Manoj Vasudevan | SpeakerHub

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Manoj Vasudevan is a globally recognized expert in Next Level Leadership Readiness, dedicated to helping leaders excel in their careers, businesses, and personal lives. In 2017, he earned the prestigious title of World Champion of Public Speaking, emerging victorious in a competition with over 35,000 participants from 142 countries. Manoj has addressed audiences of up to 20,000 individuals and worked with diverse groups spanning 140 nationalities.

He is the author of two international bestsellers:

- Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way

- How to Become the World Champion of Public Speaking

Manoj serves as the CEO of Thought Expressions and Chief Mentor at Next Level Unlimited, where he specializes in coaching leaders to achieve transformative breakthroughs.

Leadership & Coaching Expertise

With an MBA from Imperial College London and over 25 years of leadership experience in Strategy, Management, and Technology, Manoj has collaborated with major multinational corporations across Asia, Australia, the USA, and Europe.

As a trusted leadership coach, he has worked with clients from 50+ nationalities including C-Level Executives, Senior Leaders, Bureaucrats, Celebrities, UN Diplomats, and High-performance teams.

Media Features & Global Recognition:

Manoj’s expertise has been widely featured in international media outlets, including BBC, CNBC, Business Insider, and others.

In 2018, during the historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Manoj appeared live on BBC World News as an expert on Human Behavior and Body Language, offering unique insights into their interactions and relationship dynamics.

He has also earned accolades beyond leadership, including being named one of the top 25 standup comedians at the International Comedy Festival in Hong Kong (2012) and being featured among the top 50 professional speakers worldwide at the International Speakers Summit (2017)

Current position (3)

CEO

Thought Expressions

Managing Director

XB5 Consulting

Chief Mentor

Next Level Unlimited

Achievements (3)

World Champion of Public Speaking, Vancouver, 2017

Amongst 35,000 speakers in 142 countries

Top-25 Standup Comedian International Comedy Festival in HK

Check out the speech We Can Fix It on youtube

Master Storyteller

Degrees (1)

MBA

MBA, Imperial College London

2002 to 2004

Presentations

Presentations (5)

Detoxifying Leadership Communication: Transforming Barriers Into Bridges

Leadership communication is the bloodstream of your organization. If it's toxic, it infects everything; raising barriers that undermine trust, morale, and performance. This thought-provoking session will explore practical strategies to identify and eliminate communication habits that hinder collaboration and innovation. Participants will learn to enhance teamwork through empowering and constructive dialogue, building an environment that builds stronger connections and drives alignment.

This session will guide leaders through
• Recognizing how emotions arise and cease during interactions
• Identifying the hidden signs of toxic communication in leadership interactions that shapes culture
• Breaking down barriers that hinder trust, empathy, and collaboration
• Building bridges through communication strategies to inspire and transform relationships

Whether managing a team or navigating organizational challenges, this session provides actionable insights to help leaders detoxify

Articulate Your Vision: Leadership Communication Workshop

Great leaders articulate their vision convincingly:

The #1 communication responsibility for you as a leader is to
articulate your vision convincingly so that you can stir others
into action by igniting their imagination and aligning team
activities towards your moonshot goals.

This Leadership Communication workshop is designed to help
leaders reflect deeper about their vision, the real problems they
are solving and use tools, templates and frameworks to convey
that vision convincingly at short notice particularly during high-stake interviews, presentations and conversations.

These tools would also come in handy when you need to
articulate new goals, drive change, innovate, and to maximise performance.

Here are the 3 main outcomes for this session
. Enhance your credibility
. Convey your vision convincingly during high-stakes
interactions and interviews.
. Inspire your team and stir them into action

The Mousetrap Way Keynote: Become The Leader Others Admire And Follow With Delight

Discover proven strategies to inspire and influence people, positioning yourself as a leader who earns respect and admiration.

Even if you are not a leader by birth, you can still become a leader by design through strategic steps that make you the leader others admire and follow with delight.

In this engaging, entertaining, energising, and thought-provoking session you will learn to
• Re-invigorate your leadership journey
• Re-orient your leadership focus and those in your team
• Enhance team work, ensure ownership and empower your team
• Encourage your team to communicate, collaborate and connect with the big picture
• Replace reckless competition with sustained collaboration in your team for optimal outputs
• Increase productivity, introduce purpose and incentivise teamwork

Turbocharge Yourself Through Turbulent Times - Short Talk

In a world of uncertainty and challenges, success belongs to those who adapt, stay resilient, and maintain a relentless drive toward their goals. This keynote is designed to inspire your team to push beyond their limits, embrace challenges with optimism, and pursue excellence with unwavering self-discipline and a "fire in the belly."

Every crisis brings not only obstacles but also opportunities. This session will empower participants to adopt a World Champion Mindset; resilient, focused, and ready to seize opportunities; driven by the determination to be the best in their field. It’s not about settling for mediocrity; it’s about shifting mindsets, chasing big wins, breaking through limits, and exceeding targets.

Through this engaging keynote, participants will deeply moved to
. Hold onto a bold vision of success and surpass your targets.
. Harness your energy to overcome rejections and challenges.
. Stay focused on the big picture while taking consistent, daily action.

World Champion Mindset: Peak Mental Readiness for High Performance Teams

Awarding-winning keynote that dramatically inspires team for greater contribution and results.

Discover how to win big in career, business and life with a whole new mindset

Elevate yourself and everyone around you towards peak performance and full potential.

Rally your team to consistently overcome obstacles and embrace uncertainty for maintaining momentum in achieving audacious goals.

Workshops (1)

Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way

1 hour

Based on the book Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way.

Past talks (2)

How To Create Wealth With Words

World Wealth Creation Conference