Corporate
The corporate arm of Mike Leigh Associates offers corporate clients specialist expertise in booking the right speaker, presenter or entertainer for all types of business event. From chart-topping multi-national bands, to Perrier award winning comics, via household name presenters and world beating sports stars, we will be able to find you the right people for the right budget.
We have established relationships with high profile figures from the worlds of media, politics, entertainment, business, music and sport, which enables us to negotiate competitive deals on your behalf and provide you with excellent value for money.
We offer our clients professional, informed & unbiased advice about which speaker or artist is best suited to their needs, working to budgets of all levels, providing bespoke solutions to a variety of briefs & lending strong support throughout.
Our client pool is extensive, boasting a number of major British production houses, independent events organizers & in-house events teams of FTSE 100 companies.
Find out more about us and just some of the artists with whom we work by browsing through the information below. If you have a particular person in mind who does not feature on our website, please don't hesitate to contact us and we endeavour to find you the best deal for that individual. Please contact us at sarah@mikeleighassoc.com or by calling 020 7935 5500.
Presenters
News, Business and Technology: George Alagiah, Jeremy Bowen, Michael Buerk, Adrian Chiles, Declan Curry, Huw Edwards, Sir David Frost, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, John Humphrys, Darren Jordon, Natasha Kaplinsky, Martha Kearney, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Kirsty Lang, Donal MacIntyre, Sir Trevor McDonald OBE, Sarah Montague, Dermot Murnaghan, Jenni Murray, Mary Nightingale, Rageh Omaar, Jeremy Paxman, John Pienaar, Angela Rippon OBE, Nick Ross, Tim Sebastian, John Sergeant, John Simpson CBE, Peter Sissons, Dan Snow, Jon Snow, John Suchet, Jeremy Vine, Kirsty Wark, Nicholas Witchell, Kirsty Young
Entertainment and Sport: Adam & Joe, Keith Allen, Kirsty Allsop, Simon Amstell, Ronnie Ancona, Ant & Dec, Clive Anderson, Alexander Armstrong, Richard Bacon, Bill Bailey, Zoe Ball, Jennie Bond, Edith Bowman, Sarah Beeny, Russell Brand, Rory Bremner, Marcus Brigstocke, Rob Brydon, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Alan Carr, Jimmy Carr, Helen Chamberlain, Tim Clark, Jeremy Clarkson, Jon Culshaw, Tess Daly, Matt Dawson, Angus Deayton, Jack Dee, Omid Djalili, Mark Durden-Smith, Harry Enfield, Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais, Richard Hammond, Alan Hansen, Ainsley Harriott, Lenny Henry, Dominic Holland, Eamonn Holmes, Armando Iannucci, Dom Joly, Steve Jones, Phill Jupitus, Peter Kay, Vernon Kay, Lorraine Kelly, Patrick Kielty, Nick Knowles, Mark Lamarr, Iain Lee, Justin Lee-Collins, Gary Lineker OBE, Gaby Logan, Tim Lovejoy, Matt Lucas, Fred MacAulay, Davina McCall, Kevin McCloud, Alistair McGowan, Bob Mills, Colin Murray, Graham Norton, Dara O’Briain, Des O’Connor, Tom O’Connor, Bill Oddie, Ardal O’Hanlon, Dermot O’Leary, Suzi Perry, Fiona Phillips, Gail Porter, Griff Rhys Jones, Garry Richardson, Tony Robinson, Gaby Roslin, Jonathan Ross, Paul Ross, June Sarpong, Carol Smillie, Penny Smith, Suggs, Liza Tarbuck, Trinny & Susannah, Johnny Vaughan, Carol Vorderman MBE, David Walliams, Ruby Wax, Quentin Willson, Terry Wogan, Alex Zane
Conference Speakers
Motivation, Teamwork and Inspiration: John Bird, James Brown, Barbara Cassani, Andy Cave, Matt Dawson, Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE, Sir Bob Geldof, Yossi Ghinsberg, Sven Goran Eriksson, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Bear Grylls, Dame Kelly Holmes, Martin Johnson (Q&A), Michael Johnson (US), Denise Lewis (Q&A), Dame Ellen MacCarthur, Warren Macdonald, Ian McGeechan, Graeme Marsh, Michelle Mone, Martina Navratilova (US / Q&A), Bruce Parry, Sir Matthew Pinsent CBE, Michael Portillo, Gordon Ramsay, Sir Steven Redgrave, Derek Redmond, Andy Robinson, Shirley Robertson OBE, Joe Simpson, Michael Tipper, Terry Waite CBE, Prof. Robert Winston, Simon Woodroffe, Sir Clive Woodward,
Business, Management, Technology, Economics and Politics: Matthew Bannister, Rt Hon David Blunkett MP, Alastair Campbell, Barbara Cassani, Rene Carayol MBE, Rt Hon Sir Kenneth Clarke, Prof. Cary Cooper, Greg Dyke, James Dyson, Lynne Franks, PY Gerbeau, Michael Grade, Prof Susan Greenfield, Sir John Harvey-Jones, Chris Huhne, Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP, David Mellor, Michelle Mone, Andrew Neil, Steven Norris, Marilyn Orcharton, Clive Pinder, Gideon Rachman, Michael Vatis, Sir Robert Worcester, Chris Woodhead, Simon Woodroffe, James Woudhuysen
After Dinner Speakers
General Interest, Entertainment and Sport: Clive Anderson, Alexander Armstrong, Boris Becker, Jennie Bond, Michael Brandon, Gyles Brandreth, Rory Bremner, Simon Callow, Andrew Cotter, Barry Cryer, Jonathan Davies, Matt Dawson, Angus Deayton, Clarissa Dickson-Wright, Greg Dyke, Harry Enfield, Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE, Stephen Fry, Bernard Gallacher OBE, Richard E. Grant, Bear Grylls, Jeremy Guscott, Richard Hammond, Gavin Hastings, Barry Humphrys, Armando Iannucci, Andy Irvine, Henri Leconte, Helen Lederer, Gary Lineker, Maureen Lipman, Kenny Logan, Joanna Lumley, Donal MacIntyre, Ally McCoist, John McEnroe, Ian McGeechan, Graeme Marsh, Brian Moore, Nick Mullins, Bill Oddie, Leslie Phillips, Sir Matthew Pinsent CBE, Eve Pollard, Gordon Ramsay, Derek Redmond, Tony Robinson, Griff Rhys Jones, Peter Schmeichel (Q&A), Joe Simpson, Teddy Sherringham (Q&A), Hardeep Singh Kohli, John Suchet, Meera Syal, Jim Telfer, Terry Venables, Ruby Wax, Shane Warne, Quentin Willson, Richard Wilson.
