Mike Southon

Mike Southon – The Beermat Entrepreneur, Author & Keynote speaker

Mike Southon is a best-selling author, and keynote speaker on corporate entrepreneurship, sales, and business growth.

As Editor-at-Large of The London Business Journal he combines his 40 years’ experience in entrepreneurship with a world-class business network of highly successful businesspeople.

Mike brings the magic of entrepreneurship and enterprise to all sizes of organisation, in every type of industry.  He delivers keynote speeches, conference moderation, workshops, and after-dinner speaking, combining practical business advice with both style and humour.

ABOUT MIKE SOUTHON

Mike Southon  has co-founded, built, and sold over 20 businesses, as well as developed in-house venture units in government, hospitality, and engineering.

Mike has co-authored many internationally best-selling business books, including The Beermat Entrepreneur, which has sold over 100,000 copies in several languages.

He has lectured at many business schools, including the delivery of 11-week undergraduate programmes in Entrepreneurship and Marketing Strategy.

Mike specialises in the formation and mentoring of high-performance, ethnically diverse teams, with a particular focus on networking, face-to-face selling, ethical purpose, and mindfulness.

Speaking Topics

Corporate Alchemy – Enterprise in Challenging Times

As we come out of the worst recession in history, large organisations are looking to grow, but feel challenged by new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence and the new culture of Working From Home.Mike explains how to turn your good idea into a great business in a large organisation, from a simple Elevator Pitch to a highly motivated, productive and profitable business unit.

Something About The Beatles

Mike Southon uses The Beatles as an example of how to be creative and entrepreneurial, explaining how to overcome the challenges you will face along the way. Something About The Beatles is highly inspiring, entertaining, and informative keynote presentation.

Something About the Beatles is full of great music, and practical learning points from Mike’s twin careers as a highly successful serial entrepreneur and professional musician, all delivered with energy, style, and humour.

Sales on a Beermat (Sales for Non-Salespeople)

We would all like to increase the revenue of our companies, but not all of us are experienced salespeople. Small businesses have to generate revenue but often do not have a purpose-built salesperson.

Larger organisations have many people involved in the sales process who do not have much formal sales training such as consultants, engineers, lawyers, and accountants. Mike Southon shows how everybody can sell, featuring material from best-selling book, Sales on a Beermat.

Mike’s presentation explains the simple steps any company can take to double their sales immediately without spending money on expensive marketing campaigns. It also shows how everyone, especially non-salespeople, can be involved in the sales process without feeling sleazy or uncomfortable.

Sales on a Beermat is packed with practical tips and real-life examples from Mike’s many years as a highly successful salesman, all delivered with energy, style, and humour.

“Mike Southon is more than Quite Interesting. He spreads insight and cheerfulness in equal measure, like an ambidextrous chef icing two cakes at once” – John Lloyd Producer of Black Adder, Not the Nine O’Clock News and QI

If you are interested in learning more about Mike or interested in booking him for your event, please contact us on enquiries@scampspeakers.co.uk