Born in London in 1951 Richard's education included a traditional English boarding school followed by 3 Years in hotel school and four years "apprenticeship" in some of the best hotels and restaurants in England.

After switching to the contract catering industry Richard rose in the ranks to Regional General Manager at the age of twenty eight before setting up on his own. After spending a couple of years travelling the world Richard was enticed back to corporate life but in 1994 he left to write his first book "Presenting For Profit".

Richard is predominately a family man with 5 children and in addition to a successful corporate career he has travelled overland across Africa in an old VW Kombi, worked for the Queen at Buckingham Palace, and successfully written and marketed a restaurant accounting software package called "Trade Inn".

Richard is the author of 11 motivational and business books and is comfortable speaking on a wide range of business topics.

Richard's style is as entertaining as it is informative and his provocative opinion will fire your enthusiasm leaving you with a desire to hear more and eager to get out there and do it!

Richard is available for Conferences and Seminars, Breakfasts and After Dinner Speeches, as well as in-house motivational team meetings.

Richard's presentation is a must if you are serious about improving your business skills, or want to improve your negotiation skills. What about your time management or your ability to manage your meetings? Or if you would like to develop your selling techniques or the way in which you cimmunicate.