Richard Harpin
Founded HomeServe in 1993, built it into a FTSE 100 business and sold it for £4.1 billion. Now runs the investment fund Growth Partner.
Speaker · Podcast guest
I tell people what they need to hear, not what they want to hear.
Lewis Hunter buys, builds and backs businesses. He takes a stake instead of sending an invoice, which means he only makes money if the business does. Two exits behind him, a portfolio he runs today, and number one bestselling author of The Operator Trap.
Two ways to book
What are you booking Lewis for?
Same operator, two very different formats. Pick the one you are here for.
On a stage
Keynotes, fireside sessions and workshops
For business audiences who want a framework they can apply on Monday, not motivation they forget by lunch. Red Bull Racing, the Ferrari and Lamborghini museums, conferences and private masterminds.
See the stages and talks
On a podcast
A prepared guest with something to argue
Sharp angles, real operating numbers and a structural reason to be blunt. Sample questions your host can read straight off the page, plus what Lewis actually knows well enough to be interesting on.
See the topics and questions
Why he is worth putting in front of an audience
Most advice comes from people who get paid either way.
Who he is
An operator, not a speaker who read a book about operating.
Lewis buys businesses outright, takes equity stakes in the ones he believes in, and puts capital into property deals alongside partners.
He has been operating since he was fifteen, selling at school. Two completed exits, a portfolio of companies and property he runs today, and the operating method behind all of it written up in The Operator Trap, a number one bestseller in the UK and Australia.
When he comes into a business he comes in as a shareholder, not an adviser. No report, no retainer, no invoice that goes out regardless. That structure is the reason he can afford to be honest on a stage or a microphone, and it is usually the most interesting thing in the room.
He is also, right now, actively looking for deals. So the conversation is live rather than a war story.
The rooms
Association builds a brand faster than content ever will.
Whose stage you are on, who you stand next to, who introduces you to the room. Most people never engineer it deliberately.
Red Bull Racing◆
Ferrari Museum◆
Lamborghini Museum◆
International Masterminds
Ferruccio Lamborghini II
Grandson and namesake of Lamborghini's founder. Professional motorcycle racer and CIV Moto2 champion.
Joseph McClendon III
Neuropsychologist and Tony Robbins' senior head trainer. Co-authored two books with Robbins, speaks to rooms of ten thousand and up.
JT Foxx
Serial entrepreneur and business coach who runs global events, and has shared stages with presidents, Hollywood names and FTSE founders.
Larry Long Jr
Sales leadership speaker and author, known for building high-performing revenue teams across the US.
Enquiries
Book Lewis
Tell us whether it is a stage or a show, roughly when, and who the audience is. You will get a straight answer quickly, including if it is not a fit.