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April 2008
Legendary musician Joe Walsh joins Kruger Cowne for public speaking appearances. Joe has led an extraordinary life as a cutting-edge musician and now is available to speak of that life as an equally compelling and entertaining public, after dinner and keynote conference speaker. Having survived four decades of the toughest and most competitive business in the world – the music industry – Joe speaks fluently of ‘life lessons’: the need to recognize time for change; adapting to suit market and related demands and conditions; pitfalls of complacency; brand and market leader to the bottom and back. A powerful and highly professional performer.
Client - the exceptionally stylish electro-rock post punk band are now available for corporate events through Kruger Cowne. Client’s sound could best be classified as minimalist electronica, solidly rooted in a classic song writing tradition. Influenced by bands like Joy Division, Kraftwerk, DAF, Smiths and the sound of the English North, the band is the perfect counterpart to today’s "feel-good" Europop-muzak.
March 2008
Charley Boorman, actor and adventurer, joins Kruger Cowne for after-dinner and anecdotal speeches and lectures. Charley is an accomplished actor having started his career at the age of 6 in Deliverance (1972) but more recently has become synonymous with adventure motorcycling having been featured with Ewan McGregor in the highly successful 'Long Way Round', competing in the 2006 Dakar Rally and then going on with Ewan to produce a further television series, the 'Long Way Down', a motorcycle adventure trip from John 'O Groats to Cape Town. A new adventure looms on his horizon.
Cameron Diaz joins Kruger Cowne clients Bob Geldof and Dave Stewart to record a song that the musical duo wrote for Pangea Day (10th May 2008) at the TED Conference in Monterey, USA.
February 2008
Bob Geldof travels with President George W. Bush to Africa on the President's farewell tour of the troubled continent and writes a major feature article for TIME Magazine. To view the article 'click' here.
Kruger Cowne is delighted to welcome the well-known Top Gear TV presenter and journalist, James May, and the highly accomplished BBC news anchor and journalist, Kate Silverton, to our portfolio of keynote and anecdotal speakers.
January 2008
We wish all our colleagues and clients a wonderful, happy and prosperous 2008 and, for our first news of the year are pleased to welcome Gary Rhodes OBE, celebrity chef, restaurateur and author to our portfolio of wonderful people.
December
2007
Kruger
Cowne is delighted to welcome the former
British, European and World Featherweight
Boxing Champion and well-known
boxing
commentator Barry
McGuigan MBE and Jeff
Grout (business consultant,
motivator and team builder) to our portfolio
of after-dinner, keynote, business and
motivational speakers.
Skippering
the sleek, black, state-of-the-art Hugo
Boss racing yacht Alex
Thomson is now in fourth
position in the Barcelona world race
and remains available for live speeches,
Q&A's etc from the yacht direct
to your event.
Elle
Macpherson wins NatWest
Everywoman Award in recognition
of her ability to inspire young women.
Amongst
a star-filled audience (including Al
Gore, Daryl Hannah, Jerry Hall, Yusef
Islam, and many others) at the pestigious
Fortune Forum gala event in the Royal
Courts of Justice (London) Sir
Bob Geldof was presented
the Red Cross Outstanding Humanitarian
award by Sir Nicholas Young (Red Cross
CEO).
November
2007
Bob
Geldof is made an Honorary
Ambassador of Brisbane in recognition
of his tireless pursuit to the eradication
of poverty in Africa.
September
2007
Elle
Macpherson joins Kruger
Cowne and is now available internationally
for public and corporate speaking events
and appearances. Elle is a hugely successful
businesswoman and talks with charm,
wit and ability on her incredible life
story, business success and motivation.
Activist,
singer-songwriter Bob
Geldof is the
recipient of this year’s M100
Sanssouci Media Award. The prize giving
ceremony took place on 7 September at
the Schloss Theatre in the Neue Palais
in Potsdam, Germany. Jann Jakobs, Lord
Mayor of Potsdam, says: ”We are
very happy that within the context of
this year’s International Media
Gathering M100 we had the opportunity
to thank and honour Sir Bob Geldof for
his indefatigable world-wide engagement.
- I am particularly pleased that he
came personally to Potsdam to receive
this award.”
Kruger
Cowne welcomes Dame
Evelyn Glennie as a motivational
and keynote speaker. Evelyn is the first
person in musical history to successfully
create and sustain a full-time career
as a solo percussionist. As a public
and keynote speaker Dame Evelyn Glennie
has an amazing wealth of experiences
to draw upon through her international
musical career as the World's first
Solo Percussionist, throughout which
her profound deafness has been more
of a hindrance to others than to her.
July
2007
Gordon
Ramsay - super celebrity
chef, author, broadcaster and restaurateur
- by popular request joins Kruger Cowne
is now available again for public speaking
events both within the UK and internationally.
