WORLD CLASS SPEAKERS
Over the last 15 years the Wavelength team has built relationships with an array of highly accomplished leaders who are quite simply ‘not on the circuit’. They are variously at the helm of some of the worlds most admired and successful companies, pioneering social entrepreneurs or leading the transition or turnaround of a major corporate.
They are real leaders, with real ‘in the trenches’ experiences that enable business leaders to immediately connect with and learn from their experiences. No academic theories, no consultancy models, no management B.S!
A sample of the remarkable leaders we can arrange to speak to your audience include:
Mike Anderson, Managing Director, Digital & Development, News International
A highly accomplished leader who’s led start up’s (Metro), turnarounds (Evening Standard) and transitions (The Sun & News of World). Today Mike is leading the transition of News Group Newspapers to News Group, the Media Company.
“Mike was the first speaker at Royal London's senior Leader events. I had no trouble attracting people to the second! Mike is a guy at the top of his game in the media. He's also a smart leader with an untypical thirst and humility to learn. As a result, his career is peppered with fabulous examples of things he's done with customers and staff. I couldn't write them down fast enough-that's when I wasn't laughing!”
Liam Black, Co-Founder of Wavelength & Former CEO Fifteen
Liam Black is one of the UK’s best known social entrepreneurs having led some of the country’s most successful social enterprises, most recently Fifteen which, with Jamie Oliver, he grew into a global brand with businesses in Europe and Australia. He is author of There’s No Business Like Social Business, a board member of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) and speaks and writes widely on leadership, enterprise and social change.
“He really connected with the audience and the practicality of his examples about how to build company cultures and develop a culture of leadership were much appreciated. No theory. We have pinched at least three of them! Highly recommended.”
Martin Narey, CEO of Barnardos’
As the former Director General of Prison Service Martin and current Chair of End Child Poverty Campaign Martin is no stranger to taking on the toughest of challenges! Most recently he’s turned Barnards’ fortunes around helping them to regain their position as No.1 children’s charity in UK.
Richard Sambrook, Director of Global News at BBC
A member of the Advisory Group for the UN Internet Governance Forum and frequent speaker and writer on Leadership, the future of internet, social media and networks at Harvard, USC and Davos.
Andy Watt, Managing Director Bentley Mulliner Park Ward
Andy has had a 20 year career in the luxury automotive industry working with Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, Bugatti, and Bentley as they redefine their values, product portfolios and customer processes to become the iconic modern brands they are today.
Rita Bailey, Former Director of People, Southwest Airlines
With 25 years experience at one of the most admired, profitable and successful companies in the world Rita can compel audiences on an array of topics pertinent to Southwest reputation for legendary service, an amazing culture and outstandingly efficient operations.
"A fantastic session giving a rare insight into one of the most successful employee engagement strategies of our time. Rita delivers her message with passion and enthusiasm and engages with her audience with genuine warmth and wisdom."
Scott Garrett, Commercial Director, Williams Formula One
Scott is an ex-rugby player turned coach, an ex-adman turned speechwriter, an ex-FMCG marketer turned Formula One Commercial Director, who can share lessons from one of the most innovative, pressurized and competitive environments it’s possible to imagine!
Lars Kolind, Author, entrepreneur, professor and philanthropist
An outstandingly accomplished individual! A ‘Man of the Year’ winner for his exploits in saving hearing aid manufacturer Oticon from bankruptcy and turning it into one of the world’s first truly knowledge-based organizations, today he variously the Chairman of World Scout movement, visiting lecturer at leading universities, serial entrepreneur and successful author!
Tim Smit, CEO & Co-Founder, Eden Project
Former rock producer, creator of The Lost Gardens of Heligan, co-founder of The Eden project and passionate environmentalist, Tim is a remarkable individual and wonderfully engaging speaker. Tim has been the subject of ‘This is Your Life’ and a guest on ‘Desert Island Discs’.
"Brilliant. We had never experienced anyone like Tim before. He filled the room with his vision and his stories of the challenges he overcame to build Eden inspired everyone and made us believe anything is possible. His wicked sense of humour was also a treat."