Andrew Grant

Andrew Grant is the CEO of Tirian, author of ‘Who Killed Creativity?’, and creative designer of Tirian programs which are sold under license internationally.

Andrew has worked on leadership and team development for top executive clients in multinational companies throughout the world for more than 15 years and is a recognized leader in the field. He has been in high demand as a keynote speaker and has shared the stage with top international speakers such as Stephen Covey, Jonas Ridderstrale and Bob Nelson.

Andrew has been a keynote presenter and executive level facilitator in over 15 countries, and has successfully worked with over 30 different nationalities.

He has presented at the global leadership conference for the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) & World Presidents’ Organization (WPO), where he ran several key sessions – including the opening keynote, and moderation of the inaugural merger meeting between YPO & WPO. The feedback received after the event was rated one of the highest ever achieved.

Andrew has also been invited to speak on Leadership in the Middle East, presenting to over 2000 participants. Previously, as a lecturer in Education at the Central Philippines University, Andrew worked on breakthrough education projects across Asia. He has also worked pro bono with aid groups in El Salvador, Thailand and tribal India. In 1996 he worked with the International and Indian Schools Total Health Program and helped to produce a health program that today is now reaching over 25 million children worldwide.

Andrew has co-authored several books (including his latest book on creativity “Who Killed Creativity” (Wiley 2012)) plus over 30 corporate educational resources, simulations & programs that are licensed worldwide. He has featured on BBC and ABC TV, Singapore radio, and in several international newspapers and magazines, including the Wall St Journal and Financial Review. In 2011 he was ranked as one of the top 30 leadership gurus in the world.

When not travelling - Andrew lives with his family between Sydney & Bali.

Andrew's clients include:

AT&T, Aman Resorts, Accenture, BASF, Deutsche Bank, DHL, Citigroup, Cisco Systems, E&Y, Four Seasons Hotels, GSK, HP, IBM, MTV, PWC, Reuters, Starwood Hotels and TNT.

Andrew Grant's Videos

Watch 4 short videos to learn why Andrew Grant will add value to your next program

Endorsement & Intro Keynotes

A quick summary of Andrew Grant including - endorsements from leading CEOs and 2 short topics- "Inventing the Future: the new power of branding", & "The Creative Connection: from the classroom to the boardroom" (3 mins)

Endorsements

USA conference organiser Nick Swisher tells why this is one of the best keynotes he's ever seen (3 mins)

Experience

A short video biodata about Andrew Grant's background and what makes him unique (3 mins)

In Action

The Creative Connection - "From the Classroom to the Boardroom" (sample, 3 mins)

Client's
Feedback

"You brought learning to life"
Joann Patrick Ezzell
CEO AT&T Asia / Pac

"Andrew always presents the positive BUT also strongly encourages individuals to directly address issues in a non conflict way. It is very hard to do this and make it work. Andrew did this brilliantly."
Cisco Systems

"You gave us compelling ideas that are worthwhile for use in our marketing.
General Manager / SenVP Consumer Products Disney Asia/Pac

"A totally impressive program. I was amazed at how you got my team to openly discuss issues and address our needs to drive change."
Director of Marketing BPD Asia
Hewlett-Packard

"Top marks for helping us to achieve our key strategic initiatives."
UBS
London

"Extremely well received, with some great takeaways."
Citigroup
Hong Kong

Accolades, Awards &
Independent ratings

AWARD / RATING:
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: Inventing the Future keynote talk
“the highest feedback of the whole program”

ABOUT: Andrew Grant was invited to speak on Leadership in the Middle East, presenting to over 2000 participants and sharing the stage & a panel discussion with Stephen Covey, Jonas Ridderstrale and Bob Nelson.

COMMENTS: "I've spent 12 years on the speaker's circuit working with the biggest name speakers in the world. Andrew's talk today was one of the best I've ever seen, and by far the best at this conference. He left the audience spellbound for more than 90 mins straight." See more on this on Youtube.

AWARD / RATING:
YPO Global Leadership Conference: Keynote talk ‘Inventing the Future’: Rating for keynote 9.01 out of 10 (one of the highest achieved)

ABOUT: GLC (Global Leadership Conference for all YPO and WPO members) This conference was especially important as it was the forum for the inaugural merger discussions between YPO and WPO, to help both organisations look at how they can become more streamlined through the merger process. The Regional Officers workshop consisted of the top 80 members (including the incoming and outgoing chairman and regional officers).

COMMENTS: “I am pleased to announce that the ROW in Sydney was a resounding success. We had a rating of 9.01. Special mention must go to our resource Andrew for his superb presentation on the "Inventing the future" sessions, and keeping us through our pace throughout the day. ”
Richard Hoon ROW Chairperson GLC Sydney 2008

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