The Leading Speakers Bureau

Founder of the HERD Consulting, Award-winning Author & Renowned Expert on Human Behaviour Speaker

Mark Earls is one of the marketing world’s leading authorities on consumer behaviour and behaviour change. Mark has collaborated with large scale organisations like Ogilvy, The Account Planning Group and St. Luke Communications and while he has remained dedicated to finance, his distinctive take on human behaviour has brought about key marketing initiatives leading him to write the hugely influential and groundbreaking book ‘Herd: How to Change Mass Behaviour by Harnessing Our True Nature’.

“For many, he’s Britain’s answer to Malcolm Gladwell without the hair”

[expand title=”In detail”] Mark is a Fellow of the RSA and a Business Leader of the UK Marketing Society, a long standing supporter of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and the Market Research Society and a former vice-Chair of the Account Planning Group. He has written for a wide range of publications including WIRED, Contagious, Admap, Market Leader, IJMR, The Observer and Sun newspapers, and is a regular media commentator, having appeared on TV for BBC1 and Sky News and on BBC Radio 4 Today Show and You & Yours and 5Live.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]All-round opinionator, author and consultant on marketing, communication and behaviour change, Mark’s thought-provoking speeches delve into the theory of ‘social learning.’ At the heart of all his work is a passionate interest in how people really do what they do, what contemporary science tells us about this and how this differs from our working assumptions. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]An influential thinker and an exceptional speaker, Mark delivers brilliantly inspirational, engaging and entertaining presentations on the science of human behaviour, as though it was just an enjoyable extemporaneous chat with mates.[/expand]
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Author and Expert on Management Subjects, HR Issues

Prof. David Clutterbuck is one of Europe’s best-known and innovative writers and thinkers on HR, coaching and the foremost global authority on mentoring. He has written more than 40 books on management themes, including the seminal ‘Talking Business’, the first genuinely strategic overview of employee communication strategy. He is visiting professor at Sheffield Hallam University, where he is a member of the Mentoring & Coaching Research Group, and also Oxford Brookes University. He leads the international consultancy, Clutterbuck Associates, which specialises in helping organisations develop greater capability for learning dialogue.

“Second in the list of top business coaches in the UK”
The Sunday Independent

[expand title=”In detail”] David Clutterbuck has been responsible for conceptual breakthroughs in the management of the psychological contract through communication, in the use of 360-degree feedback and in raising the quality of learning dialogue in organisations. He is currently helping a variety of organisations develop more open cultures, which encourage and value diversity.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]David is rated by leading HR directors, academics and commentators as one of the top 25 most influential thinkers in the field of Human Resources. He has helped hundreds of senior teams across the world find the Massively Difficult Questions that lead to deeper understanding of themselves and their businesses. His current focus is around succession planning, but believes that dialogue at work is the important issue. He is leading the development of parallel standards for coaching, having co-founded the European Mentoring and Coaching Council, which he now represents.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]David Clutterbuck is well-known as a lively and stimulating speaker, with a strong sense of humour ands ability to engage audiences. He has a rare talent for making complex topics understandable and for presenting them with humour and insight.[/expand]
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Chairman Employee Engagement Task Force

David MacLeod is an engaging and down-to-earth speaker well known for his work on Employee Engagement and Motivation. He is currently Chair of the Task Force on Employee Engagement launched by the Prime Minister at Number 10 in March 2011. He has a portfolio of responsibilities which include being a Non-Executive Director of the Department for International Development, and of the Ministry of Justice.

“Employee engagement is when the business values the employee and the employee values the business”

[expand title=”In detail”] Early in his career, David was Head of Marketing for the Dulux brand, where market share was significantly enhanced through innovation, before going on to be Chief Executive of European and then Global businesses, during which time profitability was significantly improved. In 2001, David left industry to join the Cabinet Office as a Senior Advisor on Change and Performance. He advised on a range of significant Government initiatives in a number of major Departments of State. He has worked extensively at Permanent Secretary Level and with Private Sector Organisations on major programmes of organisation wide change.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]David takes an in-depth look at employee engagement and reports on its potential benefits for organisations and employees. He demonstrates its positive impact on UK competitiveness and performance both during the downturn and in powering through to recovery.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]David is a lively and inspiring speaker with a wealth of hands-on experience. He makes a powerful impact on audiences with his wisdom on employee engagement and retention.[/expand]
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Author and Results Orientated Consultant

