{"id":36948,"date":"2016-10-27T15:31:17","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T19:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/blog\/favourite-new-speakers"},"modified":"2016-10-27T15:31:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T19:31:17","slug":"favourite-new-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/blog\/favourite-new-speakers","title":{"rendered":"Favourite New Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leading Authorities has signed some great new names to our roster recently. Here\u2019s a list of some of my favourites:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/speakers\/david-rowan\/\">David Rowan<\/a> is the editor-in-chief of <em>WIRED\u2019s<\/em> award-winning UK edition. He answers the question: <strong>\u201cHow is technology changing my industry?\u201d<\/strong>\u2014 sharing insights on strategy, and innovation as he investigates the companies and entrepreneurs who are changing our world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/speakers\/grant-leboff\/\">Grant Leboff<\/a> is one of the UK\u2019s leading sales and marketing experts and the author of <em>Stickier Marketing<\/em>. He shares the <strong>new principles of marketing so they can thrive in a digital world<\/strong>, addressing the massive changes that emerging technologies are driving.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/speakers\/gerald-ratner\/\">Gerald Ratner\u2019s<\/a> story of riches-to-rags and then back again is an inspiration to many who have experienced rejection, loss, and humiliation. After a famous gaffe, he now heads GeraldOnline, the UK\u2019s number one online jewellery retailer, sharing insights on <strong>perseverance and managing crises<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/speakers\/rasmus-ankersen\/\">Rasmus Ankersen<\/a> is an author of five best-selling books \u2013 including his latest, <em>Hunger in Paradise<\/em>, and an <strong>expert on performance development<\/strong>. He is the only expert on the subject who has lived and trained with the best athletes on the planet, and he has worked with organizations worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/speakers\/mick-dawson\/\">Mick Dawson<\/a> overcame the odds and rowed across the Pacific Ocean from Japan to San Francisco. 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