Speaking

Five talks. All of them earned.

A speaker who brings the arithmetic: twenty years inside a $22M → $800M+ build, delivered as structured analysis an audience can argue with. Every talk is shaped to the room before the event — audience, outcome, and the one thing you want people to do differently on Monday.

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Signature talks

The running order

Custom talks and multi-session programmes are developed on request. Each of these can be delivered as a keynote or opened out into a working session.

Scaling Revenue and Commercial Ecosystems

The $800M Playbook. The sequence behind a $22M to near-billion build — what was deliberate, what was luck, and which decisions actually compounded. The most requested talk.

Keynote · 45–60 min · Executives, operators, investors

The Partnership Advantage

How to turn relationships into revenue, reach and growth. Why most partnership programmes produce logos instead of income, and the operating model that turns a relationship into a measurable revenue line.

Keynote or workshop · 45–90 min · Commercial & BD teams

Think Like a Founder, Scale Like an Enterprise

How entrepreneurial thinking creates growth inside large organizations — keeping founder-grade speed and ownership alive inside a company big enough to have a process for everything, without breaking the machine.

Keynote · 45–60 min · Corporate leadership, intrapreneurs

Beyond Sponsorship

Building partnerships that create measurable business value. For brands and institutions still buying visibility: how to convert sponsorship spend into commercial partnerships with a defensible return.

Keynote or workshop · 45–60 min · Brand, marketing & partnership leaders

Africa's Commercial Vanguard In development

Building scalable ventures, digital talent pipelines and cross-border partnerships. The realistic case for building in and with Africa — talent, market entry, and the partnership structures that actually survive contact with the continent.

Keynote · 45–60 min · Global companies, investors, ecosystem builders

Formats

Four ways to book the same twenty years

Keynotes

Conferences, summits and corporate main stages.

Executive workshops

Half-day working sessions with leadership and commercial teams.

Panels & firesides

Moderation or seat, on growth, partnerships and Africa.

Campus & founder talks

Universities, accelerators and founder communities.

Fees

Stated up front

US fees. Travel and accommodation additional outside Austin, Texas. Multi-session and multi-day rates on request.

Engagement	Fee
Keynote45–60 minutes, with optional Q&A	from $15,000
Half-day workshopExecutive or commercial team working session	from $10,000
Panel, fireside or moderationSeat or moderator	from $7,500
Universities, nonprofits & mission-aligned eventsReduced rates — ask	on request

Logistics

The practical part

Everything an organiser normally has to ask for twice. If your requirements differ, say so — most things are workable.

Travel: Departing Austin, Texas. International engagements welcome — economy plus or better over six hours, plus accommodation.
Lead time: Six weeks preferred; shorter notice considered when the calendar allows.
AV: Handheld or lavalier mic, confidence monitor, HDMI for 16:9 slides — or no slides at all.
On the day: Recording permitted by prior agreement. Sponsor sessions, book signings and press interviews at no extra fee.
Selected stages: African Leadership University · Dell Technologies · Dell for Startups · Startup World Cup / Pegasus Tech Ventures · Entrepreneurs' Organization · founder and accelerator communities · corporate leadership offsites.

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