Artistes of the Month

Tim Drake

Tim spent more than a decade in Fast Moving Consumer Goods, ending up as Client Services Director of a global advertising agency. He then became an entrepreneur, and co-founded a retail business that achieved a turnover of £17 million, and was called by 3i's"a gem of a company."

Selling the business in 1992, Tim has built up a portfolio of interests. He set up, and Chairs, three Think Tanks for Chief Executives, including the Sports and Leisure Industry, with CEO's from brands such as Nike, Reebok, and Adidas.

Typical speeches include:

Achieve Peak Performance

Individuals and teams do not fulfill their potential, unless they have an inspiring vision, and operate in an open, trusting culture.

Tim's talk will help them tap into their deep (and often dormant) desires to make a difference, and help you harness those desires for everyone's mutual good.

By aligning their values and purpose with those of your organization, they can be free to express themselves. Together, you can make music.

Deliver Great Service

Customers today can smell at fifty paces whether they are valued by the organisation they are dealing with. Great service is the result of positive enthusiasm to provide genuine value. There is reciprocity of enjoyment and engagement in what Tim calls Walking in Customers' Shoes Service.

Customers' Shoes Service will impact positively not just on your front line, but on your bottom line as well.

Additional topics include

• Leadership, Vision and Values
• Creating Great Customer Service
• Achieving consistent Peak Performance
• Making Brands Sing
  

His latest book, published in June 2006 by Cyan, is entitled I Want to Make a Difference. It is an uplifting and practical guide to understanding your values and purpose, and turning the energy released into transforming value for other people.

"Tim's contribution was excellent. Feedback from customers was very positive reflecting the content and style of his presentation."
ZURICH FINANCIAL RISK SERVICES

"Many thanks for your input off-site. The whole group found your input both stimulating and thought provoking…the group were still talking about IBG's the next day!"
DELL TOP MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

"Tim was great. His piece was exactly as he said. We achieved our goals, which in this session was to try and understand how a great brand is made and what were the potential barriers to us becoming a great brand."
LAKELAND

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John Martin

The world of corporate entertainment discovered John's talent early on his career and he is very much in demand for those special company occasions. John's work has included engagements for British Telecom, Ford Motors, Barclays Bank, Natwest, Grant Thornton, Bosch UK, Stakis Hotel Chain, Wentworth Golf Club, The Institute of Directors, P&O Cruises, Chase Manhattan Bank, Planet Hollywood (London) and a special show at the Houses of Parliament.

A journalist once described John as 'almost a human joke factory', which was virtually confirmed in 1993 when he claimed the World Record for Non Stop Joke Telling (101 hours 39 minutes) that earned his rightful place in the Guinness Book of Records. John is an after dinner speaker or cabaret artist of quality.

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Steve Davis

Steve Davis has won a total of 28 ranking and 73 professional tournaments in his career. That's 73 wins from 99 finals! His most important wins are the six World Championships, six UK Championships and three Masters. He was the No.1 player in the eighties, before Hendry came along. Davis was the first to make a ratified maximum break in a major tournament when he had a break of 147 against John Spencer in the Lada Classic at Oldham, Greater Manchester on 11 Jan 1982.

Steve`s dry sense of humour and hilarious anecdotes make him a excellent choice for any sporting dinner or corporate function as an entertaining after dinner speaker.

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Further Information

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