Crispin Manners

I'm on a mission to help leaders create organisations filled with happy, productive people who are involved and energised. I'm passionate about unlocking innovation that improves lives.

That's why I co-authored a book with Richard Houghton called Grow, Build, Sell, Live to help business owners realise their dreams for their lives through their business.

I enjoy working with businesses that want to grow - whether a start-up or a global giant - and I am passionate about helping companies develop by conveying their true value to customers, employees and other stakeholders in a very compelling way - both online and offline.

I believe there is no substitute for an effective Purpose and plan if you want to achieve your goals. There is something very special about seeing your plan convert to the desired result by inspiring people to take the right action. That's also why I selected Engagement Multiplier as a means of tracking if everyone in a business understands and is inspired by the Purpose for the business.

I've had amazing fun growing a business. Along the way it was the fastest growing PR company in the UK, the No.2 performer over a decade and the #5 best PR firm to work at. I also created the award-winning communications planning and management regime (ValueFlow) that won for my firm the accolade of the UK’s Innovative Company of the Year in 2003. A year after I took my firm public we were ranked Ofex company of the year.

I have been Chairman of the Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) and I became a founding Fellow of the PRCA in April 2010. I am proud to have been a Trustee of St Joseph's Hospice - the UK's first hospice - which has been a truly inspirational organisation for over a century.

I come from a big family with Irish and Scottish heritage, so family means a lot to me. I am immensely proud of what my two sons are achieving and the difference they are making to the world. I'm still trying to get to a single figure golf handicap.