James Caan

Former Dragon of Dragons' Den, and founder of Hamilton Bradshaw, James Caan is a formidable international businessman. A visionary entrepreneur, James’ ventures have spanned sectors and over 30 years, leading him to establish an unparalleled reputation for his pioneering success. Now dedicating much of his time to continuing the thriving nature of his companies, charitable work and instilling the qualities in others to replicate his triumphs, James is a truly valuable resource to businesses and individuals alike. As a speaker, James connects on a personal level to his audiences, sharing his journey to the top, and the pitfalls that he encountered along the way, a motivational speech for all in attendance.

Established on the speaking circuit, James has been conducting influential talks almost as long as he’s been involved in business. A leader in his field, James has decades of first hand experience on the topics he discusses, from energising a team to managing risk and reward, his motivational business talks have been heard by Google, Virgin and McDonalds, to name a few. Regularly presenting to over 5000 attendees, James is equally engaging to both large and intimate audiences, and can offer the use of his exclusive social media platform to promote your event too. Having had such an impressive career, revel in James’ life story, shared in a charismatic and entertaining after dinner talk.

Founding his first business in his 20s, Alexander Mann recruitment, from the outset James was destined for business acclaim. Having not excelled in formal education, James utilised his entrepreneurial spirit to become an investor, chairman and major influence on a number of start up projects. His accomplishments saw him called on to consult in the public sector on projects like The Government Entrepreneur’s Forum and chair Start Up Loads initiative for the UK government. In 2007 the illustrious businessman joined the panel of judges on Dragons' Den. In the role of a Dragon he not only invested in promising opportunities, but enhanced his mainstream media status.

Currently, James continues his involvement in Hamilton Bradshaw Group, having founded the growth capital business in 2004 to assist the services industry. As the CEO he makes influential contributions to the buyout specialising corporation and maintains his dominance in the business world. Named Chairman of the Year at the 2013 International Business Awards, and CBE in 2015, evident is James’ long standing impact as a dynamic businessman. Hear transformative advice first hand from one of the UK’s most respected entrepreneurs, with a keynote talk from James Caan.

In February 2024 we sat down virtually with James Caan and discussed what he looks for in the 'perfect pitch' and the impacts of AI on business in the future. Watch our Exclusive Interview with James Caan.