Adrian Fawcett

Adrian Fawcett is Chief Executive Officer of General Healthcare Group and a first class speakers.

Alex Marks

Alex formed Fresh & Frank Consulting in 2010, after many years experience working for some of the world's largest companies.

Alex Wotherspoon

Alex Wotherspoon is a semi finalist from arguably the nation’s favourite business programme; The Apprentice.

Allan Leighton

Allan Leighton is currently The Chairman of Royal Mail, and has built a reputation as one of the best managers in Britain.

Andrew Neil

Andrew Neil is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster.

Andy Hanselman

Andy Hanselman is a recognised expert in improving business competitiveness.

Andy Lopata

Labelled ‘Mr Network’ by The Sun, The Financial Times called Andy Lopata ‘one of Europe’s leading business networking strategists’.

Annabelle Bond

Born in Singapore, Annabelle has lived in Hong Kong, Indonesia, USA, UK and Switzerland.

Anthony Hilton

Anthony Hilton is an author, broadcaster, journalist and lecturer who joined Fleet Street in 1968 as a Trainee on The Guardian.

Barbara Cassani

In 1997 Barbara was selected by BA to start up budget airline due to the increasing competition from budget airlines Ryanair and EasyJet.

Bernie Morgan

When Bernie decided to re-enter full-time work after 14 years of being a house wife, she met with many barriers, as innumerable prospective employers failed to value her time at home and the skills she developed as a volunteer.

BJ Cunningham

Whilst still a teenager BJ Cunningham started his first enterprise, importing classic cars and Harley Davidsons from LA to London.

Brian Bacon

Brian Bacon is a special advisor to the UN Secretary General, Prime Ministers, Presidents and Heads of State and a leading consultant to the CEO’s and top management of several multinational corporations including Ford, Ericsson, Coca-Cola, Barclay’s, McDonald’s, Sandvik, GE, Pharmacia, SAAB British ’rospace and Volvo.

Brian Sims

Author of the recently published book Sports Sponsorship: Getting Your Share, Brian Sims has secured in excess of 50 million pounds of sponsorship, at all levels of international motorsport up to and including Formula 1.

Bruce Morton

Bruce’s experience spans three decades and throughout this time he has seen a massive shift in the way organisations communicate with and engage their people.

Captain Brian Walpole

Captain Brian Walpole has led the Concorde fleet of British Airways since the beginning of the supersonic era, and he is the mastermind of its commercial success.

Carol Wilson

Carol Wilson is Head of Accreditation and Honorary Vice President at the Association for Coaching.

Charlie Irvine

Charlie grew up in South Africa during the height of apartheid.

Christer Holloman

Christer Holloman represents a new generation of inspiring business innovators.

Claire Young

Claire Young, 31, is the straight talking, no-nonsense business woman who is well known for reaching the final of series 4 of BBC1’s The Apprentice (2008) watched by over 11 million viewers.

Clive Pinder

Clive Pinder has been a bit of a globe trotter in his 23 years of branding and marketing, visiting North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle-East.

Colin Shaw

Colin Shaw is the Founding Partner of Beyond Philosophy, leading experts in the Customer Experience.

Colin Wilkinson

Have you ever known someone get a standing ovation in their absence (when they’re still alive)? At a recent major start up conference, one of the distinguished panelists related the story of an audacious man who, armed with a phone, a PC and an unshakable belief helped conjure up £2.

Craig Goldblatt

Through his amazing speeches and coaching, Craig creates energy and success.

Dan Edelstyn

DAN EDELSTYN - is a film director / producer and a creative entrepreneur / vodka baron.

Daniel Priestley

Entrepreneur, Author, Event Producer, Technology Enthusiast, Professional Speaker, Global Traveler Daniel Priestley is a successful entrepreneur, international speaker & best-selling author.

David Allen

David Allen is a man of many talents; intrepid traveller, historian, documentary maker, lawyer, chef and teacher.

David Blunkett

David Blunkett is the former Home Secretary and MP for Brightside, Sheffield.

David Bryon

David Bryon is the former Managing Director of bmibaby, one of the UK’s largest low cost airlines.

David Domoney

David is an ex multiple Retail Buyer turned Garden Designer/TV presenter, He has brought brand recondition to many of Britain’s consumer giants at events such as Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace Flower Shows.

