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Mike Southon

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Motivational Speaker: The Beermat Entrepreneur

Professional Speakers Association

Mike is one of the UK's most experienced business speakers, a Fellow of the Professional Speakers Association, and speaks at conferences all around the world.

Customers include Coutts, GlaxoSmithKline, Goldman Sachs, Cisco Systems, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Accenture, The European Commission, The Entrepreneur Business School (Bali), The MIT Forum (USA), The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (UK), the East of England Development Agency, Finance Wales, The Institute of Directors, and Rolls-Royce.

Mike is a Visiting Fellow in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at London South Bank University, and is a visiting lecturer at London Business School, Cass Business School and many others.

Mike Southon is a very experienced broadcaster and conference moderator, and has released over 80 podcast-friendly radio interviews with famous industrialists, entrepreneurs and business experts.

These include Allan Leighton (Chairman, Royal Mail), Sir Robin Saxby (former Chairman, ARM), Sir Philip Trousdell (former commander, NATO forces in Bosnia), Sahar Hashemi (Co-founder, Coffee Republic), Sir Keith Mills (Chairman, London 2012 Olympic bid) and Trevor Baylis (inventor of the clockwork radio).

Publications

Experience

In the '80s, Mike co-founded, built and sold The Instruction Set, a software consultancy.

In the '90s, Mike worked with 17 start-ups; two later went public (and three went broke!).

In the '00s, Mike has co-authored four bestselling books, and speaks at over 100 events per year.

Most Requested Presentations

Turn Your Good Idea into a Great Business

Everyone has a great business idea, whether they looking to set up their own company or would like to be more entrepreneurial in their corporate environment; the problem is how to turn the dream into reality. Mike Southon provides the answer, using the simple steps from the UK best-sellers The Beermat Entrepreneur and The Boardroom Entrepreneur.

Using the metaphor of three friends going down to a pub and writing on a Beermat, Mike explains how to develop an Elevator Pitch, find the right Mentor, and finally secure the crucial First Customer.

Turn your Good Idea into a Great Business is packed with practical tips and real life examples from Mike's twenty-five years as a highly successful serial entrepreneur, all delivered with energy, style and humour.

Double Sales - Immediately!

Everyone would like to double their sales immediately. Mike Southon shows you how, featuring material from UK best-seller Sales on a Beermat.

Mike's presentation explains the simple steps any company can take to double their sales immediately without spending money on expensive marketing campaigns. It also shows how to get everyone in the company involved in the sales process without feeling sleazy or uncomfortable.

Double Sales - Immediately! is packed with practical tips and real life examples from Mike's twenty-five years as a highly successful salesman in start-up organisations, all delivered with energy, style and humour.

Endorsments

Mike Southon is more than Quite Interesting. He spreads insight and cheerfulness in equal measure, like an ambidextrous chef icing two cakes at once.

John Lloyd, producer of Blackadder, Spitting Image, Not The Nine O'Clock News and QI

This is a sales book for everyone, written with clarity and wit.

Stephen Fry, author, producer and performer, foreword to Sales on a Beermat

The ‘Sales on a Beermat’ presentation did exactly what it claims – it helped us double our sales in three months.

Stefan Foster, Managing Director, The National Computing Centre

Wisdom without jargon, practical, practicable advice for the would-be entrepreneur

Karan Bilimoria, founder, Cobra Beer

97% of delegates said they were inspired by Mike Southon's presentation. Comments included: ‘absolutely brilliant’, ‘motivating’, ‘practical, concise tips’, ‘thought–provoking’ and ‘informative

Julie Readman, Chief Executive, Business Link for South Yorkshire

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