPORATE EVENTS. SHE IS A CONVINCING CORPORATE IMPOSTOR WHOSE THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED ROLE-PLAYING HAS FOOLED AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE. DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.
NEIL HAMILTON ... FORMER MP FOR TATTON WHO WAS FOUR YEARS A GOVERNMENT MINISTER. ECONOMIST AND BARRISTER, SPECIALISING IN TAXATION. EX MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ON THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND UK DELEGATE TO G7. FORMER SPECTATOR PARLIAMENTARY WIT OF THE YEAR.
BRENDAN POWER... SALESMEN RELATE TO SALESMEN. BRENDAN HAS A SUCCESSFUL LIFE ASSURANCE PRACTICE AND IS A MEMBER OF THE PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN MILLION-DOLLAR ROUND TABLE AND AUTHOR OF "POWER SELLING." HE CAN IMPROVE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF YOUR BUSINESS
REX WARNER... RECEIVED THE SHELL LIVEWIRE AWARD FOR LEADING THE TWO-YEAR "ENTERPRISE NEPTUNE" EXPEDITION SUPPORTED BY PRINCE CHARLES. HE CARRIED OUT A 6,000 MILE VOYAGE ON A BAMBOO RAFT, ORGANISED AND LED THE COLUMBUS CHALLENGE - THE FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL VOYAGES OF COLUMBUS. SPEAKS POWERFULLY ON TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION.
PAUL BENNETT... HAS LOGGED OVER 250,000 MILES AT SEA AND WAS SKIPPER OF THE "OCEAN ROVER" IN THE WORLD'S TOUGHEST YACHT RACE, HE SPEAKS FROM EXPERIENCE ON LEADERSHIP, MOTIVATION, TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION.
SUE AND VICTORIA RICHES... "TWO FRIGID WOMEN". THAT'S THE TITLE OF THEIR BOOK! MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WHO WENT ON AN EXPEDITION TO THE NORTH POLE IN A WORLD RECORD-BREAKING ALL WOMEN'S TEAM.
CAROLE SPIERS... IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED OCCUPATIONAL STRESS COUNSELLOR AND TRAINER.
KEVIN MORGAN...IS A NATURALIST AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT WHO TALKS ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES FROM THE AMAZON TO ANTARCTICA. CAN ALSO TALK ABOUT THE EFFECT OF BUSINESS ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
DR.NIGEL MACLENNAN ...MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER. AUTHOR OF "AWESOME PURPOSE: CHANGING AND ALIGNING CULTURES"- PEAK PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION BENCHMARK AND AWESOME PURPOSE SEMINARS FOR COMPANIES INTERESTED IN KICK-STARTING AN INNOVATION
INITIATIVE
.
NICHOLAS BALDOCK ... IS AN EXPERIENCED SALES TRAINER FOCUSING ON ATTITUDE, COMMITMENT, BELIEF, DRIVE AND GOALS. HE ALSO RAN AN INCREDIBLE 3,000 MILES ACROSS AMERICA TO RAISE MONEY FOR JOSIE RUSSELL.
JACK CHARLTON OBE...EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND TEAMWORK PRODUCES RESULTS IS THE MESSAGE FROM THIS WELL RESPECTED FORMER WORLD CUP STAR AND FOOTBALL MANAGER.
BILL GILES OBE...HEAD OF BBC WEATHER CENTRE TALKS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON TRADE AND COMMERCE IN THE UK AND EUROPE.HOW WILL IT AFFECT YOUR BUSINESS? BILL CAN TELL YOU...
DAVID LLOYD...RADIO AND TV COMMENTATOR; ENGLAND, EX LANCS AND EX YOUNG ENGLAND CRICKET TEAM COACH ON MOTIVATION, TEAMWORK AND MANAGEMENT.
JOHN STALKER...FORMER DEPUTY CHIEF CONSTABLE OF GREATER MANCHESTER - NOW TELEVISION PRESENTER AND PERSONALITY TALKS ON MANAGEMENT, MOTIVATION AND COMMUNICATION
PAUL FLETCHER...IS AN EX PRO FOOTBALLER WHO WAS DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS AT THE NEW WEMBLEY STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT. HE HAS ALSO BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN RAISING MULTI-MILLION POUND SPONSORSHIP TO BUILD TWO OF THE COUNTRY’S FINEST FOOTBALL STADIA. HE TELLS HOW PERSEVERANCE, TEAMWORK AND SELF-BELIEF CAN PAY BIG
RESULTS.