Dennis Turner

Dennis Turner’s role as Chief Economist at HSBC Bank plc in the City, advising lending bankers on economic trends at national level and also within industries and regions.

Derek John Scott

Derek is an economist who has worked at the highest level in the private sector and in government, including six years in No.

Dom Mee

Dom Mee has a successful career in marketing and sales and is a successful international yacht racer with miles of experience and completing a number of extreme expeditions.

Donal MacIntyre

Journalist and adventurer Donal MacIntyre is one of Europe’s best known investigative reporters.

Doug Richard

Founder and Chairman of Library House, Doug Richard has over 20 years experience in the development and leadership of technology and software ventures, both in the US and in the UK.

Dr Frank Hanna

Dr Frank Hanna is the world’s first doctor of mediation.

Dr James Bellini

Dr James Bellini is a leading futurologist and author with a considerable reputation as a thought-provoking speaker and moderator at top-level management conferences and business schools around the world.

Dr James R. Alvarez PHD

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Dr Mike Stroud OBE

Dr Mike Stroud is best known for his record breaking expeditions with Sir Randulph Fiennes, when they first teamed up in 1986 to make an unsupported journey on foot to the North Pole.

Duncan Bannatyne

Serial entrepreneur Duncan Bannatyne is a long standing Dragon on BBC’s 2 Dragons Den.

Elaine Sihera

Elaine Sihera is known as ’Miss Diversity’, because of her expertise in promoting cultural harmony and interaction, she is a public speaker, author, writer, personal development and relationship consultant, and the leading independent authority on diversity and race issues in the UK.

Emma Reynolds

Emma has a successful diverse career and she speaks globally about the generational and demographic challenges facing organisations and how to re-invent the way work gets done.

Emma Wimhurst

Emma started her own business in 2000 and it went from nothing to a £1million turnover (with healthy profit margins) in its first year.

Ernesto Bertarelli

Mr.

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Gary McCausland

Growing up in Belfast, Gary McCausland’s dreams of being a property developer were born, as he recognised opportunities of building, renovating & essentially improving his environment.

Geoff Reiss

Geoff Reiss has focused throughout his 30 year career on project and programme management.

Gerald Ratner

Gerald Ratner is a British businessman.

Gill Tree

Gill Tree became lost in the African jungle on her own.

Graham Davies

Graham Davies is a recovering barrister and former President of the Cambridge Union where he began his speaking career.

Graham Lawler

Graham Lawler is an author, teacher and broadcaster – with a mission to do for learning what Jamie Oliver has done for school meals.

Grant Leboff

Grant Leboff is one of the U.

Guy Browning

Guy Browning combines the two elements essential for a great business communicator; a firm grasp of commercial issues and an industrial-strength sense of humour.

Guy Ruddle

Guy Ruddle is the podcast editor at the Daily Telegraph, the first podcast editor of a national newspaper.

Hilary Devey

The new star of BBC's hit show Dragon's Den series 9 Hilary is one of the UK's most successful rags to riches entrepreneurs.

Ian McCaskill

Ian McCaskill was born in Glasgow and educated at Queen’s Park School, Glasgow and Glasgow University, where he studied science.

Jackie Arnold

Jackie Arnold is a professional speaker and conference presenter.

Jacqueline Gold

Jacqueline Gold, Chief Executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox, is one of Britain’s most charismatic and successful businesswomen and an inspiration to thousands of women.

James Caan

James Caan is CEO of private equity firm Hamilton Bradshaw and has been building and selling businesses since 1985.

Jamie Edwards

Jamie Edwards is one of Europe’s leading peak performance coaches, an identity he has established through his ability to help athletes, coaches and organisations create the results they aspire to.

Jasmine Birtles

Jasmine is unique in that she is able to combine her financial knowledge of business and personal finance with her comedy skills, making a usually dull and worrying subject palatable and fun.

Jayne Storey

Jayne Storey is the Founder and Director of Training of Chi-Power” Sports, a company dedicated to developing sports coaching and enhancing athletic performance through the use of the Eastern energy arts, including Chi Kung and T’ai Chi.

