Conor Cunneen is an Irishman happily exiled in Naperville, Illinois, where he says the Guinness is drinkable (thankfully), the native are friendly and he is only 30 minutes from Chicago’s O’Hare airport. Illinois state troopers might disagree slightly with that but ....

Clients include Harley-Davidson, Siemens, Abbott Laboratories, Navigant Consulting, Spanish Food & Drink Federation, Atria Finland, Ace Hardware and Marketing Week UK.

Conor was often told he had the Gift of GAB, but it was after he left his position as VP Marketing Unilever that he truly honed his skills to become an in-demand business keynote speaker, a humorous keynote speaker and business humorist. He is a deadly serious student of the communication process and how to connect effectively with his audience. He has developed a Brand Promise unique amongst keynote business speakers which is E4: Energize, Educate, Entertain AND Easy to work with.

An acclaimed keynote speaker on Strategy, Marketing, Leadership and Motivation, his keynote speaking has been likened to "An Irish Dilbert" and “James Joyce meets Tom Peters.”    

He is author Why Ireland Never Invaded America – An Insightful Unique Look at Corporate Strategy which has been described by Sir Anthony (Tony) O’Reilly, former Chairman / CEO Heinz as:  “(A)n enchanting mélange of good business sense wrapped in a mixture of Irish situation comedy and straightforward whimsy.” The book title (and contents) provide material for one of Conor's most in-demand keynotes where he provides great business lessons interspersed with a little Irish blarney.

Conor is an award winning humorist and a winner of the coveted Chicago Toastmasters Humorous Speaker of the Year title. His winning speech was “Customer Service in San Quentin Jail.” Listen to it here.

Conor uses powerful evocative imagery and an impish sense of humor in his keynotes. Combine this with well-researched customized content and you have compelling keynotes which are demanding of action.

Recent engagements outside the United States include Helsinki, Finland: Glasgow, Scotland: Cork, Ireland: London, England: Edinburgh, Scotland: Birmingham, England: Toronto, Canada, Madrid Spain.

He has been published over forty times in USA, Ireland, Australia, UK.

Conor is a regular co-host on JobTalk, a Chicago local radio station and is a board member of the Community Career Center at Naperville.

Conor is a former VP Marketing Unilever and has worked in Ireland, UK and USA on blue chip brands such as Hellmann's, Knorr, Lipton, Thomas' English Muffins. He was marketing manager with Nokia when that high tech company primarily manufactured disposable paper products. He well remembers the early team that worked on cell-phone development as being perceived as "strange."