Aviation & Business Speaker

Awards Evening MC & Host

After-Dinner & Stand-Up Comedian

Dr Dave Bryon is the former Managing Director of an international low cost airline (bmibaby). He is now an established speaker, presenter, event host, and comedian. Dave also appears regularly in the media commenting on topical airline and aviation news stories. He has a PhD in Earth Sciences from the University of Liverpool, and is represented by all the leading speaker agencies in the UK.

Business Presenter

Dave is regularly booked for conferences and corporate events where he provides a fascinating insight into the aviation industry and shares his 8 C’s for running a successful business.

After-Dinner Speaker

Running an airline has its fair share of ‘ups and downs’. Dave has weaved these into a unique and funny after-dinner routine that is perfect for corporate audiences.

Stand-Up Comedian

A heated discussion with his daughters (who questioned his ability to make people laugh), has resulted in spin-off career as a comedian, awards evening host, and charity event MC.

About

Dave was born and raised in London and then Lancashire. He studied Geology at Liverpool University and went on to complete a doctorate in Earth Sciences. He moved to Myrtle Beach in America in 1996 to take up a position at Coastal Carolina University.

He returned to the UK in 2000 after accepting a position with British Midland Airways (BMI). Dave was part of the senior team that setup the low cost carrier BMIbaby which launched in 2002. He served as Commercial Director and Managing Director. The airline grew to 21 aircraft based at 5 UK airports carrying over 4.5 million passengers a year. The whole of the BMI Group was sold in 2012 to the AIG Group (British Airways).

Dave now has a successful media career that includes an after-dinner comedy routine (based around flying), business keynote presentations, awards evening host, and MC for charity events & auctions. His business presentation focuses on his own 8 ‘C’s of running an airline, which, he argues, apply equally well to all businesses and organisations. These are Compliance, Competition, Cash flow, Cost Control, Challenge, Change, Communication, and Customer Service.

He is represented by all the leading speaker agencies in the UK, and has performed across Europe & the Middle East including Moscow, Dubai, Kuwait and Hull. Dave has worked with an impressive list of clients including Accenture, Barclays Bank, BP, Sun MicroSystems, The FA, Leicester Tigers, Chevron, Deutsche Bank, RNLI, Airbus and Burton Albion (who he supports avidly).

Media and Showreels

Below are a selection of clips from appearances at after-dinner, awards and charity events. There is also a recording from a BBC Scotland radio interview about Dave’s background and career. Plus some footage of Dave presenting a range of TV shows which were aired on LegalTV, and appearances on national and regional media providing insight into a range of aviation news stories.

Showreel 1: Various corporate, after-dinner, and awards evening speaker appearances.

Part 1: Interview with Dave on BBC Radio Scotland discussing his background & career.

TV and presenter clips from various shows that Dave took part in and hosted on LegalTV.

Showreel 2: Cornwall Business Awards 2013, which Dave hosted and delivered his after-dinner airline routine.

Part 2: Interview with Dave on BBC Radio Scotland discussing his background & career.

Clips of Dave discussing aviation news stories on a range of national and regional media including BBC and Sky

Send us a message!

Please use the form opposite to get in touch with Dave Bryon via his management company Clide Ltd.

He can also be booked via all of the UK’s leading speaker agencies including JLA, The Right Address, Gordon Poole Agency, and Celebrity Speakers.