Conor Cunneen is an Irishman, happily exiled in Naperville, Illinois, where he says the Guinness is drinkable (thankfully), and he is only 30 minutes from Chicago's O'Hare airport.

An acclaimed speaker on Strategy, Marketing, Leadership and Motivation, his speaking style has been likened to "James Joyce meets Tom Peters."

He is author Why Ireland Never Invaded America - An Insightful Unique Look at Corporate Strategy, which has been described by Sir Anthony (Tony) O'Reilly, former Chairman / CEO Heinz as, "(A)n enchanting mélange of good business sense wrapped in a mixture of Irish situation comedy and straightforward whimsy."

Conor is an award winning humorist and a recent winner of the coveted Chicago Toastmasters Humorous Speaker of the Year title. His winning speech was "Customer Service in San Quentin Jail."

Conor uses powerful evocative imagery and an impish sense of humor in his keynotes. Combine this with well-researched customized content and you have powerful, compelling keynotes which are demanding of action.

Recent engagements outside the United States include Helsinki, Finland: Glasgow, Scotland: Cork, Ireland: London, England: Edinburgh, Scotland: Birmingham, England. He has been published over forty times in USA, Ireland, Australia, UK. Conor is a regular co-host on JobTalk, a Chicago local radio station and is a board member of the Community Career Center at Naperville.

In his other job, Conor Cunneen is President of GROW Foodservice Profit, a Naperville, Illinois based consultancy he founded which promises to do just that - GROW Foodservice Profit - for its clients through Strategy, High Performance and Commonsense. The business has a particular expertise in providing knowledge and content about the U.S. marketplace to interested parties based outside the U.S. Prior to founding GROW Foodservice Profit, he was VP Marketing, Unilever Bestfoods Foodservice USA, a position he took after spending two years as Marketing Director Bestfoods UK. Prior to his UK appointment, Conor was General Manager, Bestfoods Foodservice Ireland.

• Why Ireland Never Invaded America : This compelling, thought-provoking presentation provides (up to) 10 business lessons in a memorable, humorous and implementable manner. Business case studies woven through mystical Irish imagery and numerous anecdotes featuring Lexus, Bono, Lyndon Johnson, McDonald's, Willie Nelson, Starbucks, FDR.
  
  
• The ER Factor - Drivers of Corporate Health™ : E (Execution) of a R (Relevant) strategy - the ER Factor is critical for business growth and health. This well-researched, lively presentation shows how you can learn from such companies as McDonald's, Wendy's, JetBlue, Dell, Ryanair and many others.
  
  
• Failure of Imagination : This hard hitting program suggests that many of the problems corporations run into are due to A Failure of Imagination. The creation of a sustainable compelling Vision is critical for business growth. References include GM, United Airlines, Iraq, McDonald's, Starbucks, Lexus, Harley - Davidson.
  
  
• Dancing on Mushrooms : It is said that when leprechauns are happy, they can dance on mushrooms. This presentation will have your audience believing they can dance on mushrooms. Weaves mystical Irish imagery, humor and motivation into a funny, interactive, emotional, uplifting presentation.
  
  
• SHEIFGAB™ the World : Eight Building Blocks to build Teamwork, Motivation and Productivity which will help your team to SHEIFGAB™ the World. Highly relevant, commonsense program featuring Substance and Humor. Each building block reinforced by a 'dumb' country song title and self-deprecatory anecdotes. Very strong motivational/emotional material.
  
  
• The Gift of the GAB : How Goals, Attitudes and Behavior (GAB) can give you that 'Top o' the Morning' feeling. A Powerful, Energetic program featuring featuring substance, compelling anecdotes and a large dollop of Conor's Irish Humor.. Each building block reinforced by a 'dumb' country song title and self deprecatory anecdotes. Very strong motivational/emotional material.
  
  
• The "Motspirational" Man : In a wonderful spoof on motivational speakers, Conor uses every worn out and over used cliché in the motivational speaker's book. As many marketing gurus (Conor included) suggest you should create your own niche, here Conor positions himself as a unique combination of motivation and inspirational speaker - The "Motspirational" Man. Despite (or maybe because of) the humor, this program also contains very strong motivational messaging.
  
  
• Capturing the Guest : This speech expands on the speech which Conor delivered to win the coveted Chicago Toastmasters Humorous Speaker of the Year Award for a speech on Customer Service in San Quentin Jail. Sometimes humorous, always thought provoking, this keynote will motivate your team to 'capture the guest.'