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Keynote SpeakerFrancisco Mahfuz

Become more interesting than Netflix - engage, influence and inspire through intentional storytelling

Francisco Mahfuz has always loved speaking, even before he had anything useful to say. He’s been telling stories in front of audiences for a decade and even became a National Champion of public speaking. Today, Francisco Mahfuz is a keynote speaker and storytelling coach trusted by global organisations to inspire... Read more

Biography

Francisco Mahfuz has always loved speaking, even before he had anything useful to say. He’s been telling stories in front of audiences for a decade and even became a National Champion of public speaking.

Today, Francisco Mahfuz is a keynote speaker and storytelling coach trusted by global organisations to inspire teams and individuals to communicate more effectively through intentional storytelling, and his clients include Pepsi, HP, the United Nations, Santander, and Cornell University.

Francisco Mahfuz is the author of “Bare: A Guide to Brutally Honest Public Speaking”, the host of The Storypowers Podcast, and he teaches communication at IESE, one of the top 10 MBAs in the world.

"Francisco was excellent, the audience really loved him, what I really liked was that he didn't use slides, so it felt like a TED talk which I think they found very inspiring. He had done enough research to thoroughly understand what we were trying to do as well. Very happy to have involved him, and would certainly use him again" Tash Walker, Founder at The Mix
"It was single handedly the most entertaining and engaging virtual talk I have been in during Covid." Nikolay Borisov, Founder at Ohlay

Popular Talks by Francisco Mahfuz

  • Storypower Your Culture: How to Drive Engagement, Purpose and Performance

    Engaged employees are the difference between a company that struggles and one that excels. In this well researched and entertaining keynote, Francisco will show how stories are the key to attracting and retaining top talent, driving performance and creating an empowering culture.

  • Find Your Storypowers: Engage, Sell and Inspire through Intentional Storytelling

    Through compelling science, relevant case studies, and captivating stories of his own, Francisco will empower individuals across all levels of the company to use intentional stories to attract more customers, engage their teams and inspire change.

  • Storypowered Change: Gain Support, Overcome Resistance and Create Lasting Impact

    It takes more than a story to create long-lasting change, but you can’t achieve it without a story. In this dynamic and well researched keynote, Francisco will show how a story can create focus and give meaning to change, help spread it and create impact that lasts..