Ideas

The question I’m asked the most by corporate clients and many of the keynote speakers we work with is “what are you being asked about at the moment”.  Answering this isn’t as… Read More

There is a certain irony in writing a piece about the world of conference speakers returning to normal after the worst 2 years the industry has experienced, whilst yesterday seeing the dreaded… Read More

This is a follow up on the excellent feature by my colleague Adam Harkness, written at the end of April. Adam highlighted some of the initiatives that JLA, as a speaker bureau,… Read More

The most interesting thing about working for a speaker bureau is being given the opportunity to view wider business trends. Our client base is cross sectional and on any given day, it’s… Read More

This might sound like I’m trying to toe the party line. But I’m excited. Very excited. As I type these words, I think can actually hear a the faint sound of a… Read More

Even with our illustrious history, these really are heady days for Scottish sport. Our football team face a make or break game against Poland to make the playoffs for Euro 2016 –… Read More

I’ll get this out the way first. I’m unusual. I mean nothing too weird, but I do like politicians. I studied politics at university and it annoys me when members of the public say… Read More