Dr Denis Cauvier is a speaker, trainer and consultant, who has made a career out of helping his clients and audiences become financially successful. A former personal and corporate lender with two of North America’s largest banks and a financial consultant to his clients around the world, he has uncovered the traits shared by America’s wealthiest people. He also has over 20 years of experience in training and human resources

“Denis is widely recognized as North America’s top speaker on the topics of finding and keeping great staff.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Denis has been an active member of the National Speakers Association since 1989, and is one of the founding members of the Ottawa Chapter of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers. Denis is a certified Master Trainer in the Complete Sales Action System™ and its supplementary program Managing Complex Relationships.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]A brilliant speaker, Denis offers audiences tremendous insights into the world of successful wealth creation as well as talking in great detail about a range of human resources related issues. He offers sound, proven, practical advice along with examples from his highly successful career as one of North America’s most requested speakers.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Denis engages and entertains audiences with his well prepared presentations which he follows with a lively interactive Q&A session with audience members.[/expand]
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Former CEO & Chairman of the Management Board of Gucci Group, Fortune Magazine’s European Businessman of the Year 2007

Robert Polet joined Gucci Group in 2004 after a 26-year career at Unilever, bringing considerable global management experience and a deep knowledge of the development of consumer brands in a multicultural environment. His dynamism has helped turn around luxury goods company Gucci Group and was named as European Businessman of the Year 2007 by Fortune magazine. He encourages the people working with him to break rules and to go outside the box.

“The man who has put the extra into extravagance”

[expand title=”In detail”] Robert Polet studied business administration at Nijenrode in the Netherlands and earned an MBA from the University of Oregon, USA. He joined Unilever in 1978, and has worked there in a broad variety of marketing and senior executive positions throughout the world. In his latest position, he was president of Unilever’s Worldwide Ice Cream and Frozen Foods division. Where Robert Polet exerts control at Gucci is in selecting the right leaders, and he then enjoys letting them “Go for it”.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Robert Polet shares his ideas for managing fashion brands, where art and commerce collide, with international audiences at events worldwide. His motto is “always put yourself through the hardship of keeping things simple” and his self-confidence and single-mindedness have brought success throughout his career. His people oriented leadership produces extraordinary results. He is open-minded, very direct, very transparent, and a fine speaker.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Never having been one to adhere to rules and protocols, this highly charismatic Dutchman, Robert Polet is truly insightful and memorable.[/expand]
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Author and Inspirational Workplace Guru

Judith Leary-Joyce is a best-selling author and a regular presenter at conferences on the subjects of Great Company Culture, Employer of Choice; Inspirational Managers and the Psychology of Success. Her passion for excellence makes her an exciting speaker who uses stories and examples to help people understand and buy in to the concepts. Her fascination with helping companies become employers of choice began when she worked on the 2002 ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ list for the UK Sunday Times.

“Behind every excited and dedicated employee, you find an inspirational manager”

[expand title=”In detail”] Prior to founding GCC in 2002, Judith worked for 20 years as a psychotherapist, while founding and leading a psychotherapy training centre in London. She then moved into the business arena and spent 10 years as a consultant in leadership and management development, working with global companies. She has facilitated and coached a wide range of senior leaders in a variety of business settings. She is known for providing strong, rigorous support that includes giving tough messages. Using her experience of psychology she is able to do this in a way that maintains self-esteem and allows the person to move forward in a positive way.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]A motivational speaker, Judith can speak about the opportunities provided by the present recession, particularly in the area of Employer of Choice. A positive company culture and motivated employees will make the difference between success and failure in challenging economic conditions. Judith will help companies see how they can create a culture that invites opportunity and embraces the change in a positive and highly productive way.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Judith is an engaging and accessible speaker, who can help you and your audience understand what it takes to become an Employer of Choice, including the business benefits this brings; the value of Inspirational Managers and the support they provide in tough times, plus how to manage and retain your high achievers. She is also part of our Top Women keynote speakers. [/expand]
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Psychologist and Author

Karen Moloney is a Chartered Psychologist, consultant, writer, speaker, and a Director of Moloney Minds. In 1986, conscious of the growing interest from HR in measuring competence at work, she founded Moloney and Gealy with Norman Gealy. Clients included many household names such as the British Government, the NHS, GlaxoSmithKline, Volvo, Philips, Centrica. Karen set up Moloney Minds in order to concentrate on thinking, writing, speaking and working with a smaller group of select clients worldwide.

