Inspirational consultant and "Liquid Thinker" Professor Damian Hughes assists a wide range of organisations to develop change catalysts, inspiring leaders and great thinkers. A former Manchester United football coach, Damian went on to become Human Resources Director for Unilever. He is available to speak at a range of events including staff conferences, leadership events, award ceremonies and team building days and has an extensive portfoliuo of inspiring keynote speeches. Damian's innovative and exciting approach has been praised by Sir Richard Branson, Muhammad Ali, Sir Terry Leahy, Tiger Woods, Jonny Wilkinson and Sir Alex Ferguson.

Professor Damian Hughes is the author of four best-selling books, Liquid Thinking, Liquid Leadership, The Survival Guide to Change and Change Catalyst as well the founder of LiquidThinker, the inspirational consultancy which takes the methods used by great leaders and achievers and shows, in easy steps, how these can be applied to business, teams and individuals to achieve success.

Damian, a former England schoolboy footballer and Manchester United football coach, was a Human Resource Director for Unilever, where he led a turn around in performance at the UK's oldest manufacturing site in Port Sunlight before carrying out similar work in Africa and US.

Through his consultancy, LiquidThinker Ltd, Damian helps a wide range of organisations in both the commercial and public sector to develop change catalysts, inspiring leaders and great thinkers. He also works with professional sports teams, including GB Rugby League team, Warrington Wolves Rugby League and Olympic winning boxers and uses his expertise to help build both a winning environment and mindset.

Damian also runs a Manchester inner-city youth club, Collyhurst and Moston which has helped reduce crime and help many kids find a purpose in their lives from  keeping on the straight and narrow to winning Olympic medals. Nominated for the William Hill Sports book of the year award for his biography of boxing great Sugar Ray Robinson, Damian has also co-authored a critically acclaimed biography of boxing legend, Thomas Hearns in Hitman: the Thomas Hearns Story.

He was appointed as a Professor of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour at Manchester Metropolitan University in September 2010.

His innovative and exciting approach has been praised by Sir Richard Branson, Muhammad Ali, Sir Terry Leahy, Tiger Woods, Jonny Wilkinson and Sir Alex Ferguson.

See below for example topics from Damian's portfolio of inspirational keynote speeches.
 

• Discover the secrets to Surviving Change
• How to become a Change Catalyst
• Become a LiquidThinker. Change your thinking and make things happen
• Liquid Leaders  - Inspire and motive others to become great achievers

"We used Damian as our main speaker at our conference in 2009, he made such a lasting impact on the attitude and behaviours of managers that we invited him back in 2010.  The nervousness in using a speaker two years in a row is that they say the same things just differently.  Certainly not the case with Damian, he listened to what we needed the outcomes to be, took time to understand the business situation and put together a session that hit the spot.  I found Damian refreshing, innovative and massively motivational, the content of his presentation was relevant and business focussed and engaged all of our managers.  I would definitely look to use Damian again for our management conference"

Personnel Manager, John Lewis

"We have booked Damian as a keynote speaker on many occasions. The audiences have found his presentations an engaging combination of inspiration and practical advice and I know that the messages have resonated for a long time after the events. It is great to see how Damian tailors the style and content of his delivery to the interests and energies of his audience so that he makes sure that each person understands how they can use the time to their best advantage."

Managing Consultant, Greater Manchester Police