Speaker, Trainer, Facilitator and Entrepreneur

A high energy presenter with a reputation for fast moving motivational speeches and workshops, for the last 20 years Robert has provided advice on the psychology of teams, leadership, management, sales, negotiation, corporate performance and personal peak performance.

Voted top speaker at this years IGD Conference, Robert has written articles,  made videos and podcasts on numerous topics bringing the skills required to improve individual and corporate performance to life in a way that entertains.

Having enjoyed a career that started in the highflying world of Accountancy with one of the ‘Big Four’, Robert’s transition to Sales is what fired his passion for achievement through the excellence of behaviour.

Experience of working in the Leisure Sector, Automotive Sector and with experience in the Finance Sector, Robert shares some amazing insights with his audiences, displaying remarkable understanding of what makes people reach their potential.

Starting from a platform of “Potential = Performance less Interference” and by highlighting the nine key things which stop people and organisations reaching their true potential, Robert’s no-nonsense style makes his audience think about what action they can take to improve their own performance immediately.

Robert took his direct approach into the world of sport, when he was invited by Hull City Manager, Phil Brown, to help focus himself and the management team to achieve the club’s plans for development.

Fourth from bottom in the second tier of English football when he started, Robert helped inspire Hull City to survival in the first season and then played his part in focussing the Club to their amazing foray into the Premiership, the first time the club has played in the top flight in its 104 year history.

Phil Brown, Hull City Manager, said of Robert, “when you work with him you really do know where you stand, he is no respecter of reputations and past success, Rob tells it as it is and keeps you focused on the future goal”.

Areas of Expertise

As a genuine expert in NLP, Robert studied for 31/2 years with NLP Co-creator John Grinder, qualified in both hypnotism and hypnotherapy; Robert’s grasp of popular psychology and its impact on personal and corporate achievement make him stand out as a change agent in any environment.

In 2008 Robert qualified as a Firewalk Instructor, which he says, “Really focuses the mind on what it takes to overcome internal interference” and is in great demand to run firewalk seminars for individuals, charities and corporate clients.

Bringing all this together with his finance background, business acumen, and unique presentation style, makes Robert a truly inspirational speaker, trainer, coach and Business Consultant.

Robert has had the privilege of working with or presenting to audiences from;:

Sainsbury, Tesco, Asda, Volkswagen, Vauxhall, Saab, Chevrolet, Smith & Nephew, Hull City Football Club, Linpac, Volvo, Hull University Logistics Institute.

An in demand, entertaining speaker, Robert has presented on the following;

•    The journey from Performance to Potential
•    Improving performance through personal choice of attitude
•    Communication styles and their impact on corporate performance
•    The happiness hypothesis, improving morale in the work place
•    Selling in an impossible market

Clients Comments

“Tells it as it is and keeps you focussed on the future goal.”
(Phil Brown, Hull City Manager)

“Welcome back, I’d forgotten how good a speaker you are, you kept the audience on the edge of their seats throughout.”
(Volkswagen)

“You did more for our internal communication in one day than I have managed in my entire career with the Company.”
(Volvo)

“Great presentation skills, very entertaining, thank you.”
(Auto Logistics)

Call us now to book Rob to help you create your next dynamic earning event.

+44 (0)1482 661177    info@tom-international.com