John Pearson, business speaker

John Pearson is a leading Business and Management speaker, provided by The London Speaker Bureau. He is currently Managing Director of Virgin Radio International, an expanding global radio network across the world.

John is the former CEO and Co-Founder of Virgin Radio UK, where he initiated some of the most dynamic changes to drive consumer adoption across media platforms. He has worked closely with the Virgin Brand and Richard Branson throughout some of Virgin's most challenging times. John is in a unique position to give a personal inside view of the values and behaviours that make Virgin one of the most successful and respected brands in the world.

John has spent the last 30 years in the media business; working across Press, magazines and TV, however a lot of time has been spent in broadcast radio and online media, giving John unique experiences across a variety of areas.

John directed Virgin Radio UK's most formative, turbulent and successful years. After launching the national station and winning a prestigious London FM licence, John was part of the management buyout with Chris Evans that created The Ginger Media Group. Alongside the direction of the radio station, John became a director of Ginger online and Ginger television, including the award winning TFI Friday.

His time spent as Managing Director at Virgin Radio International has led to the network expanding and participating in radio ventures in Europe, North America, the Middle East, India and south East Asia. Virgin currently has in excess of 15 million listeners worldwide.

John is also Chairman of Shazam Entertainment, a digital music company and a shareholder/director of World Architecture News.Com. He has now also re-joined Virgin and is consulting on Virgin's Global Radio Network with stations as far apart as Paris and Bangkok. An entrepreneur and Harvard Business School Alumni, John has been asked to submit and present to the Government joint and select committees for both the broadcasting act and the BBC charter renewal.

As a speaker, John focuses on Virgin Values and Innovation:

- How does Virgin keep its unique culture across so many different market sectors?
- How does Virgin consistently keep innovation a key value?
- How do you operate in 30 countries with 15,000 staff and still keep the same behaviours?
- How much of it is planned and how much is down to luck and circumstance?
- Most importantly - can the Virgin Culture be emulated by your business?

"Virgin has a unique set of values and behaviour that empowers staff to act in a Virgin way. These values define the invisible code of best Virgin practice and form the unique strand of Virgin DNA. By understanding the Virgin Values and how they work, not only are they transportable - you can identify the core values already working within your business and start to use them for competitive advantage."

John is a warm, passionate and engaging speaker who shares his insights gained through a lifetime of motivating and inspiring people in one of the country's most recognised companies.

Testimonials for John include:

"John has a unique ability to make everything appear simple that engages his audience and inspires thinking without boundaries. His energy and warm style combine to deliver a great message"
Andy Jonesco, CEO, AOL UK

"John has the ability to inspire; his energetic style of thinking is delivered with honest human examples of a very powerful vision. John is a great communicator and among the best speakers I have encountered"
Lee Roberts, Commercial Director, AEG

"Our guests were treated to a real delight. John offered us that rare combination of inspiration and relevance - engaging our organization to explore untold possibilities. From recent MBA students to CEO's - John seamlessly engaged the group to cherish innovation, passion, and risk taking as the foundation for creating breakthrough organizational results."
Dan Veitkus, Vice President, Novell, Inc.