Business Speaker,
HOST & FACILITATor
Dynamic keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and host for hire.
Timely note: I do virtual as well as physical.
align your team with branding
A major problem in organisations today is alignment.
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What could your business achieve if all of your leadership teams were pulling in the same direction? If they were aligned in a way they’ve never been before. If they were energised and given tools to disseminate strategy throughout the business so that everyone in an organisation was energised and motivated toward a powerful goal.
What could make this difference? My answer: Brand thinking. A brand is not your logo. A brand is the meaning people attach to you and you’re offering. So how are you managing your meaning?
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Most of my talks focus on helping leadership teams to use the principles of “branding", "culture", “design thinking” and “storytelling” to fuse those in organisations who are looking without (e.g. Sales / Marketing) with those looking within (e.g Operations / Human Resources) and helping them all ladder their initiatives up into a higher purpose. The “why” of the organisation. My talks help to build meaningful cultures around the principles of strategic branding.
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If you want a passionate speaker to inspire your team to align. Wheel me in.
“I learn’t more about brand, business and people in one talk, than in my whole career. This passionate guy is highly recommended if you’re looking to connect your customers with what you do.”
Steve Whittle
Event Lead | Cooper Parry
“Matt delivered an incredible keynote session on storytelling for the EMEA Kids Content team at WarnerMedia as part of their annual end of year Summit. Matt’s words were powerful, inspiring and engaging to say the least. Would highly recommend Matt’s services for any events of a similar nature.”
Ashaé Mederick
Marketing Executive | WarnerMedia
“One of a kind. Matt is a master of ideas and innovation when it comes to branding; bursting with knowledge, engaging all the minds of those who interact with him… a natural public speaker”
Lucy Moore
Business Consultant | Nottingham Trent University
“Matt has an infectious energy and creativity which means I always look forward to listening to him.”
Charlotte Iwanejko
Learning & Development Manager | Boots UK
Talks to make you think
Do you want to engage your audience? Challenge their thinking? Get them excited? Align them?
I have been delivering keynote presentations for over fifteen years. A natural communicator, I like to speak about subjects I'm passionate about and with which I can inspire and enthuse an audience. My key topic areas are branding, creativity, design thinking, storytelling, culture building and marketing. All talks contain theory and practical tools which can be used immediately.
I am also a highly skilled workshop facilitator. If you have a business network who value branding, culture and marketing I have workshops that can add real value.
I've got experience speaking in academic institutes (such as the Trent University Nottingham, The University of Lincoln and the East Midlands Further Education Council) as well as in business networking events (such as at Cooper Parry's Culture Carnival, The East Midlands Business Marketing Club or The Nottingham Digital Marketing Summit) and in business settings (such as in the Barbican London, TMRW London or at Innes England's East Midlands 'Market Insite' business events). I have also facilitated and led at corporate events such as brand launches and facilitated hundreds of workshops globally. If you need a public speaker or facilitator drop me a line.
Spoken for
I've spoken for hundreds of businesses, events, conferences and conventions (see track record below). Here are a few you may recognise:
“Where do I start with this guy?! Unending energy, enthusiasm and drive, Matt is a guy who knows his stuff and delivers it with passion. “
Tamily Cookson
Events Manager | The Big House
“Really enjoyed your presentation, especially the application of the 12 archetypes to give meaning to a brand. Customer centred as always”
Jodie Walton
Head Of Customer Experience | Capital One
Track record
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On top of regularly presenting, consulting and running workshops as part of consultancy work, I also undertake more formal speaking appointments.
Upcoming Speaking
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Spring VisionCamp® with Sunny Bonnell & Ashleigh Hansberger đ
Visionary Leadership Certification Program
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Growth Conference, Lincoln đŹđ§
The Onlyness Strategy
April 4th 2023
Past
speaking
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VisionCamp® with Sunny Bonnell & Ashleigh Hansberger đ
Visionary Leadership Certification Program
22nd-23rd February 2023
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BLP Legal đ¨đˇ
The Onlyness Strategy
2nd February 2023
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Brand Start Podcast
Creating Global Brands with Leonard Grape đľđ
December 1st 2022
Leadology, MTI Podcast Interview with Tom Poland đŚđş
How to build workplace cultures that people want to be part of
November 1st 2022
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Thirdspace, Singapore đ¸đŹ
Why VCs should care about branding
November 8th 2022
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Willmott Dixon 2022 Supply Chain Conference,
York Race Course đŹđ§
13th October 2022
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Design FAO Conference đľđš
The power of archetypes
October 7th 2022
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Thirdspace, Singapore đ¸đŹ
Brand: The Art of Managing Meaning
August 30th 2022
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Exponential Creatives Master Series đŚđş đ
Retainers: The Secret of Growth
July 27th 2022
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Design Hill đ
Panel discussion
March 21st 2022
Level C Artisan Workshop đ
Brand Archetypes
(supported by Marty Neumeier)
March 2nd 2022
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Build Better Brands đŹđ§
Podcast Interview with Danille Clarke
February 24th 2022
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Warner Media Staff Summit đ
Keynote: "The power of Stories"
December 15th 2021
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Nottingham Trent University, Product Design
Guest Lecture đŹđ§
Principles of Branding
November 17th 2021
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Level C Artisan Workshop đ
Brand Archetypes
(supported by Marty Neumeier)
November 12th 2021
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Business Finland Webinar đŤđŽ
Facilitator and presentation of "Insights for Finish Fintechs - overview of the UK Fintech Landscape" with Ben Brabyn
14th October 2021
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Connect Marketing Services, Nigeria đłđŹ
Sustaining Brand Essence
30th Sept 2021
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Design Hill Global Panel Discussion đ
July 9th
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TechleapNL Compass Programme Launch event đłđą
Launch event host, programme facilitator & global brand expert advisor
Wednesday, 10th March 2021
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Room 9 Podcast #91 đşđ¸
Archetypes Branding & Individuality
February 9th 2021
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Design Hill 'Fight & Grow' đşđ¸
Branding Mastery: Agile Strategies To Stand Out As A Brand
Monday, 11th January 2021
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Enterprise Nation, StartUp 2021, London đŹđ§
Brand me: Why your personal branding is key
23rd January 2021
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Nottingham Trent University, Product Design Guest Lecture đŹđ§
What is Brand Strategy?
