Rikki Hunt

CEO Rikki Hunt Associates

  • Swindon Wiltshire

Rikki Hunt Business Growth advisor,Coach, Mentor & Consultant to Private & Public Sector. Author & Speaker

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Biography

My mission is to help medium sized businesses create a stress free, profitable & secure future for their businesses and their employees.

I do this with my colleagues by creating a customer centric business model, moving the head of the company from 'commander" to "influencer", the managers from "Silo" to "Team" and the staff from "uninterested" to Engaged"

Rikki Hunt has over 20 years of working, as a CEO & Senior Executive in the FMCG and Oil industries, with responsibility for turnover of up to £1.2bn.

Rikki Hunt was a director of a Premiership Football Club and Chairman of a Championship Football Club for 9 years.

In 1998 Rikki Hunt decided to go on his own spending the next 7 years raising as much as £100m for a single transaction in debt venture, to support his plans. Rikki Hunt created and sold organisations trading in Retail petroleum, Fashion, Information Technology, and Telecoms, turnover ranging from £700m to £100k.pa.

In 2005 Rikki Hunt decided it was time to change my direction, and began my Entrepreneurial Coaching & Consulting for Executives and Business owners in both the private and public sector.

Since then Rikki Hunt has Mentored, Coached or Advised individual executives, teams and whole businesses in the Recruitment, Property, Motor trade, FMCG, Financial services, Oil Industry, IT, Public Sector and Charities

In 1998Rikki Hunt authored a book with World renowned business Guru and friend Tony Buzan titled “Creating a Thinking Organization"

Rikki Hunt has held many Non Executive positions, and is a regular motivational speaker

Rikki Hunt is a "Serving Brother of the order of St John of Jerusalem"

Rikki Hunt is a Vice President of The Brain Trust and serial community volunteer.

Industry Expertise

Automotive
Talent Management
Public Policy
Education/Learning
Professional Training and Coaching
Consumer Services
Retail
Wireless
Corporate Leadership
Financial Services

Areas of Expertise

Creating A Thinking Organization
Culture and Leadership
Motivation
Adventure and Winning in Business
Conflict in the Workplace and How to Avoid It
Being the Chairman of A Uk Football Club
Leadership
Executive Coaching

Accomplishments

Adventuring

I have climbed 4 of the seven summits and have just returned from an attempt on the North side of Everest where I climbed to 8,350 meters.
I have Skied to the North Magnetic pole twice, the second time taking the first disabled person. (filmed by central TV)
I was marooned on a desert island for a month with my family for a BBC survival program called "The Real Swiss Family Robinson"
I have authored a book called "Creating a Thinking Organization" (published by Gower)

Chief Executive Burmah Petroleum Fuels Ltd

Key Achievements
* Took company from 3rd in the dealer supply sector to Number 1 in 3 years.
* Won 7 major industry awards spanning best Oil Company, Customer Service, Marketing, and Training & Development initiatives.
* company sold at a price which prompted the City to comment " this is a price we never envisaged several years ago"

Director and Chairman Swindon Town Football Club

* Responsible for all employment from Manager and Players to Chief Exec
* Represented Club at Football league board level
* In 1993/4 season became the first club to be promoted to Premier via the Play-Offs after beating Leicester City 4-3

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Education

none

My formal education ended at 15, although I did later become a Certified Director through the Institute of Directors (IOD) where I also became a fellow.

Affiliations

  • Fellow of IOD

Testimonials

Creator of Mind Mapping, Renowned mind expert, Author and founder of the Brain Trust

Buzan

Rikki makes controversial, provocative and politically incorrect claims. I am delighted to support his renegade views!

MD and creator of Leaderfest

MD2MD

RIkki has twice spoken at LeaderFest, the conference for leaders. He speaks with passion, humility and clarity about real challenges of leadership. He has a wealth of experience and is prepared to tell it as it is.

Regional Partner,

Haines Watts Chartered Accountants

Rikki is an inspirational character whose determination rubs off on those around him. Never afraid to voice an opinion and always willing to provide an objective yet thought provoking take on any given situation

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Sample Talks

Creating a Thinking Organization

Learn how to unlock employee potential, turbocharge management and Leadership practices and coordinate a diverse team of highly individual people in to a winning team

Style

Availability

  • Keynote
  • Panelist
  • Author Appearance
  • Corporate Training

Fees

$1000 to $5000