Deirdre Bounds
Entrepreneur & Motivational Speaker
Deirdre Bounds is an ethical entrepreneur and Founder of Travel Firms ‘Gocambio.com’ and ‘i-to-i.com’ and is a speaker on leadership, ethical business, and entrepreneurship.
A self-made millionaire, Deirdre Bounds has appeared on the Secret Millionaire on Channel 4 and is also a successful and best-selling author.
Having previously been a stand-up comedienne and a world backpacker herself she spotted a gap in the marker and set i-to-i.com, which became the world’s largest gap travel year company. After ten years of growth, the business was bought by TUI Travel PLC for an 8 figure sum.
She is currently the founder of GoCambio.com – capturing peoples love of travel and social media which enables people to learn a language and experience exotic destinations like a local.
Deirdre’s entrepreneurial journey is a pure one. Taking a great idea and making it happen with no commercial experience, no money – just a great deal of humour and passion
SPEAKING TOPICS
• High Calibration Leadership – for visionaries with their feet on the ground
• The Accidental Millionaire – Her entrepreneurial journey
• Success vs. Fulfilment – why it’s essential to have both
• Ethical Business – integrity or bust!
• Weird Wins – Innovate & Execute
• Breakthrough the Glass Ceiling: Women in business
• The Entrepreneurial Army: Getting one in your business
• SMEs: start-up to exit: what’s your strategy?
"A naturally inspiring speaker, Deirdre, "tells it like it is" in language which strikes a real chord with her audience. Her enthusiasm for business and for life in general is highly infectious!"
— Yorkshire Forward
"Deirdre speaks with an honesty and clarity that is both compelling and insightful."
— National College for School Leadership
"Deirdre was an excellent speaker and engaged the audience with a down to earth approach combined with a genuine passion for what we as an organisation are trying to do. Feedback from delegates also suggests she delivered the right mixture of insight and observations and people felt they could both relate to her and learn from her in equal measure. I would thoroughly recommend her for any engagements that require an entertaining approach combined with the need for more serious points to be articulated."
— The Northern Leadership Academy
"Deirdre was an excellent speaker and really engaged the audience with a down to earth approach combined with a genuine passion for what we as an organisation are trying to do. Feedback from delegates also suggests she delivered the right mixture of insight and observations and people felt they could both relate to her and learn from her in equal measure. I would thoroughly recommend her for any engagements that require an entertaining approach combined with the need for more serious points to be articulated."
— NFEA
"The dust is starting to settle after our Conference and feel I must write to say how pleased we were with your recommendation of Deirdre Bounds as speaker and host at our Awards Ceremony. She very quickly established a positive rapport with our team and with the audience. Her informal approach and sense of humour allowed her to get across a serious message in a very appropriate and well-received way and it was obvious that our award winners were thrilled to meet her. Please pass on our warmest thanks to Deirdre."
— The Northern Leadership Academy
