Kevin Gaskell
As a CEO, chairman and founder Kevin has enjoyed success in sectors including automotive, data, technology, manufacturing, brand marketing and professional services. He has repeatedly led teams to achieve extraordinary performance in companies ranging from 7 to 7,000 employees.
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What Kevin Gaskell's clients say
"Rated out of 100, Kevin scored at 96 by over 300 delegates which is higher than I have ever seen. There is so much we learned from his experience. My most sincere and personal gratitude for the work he put into our presentation."
"Inspirational speaker with great content, ideas and humility. If there was a higher score available he would get it. Completely compelling. Never felt so inadequate in my life though!"
"Thought-provoking and inspiring. Captivating and learnt a great deal especially how you must communicate your goal to the team in order to bring them with you on the 'journey'"
"Fantastic - more like him please - very inspirational and I would score 10 for Kevin in each category if I could. Brilliant!"
"Absolutely mind-blowing, motivating and genuinely inspirational man. Truly amazed by what he's gained through a combination of determination, clever thinking and simple common sense. Great guy."
"Fantastic! He demonstrated the real key to dealing with your staff. What a genuine guy. He deserves all his success."
"Kevin could come again and again. He was brilliant. Superb, motivating and relevant."
"Totally awesome and inspiring. Amazing ... the perfect leader!!"
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Kevin Gaskell's 2024 biography
Recognised as ‘the man who fixes businesses’ Kevin Gaskell has an impressive track record in building and leading successful companies. As CEO of Porsche, Lamborghini, and BMW, Kevin led hugely successful turnarounds. Today he remains actively involved in numerous companies worldwide, as both an investor and founder, including the UK’s fastest-growing alternative fibre network provider.
Gaskell’s entrepreneurial approach to business has earned him numerous accolades. He was recognised as one of the UK’s Top 40 leaders reflecting his exceptional ability to inspire teams to transform companies and achieve extraordinary results. His focus on developing innovative strategies and building high-performance cultures has been instrumental in driving business growth and success.
In addition to drawing on his extensive experience, Gaskell’s speaking style is engaging, energetic, and thought-provoking. His presentations are designed to provide practical insights and actionable strategies that audiences can implement immediately to drive business success. He has delivered keynote speeches and masterclasses at some of the world’s most prestigious conferences and for some of the world’s leading brands including Google, Shell, Oracle, Volkswagen, Close Brothers and Proctor & Gamble.
Alongside his business successes, Kevin has climbed the world’s highest mountains, walked to the North and South Poles, and in 2020, was a member of the crew setting a new world record for the fastest row across the Atlantic Ocean. His most recent book, Catching Giants, is shortlisted for Business Book of the Year 2023.
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Kevin Gaskell's 2024 talks & topics
Inspired Leadership
How you can achieve extraordinary results in business
- Become an inspiring leader, stimulate the desire to be world class
- COMMIT – to change, build belief, dare to dream
- CONNECT – the team with the plan, making the impossible possible
- CREATE – a culture of creativity, motivate genius, recognise and reward
- Be better first then bigger, achieve extraordinary results
Market Disruption
Leveraging the power of change to your advantage
- Recognise opportunity share, deal with the F(ear) word
- Understand your customer’s needs vs demands
- Build the shared plan, engage internal creativity, dare to dream
- Remain relevant, authentic and profitable
- Achieve extraordinary results, sustain success
Corporate Culture
Developing your invisible advantage
- Instil inspirational leadership, stimulate the team to be world class
- Turn off the autopilot, dare to dream, be better first then bigger
- Motivate genius thinking, make the impossible possible
- Encourage a culture of innovation, recognise and reward
- Achieve extraordinary results, sustain success
Motivating to Success
Inspiring your team to world-class performance
- Recognise the basis of team motivation
- Develop inspiring leadership skills, stimulate the desire to be world class
- Build belief, dare to dream, define the shared plan
- Connect the team with the plan, realise the impossible is possible
- Get better first then bigger, achieve extraordinary results
Building a world class brand
Creating the identity which entices customers and breeds advocates
- Inspire the desire for progress and development
- Recognise the true value of the brand
- Differentiate customer’s needs vs demands
- Determine brand attributes, ensure relevance to market, achieve pull vs push
- Build shared ownership, implement 360-degree brand evolution
Heroic Customer Service
Defining the best investment you will never have to make
- Instil inspirational service culture, stimulate the team to be world class
- Turn off the corporate auto response, dare to dream, be better first then bigger
- Motivate genius service thinking, make the impossible possible
- Encourage a culture of service innovation, recognise and reward
- Achieve extraordinary results, sustain success
Business Transformation
- Inspire the desire for change, build belief
- Build shared ownership of the plan, make the impossible possible
- Differentiate market share vs opportunity share
- Dare to dream, motivate and create genius thinking
- Establish the culture of inspired leadership, sustain success
Digitization and Development
Ensuring your business survives and thrives
- Understand market trends and disruptive changes
- Recognise real threats and challenges, identify opportunities
- Build the plan, achieve shared ownership, make the impossible possible
- Meet client needs for personal, relevant, convenient service
- Achieve extraordinary results, sustain success
Inspired Leadership – The Masterclass
- HALF DAY or FULL DAY masterclass delivered to a maximum of 100 delegates
- Practical and interactive facilitation on developing the skills of an inspiring leader
- Individual report of preferred management and communication style available
- Detailed workbook and signed copy of ‘Inspired Leadership’ book for each delegate
Kevin Gaskell's 2024 speaking fees
- United Kingdom
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