Les Mckeown

Biography

Les McKeown is a serial founder/owner, sought-after advisor, bestselling author, and in-demand speaker.

Les is a native of Ireland. He first distinguished himself as that country`s youngest-ever accounting partner. After time at Price Waterhouse, Les became a serial entrepreneur – launching over 40 businesses from a Pizza Hut master license to a graphic design agency, from a tool and die manufacturing company to one of Ireland`s leading contemporary art galleries.

He simultaneously co-founded a business incubation consultancy that grew to 13 offices worldwide.

One of his many achievements there was creating the European Union`s award-winning `Entrepreneurship Program` that launched literally hundreds of businesses that employed thousands of people. Les sold his share in that business then relocated to take over the firm`s US operations.

Now based in Marblehead MA, Les works with senior leaders every day to help them restore equilibrium to their companies, re-ignite confidence in their own management skills, and lead their teams forward into the next stage of growth. He also spends time writing, teaching, and speaking about organizational success.

Les has appeared on CNN, ABC, BBC, Inc, Entrepreneur magazine, USA Today and The New York Times. His clients span industries and include Harvard University, Pella, Chiron Corporation, T-Mobile, United Technologies, American Express, Canadian Defense Department, and Verisign.

Les` latest book is Predictable Success: Getting Your Organization On the Growth Track -- and Keeping It There.

Titles

Get Your Organization on the Growth Track -- Starting Today

Rarely can you get specific advice on driving your organization forward from someone who has run a business incubation firm ... and personally launched over 40 companies.

Les McKeown has fought virtually every business battle. He now is a trusted consultant to virtually every type of leader -- CEOs of global multinationals, SVPs of large non-profits, owner/managers of mid-sized businesses, and solopreneurs of emerging companies.

Les's success comes from a street-smart, insider's understanding of exactly how business works in the real world. In this latest keynote, he addresses the 7 stages that any business could possibly face in its lifecycle – through a new model called "Predictable Success" that makes transformation possible. His message enables anyone, at any level, in any company to:
* Identify exactly where their business is in its lifecycle
* Know what to do next to restore equilibrium, re-ignite confidence, and lead their team forward
* Adopt practices that bring sustained, lasting, predictable success to their organization