Barry Gibbons
“Your session was superb – energetic, enlightening and innovative in tone” Misys Plc
“Your presentation and style is one of the most unique I have ever experienced… you were an inspiration to all of us” Bridgestone/Firestone Inc (USA)
Former Burger King Boss aka 'The turnaround champ'
Serial Entrepreneur and international best selling business author, Barry Gibbons is one of Europe’s leading keynote speakers.
Within his first year as Chairman and CEO of Burger King he achieved an unprecedented turnaround in company fortunes, with rigid quality control systems and two new restaurants opening every day somewhere in the world. In no time, Burger King had won respect and brand popularity was established.
His speeches have been hailed for their high impact and humorous insights. Barry believes that vision, balance and guts are the ‘must haves’ of leadership and he believes in trust and enlightened management. He inspires companies through his high-octane style to be brave and create the effects of a hurricane without having to go through them. Barry describes his ideas as ‘basic, simple and common-sense’.
His acclaimed book This Indecision is Final was described by Tom Peters as "the best business book I’ve read in a long, long time". His next book If you Want to Make God Really Laugh Show Him Your Business Plan covers the 101 universal laws of business and Dream Merchants and Howboys identified the key success features of a dozen famous careers. His victims included: Benetton, Dyson, Roddick, and Branson.
Barry runs a consultancy through which he challenges the status quo in business; he writes, speaks, consults - whatever it takes to confront today’s business leaders. His business interests include an organic gourmet coffee business in the US, and a publishing /media company in the UK.
His client list for speaking at business conferences continues to read like a ‘Fortune 500’ list in both the US and Europe. If you’re looking for a credible but provocative business speaker, balancing humour & wisdom, you need look no further.