Oct 28 2009
Richard Whiteley MBA
Renowned Authority on Customer Centered Growth, Entrepreneur and Award-winning Author
Richard Whiteley is the Principal of The Whiteley Group, dedicated to helping indiviuals and organisations realize and expand their potential by designing and presenting customized, exciting and provocative speeches and workshops. Most recently, he held the position of Vice Chairman of The Forum Corporation, an industry-leading, 700 man-strong, global training and consulting firm. His award-winning best seller, ‘The Customer-Driven Company’, was named one of the top four business books of 1991 by Fortune Magazine. ‘Customer-Centered Growth’, was selected as a Business Week best-seller, and named one of the top five business books by Selling Magazine.
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Richard Reed is the co-founder of innocent drinks, the UK’s fastest growing food and drinks company and the no.1 smoothie brand in the UK. The business was started in May 1999 by Richard and two friends, and has a turnover of £35m, selling over 800,000 smoothies a week in the UK, Eire and Continental Europe.
Professor Eddie Obeng is Founder Director of Pentacle the world’s first virtual business school and the first organisation to offer an integrated management approach specifically designed to meet the challenges of our fast changing, complex 21st century. He was previously an Executive Director at Ashridge Management College, having begun his career with Shell. Professor Obeng pioneered the concept of the ‘New World’ throughout the 1990’s.
Geoff Burch has a wealth of experience in illustrating the thinking required to find business success. He is equally at ease delivering presentations at conferences, and as a highly amusing after dinner speaker. Geoff covers everything from sales and negotiation to customer care and how they can be improved. Geoff has spent years perfecting his art and is able to construct precise training programmes to suit all companies, and to motivate the individuals involved. Geoff currently presents BBC2’s All Over the Shop, a show that provides a humorous yet practical approach to the problems that businesses face.
Soumitra Dutta is an authority on technology and innovation strategy. He has advised top management of major multi-nationals, leaders of major governments and has been showcased in major business and general news media. He is currently Robert Berger Professor of Business & Technology and Dean of External Relations at INSEAD and has co-written several books on technology-enabled business innovation.
Geoff Hurst is the only soccer player ever to score a hat-trick in a World Cup Final. Geoff played for England 49 times and scored 24 goals. After 16 years he retired from top flight soccer, and started his own motor warranty business with fellow team mate Martin Peters. However, since 1995 he has been busy with speaking engagements and personal endorsements. As Director of Football for McDonalds UK, he has helped create 10,000 new football coaches, coaching children across the UK.
Colin Turner is an extraordinary entrepreneur with a flair for unlocking business and personal success in others. He is presently the President of Futuremedia Learning, the UK’s leading learning and brand communications company as well as Vice President of Business Bureau liaising with the UK Government on improving business practise. The author of 15 books published in 38 languages, he shares remarkable knowledge on all aspects of successful entrepreneurial thinking.
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