Richard Foulkes, CSEP

Richard Foulkes, CSEP is an international live marketing facilitator, consultant, and speaker with over three decades of experience driving high-stakes brand communication and experiential strategy. As a founding team member and former Board Director of The Imagination Group, Richard has managed complex, large-scale global projects across the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. His extensive track record includes directing massive, creatively pioneering product launches for automotive giants like Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, and Aston Martin, alongside partnering with top-tier investment banks including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley on major international IPOs for corporations such as China Telecom and Agip/Eni (Oil and Gas).

He is the founder of The Paradise Experiment event consultancy, co-founder of The Thought-Cake Institute, and co-author of the leadership book The Business Switch (2023). A respected industry leader, Richard is a former ILEA International Board Governor and past Vice Chair of the UK Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP). His legacy of leadership earned him M&IT Magazine’s "Event Industry Personality of the Year" in 2012 and the coveted ILEA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024. Today, he operates from a farm in South-West England, helping organisations build adaptive cultures while quietly pursuing his own perfect work-life balance.