Keynote speaker from the Netherlands

A Dutch keynote speaker turning a career in Big Tech into lessons your audience can use.

I'm Mick Brands. I've spent most of my career at Oracle and Google, where I found a real passion for growing companies and the people inside them. I now share what I've learned on stage — from personal growth and marketing strategy to how technology will shape our future.

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Mick Brands speaking on stage at YouTube Festival
YouTube FestivalPress room, Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam
Recently on stage for
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Channable
YourSurprise
YouTube Festival
Nyenrode Business University
Google
Channable
YourSurprise
YouTube Festival
Nyenrode Business University
Speaking topics

What I bring to your stage

Every talk is built around the same idea: strategy only matters if it changes what your audience does next. Topics below are starting points — every keynote gets tailored to your event.

01

Personal Development

Lessons from 10+ years inside Big Tech — what actually builds a career, and what I'd tell my younger self.

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02

Marketing & Growth Strategies

Practical, campaign-tested strategy for winning attention and driving growth in a crowded market.

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03

Technology: What's Next?

How emerging technology will shape the way we live and work — and what that future means for people, businesses, and leaders.

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As seen on YouTube & Instagram

Featured in Google's own advertisements for the Dutch Market

This clip is from a paid advertisement I recorded for Google, which they've run across YouTube and Instagram — the same on-camera presence you'll get on your stage.

Mick Brands seated in a studio interview setting
About Mick

I've spent my career helping companies grow.

Across my time at Oracle and Google, the thread running through all of it has been the same: helping companies grow, in whatever form that takes. Sometimes that's a media strategy, sometimes it's a partnership, sometimes it's just helping a team think differently about a problem.

If you want to learn more about my professional experience, see my LinkedIn.

If you're organising a conference, summit, or internal event and want a talk that's grounded in reality rather than theory, let's talk.

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Got a stage that needs filling?

Tell me about your event — audience, format, and date — and I'll get back to you within a couple of days.

mick@brands-talks.com Contact me via LinkedIn