British businesswoman, investor and expert business speaker Hilary Devey CBE made her fortune following the launch of one of the UK’s first pallet distribution companies, Pall-Ex. Launched in 1996 Pall-Ex was only the third company of its kind in the UK and quickly became a multi-million pound business success.
Many will know Hilary from her time spent as a business management speaker on the BBC 2 series Dragon’s Den where she appeared alongside other notable business speakers and investors including Duncan Bannatyne and Deborah Meaden. As well as appearing on Dragon’s Den, Hilary Devey CBE has worked as a business management speaker and presenter for a number of other British business-related television series. Devey worked as the presenter on the four part Channel 5 documentary The Business Inspector.
More recently Hilary Devey CBE has appeared as a business management speaker and expert advisor on the Channel 4 series The Intern where she gave three young contestants a chance to trial a week in the job of their dreams. Devey has also appeared on a number of other Channel 4 productions including Hotel GB where she once again offered her business expertise in an attempt to help a group of unemployed young people secure stable careers.
Before becoming a business management speaker and successful business owner Hilary Devey CBE spent a short period of time serving in the British Royal Air Force where she worked in air traffic control and supply accounts.
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“Hilary Devey went down an absolute storm at this year’s Business Show! She was the final speaker on the last day of the show and hundreds of people remained to watch her. She was interviewed on stage and delivered a thought provoking seminar full of hilarious anecdotes about her life and her business. With the crowd in the palm of her hand, she eloquently relayed the successes and failures from her life in a way that both captivated and inspired the audience. I approached Hilary’s team knowing that she was a popular figure with a very large fan base, but I never imagined it to be so well received. Even when a herd of people were trying to get Hilary’s autograph and picture at the end of the interview, she handled it fantastically and had a great deal of time for her fans, offering kind words of support and the opportunity to contact her after the show with their queries. It also must be said that Hilary and her team were an absolute delight to work with from start to finish and we’d be delighted to invite her to speak at any of our events in future.” - Hassan Allan - Event Director, The Business Show
“Hilary Devey recently spoke for us at a conference for 120 owner/managers of small and medium sized B2B supplies companies. The audience were enthralled by her presentation in which she highlighted her personal journey from childhood, through the trials and tribulations of starting and building a business, to her position today as a highly successful entrepreneur and TV personality. The audience felt Hilary was one of their own, and were inspired to believe that they too had the opportunity to achieve what she has. It was a tribute to her empathy and natural, witty approach.” - David, The Sporting Dining Club
“We had great feedback from Hilary’s talk; everyone enjoyed hearing her inspirational story.” - Lorraine Miller, Institute of Anti-Ageing
“If you want a business speaker who can really move an audience, speak from experience and leave the conference delegates motivated and inspired, Hilary Devey is your speaker; she captivated our audience of 300 and had a standing ovation - a rare sight. Unreservedly recommended.” - Jonathan Jay - Chairman, The Nationwide Alliance of Business Owners
“I am writing to thank you so much for being the key note speaker at our 25th Big Birthday Message conference. The talk was simply inspirational and magnificent; you connected with every person in the room. I am so grateful to you for giving up your time for Llamau and please accept my sincere thanks for making our 25th Birthday Message the resounding success it was.” - Chief Executive - Llamau
“At Business Lancashire, we offer a platform for promoting good news Lancashire based business stories and we look forward to working with Hilary in the future, especially around her thought leadership comments on the role of Startups and SMEs”. - Sam Whitear - Director, Business Lancashire