February 2021
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Lets Talk Brand - Marketeer + WSB University GdaĹsk đľđą
9th December 2020
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Fresh Movement's #FreshFriday - Live Interview đŹđ§
The biggest problems that brands are facing and the solutions to combat them
Friday 4th December 2020
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LBC Global Radio đŹđ§
Expert Guest on the Business Hour live phone-in with Ian Dale and Emma Jones
28th October 2020
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Nottingham Trent University, Product Design Guest Lecture đŹđ§
Personal Branding - How to build a personal brand through the power of story
28th October 2020
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Masgroves & Re:find
Assay Studios, Birmingham đŹđ§
Why Values-led companies Always Win
29th October 2020
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Nottingham Trent University Personal Development Week Keynote đŹđ§
Personal Brand Development
9th November 2020
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20 Minute Marketing Podcast #47 | Reach Interactive đŹđ§
The Key Elements of Brand Strategy
14th October 2020
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Expert interview with Timothy Adekunle, Nigeria đłđŹ
Building a Brand
28th Sept 2020
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BBC Interview for BBC Ulster đŹđ§
"Uncle Ben's" rebrand to "Ben's Original" (53:47)
25th September 2020
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Brand relevance: a practical workshop on how to pivot to stay relevant in a post-Covid world
21st September 2020
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'Embracing The New' conference, Lagos Nigeria đłđŹ
Brand Relevance: Why we need more than pretty pictures
11th September 2020
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Interviewed live on IGTV for We Are Studeo đŚđş
Handling pushback
4th September 2020
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Brand Master Secrets Podcast #15 đŚđş
How To Become A Brand Strategy Consultant
3rd September 2020
Dell & Enterprise Nation đŹđ§
Building your business: know who you are
26 August 2020
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Brand Master Academy Podcast Interview đŚđş
How To Become A Brand Strategist And Consultant
19th August 2020
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Experiential Marketers' Ass. of Nigeria, Lagos Nigeria đłđŹ
The Power of Agile Design Thinking
13th August 2020
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LogoGeek Podcast Interview Ep #91 đŹđ§
Moving from Designer to Full Time Brand Consultant
3rd August 2020
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Host of BrandUP - The Online Interviews đŹđ§
Interviewing Ade Cheatham, CEO of Cooper Parry
30th July 2020
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Expert Interview - Hallam TV with CEO Julio Tailor đŹđ§
16th July 2020
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Interview - HigherPurpose Agency IGTV
Jakarta, IndonesiađŽđŠ
Strategic Alignment
11th June 2020
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Barn to Boardroom - Internal Comms Conference - Farnham đŹđ§
How to align your leadership behind the same story
11th June 2020
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Host of BrandUP - The Online Interviews đŹđ§
Interviewing Julio Taylor, CEO of Hallam
9th June 2020
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Webinar with Annelies James - Your Events Guy đŹđ§
Wednesday 27th May
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Fresh Movement's #FreshFriday - Live Interview đŹđ§
Friday 22nd May 2020
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Nottingham Trent University Business Breakfast Expert Panellist đŹđ§
Shaping Enterprise: Pivoting your business
Thursday 21 May
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Host of all hands daily virtual wellbeing events for Mental Health Awareness Week đŹđ§
Pal International Wellbeing Week
18th May - 22nd May 2020
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RSVIP Business Network đŹđ§
Brand building:
Customer relationships in the time of Corona
23rd April 2020
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Online Webinar: đŹđ§
Brand Leadership - Corona Crisis - Live Q&A
9th April 2020
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Hosting of global Level-C Fireside chats: đşđ¸
Marty Neumeier & the Level-C community
#0 #1 #2 #3 - March 2020 - present
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Hosting of monthly virtual business networking event: đŹđ§
March 2020 - present (held once a month)
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Online Webinar: đşđ¸
Brand Leadership: How to Lead in Uncertain Times with Sunny Bonnell, Ashleigh Hansberger
30th March 2020
RSVIP Business Network đŹđ§
Brand Leadership in the face of Corona
26th March 2020
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Host of JUSTBranding Podcast with Jacob Cass đŚđş
March 2020 - Present
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Creative Mornings Derby đŹđ§
20th March 2020
Haifa, Israel đŽđą
Haifa's Networking Meetup & In-Vent The Haifa HUB
Your brand is not your logo - why you need brand thinking in everything you do
23rd Feb 2020
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Cooper Parry's, Rebulution, East Midlands Airport đŹđ§
28th November 2019
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Nottingham Trent University Business School, Integrated Marketing Guest Lecture đŹđ§
Storyategy - how to create a story based brand strategy
4th November 2019
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Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Placement and Graduate Job Fair, Keynote đŹđ§
Personal Branding - If you want to succeed tell stories
7th November 2019
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Arcadis, Leadership Day, The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium London đŹđ§
Leading through storytelling
12th November 2019
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The University of Nottingham, Guest Lecture đŹđ§
A brand is not a logo - 5 tips on how to create a meaningful brand.