Jennie Bond

Broadcaster and journalist Jennie Bond appears regularly on a wide range of television and radio programmes - from light entertainment to documentaries.

Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine is probably best known as a former presenter of BBC 2’s flagship program Newsnight, He currently hosts his own radio show on BBC Radio 2 and he retains his screen presence with The Politics Show on BBC 1 every Sunday lunchtime.

Jerry Jarvis

As MD of Edexcel, Jerry Jarvis is responsible for the delivery of 7 million high stakes examinations, and Key stage 2 and 3 tests in England and Wales and runs a £200 million operation of employees 1,150 people and 14,000 hired examination staff.

Jez Rose

Jez’s career spans some 10 years working with some of the World’s largest businesses.

Jim Lawless

Jim is one of the most inspirational and highly sought-after business speakers in Europe.

Jodie Armore-White

At 19 Jodie left Australia and lived in Japan for a period of nearly 4 years.

John Bird

John Bird founded The Big Issue ltd London in the early 1990’s.

John Fay MBE

John’s early career was in sales with JBA, a global partner of IBM.

John Kettley

John Kettley joined the Met Office in August 1970, and worked with the Meteorological Research Flight, based in Farnborough and later at the Fluid Dynamics Department at the Bracknell headquarters.

John Luff

Formerly Head of Global Brand and of Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at BT plc, John brings clarity and spark to brand communication.

John Pienaar

John Pienaar is the BBC’s Senior Political Correspondent, both on television news and Radio 5 Live.

John Sergeant

One of the best-known faces on television, John Sergeant was the BBC’s chief political correspondent from 1992-2000.

John Straw

John Straw has 30 years commercial experience in the advertising and IT sectors.

Johnny Ball

Johnny is a popularizer of science and mathematics, writing and presenting 23 Solo Television series, with ’Think of a Number’, ’Think Again’, etc (BBC), and ’Johnny Ball Reveals All’ (ITV).

Josh Spear

Based in New York, Josh advises household name brands on things like ’authenticity’ and ’word-of-mouth.

Julie White

After winning investment on BBC 2’s acclaimed business show, Dragons Den, and a HSBC Start-Up Stars Award, Julie is poised to be the next great female success story in the world of Direct Sales.

Karen Darby

Karen Darby is a serial entrepreneur, and has been a leading figure in the call centre industry for over 25 years.

Karen Fraser

Karen Fraser advises advertisers, agency groups and the UK government on strategic communications and consumer insights.

Karren Brady

Karren is known as the first woman in football and she has been Managing Director of Birmingham City Football Club since 1993 and has turned the Club’s fortunes around.

Ken Hames

Ken Hames served in the British Forces for 25 years and is one of the elite British Officers to have worn the red beret of the Parachute Brigade, the green beret of the Royal Marines and the sand beret of the Special Air Service.

Kevin Cahill

Kevin Cahill, 48, worked for the Royal National Theatre for 10 years before becoming chief executive at Comic Relief.

Lex van Dam

Lex van Dam has recently launched the ’Lex van Dam Trading Academy’ where he teaches both novices and experts how to trade responsibly and for the long term.

Liz Jackson MBE

Liz Jackson, with no advanced educational background, she launched her telemarketing company in 1998 at the age of 25.

Lord Alan Sugar

Lord Alan Sugar is the founder of the electronics company Amstrad, the name being an acronym of his initials - Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

Lord Andrew Mawson OBE

Lord Andrew Mawson is one of the leading social entrepreneurs in Britain and has created a family of projects, which demonstrate in practice the potential of social entrepreneurs.

Lord Norman Lamont

Lord Norman Lamont has been at the centre of British politics for many years and was the Conservative M.

Lord Professor Robert Winston

Lord Robert Winston is a doctor, scientist, politician and television presenter.

Major General Arthur Denaro CBE

Major General Arthur Denaro CBE was born in 1948 and raised in County Donegal.

Malcolm McClean

Malcolm speaks on how to bring love and passion into the workplace by rediscovering your true talents and adopting a series of unorthodox yet simple approaches.

Marc Koska OBE

Can you claim to have saved millions of lives? Marc Koska can.

Marilyn Orcharton

Dr.

