SPEAKER
Inspire your leaders
I have been leading companies for 25 years – my earliest challenges were to rebuild a broken Porsche brand and then to inspire the team at BMW GB to achieve a 500% improvement in profit while transforming the service levels of an industry. Since then I have founded start-ups, driven turnarounds and built companies in numerous sectors. Our teams have won awards and been recognised as some of the best in the world. They have also created over GBP 3 billion in shareholder value.
Sharing my passion for leading and fixing businesses as a keynote speaker is another challenge I relish; a speech needs to do much more than simply engage the audience - it needs to energise the audience to take action. Information is interesting; inspiration gets results.
If you want to give your audience a shot of pure inspiration, combined with a wholly practical approach, let’s talk.
The keynotes
Every speech is tailored to the client’s needs, but the most popular keynotes are:
Build a world class company
Drawing on my extensive experience as a business leader in good and bad times, I look at the significance of a clear vision, robust strategy and effective execution in this talk, along with the importance of aligning goals, building trust, and empowering individuals, to help transform and build world-class companies. Whether you need to build or reenergise an organisation, I will provide the approach and the tools.
Take advantage of disruption and turbulence
Overcoming a fear of disruption and change allows leaders to recognise opportunities, set goals and dare to dream. This speech highlights the significance of embracing turbulence as a lever for growth, shares the tools and processes used to inspire and motivate teams, instil a sense of purpose, and generate positive excitement in the face of uncertainty.
Be a successful post pandemic leader
The business world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the pandemic and ongoing turbulence. Consequently, leadership styles and processes have been forced to adapt to a more a trust-based approach, where employees feel valued and supported. I demonstrate how to adapt to post-pandemic operational and logistical challenges and inspire leaders to embrace this new reality.
Deliver effective digital transformation
To successfully navigate the ever-changing digital era, companies and employees need to be on guard and agile. This talk explores the importance of a clear vision for a companies’ digital journey, and the alignment of team activities in driving successful digital transformation initiatives.
For more information or to discuss your event please contact Michael at the Speaking Office michael@speakingoffice.com or call +44 (0) 7970 170 848
“Hey Kevin, just wanted you to know that I LOVED your book ‘Inspired Leadership’. It’s had a huge impact on my thinking around business building. I’m a musician from Leeds (spotted that you are a guitar player) and have grown one of the largest online music schools in the world over the past few years (currently 25,000 enrolled students with revenue in excess of $10 million this year) and am now looking to take that to $100 million in the next 5-7 years. I’ll certainly be using the principles outlined in your book!”
“This was, in short, a brilliant speech. The content was superb, the delivery was superb, and overall the guy was superb. I really enjoyed the presentation and made a great deal of notes which I have since read over and will use in my business. I brought a visitor to the event and he was equally impressed.”
Entrepreneurs’ Forum attendee“Thank you for the inspirational speech you delivered to open our Google Think event last week. Your on-stage presence and natural charisma shone through. This coupled with the strength of your content and the clarity of your messages raised the quality of our event from the outset. You injected gravitas, humour and credibility. You played a key role in opening the minds of the audience and getting them to ‘Think’! The overall success of the day was in no small part thanks to you. I hope that you would consider speaking again on our behalf at a future opportunity.”
Richard Trinder, Director, Google UK“I wanted you to know what a truly electrifying effect you had on so many of my managers… your comments and practical examples of leadership were massively thought provoking, energising and inspirational. I have never seen such a genuinely practical bridge so clearly demonstrated and which my team are now following to a hugely positive effect… thank you so much.”
David Newman, Chairman, Ridgeway Group“Kevin Gaskell is quite simply one of the best speakers we have had the privilege of hearing from in the past few years. An exceptionally articulate and informative orator who left the audience wanting more. His commanding intellect, vast knowledge and engaging style make Kevin a compelling choice as either a motivational or business speaker. Kevin was exceptionally professional and a pleasure to work with. We WILL be inviting him back soon.”
Victoria Rought, CEO Entrepreneurs’ Forum.“Everyone I’ve spoken to from the event is still buzzing a week later. Kevin was awesome, an inspiration and quite simply one of the best speakers we have ever had the privilege of listening to. Kevin’s use of practical lessons to identify how success can be achieved even in adversity was particularly useful and he maintained the perfect balance between humour and serious content – Fantastic!”
Carole Beverley, CEO, The Entrepreneur’s Forum.“I thought Kevin was quite simply inspirational. I loved the fact that he was still down to earth despite his obvious success. I thought the message he gave could be adopted and implemented into any business and even though I am not an entrepreneur, I will certainly take on board some of his wise advice. Excellent!”
Entrepreneurs’ Forum attendee“The audience were completely in awe of your presentation! Your delivery is quite unique in that you relate so comfortably with the audience and you have ‘truly lived’ every moment of each experience. I have heard many speakers who have presented about their experiences but have lacked your ability to articulate from your heart”.
James Roberts, Managing Director, Accenture“Kevin’s dynamism and passion infected the whole audience with energy and enthusiasm. His presentation was totally authentic allowing our selected high potential team to really see and feel what it means to be a visionary, inspiring leader. He met the brief exactly and included all of the key aspects we discussed with him in advance. He illustrated his speech with many practical examples of inclusive leadership and team building in action and used perceptive and inspiring stories, and humour, to make it easy for our multinational team to understand the messages he wanted to pass.”
Kathrin Dahm, EADS Engagement Programme Manager“You took time to understand our business’s challenges and tailored your messages for our international team. Your mix of personal and professional achievements helped explain some simple and practical tools which our team will now apply. Unquestionably, your presentation was the highlight of our event and ensured it was a huge success overall. Everyone is still talking about it and buzzing with enthusiasm. You really exceeded our expectations.”
Pamela Newman, Head of Change Delivery, ACCA“Inspirational is an understatement. Two weeks after Kevin addressed the delegates I was still getting rave reviews. Kevin stirred an audience of business leaders by his ability to articulate his experience and relate it back to his interpretation of business strategy. His unique and professional yet seemingly unintended style is most refreshing. I asked him to spend time with my team and to demonstrate how to achieve practical success.”
Robyn Christie, CEO, ASATA