Highly acclaimed international chief executive, festival director and cultural leader, Jonathan Holloway is a mastermind of creating dynamic and unforgettable experiences. Also an award-winning speaker, Holloway is known to provide humour and insightful advice into how you can boost productivity, profitability and happiness within corporations of all varieties and sizes.
A career that grew from being a stand-up comedian and festival director to seven years of directing public events at London’s National Theatre, Holloway’s dedication to creating joyous and unforgettable experiences very quickly took him to become the most credible figure within his field. The leader behind the third-largest annual arts festival in the UK, the Norfolk and Norwich Festival is a testament to his business management skills in which he often discusses as a speaker and makes incredible impacts on leadership teams.
Now the Co-CEO of the Melbourne International Arts Festival, Jonathan excels at organisational strategy, working with a diverse range of people and handling finance. He has created award-winning moments including 30,000 people dancing in the streets at the Perth International Arts Festival in 2012 as angels and two tonnes of feathers fell from above as well as when 1.4 million people walked through the streets of Perth in 2015 with giants for three days at the largest single art event in Australia.
Most recently he has directed the 2018 Melbourne Festival that was headlined by the Fire Gardens. With the entire venue selling out weeks in advance of the event, it’s clear that Jonathan has established himself as a respective festival director.
During his career, he has collected awards including a Fellowship at the Royal Society of the Arts in the UK, an Honorary Citizenship in Perth WA and a Certified Speaking Professional. With the highest globally recognised award within speaking to his name, there is no doubt that Jonathan Holloway will create the most positive and unforgettable atmosphere at your next event whilst educating audiences on key leadership and business management skills.
How to hire Jonathan Holloway
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Jonathan Holloway for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
** We do not accept requests for autographs, signed merchandise, fan mail, birthday messages or any other non-commercial contact with the speakers or acts. Each speaker on the website may not have necessarily worked with Champions in the past but are known to perform such engagements within the industry.
When at corporate events, Jonathan is known to cover the following topics:
- Festival Management
- Festival Directing
- Comedy
- Event Host
- After-dinner Speaking
