Chris Wilkinson

Authority on the recruitment process, employee retention and nurturing high performance teams, Chris Wilkinson, is the founder of recruitment company, Gifted Recruitment. He specialises in the entire recruitment process, from CVs to interviews, and has dedicated his career to rewriting the stereotypes surrounding candidates with dyslexia. Inspired by his own struggles, Chris himself was forced to address his own severe dyslexia to prosper in his career. When booked for events, he improves his corporate audience's perception of learning difficulties, and provides tips and tricks for spotting a candidate with potential.

In 2018, Chris founded Pilot World Shop, an online e-commerce site for Pilot headsets and survival equipment. As the company's Director, he has played a pinnacle role in the business' dramatic growth, through expert business and financial plans. As an expert on online sales and branding, audiences of Chris' speeches benefit from his first hand knowledge of developing a business, and come away with actionable strategies that they can apply to their own organisation. Prior to founding his own company, Chris accepted a role as a Director of CDW Financial Specialists LTD in 2014. With decades of experience, he specialises in banking, asset finance and trade, all topics that he can discuss as a finance speaker.

Following an education with Oxford Aviation Training, Chris worked as an Asset Finance and Originator Manager. In the role, he discussed with clients their financial needs, ensuring sustained consumer relationships and turning their business goals into a reality. He later spent nearly six years with Barclays as their Business Development Manager, a position in which he maintained exceptional consumer relationships and presented high profile deals to the Prime Minister. Audiences revel in Chris' anecdotes from the forefront of British business, thrilled by the highs and lows of the financial industry.

In 2012 until 2017, Chris was the Managing Director of Gifted Recruitment, another greatly successful company that he founded. The organisation recruited candidates for a range of roles, from Chief Financial Officers to Accounts Assistants. When booked for events, he offers actionable strategies for corporate clients to employ in their recruitment process, including ways to secure talented candidates. From finance to business, Chris has the knowledge and passion for growth to ignite a business.