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Kell Ryan Biography
Kell Ryan has over forty years of extensive airline experience with a comprehensive knowledge that spans the aviation field including operations, customer service training, marketing, sales public relations and media communications. One of the founding members of Ryanair, Kell is much in demand as a keynote speaker.
His Career in Aviation
Kell spent 24 years working for the Irish national airline Aer lingus where he was responsible for all operations, passenger and other airline handling contracts at London Heathrow Airport.
He then joined in Ryanair in its embryonic stage. The company was conceptualised and financed by Dr T.A.Ryan, Kell's older brother. Working unrelentingly to revolutionise and change air travel within Europe, Ryanair's business model has made air travel affordable to all and changed the way people fly and even the way society works.
Kell headed the major and crucial transfer of establishing the airline to, the then little known airport Stansted and has spent the last few years primarily promoting and marketing Ryanair within Europe and North Africa. He has been extensively involved in tourism and travel, developing new and unexplored regions to visit.
Kell is proud to be a member of the pioneering team that has changed travel within Europe. In 1985 Ryanair carried 5000 passengers, and is now the largest low cost airline in Europe, expecting to carry 60 million passengers in 2008.
Kell has chaired and is involved with many tourism forums within Ireland, England, Wales the Channel Islands and mainland Europe. Kell is a strong advocate of higher education, and is currently involved with universities in Ireland, England, Germany and in the United States of America where he is also on the advisory board for the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
Spreading the Message
Kell takes great delight in passing on his knowledge, enthusiasm and love of Aviation and Tourism. He provides an insight into Ryanairs success and the changing nature of aviation in Europe, company culture, leadership, motivation and most importantly of all for any company the unrelenting control of costs. This of course can be applied to any business.
Kell has the ability, the wit, the stories and the anecdotes of the industry to captivate any audience, along with his passion for aviation.
As an international speaker Kell has addressed companies in both formal and relaxed venues with numbers ranging from 25 to 1500 delegates. Tailoring his speech to any audience or requested theme.
For further information or to book Kell Ryan, call us on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
Kell Ryan News
A selection of relevant news related to Kell Ryan, Keynote Speakers, Business Speakers, Innovation Speakers, Leadership Speakers, Sales/Customer Service and Teamwork Speakers stories. For more information on Kell Ryan or details as to how to book Kell Ryan for your corporate event, please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
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19th December 2011
Innocent co-founder Richard Reed tells Director Magazine how his company kept control after breaking corporate tradition by selling a £30m stake to Coca-Cola in 2009. Innocent has maintained its position as arguably the most successful UK brand of the new millennium, and Speakers Corner proudly presents a host of Innocent speakers, all ideally placed to motivate and entertain on the corporate circuit. Joe McEwan, Dan Germain and Jessica Sansom, as well as Reed himself are all in high demand for corporate events.
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2nd November 2011
Director Magazine has awarded Dame Mary Perkins, Specsavers queen, entrepreneur, and retail keynote speaker, the Director of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award.
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20th May 2011
The North East of England is the venue for the Entrepreneurs’ Forum, where a handful of Speakers Corner’s top talent take the stage to inspire business leaders and aspirational executives from all over the UK. Hamish McRae, Sarah Willingham, Tim Smit, James Timpson, James Cracknell, and Simon Calver are all on the programme, as are Kanya King, Douglas McWilliams, Karen Mattison, John Timpson and Richard Huntingford – all inspiration and charismatic public speakers.
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30th April 2013
Self-help books are increasingly popular among the British public than ever before and an increased number of us are turning to self help books in the hope that they will solve lives problems.
Mike Forde Links Business to Football
18th April 2013
Business speaker and one of the UK’s leading sports executives, Mike Forde has compared the ideas and practices used in professional football to those used in business environments.
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11th April 2013
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Will Whitehorn Appointed as Chair of Catapult Board
27th March 2013
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Gareth Malone Accepts His OBE
14th March 2013
TV presenter and choir master, Gareth Malone, accepted his OBE this week with his glowing wife by his side.
Simon Calver Becomes an Author
28th February 2013
After dinner speaker and current CEO of Mothercare, Simon Calver, has decided to write a book about his time working as the head of Lovefilm, the movie rental service.
Charles Hazlewood and the British Paraorchestra Release Christmas Single
6th December 2012
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Kell Ryan Reviews
Kell Ryan has spoken and appeared at a number of recent corporate events. Please find some client speaker testimonials and reviews for Kell Ryan for a number of these events and conferences. If you would like some additional information as to how to book Kell Ryan for your corporate event, then please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
I must say thank you very much for your contribution to the awards dinner last night Ive received many very positive comments from my client and attendees this morning and want to pass on my gratitude to you.
it was a pleasure to have you speak at the event. I believe we have asked you to come and speak at another Yorkshire Forward event in Yorkshire in May so I may well see you again there.
