​​​​​​​​​​Hello. I'm Marcus O'Dair. 

 

I'm a Professor of Innovation and Creativity at Kingston University. I'm also an independent coach and consultant. ​​

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I have coached leaders from first management role to CEO/MD, and from SMEs to multinationals, with funding from the UK government as well as individual clients.

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I have consulted for organisations including Linux Foundation, the Institute of Coding and Blockchain Research Institute. 

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And I have delivered training around the world from Accra to Amman. 

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I have written books on creativity and innovation, one of them a Radio 4 book of the week. ​I am currently writing a book on creative leadership for Cambridge University Press. 

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I have also written for the Guardian and the Independent and broadcast on the BBC and CNN.

 

And I have given talks around the world from KPMG in London to Thompson Reuters in New York. 

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I have an MBA and a PhD as well as postgraduate certificates in both executive and team coaching. 

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I am a non-executive director of the Featured Artists Coalition and Enterprise Educators UK.

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I previously worked in the music industry, spending several years as a session musician with Passenger before releasing four acclaimed albums - and performing at the Pompidou Centre and Royal Albert Hall - as one half of Grasscut.

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I'm based in Brighton, on the UK south coast, but also work in London and online.

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100% of my coaching clients say they would recommend me to a friend or colleague.​

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Want to know more? Drop me an email.