Bruce Daisley is a bestselling author and technology leader from the UK. He has become regarded as one of the most respected thought leaders on the subject of workplace culture and the future of work. After studying Economics at the University of York, Bruce began his illustrious career as an Account Manager for Media Sales & Marketing. Working here for four years, Bruce built the foundations of his understanding of business working to deadlines and under pressure. In 1999 Bruce joined Emap, beginning his credible digital and technology career as Digital Sales Director for Emap. In this role, he was at the helm of creating inventive online solutions, leading and shaping the team that created such solutions.
Working with Emap for nine years, Bruce held a variety of job titles for the company. Working his way through the ranks, Bruce held the title of Head of Sales and Digital Director, claiming the award of Campaign Sales Team of the Year in 2005 and 2006. After his successful tenure with Emap, Bruce then accepted the role of Director of YouTube and Display for Google. Responsible for leading YouTube for the UK, Bruce was at the helm of one of the largest and most fast-paced companies of the modern day. At this time a high-profile survey of industry leaders voted him a 'Fantasy Hire' that most of them would like to make. He ended up winning the award four times. Since working for Google, Bruce has committed time to work as an Organiser for Culture 2.0, a Digital Advisor for Comic Relief and a Judge for the Design Effectiveness Award. His next largest and most probably best-known role came along in 2012, initially accepting a role as UK Managing Director of Twitter. At the helm of growing and developing the social media platform in the UK, Bruce was ultimately appointed as the EMEA Vice President of Twitter working for eight years with the technology giant.
Since leaving Twitter Bruce has focused his interests on workplace wellbeing, pushing the importance of ensuring that you have the correct balance between work and life. He is a keen believer that laughter is an important factor in making a workplace a more comfortable place and works to improve workplace culture in his proficiency as a speaker. Following the remarkable success of his debut title, The Joy of Work which reached number one in the Sunday Times bestsellers, in 2022 his second book, Fortitude, was named by the Financial Times as the best business book of the year. Bruce's writing has been featured in the Washington Post, The Guardian, Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal and The Daily Telegraph amongst other publications. He has also been recognised as one of the Top 10 Most Important People in Digital, one of the Top 1000 Most Influential Londoners and one of the 500 Most Influential People in Britain.
A sought-after public speaker Bruce covers a variety of topics such as improving work culture, building a culture of innovation, the science of creativity and digital transformation. Having spent the last few years turning his passion for workplace culture into expertise with his podcast, Eat Sleep Work Repeat, he has topped the business charts and has been listened to over five million times. Having worked with high-profile clients such as Microsoft, Google, Chanel, Ubisoft, ITV, HSBC, Burberry and Lego to name just a few, Bruce is the perfect speaker to provide an intellectual speech to a corporate audience from his time spent at the helm of Google and Twitter. He is also able to cover what it takes to make a workplace thrive and how you can make it the best place for the wellbeing of employees. Passionate and authentic, Bruce Daisley is the perfect speaker for your next event.
Our Senior Content Executive, Megan Lupton, recently sat down in an exclusive interview with Bruce Daisley. Learn Bruce's insight into business culture and social media, over on the Champions Speakers' YouTube channel.
