What is Intrapreneurship? The Top 10 Trending Keynote Speakers for Hire in 2024
All of the world’s greatest businesses were born from an entrepreneur who was willing to take the risk of entering the often-complex business landscape. With many business markets now highly saturated, it can be hard to be innovative enough to forge a successful independent company. As a result of this, the term ‘Intrapreneurship’ has become more prominent. But the question is what is Intrapreneurship?
Contents:
- What is Intrapreneurship?
- Why is Intrapreneurship Beneficial for Businesses?
- Who are the Top Intrapreneurship Speakers to Hire?
What is Intrapreneurship?
Intrapreneurship is defined as an individual who exists within an established company, and instead of creating a new standalone organisation, they look to innovate their current roles and workplaces into territories not previously explored.
An intrapreneur does not start new businesses in competitive markets. Instead, they work within the already established structures of a company, and look for ways in which they can improve the current company they work in. Intrapreneurship does not pressure an individual with the same risks that being an entrepreneur does, instead they are free to be increasingly innovative with few financial restrictions.
Source: Stanford University
Why is Intrapreneurship Beneficial for Businesses?
Intrapreneurship is a fantastic way of innovating change and there are many benefits that it has for business across a variety of industries. Such benefits are:
- Increased profits – intrapreneurs will only pitch ideas that they think will increase profits for the company and expand operations into untouched, yet profitable, markets.
- Increased creativity – intrapreneurship is all about innovation, and in order to make innovation happen creativity must be a priority. Intrapreneurs are continually looking for new and creative ways to expand their business, thus increasing the creativity of an industry.
- Improved customer service – as intrapreneurs look to improve the output of a business, they are ultimately looking to improve the service that customers receive from a business. Increasing the services that a business provides is also in turn going to improve the experience that a customer receives.
Source: Forbes
Who are the Top Intrapreneurship Speakers for Hire?
Below, we have made a selection of the 10 trending intrapreneurship keynote speakers, all experts in promoting innovation in the workplace. To hire one of our top intrapreneurship speakers, get in touch with one of our booking agents by calling 0207 0787 876 or by completing our online contact form. Browse our selection of the top intrapreneurship speakers today!
Alison Edgar MBE
Alison Edgar MBE is a decorated change agent, who has forged her success as an expert on behavioural psychology and setting goals. Having initially worked as the Executive Manager of Welcome Hotels & Restaurants and the Front Office Manager for Raddison, Alison is now the acclaimed Managing Director of SMASH IT!, a company that specialises in workplace training and executive coaching. Having been a Judge of the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and been appointed MBE for her Services to Entrepreneurship, Alison has twice been named as one of the Top 10 Business Advisers.
Empowering future generations of entrepreneurs, Alison is also a passionate advocate for intrapreneurship, encouraging her clients to look for innovative ways in which they can improve their current job roles or expand business operations. Don’t miss the opportunity to hire Alison Edgar MBE to deliver her revered keynote on Intrapreneurship – Adopting an Agile Approach!
Official feedback for Alison Edgar MBE:
"During the event, Alison’s energy and passion were there for all to see. The content really resonated with the team and they were able to connect it to real-life work and home situations. Alison has some great stories and her engaging and funny delivery style made the team feel right at home. I would highly recommend Alison if you are looking to inspire and motivate your team in the future." - Currys
Jo Salter MBE
Famed for her illustrious career as the first female fast jet pilot of the Panavia Tornado, Jo Salter MBE has developed world-class expertise in analytical thinking, performing under pressure and leadership. The former leader of an all-male squadron as the Flight Lieutenant of the 617 Squadron, Jo has learnt first-hand the complexities of leading a successful team, breaking glass ceilings as a woman in a male-dominated environment. Today, Jo is the Director of Global Transformative Leadership for PwC, spreading her expertise in overcoming adversity, being resilient and having determination to the staff of PwC. With such a distinguished career to her name, Jo was named as one of the 50 Most Inspiring Women in the World and appointed MBE for Services to Aviation.
In her role at PwC, Jo empowers intrapreneurs to flourish, looking for ways in which individuals can generate transformative leadership that will benefit the business operations of PwC. Also a passionate advocate for personal development, Jo encourages people to become intrapreneurs and look for ways they can develop not only their personal role in a company, but business operations as a whole.
Official feedback for Jo Salter MBE:
"Without a doubt, Jo was the best speaker I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. Totally outstanding. A perfect balance of content within Jo’s story, so relevant to our team, our lives and the event. Couldn’t be rated higher, and so many amazing comments from the team about being inspired and taking insights away for change. Please pass on our enormous gratitude." - Stuart, Head of Business Delivery, Three
Bruce Daisley
A preeminent expert on technology and business, Bruce Daisley forged his success as the former Managing Director of YouTube and the European Vice President of Twitter. Having worked at the top level as an executive, Bruce learned first hand the pressure of the corporate world, and is now committed to evaluating workplace stress and corporate culture. The author of the Sunday Times Bestseller and The Financial Times Working It Podcast Best Business Book of the Year, Fortitude: Unlocking the Secrets of Inner Strength, Bruce is dedicated to improving employee productivity and promoting an intrapreneurial mindset.
