Jeremy Schwartz
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Change
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Creativity & Innovation
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Entrepreneurship
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Growth
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Internationalization
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Leadership
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Sales & Marketing
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Strategy
With a distinguished career spanning several iconic global companies such as Coca-Cola, L’Oréal, The Body Shop, and Pandora, Jeremy Schwartz has established himself as an authority of informed leadership and empirical wisdom in the business world. The breadth of his experience provides a unique vantage point, offering a panoramic view of business dynamics across different sectors. Jeremy’s foresight led him to champion the integration of digital trends, recognizing the transformative power of e-commerce, AI and digital landscapes long before they became industry staples.
Jeremy’s most sought-after keynote topics
Make your purpose count
Are you struggling to create a memorable purpose and see it align, inspire and mobilise your employees?
Employees, consumers and investors want to engage companies with an inspiring, authentic purpose that guides their actions, and this talk shows how to become a celebrated company who makes every word of their purpose count every day.
Profit from Sustainability
Do you want to know how your company can take a leadership role, mobilise employees and create new profitable business models to save the planet?
We are close to a tipping point where Investors, Governments and Innovators are putting a value and urgency on sustainable business actions being placed at the top of the agenda. Jeremy shows how to innovate sustainably and shift the debate from cost to profiting from sustainability.
Innovate to inspire consumers
Do your teams need to spend less time on internal meetings and more outward focussed on the consumer?
The empowered and fickle consumer has made growing market share a tougher battle than ever before Jeremy’s extensive experiencing leading innovations teams to reach out, listen and act on the needs of potential consumers to ignite faster growth.
Mindset Makes Culture
Do you want to shift your culture to one with a winning leadership mindset, but not sure how?
Creating a winning fearless mindset is very achievable when every employee knows exactly what behaviours and attitudes are expected from them personally. Experience and learn from Jeremy’s important approach to nurture improved cultures one-mindset-at-a-time.
Everyone’s a leader now
Do you feel the command-and-control, silo behaviours and hierarchical decision making needs to be modernised and replaced for our hyper fast-moving and Gen X environment?
Everyone’s a leader now brings fresh ways to elevate talent across all organisation levels, slice through silos and empower decision making to accelerate the speed to market.
Digitise or Die
Does your organisation embrace workplace and consumer facing digital and AI technologies? Digitise or die is a catalyst for action for business leaders to continually embrace digital technology to drive employee productivity and consumer interaction and conversion.
Jeremy’s association with global brands lends credence to his insights. From unveiling the innovation behind products his team created such as Coke Zero, which enjoys revenues exceeding $5bn, to sharing the transformative journeys of brands like Pandora and Sainsbury’s, each adding over €5bn in shareholder value within two years, he provides a comprehensive view of the mechanics behind these monumental successes.
“Jeremy’s session was absolutely awesome! He is a talented & very professional speaker, who really understood the message we wanted to convey. On top of that, it was a real pleasure to work & share insights with Jeremy in advance to prepare the final speech.”
Jeremy’s emphasis on digital realms is rooted in his first-hand experiences with evolving business models and aligning corporate culture with emerging technological paradigms. His approach transcends mere digital presence; as he advocates for a holistic transformation that encompasses technology, business strategies, and corporate purpose led ethos. He explains how to create a strong digital strategy, making the most of big data and AI, while fostering an agile, innovation-centric corporate culture that empowers rather than controls employees.
Of equal importance, Jeremy’s commitment to sustainability is unwavering. As the CEO of The Body Shop and as Chairman of Kantar’s Sustainability and Diversity Transformation practice, he dives deep into sustainable business practices. Jeremy lays out practical roadmaps for engaging stakeholders, innovating sustainable products and delivering ambitious environmental goals without compromising profitability. He navigates the tension between immediate financial goals and our sustainable obligations.
Jeremy’s speaking sessions are packed with insights, strategies and forward- thinking approaches. Drawing from his leadership roles and the challenges he navigated, he demystifies the processes behind purpose-driven goals, rapid decision-making, and the nuances of digital transformation. Audiences are not only presented with learnings from his successes and his failures but are also equipped through his interactive approach with strategies and frameworks to thrive in the ever-evolving business landscape.
“Jeremy is an incredible thought leader, high achiever and unique voice that inspired us to raise our game and discover all we can be in our business and personal life too.”
Outside of work Jeremy is an accomplished mountaineer where he pushes the boundaries of courage, determination and resilience which can be included in speeches on request. Additionally, his dedication to societal betterment is evident in his role as a founding trustee for the Against Malaria Foundation which has raised $500m.
In the ever-evolving digital age, Jeremy Schwartz stands as a testament to informed authority, blending traditional business acumen with a forward-thinking approach, ensuring businesses are relevant today and into the future.
Check out some additional content from Jeremy
Jeremy is currently working on two books:
Act Fast & Get Things Done takes learnings from turnarounds, tech companies and emergencies to give the tools we can all use in business to act faster.
Cut the Marketing Bullshit, 11 marketing fundamentals for business leaders goes back to the core of marketing to secure better results in this digital age.
Popular topics
Make your purpose count | Profit from Sustainability | Innovate to inspire consumers | Mindset Makes Culture | Everyone’s a leader now | Digitise or Die
Watch more videos from Jeremy
“Better Never Stops”
“Show me the Money”
“The Courage to Live & Take Action”
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