June
2007
Bob
Geldof wows YIBC conference
with highest positive feedback ever
recorded! "He's the first YIBC
speaker to receive full marks, but his
speech had everything: passion, humour,
humanity, realism, dreams and urgency.
He showed a grasp of economics and politics
and an ability to make his blunt diplomacy
work. Bill Clinton has probably been
the most popular YIBC performer in recent
years but many delegates felt the man
behind Live Aid and Live8 topped it.
Having flown in from the G8 Summit,
Geldof commanded attention and respect
despite the tousled hair, unshaven face,
scruffy clothes and gum-chewing, and
received a standing ovation." Kathryn
Moore, David Parkin and Ian Briggs -
The Yorkshire Post. To see article click
here.
Kruger
Cowne are delighted to welcome HRH
Princess Michael of Kent
to our prestige portfolio of keynote
speakers and specialist lectures. Princess
Michael is internationally
known as an historian, passionate gardener
and author.
May
2007
On 24th May 2007 Bob Geldof was conferred with an honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in recognition of his outstanding achievements and contribution to tackling the poverty of his fellow man.
April 2007
What an amazing month April has been so far. We are absolutely deighted and very proud to announce that Sarah, Duchess of York and Jamie Oliver (the Naked Chef) have both joined Kruger Cowne and are immediately available for public speaking, keynote addresses and after dinner events.
Bob Geldof has launched a further media project - The Dictionary of Man - in association with the BBC. This mammoth media project is set to record every human society on the planet for a landmark TV series and interactive web site.
March 2007
Bob Geldof has, again, been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. This is Bob's sixth nomination - we will keep you posted. Bob was awarded the Nobel Man of Peace award by the Nobel laureates
February 2007
Kruger Cowne welcome Dr Edward de Bono to our portfolio of business and motivational speakers. Edward de Bono is regarded as the leading authority in the world in the field of creative thinking. He invented the systematic process of lateral thinking which now has an official entry in the Oxford English Dictionary.
What a newsy month we have had. We are absolutely delighted to announce that legendary musician, Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 campaigner Midge Ure OBE has joined Kruger Cowne and is now available for public speaking events.
Chris Eubank joins Kruger Cowne as a motivational speaker and anecdotal speaker. Chris is a charismatic and influential speaker and renown for his ability to intellectualise the art of boxing. Chris has spoken at Oxford twice, Cambridge six times, Eaton, the London School of Economics, the London University, Exeter University, Sussex University and corporate functions many times. He has spoken at three prisons in the UK - Ford, Layhill and Durham.
Jef McAllister (Bureau Chief, TIME Magazine) joins Kruger Cowne. Dr. J.F.O. "Jef" McAllister became Chief of TIME Magazine's London Bureau in September 1999. He is responsible for covering the U.K. and Ireland for Time and Time International. He previously served as Deputy Bureau Chief in TIME's Washington Bureau, where he managed the work of 15 correspondents covering the U.S. capital.
Kruger Cowne is delighted to welcome the well-know entrepreneur and founder of Yo! Sushi, Simon Woodroffe OBE, to our portfolio of motivational and business speakers.
Graham Parks has joined Kruger Cowne as Sales Director. Welcome Graham! We are sure you will be hearing from him shortly. Bob
Geldof was honoured by
Newcastle University who awarded him
a Doctorate of Civil Law at a ceremony
with Gordon Brown MP, HE William Mpaka,
Susan George and Dr David Golding. Kruger
Cowne congratulate Bob for his recognition
in and international contribution to
the Anti Poverty Movement.
Kruger
Cowne wish all our clients a very happy,
peaceful and prosperous 2007 and ask
that you note that, as of 3
January 2007, we have 'upsized'
and moved to new offices.
We are confident that this move will
enable us to provide an even more efficient
service. Our new physical address details
are: Unit 18G Chelsea Wharf, 15 Lots
Road, Chelsea, London, SW10 0QJ and
our new phone number is +44 207 352
2277. Email and fax remain the same.
Sorry!
Autograph hunters, photograph seekers,
fete organizers, school sports day
patrons, knitting clubs, embroidery
circles, e-bay marketers, celebrity stalkers and any
other non-commercial public speaking
event organizers
please note that we are being bombarded
with emails of never ending pleas
and requests for all of the above.
The levels have reached such proportion
that we are no longer able to respond
to them all. If you are not the organizer
or representative of or for actual
commercial events for public speaking,
after dinner speaking, awards hosting,
conference chairing, conference mediating,
keynote speaking events then please
do not email us as we will only be
sending out automatic, generic 'can't
assist' responses. Sorry. In the past
we have tried to help but it has now
become out of hand.
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