Speaking
Antonio participates in selected corporate, leadership and industry engagements in an interviewer-led fireside format. He values a real conversation in which an answer can be challenged, an unexpected subject can be followed and the discussion can move beyond the version of a story that fits neatly into a prepared speech.
Fireside Conversations
Before an engagement, Antonio prefers to understand the organisation, the audience and the questions that matter to the people in the room. That context helps shape a conversation around relevant experiences rather than a standard presentation repeated regardless of the occasion. Preparation establishes direction while leaving room for the discussion to develop naturally.
The interviewer is free to pursue an answer and ask what happened when a decision did not work. Antonio does not need every question to be comfortable; often the most useful discussion concerns uncertainty, mistakes or whether he would make the same choice again. Where appropriate, audience questions can extend that conversation.
Leadership and Institution Building
These conversations examine how leadership changes as an organisation grows. Antonio draws on his work with Alpha to discuss judgement, accountability, developing people and the practical challenge of giving others the authority to lead. The emphasis is on the decisions and tensions involved, including how a founder’s personal approach has to evolve.
Entrepreneurship and The Standard
Antonio’s entrepreneurial journey includes businesses that succeeded as well as ventures that failed. Conversations can explore opportunity, capital, persistence and the commercial assumptions behind an idea, together with the work required after the initial excitement has passed. The Standard provides a way to discuss quality and execution through practical choices rather than broad declarations of ambition.
Adversity and Recovery
Antonio also discusses the personal journey behind Slaying the Dragon. These conversations explore the limits of familiar ways of responding to difficulty, the contrast between private struggle and public performance, and the importance of support. The experience is discussed on its own terms, without treating hardship as inherently valuable or presenting recovery as a formula others should follow.
Speaking Enquiries
Organisations can submit speaking enquiries through Contact, including the proposed date, location, audience profile and themes they would like to explore. The fireside format is central to the engagement, so details of the proposed interviewer and the event’s purpose are useful when considering whether the conversation is a suitable fit.