Business, Management and Politics: Frank Abagnale (US), Matthew Bannister, Col John Blashford-Snell, Rt Hon David Blunkett MP, Sir Richard Branson, Alastair Campbell, Rt Hon Sir Kenneth Clarke, Lynne Franks, PY Gerbeau, Barry Gibbons, Michael Grade, Sir John Harvey-Jones, John Humphrys (Q&A), Boris Johnson, Rt Hon Charles Kennedy MP, Nick Leeson, David Mellor, Michelle Mone, Rt Hon Sir Richard Needham, Andrew Neil, Richard Noble, Steven Norris, Rageh Omaar, John Pienaar, Michael Portillo, James Rubin, John Sergeant, John Simpson CBE, Brian Sewell, Col Bob Stewart, Michael Vatis, Terry Waite CBE, Adrian Webster, Chris Woodhead, Simon Woodroffe, James Woudhuysen
Entertainment
Comedy and Musical Comedy: Bill Bailey, John Bird & John Fortune, The Boosh, Russell Brand, Rory Bremner, Marcus Brigstocke, Rob Brydon, Ed Byrne, Jimmy Carr, Jasper Carrott, Tim Clark, The Cuban Brothers, Jon Culshaw, Jack Dee, Omid Djalili, Ricky Gervais, Dave Gorman, Lenny Henry, Rainer Hersch, Harry Hill, Dominic Holland, Phill Jupitus, Peter Kay, Patrick Kielty, Kit and the Widow, Mark Lamarr, Matt Lucas, Fred MacAulay, Alistair McGowan, Bob Mills, Al Murray, Ross Noble, Dara O’Briain, Tom O’Connor, Ardal O’Hanlon, Johnny Vegas, David Walliams, Victoria Wood
Visual / International Cabaret: Steve Barnett & Drum Events, Liza Minnelli, Camut, Fay Presto, Cybil Shepherd, Derren Brown, Ennio Marchetto, Demetri Martin, Men in Coats, Tim Minchin, Marc Salem (US), Jim Tavare, Paul Zenon, Cirque Bijou, Paul McKenna, Reduced Shakespeare, Weapons of Sound
Music, Vocalists and Bands: Arcade Fire, Bjorn Again, The Bootleg Beatles, Patrizio Buanne, Michael Buble, Tracy Chapman, Jamie Cullum, Clap You Hands Say Yeah!, The Commitments, Sheryl Crow, Crowded House, Minnie Driver, Newton Faulkener, The Feeling, Franz Ferdinand, Neil Finn, Nelly Furtado, Delta Goodrem, David Gray, Nancy Griffiths, The Guillemots, Geri Halliwell, Jools Holland, The Hoosiers, Duncan James, Katherine Jenkins, Norah Jones, Tom Jones, Kerry Katona, Ronan Keating, The Klaxons, Beverley Knight, Kraftwerk, Leona Lewis, Julian Lloyd Webber, The London Community Gospel Choir, Courtney Love, Lulu, Madness, Marilyn Manson, David McAlmont, Lee Mead, Katie Melua, Dannii Minogue, Amy Nuttall, Beth Orten, Denise Van Outen, Nerina Pallot, The Pretenders, The Puppini Sisters, Eddi Reader, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Scouting for Girls, Heather Small, Sharleen Spiteri, Lisa Stansfield, Curtis Stigers, Sister Sledge, Sting, Suggs, Tears for Fears, Tenacious D, Texas, KT Tunstall, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Martha Wainwright, Paul Weller, Amy Winehouse, Sing-a-long-a-Abba, Sing-a-long-a-Elvis, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Will Young
Please contact us at sarah@mikeleighassoc.com or by calling 020 7935 5500