The Talent Pool Secures BBC1′s “The Apprentice” Advisor Karren Brady as Keynote Speaker _{3 March 2011}

On 23rd June 2011 Karren Brady, known by many of us as Lord Alan Sugar’s right-hand woman on BBC1′s “The Apprentice”, will be joining Talent Pool Members at this year’s Annual Conference Talent Pool Symposium to share her leadership insights and how to get the best from others.

The session “My Kinda Leadership” explores the different approaches that must be adopted to get the best results. Delegates will enjoy an action-packed day of learning where they will gain new skills, listen to industry experts, and network with other members.

Although Karren has recently hit the spotlight replacing Margaret Mountford as Lord Sugar’s advisor she is no stranger to the media and has already packed a lifetime into her short career.

She began her career with LBC at the age of eighteen. She moved swiftly to Saatchi & Saatchi as Account Handler, joining David Sullivan’s Sports Newspapers in 1988 where she became a Director within twelve months at the tender age of 22. This meteoric rise prepared her for new role as ‘the first woman of football’ when David added Birmingham City to his business empire and put Karren in charge. When the club floated on the AIM in 1997, Karren Brady became the youngest MD of any UK PLC.

As the highest-placed woman in football, she attracted much media attention and was the subject of an hour-long BBC 1 documentary entitled ‘Inside Story – The Real Life Manageress’. She has also hosted her own TV show — ‘The Brady Bunch’ — and written four books: ‘Brady Plays the Blues’, ‘United’, ‘Trophy Wives’ and Playing to Win — 10 Steps To Achieving Your Goals.

Karren Brady made constructive changes at Birmingham City. Her community projects such as the Kids a Quid scheme, Family Stand and Community Classroom have been emulated and copied elsewhere. She is married to Fulham FC footballer and Canada World Cup striker Paul Peschisolido and has two children.

Karren is a non-executive director of Channel 4, Mothercare Plc, Sport England, and Chairman of Kerrang!

In October 2007, Karren was named Midland’s Business Woman of the Year and, 2 year’s later, was appointed to the England 2018 World Cup bid board as a non-executive director. Karren also took over from Margaret Mountford as an adviser to Lord Sugar on “The Apprentice”. In 2010, Karren was appointed Vice-Chairman of West Ham FC.