Matthew Hill

Matthew Hill has more than 20 years of experience with over 70 clients in 20 countries from his international executive search, HR and training career, sevicing clients that include the UK Government, Ernst & Young, GE Capital, PWC, Sony, Proctor and Gamble, too name but a few! Matthew has held the positions of Managing Director, HR Practise Leader, Client Operations Manager and Team Leader for two long-standing global executive and HR consultancies.

Meg Matthews

Meg Matthews, who is an interior designer who started her interior design company with her Skull and Rock wallpapers, is most famous for her short marriage to Oasis singer Noel Gallagher.

Michael Buerk

Michael Buerk has probably won more international awards for television reporting than any other British journalist.

Michael McGrath

Michael’s remarkable life story is one of consistently overcoming incredible odds.

Michelle Mone

Michelle Mone is one of the world’s leading woman entrepreneurs and is the founder and co-owner of her own global lingerie brand.

Mick Crosthwaite

On graduating from Cambridge University, Mick started out on two very different careers, on one hand a soldier, adventurer and mountaineer, on the other hand, pursuing a successful career in the internet and technology sectors.

Mike Cowan

Born in South Yorkshire, Mike Cowan played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club for 9 years, sharing the opening attack with Fred Trueman.

Monty Halls

Monty Halls is an adventurer in the finest traditions of British exploration.

Neil and Christine Hamilton

From 1983-97 Neil Hamilton was one of Britain’s best known MPs and a Government Minister under Margaret Thatcher and John Major.

Nicholas Owen

Nicholas Owen is a television presenter currently presenting BBC News 24.

Nick Davies

Nick Davies’ background is in law and business.

Nick Hewer

Nick Hewer is Alan Sugar's right-hand man on The Apprentice.

Nick Leeson

Nick Leeson a.

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Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis currently presents Money Box on BBC Radio 4 each Saturday at noon and the phone-in Money Box Live on BBC Radio 4 on Monday afternoons.

Paul Sloane

Paul Sloane is an entertaining, thought provoking, motivational speaker and a recognized expert on innovation, lateral thinking and leadership.

Pen Hadow

Pen is a world class polar explorer.

Perry Burns

Perry Burns is skilled in sales, developmental coaching, negotiation, presentation and facilitation.

Pete Cochrane

Peter Cochrane was Head of BT Research from 1993 - 99, in 1999 he was appointed Chief Technologist.

Pete Cohen

Pete Cohen has a personality and skill that can change people’s lives.

Peter Bennett

Peter Bennett qualified as a solicitor in 1970 and over the next 15 years helped build one of the largest provincial firms of solicitors - Howes Percival.

Peter York

Peter York has two parallel careers - as a management consultant and an author/broadcaster - and two names.

Phil Young

Phil Young is the founder of a company providing consulting and troubleshooting services for SME’s and larger organisations, with particular expertise in Interim IT management.

Prof. Cary Cooper CBE

Professor Cooper is an American psychologist and Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, with a focus on workplace stress and health.

Prof. Philip J. Kitchen

A world renowned marketing authority Professor Kitchen has written and edited twelve books on marketing and corporate communications, and marketing in general.

PY Gerbeau

PY Gerbeau is the French CEO of “The Millennium Dome”; the UK’s most successful ever paying attraction which PY saved a potential overspend of £16m throughout its construction.

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Rachel Elnaugh

Rachel Elnaugh is one of Britain’s highest profile female entrepreneurs.

Raef Bjayou

A television career is the latest strand of life beckoning for suave Raef Bjayou who was a front runner for many weeks of The Apprentice 2008 series until his luck ran out.

Raymond Snoddy OBE

Ray Snoddy OBE is currently the presenter of the BBC’s NewsWatch, broadcasted on BBC One and the BBC News Channel, representing viewer comments and complaints about BBC News and Current Affairs content.

Rene Carayol MBE

Rene Carayol’s focus is on business transformation, leadership and corporate strategy, bound together with a compelling philosophy founded on his own board-level experience.

Ric Blaxill

Ric Blaxill was the Head of Programmes at the BBC 6 Music radio station from 2004 to 2007.

Richard Denny

Over the past 20 years Richard Denny has become a legend on the international speaking circuit.

Richard Dunwoody MBE

Three times Champion jockey Richard Dunwoody is one of Britain’s most successful jockeys ever.