Host of the Eat Sleep Work Repeat Podcast and Visiting Honorary Professor at Bayes Business School, Bruce is committed to creating the next generation of intrapreneurs. Driving cultures of innovation in which people turn ideas into a reality, in turn improving the workplace cultures and employee engagement. Delivering keynote speeches on fostering creativity and curiosity, hire Bruce Daisley to inspire intrapreneurs in your workplace.
Official feedback for Bruce Daisley:
"Bruce was fantastic. People really enjoyed his presentation – the content was spot on." - Thea, Head of Corporate Relations, Diageo
Susannah Schofield
The Director General of the Direct Selling Association UK and the Founder of Pitch Sport, Susannah Schofield has enjoyed a successful career driving business growth, now hired as a keynote speaker to share her expertise as an intrapreneur and real-time business insight. Having forged her business success working for 18 years with Royal Mail, in roles such as Commercial Opportunity Director and Deputy Sales Director, Susannah is widely remembered for her intrapreneurship at Royal Mail – having launched the New Business Sales Team that generated over £290 million per annum.
The bestselling author of Mind the Gap: Creating Your Successful Business Strategy, Susannah is now hired as a keynote speaker to empower others to be intrapreneurs and promote growth within existing organisations. When looking for a speaker who will encourage and promote the importance of continual innovation in existing businesses, having also been a member of the UK Government Board of Business Innovation, don’t hesitate in hiring Susannah Schofield today.
Official feedback for Susannah Schofield OBE:
"She got the brief exactly, and delivered the right kind of talk that we expected her to. I personally found Susannah to be a real pleasure to work with." - British Property Federation
Jeremy Schwartz
An illustrious businessman currently working as the Chairman of Sustainability & Inclusion Transformation Practice at Kantar, Jeremy Schwartz has enjoyed a decorated career during which he has educated his clients on how to profit from sustainability. Formerly the CEO of Pandora, the CEO of The Body Shop, MD of L’Oreal, Director of Brand Marketing for Sainsbury’s, Director of Marketing for Coca-Cola and Marketing Director of L’Oreal, Jeremy has a plethora of experience in innovating businesses from the inside – an avid intrapreneur who has looked to improve and expand the operations of existing businesses.
Having launched the business transformation plan Programme NOW at Pandora and spearheaded the sale and separation of The Body Shop from L’Oreal, Jeremy is an expert intrapreneur who has innovated the companies he has worked for into different markets and increased their profitability. When looking for a speaker who will educate your audience on how everyone can be a leader, how to elevate team performance and champion innovation from within businesses, don’t hesitate in hiring Jeremy Schwartz.
Official feedback for Jeremy Schwartz:
"It went really well with Jeremy, he did a very good job. His session was so appreciated as it was crisp, full of real life and experience examples, which made him very authentic, and also the fact that he knew our industry and really did some research on our business made it very impactful." - Cotyinc
Gina Buckney
The Founder and Director of Your People Power, Gina Buckney is an expert in leading multi-national corporations to business excellence. Using her personal experiences built from working in high-pressure and dynamic environments, Gina is passionate about driving change, being more inclusive and increasing diversity in corporate settings. Having formerly worked as the Infrastructure Project Manager of Barclays and the Business Operations Business Programme Manager for BT, Gina is famed for her talents as an intrapreneur, having innovated and delivered projects of over £11 that expanded the companies she worked for into new territories as a business.
Having also worked as the Infrastructure Project Manager and the IT Transformation Programme Manager for Lloyds Banking Group, Gina is a revered expert on business transformation who provides insight on business prosperity at corporate events. Having also been the youngest person in the role of BT Contract Director, Gina has spearheaded her industry as an inspirational intrapreneurial role model. Don’t miss your opportunity to hire Gina Buckney to speak on being an intrapreneur today.
Official feedback for Gina Buckney:
"Gina’s presentation was great, just what we wanted. It went down really well yesterday, we’ve received some really positive feedback! Please pass on a big thank you to Gina from us, and tanks to you too for organising it. We are very pleased with how it went, and I think we would like to use Gina again, we just need to think how and when." - Emma, EMEA Cares Programme Manager, Monster Energy Europe Limited
Dan Cobley
A highly influential technology and innovation expert, Dan Cobley is revered for his former role as the Managing Director of UK & Ireland for Google. During his tenure at Google, Dan oversaw an impressive $5 billion worth of revenue, thanks to his business acumen. Since leaving Google, Dan has forged a successful career as an investor, adviser and chairman of countless start-up businesses – such as in his current role as an Advisory Partner for Blenheim Chalcot. In addition to his ventures as an investor, Dan has also become a successful entrepreneur, now the Co-Founder of SalaryFinance, ClearScore, EnglishScore and Koodoo. When he is not educating start-up businesses on business prosperity and growth, Dan can be found inspiring intrapreneurs to further revolutionise the operations of renowned companies – as he did during his time working for Google.