ELAINE GRIEVSON-CALVERT... OVER 18 YEARS IN SALES TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT - TALKS ABOUT TEAM BUILDING, MOTIVATING YOUR TEAM. ALSO "WHY MEN ARE DEAD IN THE WATER!
JASON LEWIS...IS THE INSPIRATION BEHIND HIS PROJECT TO PEDAL 35,000 MILES IN A BOAT AROUND THE EARTH. READ HIS INCREDIBLE STORY OF PERSEVERANCE AND MOTIVATION...
MARIE MOSELY... - ADAPTABILITY- THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN TIMES OF CHANGE. ALSO INCLUDES CONFLICT RESOLUTION, MANAGING STRESS AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.
DAVE HURST... MOUNTAINEER, MARATHON RUNNER, JUDO CHAMP AND ALL-ROUND BLIND ACTION MAN ON " A TALE OF TWO MOUNTAINS"
TOM MCCLEAN...HAS CROSSED THE ATLANTIC FIVE TIMES SINGLE HANDED, INCLUDING IN HIS UNIQUE "BOTTLE BOAT". HE HOLDS TWO WORLD RECORDS AND PLANS TO CROSS IN A 65-FEET LONG STEEL WHALE-SHAPED BOAT CALLED MOBY. HE TALKS ON "MEETING THE CHALLENGE" OR "IF YOU THINK YOU CAN, YOU WILL"
LORRAINE BOUL ... CONSULTANT\PSYCHOLOGIST IS AN EXPERT ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES OF THE MIDDLE-AGED AND TALKS ON "STRESS AND SUCCESS"; "THE MALE MENOPAUSE"; " CRISIS OR OPPORTUNITY - AGE DISCRIMINATION"
TOM ATTWOOD...EX POST OFFICE USERS COUNCIL CHAIRMAN. COMBINES PRACTICAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (HAS RUN A COMPANY FOR OVER 25 YEARS) WITH BEING AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT. TALKS INCLUDE CHANGE; COMMUNICATION; CUSTOMER SERVICE; PERSONAL EFFECTIVENESS; SALES AND
TEAMWORKING.
TOMMY DOCHERTY...FORMER SCOTLAND AND MAN. UTD. MANAGER TALKS ON MAN MANAGEMENT AND TEAMWORK.
RICHARD DENNY... HEADS THE MANAGEMENT GROUP - A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS CONSULTANCY - AND FULFILS A HEAVY SCHEDULE OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. HIS CLIENT LIST EXTENDS TO OVER A THOUSAND AND HIS MANAGEMENT AND SALES TRAINING VIDEOS ARE SOLD IN MANY COUNTRIES.
GEORGE HAMMERSLEY ... HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SENIOR EXECUTIVE AND QUALIFIED LAWYER IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR., SPECIALISING IN NEW BUSINESS CREATION. FOR FIVE YEARS HEAD OF THE BUSINESS VENTURES ORGANISATION IN SCOTLAND.
KEN FREED... AN INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED AMERICAN JOURNALIST SPECIALISING IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA TRENDS & ISSUES. FINANCIAL TIMES MEDIA PUBLISHED HIS RESEARCH REPORTS ON EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AND INTERACTIVE TV, FOCUSING ON EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA.
AN ADVOCATE OF DEEP MEDIA LITERACY, HE'S SPOKEN ABOUT THE POWER OF OUR INTERACTIVITY AT
MAJOR CONFERENCES IN HONG KONG, NEW DELHI, BOGOTA, AND LOS ANGELES.
KJELL A. NORDSTROM & JONAS RIDDERSTRALE...
ARE RANKED NO.17 IN 'THE 2001 THINKERS 50', THE WORLD'S FIRST RANKING OF MANAGEMENT THINKERS.
FRANK FURNESS... IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED LONDON BASED MOTIVATOR, TRAINER AND PUBLIC
SPEAKER, WELL KNOWN FOR HIS ENERGY-FILLED, HUMOROUS AND INSPIRATIONAL PRESENTATIONS FILLED WITH PERSONAL STORIES AND ANECDOTES.
SHAHID MALIK... IS AN AMAZING ILLUSIONIST WHO SPECIALISES IN CREATING SUPERB MAGICAL STUNTS FOR PRODUCT LAUNCHES, DINNERS AND CONFERENCES.
* Please note. Although we do have direct access to many of our speakers, some of the above have their own management and their listing here does not imply otherwise. We are a
very busy office and regrettably can not pass on requests for autographs or details of how to contact the people on our website other than for professional speaking engagements. We
hope you understand.
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