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Who Is Robert Craven?
'Good businesses focus on:
- People and Teams
- Marketing and what customers want, and
- Strategy and Planning
All else is commentary' says Robert Craven.

Robert Craven works with the ambitious directors of fast growing businesses who feel that they could be doing even better.
As a keynote speaker his style is challenging, honest and goading; free of business school hyperbole - he makes his audience think.
What do others say about him?
- 'The entrepreneurship guru'
- The Financial Times - 'The closest thing that growing businesses have to a modern day John Harvey Jones'
- Cranfield School of Management - In Customer Is King, Robert Craven says that your ‘whole business hinges in what your customer gets from you’. I agree wholeheartedly…’
- Sir Richard Branson - ‘Inspirational stuff’
- Christopher Browne, The Independent - ‘Robert Craven’s Kick-Start Your Business... will turn your business into a powerhouse... make your business more effective and more profitable.’
- Sir Richard Branson
Robert spent five years running training and consultancy programmes for entrepreneurial businesses at Warwick Business School. Running his own consultancy since 1998, he is now one of the UK's best-known and sought-after speakers on entrepreneurship.
'Textbook theories are inappropriate for growing businesses.'
He is not full of theoretical rhetoric; he offers practical solutions - tangible business results. Robert's work on marketing and strategy has been widely published and acted upon by thousands of growing businesses.
His recent books Kick-Start Your Business and Customer is King, and now, Bright Marketing, are all business best-sellers and have been described as 'truly inspirational' by The Independent.
'Chuck out the theory… ………. and ask if staff get on with each other.'
Robert's track record at helping businesses is very impressive. Add to this his broad experience at board level and you will understand how and why he uniquely adds value to all the businesses that he works with.
'If you keep doing what you've always done… ……you'll get the same results!'
Alongside his numerous speaking engagements, Robert also does consulting work for, and is personal mentor to the leaders of a number of growing businesses in the UK.
'Decide your goals and be prepared to pay the price.'
Robert runs The Directors' Centre, the award-winning management consultancy company.
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