Having established a new sales organisation during his tenure at Google, Dan Cobley has demonstrated the importance of intrapreneurship in large organisations. Innovating Google from the inside, Dan is highly sought after as a keynote speaker for corporate events, hired to share his leading expertise on the second order impacts of technology and digital disruption of financial services. Named on the UK Tech Top 100 and as the Maserati Innovator of the Year, Dan is highly acclaimed by leading organisations, and has already spoken for the likes of Deloitte, Fidelity International and UK Sport to name a few. When looking for a pioneer of innovation and business growth, don’t hesitate in hiring intrapreneur Dan Cobley today.
Official feedback for Dan Cobley:
"Everyone is talking about it today! How I found you and how interesting the hour session was. You had a tough act to follow as the 372 had already been there since 10am and were starting to flag after all the sessions, so to bring them back into the ballroom, uplift and inspire them was a job very well done." - Deloitte
Duncan Wardle
Highly regarded as one of the best original thinkers, Duncan Wardle is renowned for his former role as the Head of Innovation and Creativity for Disney. Using his intricate methods of thinking outside the box, Duncan was known as one of Disney’s greatest intrapreneurs, continually looking for ways to innovate new concepts and encouraging creativity throughout the Disney franchise. Creating a lasting impact at Disney, Duncan is now a leading innovation speaker, who emphasises the importance of intrapreneurship to keep existing businesses ahead of the curve. A Professor of Innovation at Yale University, Duncan has also led masterclasses on innovation at Harvard and Edinburgh University.
Promoting the importance of an innovative and creative culture in business profitability, Duncan is a fantastic choice when looking to hire a speaker on intrapreneurship. A seasoned speaker, Duncan has delivered multiple TEDx Talks, titled The Theory of Creativity, Creating Relationship Magic! and iHuman. When hired as a keynote speaker, Duncan covers topics of thinking differently, creating customer experience magic and embedding innovation into everyone’s DNA. When looking for a speaker who will spark the creativity of all intrapreneurs, hire Duncan Wardle today!
Official feedback for Duncan Wardle:
"He was fabulous! The team loved him, and the feedback was really, really positive. We also did an after session 5-star feedback and the majority (99%) were 5’s. I hope you will pass on our appreciation for the work he did to make this a success and we look forward to other opportunities to work together in the future." - GSK
Michelle King
A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, Michelle King has dedicated her professional career to ensuring that workplaces are more inclusive and equal places. Described as a “Visionary leader changing the inclusion landscape” by Billie Jean King, Michelle is currently the Founder and Managing Director of Equality Forward, a leading consultancy firm teaching executives how to building inclusive cultures in the workplace. Having formerly worked as an HR Consultant for PwC and as the Director of Inclusion for Netflix, Michelle has already made great waves in the battle for a more inclusive future – named as a LinkedIn Top Voice for Equality in 2020.
Having also been the Senior Manager of Development for Diversity and Employee Engagement for UN Women, Michelle has stamped her authority as an intrapreneur, innovating and improving the operations and diversity of well established organisations. Having sat on the Advisory Board of Girl Up for the United Nations Foundation, Michelle is now the Host of The Fix Podcast, has authored the bestselling books The Fix: How to Overcome the Invisible Barriers that are Holding Women Back at Work and How Work Works, and delivered the TEDx Chelsea Park Talk It’s Not You, It’s Your Workplace. When looking for an inspirational female speaker who will inspire people from all walks of life to become intrapreneurs, look no further than Michelle King.
Official feedback for Michelle King:
"Michelle King candidly shares her own personal experiences and decades of research to reveal the invisible barriers women face at work. Drawing on her exposure to companies that are structure to enable only men to succeed, she suggests that our denial towards gender inequality is hurting women, and the challenges the idea that women can improve their way to success. Bravely, Michelle offers the essential message that women are extraordinary as they are, and don’t need fixing – workplaces do." - Tamara, Co-Founder, Jimmy Choo
David Rowan
Founding Editor in Chief of WIRED UK, David Rowan has extensive experience of technology journalism. Having worked with some of the world’s leading innovators, David has collated his expertise on innovation in his Amazon No.1 Bestseller Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World’s Smartest Minds. Since forging his success with WIRED UK, David has also become the Founder of VOYAGERS, a collaboration of executives on original ideas and innovation. In addition, David is also the Host of the Walks With Founders Podcast and has shared his expertise in publications such as The Times, GQ, The Sunday Times and Conde Nast Traveller.
A leading intrapreneur, David is highly regarded for expanding the already successful WIRED into the UK, and since spreading empowerment to other executives looking to become intrapreneurs in their own industries. Now highly sought after as a keynote speaker on intrapreneuership, David has formerly spoken for the likes of Facebook, HSBC and Coca-Cola to name but a few. Delivering keynote speeches on what talent wants in the new world of work, why business innovation has never mattered more and the top ten lessons from non-bullshit innovators, hire David Rowan to inspire intrapreneurship and innovation in your industry.
Official Feedback for David Rowan:
"Thank you so much for an excellent session. You left the team in no doubt about the risks of disruptive factors and how they can impact any industry. Ours more than any is wide open here. Totally the right way to end the conference." - JP Morgan
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