Richard Reed

Richard Reed is the co-founder of innocent, the No.

Rory Bremner

Rory is now established as one of Britain’s sharpest impressionists, with a reputation for accurate mimicry and topical satire.

Rory McGrath

Rory’s best-known for his long-running stint as a regular panellist on They Think It’s All Over.

Ruth Badger

Ruth Badger is from Wolverhampton and she was 27 when she entered ’The Apprentice.

Ruth Lea

Ruth Lea is currently Director of the Centre for Policy Studies and Director of Global Vision.

Sahar Hashemi

In 1995 Sahar Hashemi together with her brother Bobby founded Coffee Republic, and built it into one of the UK’s most recognised high street brands with a turnover of £30m.

Sarah Walker

Sarah became seriously interested in the housing market when she bought her own flat and subsequently worked for three years as an estate agent, valuing and selling residential properties in Berkshire and Surrey.

Sean Weafer

Sean Weafer is a top-level consultant on creating ’high-trust’ advisors, leaders and teams.

Shaf Rasul

Edinburgh based IT and property entrepreneur Shaf Rasul, is one of Scotland’s most successful businessmen and according to the recent Sunday Times Rich List, has an estimated wealth of £48million.

Shai Vyakarnam

Shai Vyakarnam is a business expert with over 30 years business and teaching experience.

Sharon Wright

Sharon Wright first appeared in the public eye when she had all 5 Dragons investors wanting to invest in her on BBC Dragon Dens with her invention The Magnamole - an invention that has revolutionised cable instalation throughout the world.

Shirley Robertson

Shirley Robertson is one of the greatest female Olympic sailors in history.

Sid Dennis

Growing up in the family concern of scrap metal which had been established by his grandfather in 1884, Sid entered adulthood with an already well seasoned exceptional business sense and an astute ability to pick up on the humour in even the most mundane affairs of trade.

Simon Hazeldine

Simon is in demand as a keynote speaker and consultant in the areas of leadership, performance and persuasion.

Simon Woodroffe

Simon Woodroffe is a highly engaging motivating speaker and business entrepreneur, who was a ’Dragon’ on hit BBC 2 business show ’Dragon’s Den’.

Sir Christopher Meyer

As British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Christopher Meyer is the man who first introduced Tony Blair to George W Bush.

Sir Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson has achieved what most young professionals could only dream of: incredible wealth, fame, and acknowledgment, all the while still managing to have a good time.

Sir Stuart Hampson

One of the longest serving and most successful leaders of a blue-chip company and a highly regarded businessman, Sir Stuart Hampson was chairman of the John Lewis Partnership for 14 years until his retirement in March 2007.

Stella English

Stella English may have grown up on one of the toughest council estates in the country - but she has risen through the ranks in banking and went on to win The Apprentice 2010 and work for Lord Sugar.

Steve Mills

Steve Mills is a professional speaker, marketeer and international sportsman.

Theo Paphitis

Theo started his career at the age of 16 as a tea boy/filing clerk with Lloyds of London insurance brokers before making his first foray into retail at the age of 18.

Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell has come a long way since winning ’The Apprentice’ television programme.

Tim Harford

A financial journalist, Tim Harford writes the regular Undercover Economist column in the FT Magazine.

Tim Waterstone

Chairman of HMV Media Group and Founder of Waterstone’s and Daisy & Tom Tim Waterstone is one of the most astute and determined businessmen of recent years.

Tom Taylor

Tom Taylor is a founding partner of Buro Four, principal of dashdot and a vice President of Association for Project Management.

Tony Ball

Tony Ball is acknowledged internationally as one of Britain’s top marketeers and most popular public speakers.

Tony Benn

Tony Benn, the son, grandson and father of MPs retired from the House of Commons in May 2001, after fifty years in Parliament, to devote more time to politics, the longest serving Labour MP in the history of the party, which he joined in 1942.

Tony Travers

Tony Travers is director of the Greater London Group, a research centre at the London School of Economics.

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Wayne Hemingway

Wayne Hemingway is a clothes designer and co-founder of Red or Dead.

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Yasmina Siadatan

The highly ambitious Yasmina Siadatan was born in the North East where she shared the first few years of her life with residence also in Iran and LA.

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