21st November 2019
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Nottingham Trent University, Product Design Guest Lecture đŹđ§
Personal Branding - How to build a personal brand through the power of story
23rd October 2019
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EXPO, Big House, St. Mary's Nottingham đŹđ§
Brand Think: What character do you play in your customer's journey
September 10th 2019
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Big House Event supported by Creative Quarter, THiNK Cobden Chambers, Nottingham đŹđ§
'Matt Davies Brand Masterclass'
18th & 25th July 2019
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'The Digital Marketing Summit', Nottingham đŹđ§
'The Power of archetypal branding'
3rd July 2019
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Cooper Parry Group's 'Culture Summit', East Midlands Airport đŹđ§
'How to create a culture which people want to be part of'
4th July 2019
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London Business Road Show đŹđ§
'Your brand is not your logo -
Why you need brand thinking in everything you do'
June 26th 2019
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Nottinghamshire Visitor Economy Summit 2019 đŹđ§
'The Power of Brand Nottingham'
June 10th 2019
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Creatives Club Club, Nottingham đŹđ§
"How to use your story to position your brand with impact”
June 5th 2019
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East Midlands Business Marketing Club đŹđ§
'Creating a ‘stand out’ culture for B2B brands'
May 23rd 2019
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DisruptHR, East Midlands, Nottingham đŹđ§
'Branding inside out'
Thursday 11th April 2019
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Shelf Impactors™ with Mark Grey - Podcast #S2E02 đŹđ§
April 2019
LEAP: Creative Industries Expo, Nottingham Trent University đŹđ§
Opening Keynote: 'If you want to succeed. Tell stories.'
2nd April 2019
Confetti, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham đŹđ§
'The Freelance Creative - The Why, The How and The What'
March 2019
TMRW, London đŹđ§
‘Standout. Be Meaningful.
How to use storytelling archetypes to swiftly convey
meaning and say the right things to the right people.’
February 2019
Extraordinary with Tobias Dahlburg đ¸đŞ - Podcast Episode #25:
"Brand Storytelling with Matt Davies"
February 2019
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Drink Digital, Nottingham đŹđ§
‘Selling to humans
How to communicate meaning through archetypes’
January 2019
Capital One 'All-Design Team' meet-ups đŹđ§:
Six Thinking Hats & the power of parallel thinking
10 Tips on Public Speaking
Archetypal Characters in Storytelling
Why designers should care about storytelling
2018
Guest speaker at Innes England's Market Insite events
held in Nottingham, Derby and Leicester đŹđ§
'The Power of Purpose'
February 2018
Speaker at Yu Energy’s Annual Team Meeting đŹđ§
‘Your brand is what they say it is’
December 2017
Speaker at Innes England’s Annual all-hands town hall đŹđ§
‘What makes you, you?'
December 2017
Hosted and ran the annual national one day 'Supply Chain Forum' for Willmott Dixon đŹđ§
'Storytelling Strategy'
November 2017
Interviewed by BBC Radio Nottingham on the subject of đŹđ§
‘Creative Workplaces’
September 2017
Guest Lecturer at Lincoln University đŹđ§
"How to find and tell brand stories"
April 2015
Guest Lecturer at East Midlands Further Education Council đŹđ§
"Brand First - it's not the what it's the why"
March 2015
Guest Lecturer at the Barbican, London đŹđ§
"Getting an App built"
September 2013
Expert on Q&A panel for the Guardian Online đŹđ§
"Getting a career in Design"
September 2010
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