Leadership & Communication Expert; Founder of Missing Link; Author of "Legacide" & "Here Be Dragons"; AI Agency Founder
Richard Mulholland Biography
Richard Mulholland is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and thought leader in leadership, artificial intelligence, communication, and sales. Mulholland founded Missing Link after working as a rock 'n' roll roadie, operating lights for bands including Def Leppard and Iron Maiden. During the off-season, he worked at conferences for major companies, which led him to recognize the need for effective presentations. This realization prompted him to establish Missing Link, a presentation and communication consultancy.
As the founder of Missing Link, Mulholland has collaborated with global brands, executive teams, and business leaders to enhance messaging, improve communication, and drive action. Missing Link, the largest speaking presentation firm in Africa, launched the "Story-to-Stage" program, a three-month immersive designed to help professional speakers build authority, grow their audience, and increase income. Mulholland is also the co-founder of 21Tanks, HumanWrit.es, and The Sales Department, and founded the AI agency Too Many Robots.
Mulholland has spoken in more than 40 countries on six continents, sharing insights on persuasive leadership and effective communication. He addresses leading corporations and serves as a guest lecturer for Cape Graduate School of Business and Gordon Institute of Business Science. He has delivered multiple TEDx talks, including TEDx Johannesburg, TEDx Cape Town, and TEDx Pretoria, and has served as a speaker coach for TED Fellows.
Mulholland is the author of several books, including "Legacide," "Boredom Slayer," "Here Be Dragons," and "Relentless Relevance." His work explores innovation, persuasion, and the art of storytelling to drive growth, improve sales, and win new business. "Legacide" challenges legacy thinking in business, while "Here Be Dragons" offers practical guidance for achieving relevance and success.
Mulholland's career path, from roadie to speaker, provides a unique perspective on navigating disruption and change. He has been recognized by Destiny Man Top 40 Under 40 and Mail and Guardian's top 300 South Africans to take to lunch. In addition to speaking, Mulholland coaches CEOs and TED speakers, focusing on problem-solving and idea sharing within the business and technology sectors.
Richard Mulholland Speaking Topics
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Relentless Relevance
This talk is designed to have leaders and teams understand the incredible importance of remaining relevant and leading the way in all interactions. It isn’t just about sparking ideas; it’s about igniting a transformation in leadership perspective and action.
In this talk, Rich will explain:
- Shift from comfort to curiosity, fostering a culture of innovation through questioning norms.
- Delve into protecting your core and daringly disrupting your sphere, with strategies that promote relevance and resilience.
- Providing the groundwork for a culture that thrives on dynamic change, encouraging teams to embrace disruption as an ally.
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Relentless Relevance in Sales
How to craft relevant sales stories and master StorySelling to win more deals.
Salespeople often fail by focusing on their story instead of selling a new story involving the customer. This applies to leadership communication too. In his engaging talk, Richard Mulholland aims to transform your approach to storytelling and selling, offering new, practical tools for today’s world.
In this talk, Rich will explain:
- Why we are wrong about storytelling and how we can fix it.
- How story selling techniques can be used to change minds and not simply win deals.
- How to get your customers to tell you what they really care about.
Richard Mulholland Videos
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Richard Mulholland is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Relentless Relevance, Relentless Relevance in Sales, Relentlessly Relevant Innovation, Relentlessly Relevant Leadership, Relentlessly Relevant Strategy and Humanity's Unfair Advantage. The estimated speaking fee range to book Richard Mulholland for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Richard Mulholland generally travels from South Africa and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Mike Walsh, Erik Qualman, Peter Guber, Josh Linkner and Afdhel Aziz. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Richard Mulholland for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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