Caspar Berry

Caspar Berry is a decorated entrepreneur, famed as the Co-Founder of Twenty First Century Media and as an illustrious professional poker player in The Mirage. Now an acclaimed motivational and keynote speaker, Caspar utilises the skills he honed during his career to empower his audiences to better their personal lives. Tapping into his in-depth knowledge of poker, Caspar makes the often dry and mathematical world of risks and decision-making fun and engaging. Delivering powerful messages about the nature of risk-taking, don’t miss your opportunity to hire Caspar Berry – a speaker adept at risk-taking in life.

While studying for his A Levels, Caspar was scouted to play Gill on Byker Grove for the BBC. Starring in the first two series of the hit television show, Caspar’s acting career was kick-started, later starring in the film The Black Velvet Gown – an Emmy Award-winning film. Since then, Caspar has also starred in the British comedy Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis and the drama Spender, before moving into writing and directing. Caspar’s work has been snapped up by the likes of Film Four and Miramax, having written Downtime, Killing Time and The Crow: Salvation. Despite his great success in the entertainment industry, aged 25 Caspar decided to change career – becoming a professional poker player.

Making a living on the poker tables of casinos of Las Vegas, Caspar soon became renowned as a professional poker player throughout The Mirage – making his fortune on the $10-$20 and $20-$40 games. Obtaining significant strategic knowledge from playing poker, Caspar returned to England and became the Co-Founder of Twenty First Century Media. Managing the company successfully for several years, Caspar was able to sell the company to Ten Alps. Since selling his company, Caspar has specialised as a keynote and motivational speaker, alongside working as a Coach for The Mind Gym and a Poker Adviser for the James Bond film Casino Royale.

With a decorated career to his name, navigating the risks and rewards of professional poker, Caspar Berry is now highly sought after as a keynote speaker - and Champions Speakers are happy to be an official speaker agent for Caspar Berry. When hired as a speaker, Caspar utilises his understanding of the risks and rewards of gambling, translating such risk management into business contexts. Encouraging audiences to consider the risks they take in their own lives, Caspar has already delivered his revolutionary speeches to over 200 companies – including the likes of HSBC, Google and KPMG. If you are looking for a speaker who makes the daunting task of risk-taking and decision-making a walk in the park, don’t hesitate to hire Caspar Berry as the speaker for your next event.