Nigel Risner

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Nigel Risner Biography

Nigel Risner - larger than life, professional speaker and human development specialist, believes that the enormous amounts of untapped potential inside us, stay hidden as a result of lethargy, ignorance or fear.

His passion enables him to perform a dual role, firstly to help people acknowledge that anything is possible with a little self-belief, and secondly, demonstrating how to make things happen. Nigel works on the premise that learning must be an interactive experience.

Nigel's seminars and workshops are designed to unlock the potential within everyone - to boost self-esteem and to maximize personal potential. Larger than life and unique, his presentations unfailingly fire delegates with enthusiasm, and leave them with armloads of facts and information that will help them realise their goals.

A paramount message that Nigel expounds is the difference between winners and losers - winners do the things that losers are too frightened to do. The achievement of success is often a question of application - learning the techniques, putting them into practice on a regular basis, at all times armed with self-belief.

Nigel's examples are always taken from real situations to effectively illustrate that the road to success can be tough with the fundamental objective of guiding professionals to achieve peak performance and to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles to success.

Nigel's background was as the head of a successful finance company, and at 26 he was one of the youngest CEOs in the City of London.  He was previously president of the London Chapter of Professional Speakers Association, and has been voted Speaker of the year by the Academy of Chief Executives. He is also a Companion of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management.

Nigel's Speaking Topics

  • Motivation & Teamwork
  • Peak Performance
  • Human Development

For further information or to book Nigel Risner, please call us on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk


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Nigel Risner News

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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.

Sir Terry Leahy Adjusts to Life After Tesco

11th April 2013

Business speaker and former CEO of Tesco, Sir Terry Leahy stepped down from his position at Tesco in 2011 at the age of 55, he has since started working with several charities, invested in small businesses and written a book.

Top 10 Speakers for 2012

27th December 2011

As the year draws to a close, Speakers Corner looks forward to the promise of the intriguing and opportune months ahead. 2012 is set to be a year of economic optimism, business innovation and a host of rising stars on the corporate circuit – all primed to motivate, educate, stimulate and entertain.

Mary Perkins Wins Director of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award

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.

Entrepreneurs’ Forum Boasts Speakers Corner's Best

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.

Self-Help Books; A Billion Dollar Industry

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.

Noreena Hertz Finishes New Book

4th April 2013

Keynote speaker and leading futurist, Noreena Hertz has finished her most recent book, which will be published in the US and the UK in September 2013.

Will Whitehorn Appointed as Chair of Catapult Board

27th March 2013

Keynote speaker and former President of Virgin Galactic, Will Whitehorn, has been appointed as chairman of the new Transport System Catapult.

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.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter: “World’s Most Influential International Thinker”

16th November 2012

HR magazine has voted Rosabeth Moss Kanter the World’s Most Influential International Thinker.


Nigel Risner Reviews

Nigel Risner has spoken and appeared at a number of recent corporate events. Please find some client speaker testimonials and reviews for Nigel Risner for a number of these events and conferences. If you would like some additional information as to how to book Nigel Risner 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

Nigel's talk really energised the room and people were really enthusiastic. He managed to cram a lot of ideas and concepts into the time, however we did not need to have 'the arrow' part at the end of it - it felt a bit gimmicky.
The Virtual Development Group Ltd

Exceptional, enlightening, inspiring and brilliant. Made you think about things differently - a breath of fresh air. Plenty of food for thought. Kept the audience engaged and alert - had a greatway of getting the message across. Entertaining. Ended the conference on a light hearted and positive note. Very good speaker who made me think twice about the way I run my own area.
Forticrete Ltd

A great motivational speaker. People left our conference on a definite high. Would recommend Nigel to other companies.
Ibstock Brick

We have had Peter before (something i wasn't aware of at the time of the booking) Quite alot of his material had been heard before.
Hoare Lea & Partners

All our feedback questionnaires rated Nigel as either excellent or good so he was definitely well received by all.
Experian

Dear Nigel, Great to see and hear you again. The whole county is awash with complaints - they are blaming us (!!) for not promoting your sessions sufficiently so that EVERYONE could benefit from the resulting energy and excitement. (The truth is, they didn't trust me when I told them about you, they used their past experiences of speakers and didn't believe that someone like you existed). I have just received an e-mail from one head who has not been known to praise anything before. She says that she just cannot stop talking about yesterday at home and at school. Life changing, she says. She recommends that we ensure an opportunity for every teacher in the county to listen to you. Geraint received an e mail form the County Treasurer saying that you were worth whatever you cost because he had benefited so much from the afternoon session. Special Needs (behaviour) manager was almost in tears because you were preaching the same message value, respect, acknowledgement and praise. Our heads can never be the same again after you emphasised that so very CLEVERLY. Thank you for ensuring a better crack of the whip for our children in Conwy. You were outstanding in the way you dealt with one particular head in the morning. It showed that you were not just an outstanding motivational speaker but understood people and their monsters better than any psychologist. You have changed a number of lives once more.
Welsh Primary School Conference

Hello Nigel. I hope you are well. Thanks for such an inspirational morning at the Stockton Primary Head Teacher's Conference yesterday. I said I would contact you and would like to join your mailing list. About four of us have expressed an interest in the possibility of you doing some kind of event for us, so I'll be in touch later re this.
The Oak Tree Primary School

Event was a huge success with many people texting and e-mailing how much they enjoyed it! Looks like we managed to do the impossible and improve on last year! Pressure on for next year now!!!! Nigel was brilliant and I find myself thinking of his phrases on a daily basis at the moment!
Louise Jones LJ Marketing Ltd

We genuinely felt that your presentation was miles ahead of anything we have seen from other speakers we have used.
Schering Healthcare

The feedback that I have had has been awesome, your combination of humour passion and energy was an inspiration for the whole team and was the perfect climax to our managers conference.
Body Shop

Your lively and professional style made the event a great success and you are the first speaker we have had to score a perfect ten score from all who have attended.
GSK

Thank you for your undoubted enthusiasm in helping to make a difference in our lives.
John Lewis Partnership

An excellent presentation and performance. It will have a powerful effect on my life. I will recommend it to anyone.
First National Bank Plc

Nigel stepped in at the last minute to fill a keynote motivational slot - he came well prepared with a good understanding of the industry we are in and went down incredibly well with delegates. He provided a perfect mix of business and humour. We would definately book him for future events and recommend him to other organisations.
Integra Office Solutions


For further information or to book Nigel Risner, call us on +44 (0)20 7607 7070 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk

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