About Kevin Chesters.

30+ years’ experience in the commercial application of creativity.

Ex-Chief Strategy Officer of W+K London, Dentsu, Ogilvy.
Ex-Head of Consumer Strategy at BT.
Independent Consultant for clients like bp, BT, adidas, PureGym, Marks & Spencer, Sage and Eurostar.
Popular Keynote Conference Speaker inc. TED, TEDx.
12 oven-ready training modules to embed excellence and commercial impact for organisations from Lego to YouTube, adidas to Bacardi, GM to ITV, Telstra to TK Maxx, Tommy Hilfiger to KPMG.
University lecturer at eight institutions in the UK and Italy.
First book – ‘The Creative Nudge’ – was an Amazon bestseller. Second book, ‘Destrategise’ – launches in the UK in November 2026, and the USA in early 2027.

CLIENT FEEDBACK.

"Kev is the perfect combination of entertainment and insight. This is the reason at Walpole we have had him back year after year for a keynote at our annual conference. He is always a real highlight"

HELEN BROCKLEBANK: CEO,
WALPOLE

"Kev has a style of teaching you stuff that leaves you feeling like you've just had a great chat over a drink with a friend.. .but then you look around and realise that valuable intel has mysteriously crept into your brain from somewhere. (Spoiler: it was Kev.)

JASON CHEBIB: FOUNDER, MARKETING
SOCIETY USA