David Pearl, author, speaker and arts-in-business innovator.

Founder of Pearlworks and social enterprise Street Wisdom

A performing artist by background, David made his professional singing debut at the age of nine, singing alongside Placido Domingo at the Royal Opera House in London. He has toured the world as an orchestral player, presented a primetime music series on BBC2, set up two mould-breaking opera companies and played cocktail piano (badly) in some celebrated hotel lobbies.

In 1994, when one of the world’s leading service firms was looking for a radical new way to boost creativity they asked for David’s help. Three decade on he’s a creative confidante to the leaders of some of the world’s leading businesses, helping them and their teams perform at new levels. He is in demand as a speaker weaving together his creative background and boardroom experience in talks and workshops which are highly entertaining, unusually interactive and richly insightful. David is also known as a go-to Experience Engineer: designing, orchestrating and animating high stakes meetings and events around the world with his creative team at Pearlworks.

David’s non-profit venture, Street Wisdom, transforms ordinary city streets into extraordinary learning zones. Founded in 2013, it’s active in over 90 countries and counting helping people and businesses navigate the future.

He has worked as a writer in theatre and advertising. Also in film where he was fortunate to have a spell writing for the great Stanley Kubrick. David’s books include Story for Leaders which harnesses the extraordinary power of narrative - for good, Sunday Times top 10 read Will There Be Donuts? which explores the art and craft of great meetings. And Wanderful a handbook for anyone wanting to get off the beaten track of life and find creativity in the most unexpected places.

When pushed, David says the common thread running through his diverse work is “finding the inspiration in the everyday - every day.”

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