“I want the voice of Gen Z to have a voice at the table to help a generation of leaders hear beyond their echo chamber and find solutions to complex problems through a new perspective and lens.”
Derek Browne, CEO and Founder
International Gen Z Speaker & Consultant, Derek Browne
Derek Browne is an award-winning entrepreneur and leading Gen Z speaker & consultant that helps global brands connect with Gen Z. His extensive experience of working closely with senior executives and fellow entrepreneurs, leaves him well placed to not only advise on Gen Z as employees and consumers but to also develop practical and business driven solutions to business challenges. As a former banker, medal winning international athlete (in UK and European competitions) and international speaker, he brings a wealth of business experience and an insightful perspective to projects at Entrepreneurs In Action (EIA).
Prior to founding EIA, he worked for Barings Investment bank and Merrill Lynch as a partner in the largest wealth management team in Europe. Derek continues to draw on his experience in investment banking and investment management by helping firms within these sectors engage with Gen Z and improve diversity & inclusion.
Delivering Gen Z Insights To Global Brands
As CEO of Entrepreneurs In Action, Derek has spent over 19 years advising business leaders and global brands on how best to connect with Gen Z employees and consumers. He works with a cross-section of global brands spanning the engineering, technology, investment banking, investment management, technology and retail sectors in the UK, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. This work includes facilitating connections between business leaders and Gen Z inside and outside the organisations that EIA advise.
By helping businesses unlock insights, EIA are able to develop innovative solutions to business challenges and form a closer partnership with the Gen Z generation, who are becoming ever-more important and influential to organisations. EIA have helped global brands develop successful employee value propositions (EVP) and consumer value propositions as part of their Gen Z insights for business offering.
Leading Gen Z Speaker
Derek has an in-depth understanding of Gen Z, their values, behaviours and expectations as both employees and consumers. His understanding and experience of working with Gen Z internationally informs his Gen Z speaker activity whereby he delivers keynote and conference presentations on Gen Z to business leaders internationally.
He has been interviewed as a subject matter expert on Gen Z by the Economist, FT, Telegraph, Sky, CNN, and the BBC. If you are looking for a true Gen Z expert to deliver a keynote or conference presentation, please get in touch to find out how Derek can help.
International Athlete
As an award-winning international athlete, Derek won medals in both UK and European competitions and retired 27th on the UK all-time list for Triple Jump. After retiring from sport, he spent two decades in senior investment and private banking roles. During this time, he was a trusted advisor to high profile sport and media personalities, entrepreneurs featured in the Sunday Times Rich List and CEOs from a range of listed companies.
After an accomplished city career, Derek left to pursue his passion for working with young people by establishing EIA. He holds The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion in recognition of his work with young people and became an ambassador for the awards.
Gen Z Insights For Global Brands
Gaining useful Gen Z insights for your brand and developing a Gen Z friendly employee value proposition (EVP) or consumer value proposition can transform your organisation’s success with Gen Z. By partnering with Derek and EIA, you can gain a wealth of insights and successfully engage with Gen Z as employees and consumers. EIA are trusted by several leading brands including UEFA, Morgan Stanley, INEOS, Siemens Rail, Salesforce, Fidelity International, Virgin Atlantic and KPMG. Discover how we have helped them uncover valuable Gen Z insights in our case studies section.
EIA Are Trusted By Leading Brands
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Derek and EIA are ready to help your business successfully connect with and engage Gen Z. Our insights have delivered successful results for established business globally and are testament to our proven track record of working on complex and challenging high-profile projects across a diverse range of sectors.
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