Paul Skinner

Paul is an author, keynote speaker, social entrepreneur and consultant.

His work brings positive change to businesses, governments and civil society by changing the stories we live and work by for the better.

Not just the tightly controlled stories of marketing messages but the deeper stories that shape our perceptions, thoughts, intentions and achievements.

In 2018 Paul published his first book Collaborative Advantage: How Collaboration Beats Competition as a Strategy for Success. And in 2022 he published The Purpose Upgrade: Change Your Business to Save the World. Change the World to Save Your Business, which won Highly Commended at the 2023 Business Book Awards.

Through his advisory work he supports leaderships teams in raising their ambition for their stakeholders as well as enjoying a greater level of success for their organisations. And when needed he brings together brilliant talent from across his network to support.

Paul is also the founder of the MarketingKind community which connects business leaders and change-makers who are interested in shaping the stories of tomorrow through societal problem solving, peer-to-peer learning and collaborative volunteering.

He is also a trustee of Ventures for Humanity, has been awarded an honorary visiting fellowship by Edge Hill University Business School and has twice won Consultant of the Year awards from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.