It was a pleasure meeting you in November. Many thanks for making it convenient to address our colleagues at the Forum. I am really impressed with your leadership in building a world-class company. There are lots of lessons to be learnt from your success story. I look forward to the opportunity of meeting you again in the future.
Many thanks Kell it was really great to have you there & to meet Glen All those I spoke to found the insight you provided into starting up Ryan Air absolutely fascinating - & Im sure they took away a lot of points to think about!
So thanks again, & certainly if you come to Stamford let us know. In the meantime good luck with what I see the Times calls an audacious bid
Thank you so much for giving so generously of your time to come and speak to our Enterprise Tuesday attendees. We had a great evening and have received very positive feedback regarding the talk. You may be interested to know that we broke a record in terms of number of attendees with around 420 coming to hear your talk. Thank you too for taking time to talk to people informally during the networking; this is much appreciated. As you may know, Enterprise Tuesday is one of CfEL flagship programmes and one in which we take great pride but it would not be the success that it is if it were not for the commitment and dedication of speakers such as yourself. We really appreciate your enthusiasm to be part of the programme and help CfEL spread the spirit of enterprise.
The feedback we have received from the evening has been very positive and you played a big part is making it a success. Please do come and see us if you are ever in the area.
All the feedback I have received was very positive in the sense that it was a real wake up call to all of us on how any company can be threatened at any time by a another company that comes along with a completely disruptive strategy. We all enjoyed the humor, which of course was expected from an Irishman, and the very down to earth, pragmatic and wise recommendations.
I wanted to drop you a note to say a very big thank you for giving up your time to speak at our lunch in Aberdeen. Since then I've enjoyed hearing so many great comments about you. All the committee have said they thought you were a lovely man and they very much enjoyed hearing what you had to say. So unusual they said for a man in the business world to be such a gentleman! I thought you did a great job and got everything just right for the ladies on the day. The right balance of serious talk and humour.
Q & A with Kell Ryan
Kell Ryan answered some probing questions for Speakers Corner. For speaking secrets revealed - read on! To book Kell Ryan for your event, please contact one of the Speakers Corner booking agents on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or info@speakerscorner.co.uk
Speakers Corner: How did the corporate speaking start?
Kell Ryan: I was spokesperson for Ryanair for many years and on retirement continued as Aviation /business speaker
Speakers Corner: Can you remember your first speaking engagement?
Kell Ryan: NCR in Athens
Speakers Corner: And your last event?
Kell Ryan: Cambridge University to MBA AND upcoming Entrepeneurs
Speakers Corner: Which event has been your favourite and why?
Kell Ryan: Speaking to Mc Kinsey Group in Versailles to their Top Worldwide Customers
Speakers Corner: If you could speak at any event, past or future, what would it be?
Kell Ryan: Future of the Airline Industry
Speakers Corner: Who would you most like to share a platform with?
Kell Ryan: Have shared stage with Alan Greenspan and would like to share with Obama and Lance Armstrong
Speakers Corner: On average, how many times a year do you speak at corporate events?
Kell Ryan: 15/20 approx
Speakers Corner: Do you use powerpoint?
Kell Ryan: No (Death by Powerpoint too common)
Speakers Corner: Are you as happy speaking to 50 as to 1,000 people?
Kell Ryan: Have spoken to 1000 plus in USA
Speakers Corner: How do you like to be introduced?
Kell Ryan: Part of the Founding team in Ryanair (founded by my Brother)
Speakers Corner: Do you always like to do a briefing call before the event?
Kell Ryan: Yes,very much so so you fully understand the clients needs.
Speakers Corner: What are the most asked for topics?
Kell Ryan: Survival, Success, Determination ,Business Model
Speakers Corner: Is your speech interactive with audience participation?
Kell Ryan: Yes and I love the Q/A sessions
Speakers Corner: Do you have any funny/embarrassing speaking anecdotes you care to share?
Kell Ryan: Yes but has to told verbally
Speakers Corner: Your favourite film?
Kell Ryan: Saving Private Ryan!
Speakers Corner: Favourite book?
Kell Ryan: Lance Armstong “Tour De Force”(battle for Ultimate supremacy)
Speakers Corner: Favourite holiday destination?
Kell Ryan: The country I have not visited
Speakers Corner: What’s your tipple – wine, beer, champagne?
Kell Ryan: Champagne or if not available Guinness
Speakers Corner: Country or townie?
Kell Ryan: Country
For further information or to book Kell Ryan, call us on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk
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