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René Carayol

René Carayol

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From boardroom to stage, René Carayol’s unparalleled experience with Fortune 500 CEOs offers your audience real-world wisdom and powerful strategies that drive results.

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5 out of 5 stars

"From a practical level, Rene made sure the event involved all of the 120 senior executives. Everything ran to time with his guidance and it was polished and well rehearsed. More importantly Rene ensured the perfect balance of challenge and support instantly reading the dynamic in the room and using his experience to get the most out of every session. All of this was done with wit, grace and charm meaning Rene was a pleasure to deal with."

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Why you should book René Carayol for your next event

  • Benefit from René’s unparalleled leadership expertise, gained from overseeing the largest European management buyout and driving significant business success.
  • Leverage insights derived from René’s close work with top CEOs like Jim Yong Kim and Maria Ramos to enhance your organizational strategies.
  • Capitalize on strategies and success stories from René’s impressive track record with Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 executives for transformative results.
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Experience transformative leadership with René Carayol. As a former MD and board member, René delivers unparalleled insights from working with top CEOs like Jim Yong Kim and Antony Jenkins. His sessions blend real-world success with compelling storytelling, ensuring your team gains actionable strategies and unforgettable inspiration. Book René to elevate your event with expertise that drives genuine change and energizes your audience.

Why you should book René Carayol for your next event

  • Benefit from René’s unparalleled leadership expertise, gained from overseeing the largest European management buyout and driving significant business success.
  • Leverage insights derived from René’s close work with top CEOs like Jim Yong Kim and Maria Ramos to enhance your organizational strategies.
  • Capitalize on strategies and success stories from René’s impressive track record with Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 executives for transformative results.

René Carayol is a distinguished keynote speaker renowned for his transformative insights into leadership and organizational excellence. As a motivational speaker, René Carayol draws from his extensive experience as a former Managing Director at IPC Magazines and his influential roles on boards for global giants like Pepsi and IPC Media. His expertise is not just theoretical; it is grounded in practical, real-world success, including orchestrating the largest management buyout in European history.

René Carayol’s keynote speeches are celebrated for their ability to inspire and empower audiences with actionable strategies and compelling storytelling. When you book René Carayol for your event, you tap into his unparalleled track record of advising top CEOs from Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies, including figures like Jim Yong Kim and Maria Ramos. His sessions offer valuable lessons on leadership, emotional intelligence, and strategic thinking, all delivered through engaging and memorable narratives.

By choosing René Carayol as your keynote speaker, you ensure a dynamic and impactful experience that resonates with your organization’s goals. René Carayol promises to deliver not just a speech, but a transformative experience that drives real change and motivates teams to achieve their highest potential. Book René Carayol for your event and elevate your leadership strategy with his expert guidance and powerful presentations.

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Inclusive Leadership

To get the very best decisions, strategy and solutions, teams need to cover all bases, and that means they must be diverse and then inclusive. Sports teams have figured this out long ago. They have specialists with differing strengths from diverse backgrounds who  come together in dynamic fashion to deliver success.

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Manage a Little Less and Lead a Little More

In recent times, a good enough management team, a good enough strategy, mand a good enough brand, was good enough. This is no longer the case. The blunt instrument of Management alone just doesn’t cut it anymore. It is the time for Leadership, and Inspired Leadership at that.

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Culture is More Powerful Than Strategy

René will share his extensive experience and exposure to some of the worlds’ leading corporate cultures, telling his inspiring stories with his deft sense of humour whilst challenging everyone in the auditorium to think again about culture.

Keynote by René Carayol

Collaboration is the New Leadership

“Nothing is best done alone anymore” – no one leader can make all the tough calls on their own anymore. In today’s unforgiving markets, every leader requires the support of a diverse and high performing team. Building a collaborative and collegiate culture demands a new approach to leadership and a change in mindset.

Keynote by René Carayol

Collaboration is the New Leadership

Spike will assist you in making the most honest assessment of your true (few) outstanding inherent strengths (Spikes). Spike is the most straightforward and perhaps radical approach to:

  • Building self-esteem and confidence
  • Identifying roles, job and careers that are right for you
  • Building truly inclusive high-performing teams
  • Ensuring no-one is left behind
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From a practical level, Rene made sure the event involved all of the 120 senior executives. Everything ran to time with his guidance and it was polished and well rehearsed. More importantly Rene ensured the perfect balance of challenge and support instantly reading the dynamic in the room and using his experience to get the most out of every session. All of this was done with wit, grace and charm meaning Rene was a pleasure to deal with.

Peter Short

Royal Bank of Scotland

“That was such a fantastic talk – one of the best I have ever attended. I can’t wait to continue talking and to be able to do that face to face. You’ve lifted our spirits with an impact that will last way beyond today.”

Polly Cochrane

Country Manager, WarnerMedia UK & Ireland

“Amazing is all I can say, thank you so much!! We have received bucket loads of comments stating how amazing you were. Truly tremendous and exceptional.”

Marisa Fourie

Business and Investment Solutions, Glacier

“René has made a significant and tangible difference to how we build and align our top teams, and pushed us to lead a lot more and manage a little less”

Sean McGrath

Vice President of HR, The World Bank

A big thank you for your priceless inspiration and motivation to our fabulous team over the past three days. You have left a phenomenal impression on me personally.

Bank ABC

I wanted to thank you for a fantastic session. You promised storytelling and emotion and you certainly delivered!

Credit Suisse

Thank you for everything you’ve done for me and my team. I couldn’t have achieved these outstanding results without your support and guidance along the way.

Barclays Europe
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5 out of 5 stars

"From a practical level, Rene made sure the event involved all of the 120 senior executives. Everything ran to time with his guidance and it was polished and well rehearsed. More importantly Rene ensured the perfect balance of challenge and support instantly reading the dynamic in the room and using his experience to get the most out of every session. All of this was done with wit, grace and charm meaning Rene was a pleasure to deal with."

Peter Short - Royal Bank of Scotland See all references

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