Philip was born and raised in a traditional two-up, two-down end terrace house in the Lancashire mill town of Ashton-under-Lyne to the east of Manchester where he also attended the local 'Secondary Modern' school.
Exam success after he transferred to the Grammar School some years later saw him attend Newcastle University where he graduated with a degree in Psychology. During this time he spent twelve months on a psychiatric ward though happily as a student not a patient. It's a fine line.

He then joined soap powder giants Procter & Gamble where he learned to sell detergent to unsuspecting housewives. Within 18 months of joining he had become P&G's Salesman of the Year, as testified by the nation's underwear which by now was whiter-than-white.

In 1986 he became a founding director of Advertising Principles in Leeds in the UK. He developed the company over the next 17 years as New Business Director and Managing Partner seeing the company grow from a standing start to a £48 million company employing over 150 people.

Having spent his entire working life studying and practising persuasion and influence, Philip is now a full-time professional speaker on ‘The Psychology of Persuasion’. It is the subject that has dominated his academic and professional career to date; his knowledge and understanding of it has been at the very root of his success.

He is a speaker and raconteur. He offers wit and wisdom on human behaviour and how to influence it. The result? Audiences are enthralled as well as informed from first minute to last. Smiling throughout and often laughing out loud. But more importantly, they leave the event inspired and better informed on how buying, selling, persuading and influencing actually work.
He wants to be the best speaker on the planet. He wants ‘Life’s A Game So Fix The Odds’ to be the classic on persuasion and influence and he wants to play live with Ralph McTell. For more on Ralph and how to buy any of his 16 albums please visit www.ralphmctell.co.uk/