3X Olympic Medallist, 4X 400M Relay World Champion, Former Presenter of Channel 4’s ‘The Big Breakfast’ & Founder of The Akabusi Charitable Trust
Kriss Akabusi is famous for his achievements in athletics where his greatest individual triumph was his Gold Medal in the 1990 European Championships. This was when he also beat David Hemery’s 22 year old British Record.
He began his international athletic career in 1983 as a member of the 4×400 metre relay squad. Kriss will probably always be remembered for helping Britain clinch the Gold. He also helped beat the Americans in the World Championships 4×400 metre relay. This was in Tokyo in 1991.
In 1992 as 3 x Olympic medallist, World, European and Commonwealth Champion Kriss was awarded the MBE by Her Majesty The Queen in her Birthday Honours List. This was in recognition of his services to the country through athletics.
His start into television and entertainment began when he presented THE BIG BREAKFAST. This was followed with a full time position as co-presenter with BBC’S RECORD BREAKERS. He has also presented various children’s programmes and appears regularly on game and chat shows.
Kriss is currently the CEO of The Akabusi Company, a corporate communications and training company where his marvellous personality and reputation as a fantastic motivational and inspirational speaker has made him a very popular and attractive advocate.
He is also an accredited personal coach, having qualified at the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara. He is one of only four qualified Hudson Institute coaches in the UK.
Kriss Akabusi born in London in 1958. He is of Nigerian parents and has two children, Ashanti and Shakira. Currently living in Buckinghamshire where he can be found Teeing off at the local Golf Clubs. He also participates in various sports including basketball, tennis and also football. As a Christian he regularly attends his local church. In addition, Kriss can often be spotted geeing his favourite football team on West Ham United.
Why Hire Kriss Akabusi?
- VIDEOS
- TESTIMONIALS
- SPEAKING TOPICS
- COSTS
“He was great. He was lovely to work with – and the client is absolutely delighted with the video we’ve made from what we shot with him. Pass on our thanks again to Kriss. He made our job very easy!” – Indigo Blue Media
“Kriss was absolutely fantastic! He was incredibly engaging and enthusiastic and brought so much energy into the room. He was an absolute pleasure to deal with and very professional from start to finish, wanting to find out as much about the company as possible in order to tailor his talk to the industry and make sure it resonated with the audience. I would definitely recommend him to others – he helped make our event such a success, thank you Champions and thank you Kriss!” – Efficio Ltd
“Kriss was a great success – we had great feedback from his session. It was great that he stayed around with us and people had a chance to speak to most on a one-to-one basis.” – Sherwin Williams
“Please pass on our thanks to Kriss – he has been OUTSTANDING. Everyone was absolutely mesmerized by his talk, his charm and humour and walked away inspired and full of motivation – exactly what we wanted. We loved working with him!” – Beiersdorf
“Kriss recently attended a leadership offsite after previously attending our Sales and Service Conference (6 weeks prior to the offsite) where he was very engaging and inspirational to over 300 attendees. With this in mind, we engaged him to work with our emerging leadership team of 30 people. Once again he was exceptionally impressive, engaging a room of 30 people for over 5 hours (and ran over by 2 hours!) – with his stories, practical advice and highly energetic approach. Huge thanks for taking this event to another level and helping our leadership team on the next step of the journey.” – Sharon, UK Sales Director, AutoTrader
“Fantastic session with Kriss – very engaging and high energy. Kriss took the time beforehand to really understand our company and our values and so his messages on the day were very aligned. The delegates loved the surprise and many commented on the value Kriss added to the overall conference.” – Zoe, Learning & Development Specialiser, KFC
“We invited Kriss to present at our annual Global Conference and we couldn’t have asked for anything better. He was funny, engaging, entertaining, inspirational and hugely relevant. The hairs on the back of our hands standing on end with his electricity! Kriss’s tone and content were absolutely perfect and he tailored his act beautifully to fit with our key conference theme and messages. People will be talking about Kriss Akabusi at our conference for years to come! Thanks for helping us deliver the best Speedo Conference ever. Boom! Boom! Boom!” – Finlay, Business Development Manager, Speedo
- Understand the Importance of Teamwork & How to Achieve It
- Be Flexible & Manage Change Proactively
- Use Creativity & Innovation to Achieve Outstanding Results
- Identify & Overcome Hurdles
- Take Ownership of & Commit to Goals
- Focus on Goal-Setting for Teams & Individuals
- Set a Vision
The cost of hiring Kriss Akabusi depends on your event format, location, duration and any travel requirements. For an accurate and tailored quote, please contact a SpeakOut booking agent for expert guidance.