Allen O'Neill

Alan O'Neill is an international business consultant and a non-executive director of blue chip organizations across various industries such as financial services, fast moving consumer goods, catering, industry, IT, automotive, retail, telecommunications, tourism, travel, and others. With over 30 years of experience at the board level, he has a lot of valuable professional knowledge and experience to share. He has helped millions of euros of businesses achieve astonishing results, so he is very clear about what is needed to drive change from top to bottom, from beginning to end. For example, as of 2004, Selfridge was still a sleeping giant, but in just the past four years, Selfridge has won two major honors - officially recognized as the best department store in the world, and one of the most profitable department stores in the world, measured per square meter. For 20 years, Allen still works for the Selfridge Department Store Group. His retail experience is very rich, covering everything from food to fashion and luxury goods to large-scale import and export trade, as well as sales in multiple locations in commercial districts in Europe, Russia, and the Middle East, as well as travel retail. He has mastered the main characteristics of the world's best retailers, such as a dedicated focus on customer movement speed - which is complex yet practical, while using scientific, sensory, and dramatic effects to create romance, entertainment, and sales. Therefore, their ability to manage customer traffic, conversion rates, and average expenses is outstanding. However, a strong business model and a high-performance culture can make everything easier. But not only in retail, he also has rich B2B experience, including many international giants such as Chevron, Disney, Kizad, Lavazza, Nissan, PepsiCo, Symantec, Xerox, etc., all of which have revolutionized projects due to the principles, rigor, and common sense he brings. For many CEOs and directors, he is a trusted mentor who also consults him on various issues. Allen is highly praised - he excels in simplifying complexity, is practical and hardworking, and focuses on giving everything back to customers. He is the strongest voice that expresses the voice of customers! Therefore, whether it's about vision, strategy, or structure, or leadership or customer service in a high-performance culture, Allen has experience stories, models, and real cases to match. Allen firmly believes that when corporate culture is placed at a certain level, companies can achieve stability. He also believes that companies frequently complicate things, leading us to overlook the core of the company, more precisely, our customers. It is this unparalleled business acumen that enables Allen to deliver conference speeches in many countries and conduct master class courses for C-level managers. He raised some sharp questions, such as how do you change the old culture to adapt to the emerging global challenges? How do you overcome the doubts and obstacles faced by change? How to overcome complacency, procrastination, and accountability? How do you develop a customer service culture? How do you retain top talent in an efficient and challenging cultural atmosphere? Every time we meet, Allen takes time to understand the brief situation, challenges, expected information, and establish resonance before facing the audience. He is full of energy and excitement