Alan O’Neill is widely known for his talents as a change agent, famed for helping to revitalise the ‘sleeping giant’ Selfridges & Co. A seasoned professional who has over three decades worth of experience in revolutionising company culture and navigating change, Alan is widely booked as a speaker for his knowledge surrounding personal and organisational development. Calling himself ‘The Change Agent’, Alan has worked with countless clients such as Harrods, Ramada Hotels, Mercedes, Vodafone and Scottish Power.
Currently, Alan is the Managing Director of Kara.ie- a company specialising in change management that helps a range of B2B and B2C clients refresh their strategy and culture. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Alan has made it his mission to support companies in the shift to online operations, develop recovery plans and aid them in the return to normality. He has also dedicated his time to keynote speaking, sharing his expertise on organisational culture, change management and customer experience. He has also contributed his knowledge to various publications, currently contributing as a weekly advice columnist for The Sunday Independent.
With over 30 years of experience in change management and organisational culture, Alan has also previously been the owner and Managing Director of Hallmark and the owner and partner of Harvest Resources. Over the course of his career, Alan has also contributed heavily as a non-executive director and continually ensured that companies were driven to optimal success. He has also shared his wealth of knowledge as a Visiting Professor at ESA Beirut and conducted various masterclasses for C-Level executives worldwide.
With a successful career of organisational change behind him, Alan is now a highly popular choice as a speaker for corporate events. Having worked with top corporations such as Toyota, Selfridges & Co, UPS, Intel, Getty Images and EDF Energy, Alan is considered an influential thought leader in everything change management, corporate culture, customer experience and retail management. Commended for his practical and polished keynote speeches, Alan advises companies on how they can put organisational change and customer experience at the forefront of their agendas and revolutionise their companies. With unrivalled business acumen, when looking for an expert business speaker who can help with corporate culture, organisational change and customer experience look no further than Alan O’Neill.
