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David Meade
David Meade helps organisations improve performance with proven psychological tools. A corporate speaker and emcee on high performance, mindset, and persuasion, and a veteran BBC broadcaster, David has worked with Apple, Harvard, Deloitte, and Meta.
David Meade is an international corporate speaker, emcee, and veteran BBC broadcaster. He speaks on the psychology of high performance, mindset, motivation, and persuasion, helping organisations improve how their people think, decide, and work together.
David has fronted several BBC series, including The David Meade Project, Make Believe, Crowd Control, and Million Dollar Bet, making him one of the most recognisable faces in his native Ireland. He contributes to Forbes.com and New York Business Journal, and has worked with Apple, Harvard, Deloitte, Meta, and the UK Cabinet Office.
Alongside his speaking, David is an academic in the business faculty of one of Ireland's leading universities, where his research centres on leadership, motivation, and persuasion. He turns that research into practical tools delegates can use straight away, and he can weave in mentalism and mind reading as a live, memorable way of showing how the mind operates in the workplace.
Delegates leave with tools to make sharper decisions, drive ownership and accountability, and win buy-in for new ideas. His sessions are highly interactive, so even remote attendees stay involved. Between keynotes and hosting, he works around 150 a year, lifting the energy and making sure every key message lands.
For a leadership conference, sales kick-off, or off-site, David brings research-backed content and the stage experience to make the event one people talk about for months.
Topics, sessions and talks
David Meade's "Mind Your Business" is an interactive session designed to inspire delegates to think differently, enhancing communication, motivation, and decision-making skills. As a renowned corporate speaker and mentalist, David combines his extensive management experience and academic background to engage audiences effectively. Attendees will learn to critically assess their challenges and improve their organisational effectiveness, leaving with practical insights to elevate their professional performance.
David Meade delivers a dynamic keynote on the growth mindset, examining how mindset influences decision-making and team engagement. A renowned corporate speaker and mentalist, David combines his extensive management experience with insights from psychology and consumer behaviour. His engaging style captivates audiences, making complex concepts accessible. Attendees will learn how to motivate their teams effectively, enhance organisational effectiveness, and foster a culture of growth, ultimately driving success within their organisations.
David Meade presents an engaging session on the psychology of effective leadership, tailored for managers and business leaders eager to equip their teams. With an extensive background working with global brands, David blends his expertise in business strategy with his passion for mentalism to deliver keynotes that educate and entertain. Attendees will learn how to enhance organisational effectiveness, inspire their teams, and achieve greater success by understanding the dynamics of leadership and team motivation.
David Meade presents a dynamic session on persuasion, influence, and sales, tailored for sales and business development teams. Drawing on his extensive experience as a corporate speaker and mentalist, David shares effective techniques for impactful pitching and sales growth. Attendees will learn how to enhance their persuasive communication skills, understand consumer behaviour, and apply psychological insights to achieve greater success in their roles. This session promises to be both enlightening and engaging.
David Meade's session on Sustainable High Performance delves into building business athletes through accountability and ownership. Drawing on a decade of research, he reveals how top-performing teams and organisations achieve success by doing things differently. Attendees will learn to focus on creative solutions, engineer opportunities for success, and become better equipped to handle failure and negativity, transforming them into proactive opportunity creators rather than mere opportunity spotters.
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David Meade runs highly interactive sessions that pair research-based psychology tools with optional live mentalism and mind-reading demonstrations, used as metaphors for how the mind works in the workplace.
David Meade specialises in decision making, growth mindset, employee engagement, and the science of persuasion and sales. He's a veteran BBC broadcaster and business academic who has spoken and hosted for Apple, Harvard, Deloitte, Meta, and the UK Cabinet Office.
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