Speaking

Why most change doesn't last — and what to do about it

I speak to executive teams and leadership audiences about the gap between strategy and reality: why transformation investments so often depreciate instead of compound, and what it actually takes to build capability that sticks.

My perspective comes from twenty-five years inside one organisation — through near-bankruptcy, turnaround, and five subsequent step-changes in scale. I've built functions that didn't exist, handed them over, and watched what survived without me. That's the lens I bring: not theory, but practice. Not what should work, but what actually does.

I've spoken at South by Southwest, multiple Fortune 500 leadership offsites, and conferences including Wavelength. I've co-taught the Corporate Strategy module of the TRIUM Executive MBA with Professor Sonia Marciano of NYU Stern.

What I speak about now:

• Why Strategic Investments Depreciate — Most transformation efforts fade the moment attention shifts. What distinguishes change that compounds from change that disappears.
• The Turnaround from Inside — What a near-death experience and recovery actually looked like, and the leadership principles that made it work.
• Build It So It Works Without You — Designing infrastructure and capability that outlasts its creator — the real test of transformation success.
• Leadership for Lasting Change — The four dimensions that separate leaders who enable transformation from those who stall it.

Format:

Keynotes, executive team sessions, and panel moderation. I work best with senior audiences grappling with real transformation challenges — not looking for inspiration, but for practical insight they can apply.

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