“As a young woman, growing a successful business from nothing to turning over a million pounds was an achievement in itself, but collecting an enviable client list along the way has been a delight”

[expand title=”In detail”] Over the course of her career, she has developed particular theories on the use and abuse of talent and now advises global corporates on future demographic, social, political and economic changes, so they can be ready with the right talent in the right place at the right time. The changing nature of work, what people want from their working lives and how to engage generation Y and keep women on the leadership track are all issues she embraces with gusto.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Karen’s work over the past couple of years has included advising companies on attracting and retaining its top talent, the building of emotional capital within organisations, the development of competency frameworks as a culture change tool, and the creation of career and personal development opportunities to retain individuals. Karen has worked with the biggest, best and most varied private and public organisations across the world, including leaders who have made their mark, and her anecdotes and commentaries on their leadership style and strategy are enlightening.[/expand]
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Expert on Leadership Management and the Business of Winning

Humphrey Walters is a leadership and team building guru who was brought in by Clive Woodward in 1997 to use his winning business principles to improve the performance of the England Rugby team. Woodward credited Walters with helping to bring back the World Cup in 2003 and engaged him again in the build-up to the Lions tour in 2005.

“Sport and business are cut and dried. You always know when to succeed. You are not an actor wondering whether your performance went down alright.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Humphrey founded Inspirational Development Consulting (IDC), a subsidiary of MaST, his original training and development company, in 1999. Humphrey also works with Clive Woodward and the England rugby team, and IDC have helped such diverse organisations as the England Netball team, as well as a number of football clubs. IDC is also a commercial partner to Sandhurst Military Academy and provides leadership and team building training for the “best of the best”.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Humphrey has been developing high performance teams and leaders for the last 30 years. He specialises in developing winning teams and leaders within complex and competitive environments. In addition to the winning World Cup England rugby team, he has also worked with a number of top football teams, major corporations, government departments, industry and professional bodies.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Humphrey is a highly inspiring and motivating speaker with a wealth of experience and is an expert at getting the best out of individuals and teams alike.[/expand]
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Aka Mr Body Language and Communication

Allan Pease has been known internationally as “Mr Body Language” since his definitive book with that title became a multi-million best-seller and the communication bible for organisations worldwide. He has written numerous bestsellers and has appeared on radio and television in 55 countries, including his acclaimed top-rating TV and video series on Body Language, which was watched by over 100 million people. His work has been the subject of six BBC science programs and on the Discovery and National Geographic Channels.

“Allan had us in stitches with his wonderfully fresh insights into the self-evident truths about relationships between the sexes…his keynote address was the highlight of the Annual Dinner.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Australian by birth, with offices in Australia and the United Kingdom, Allan divides his time between the two hemispheres fulfilling business commitments worldwide. He is a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Fellow of the Institute of Management and a Fellow of the Life Writers Association and a Paul Harris Fellow.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Some speakers motivate, some teach, and others entertain. Allan Pease does all three! Internationally renowned, the demand for Allan to present at seminars, conferences and events is huge. Presenting vital information in his unique humorous manner is the key to Allan’s success in getting the audience to retain what they have been taught. His presentations are talked about long after the dust has settled at the end of each conference.[/expand]
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Personal Development Specialist, Respected Author

Nigel Risner is a human development specialist and peak performance coach, whose high-energy message leads individuals and organisations to incredible success. He delivers over a hundred talks a year in his unique, energetic style to corporations and associations such as The Academy for Chief Executives, The Institute of Directors, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC, T-Mobile, Asda, BP and many others.

“Speaker of the Year 2005” The Academy for Chief Executives and Vistage

[expand title=”In detail”] As one of the youngest CEO’s of a financial services company in the City of London, Nigel knows business as well as he knows life and more importantly, he knows what it takes to lead a successful business! He has the ability to translate his hands-on experience into a coherent, compelling and exciting philosophy, which has made him an inspiring speaker and a powerful professional one-to-one coach to some of the world’s leading business executives.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Nigel shows companies how to achieve market leadership through specific strategies designed to build long-term customer loyalty, sales, and relationship-building skills. Nigel is about empowerment: “Think bigger”, he urges, “figure out what needs to be done beyond the confines of your job description and do it!”[/expand]
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