Graham Poll
Graham is said to be the most well known and most experienced English football referee of all time. Whilst his achievements are considerable, including the last FA Cup Final at Wembley stadium in 2000 and the first referee to reach the milestone of refereeing 300 Premier League matches he will always be remembered for issuing one player with 3 yellow cards at a World Cup match during the 2006 final competition in Germany 2006.
Educated at The Thomas Alleyne school in Stevenage, he left education to follow a highly successful sales career in the FMCG marketplace after learning the principles of selling in the business to business world of office equipment with Canon UK Ltd.
Educated at The Thomas Alleyne school in Stevenage, he left education to follow a highly successful sales career in the FMCG marketplace after learning the principles of selling in the business to business world of office equipment with Canon UK Ltd.
Broadcaster
Writer
Speaker
An excellent communicator and presenter, he quickly progressed to first and then second line management and for 7 years oversaw a rapidly expanding direct sales force at Coty UK alongside his refereeing career. Forced to leave full time employment in 1999 due to his dedication to achieving world recognition in football, Graham started his own business with another ex- sales director from Hays and fellow International referee, Graham Barber. Together they developed an internet site which they negotiated the sale of for £1.5m in 2001 before becoming a full time professional referee.
Now an excellent after dinner speaker, limiting his appearances to 40 per year due to continuing media commitments, Graham is available to speak to businesses where he combines his sporting experiences to those of his sales world producing a humorous and insightful view of the importance of MOTIVATION, TEAMWORK and LEADERSHIP.
Graham has delivers a fascinating insight into the Premier League and World football scene. Whether relating anecdotes about Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira and their legendary tunnel bust-up, learning French from Thierry Henry or falling foul of the wit of the crowd at Anfield, Graham can provide great entertainment along with incisive commentary on the current issues.
Given Graham’s unique experience at the FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006 he can also speak about dealing with adversity and... if it is a motivational or team building address you are looking for, Graham also combines his commercial experiences in Sales, where he had a very successful career managing sales forces, to ensure that you get the most from your team.
Finally Graham has also hosted awards ceremonies, highlighting a winning mentality and dealing with the tough decision making processes that are gone through when selecting the winners
Now an excellent after dinner speaker, limiting his appearances to 40 per year due to continuing media commitments, Graham is available to speak to businesses where he combines his sporting experiences to those of his sales world producing a humorous and insightful view of the importance of MOTIVATION, TEAMWORK and LEADERSHIP.
Graham has delivers a fascinating insight into the Premier League and World football scene. Whether relating anecdotes about Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira and their legendary tunnel bust-up, learning French from Thierry Henry or falling foul of the wit of the crowd at Anfield, Graham can provide great entertainment along with incisive commentary on the current issues.
Given Graham’s unique experience at the FIFA World Cup in Germany 2006 he can also speak about dealing with adversity and... if it is a motivational or team building address you are looking for, Graham also combines his commercial experiences in Sales, where he had a very successful career managing sales forces, to ensure that you get the most from your team.
Finally Graham has also hosted awards ceremonies, highlighting a winning mentality and dealing with the tough decision making processes that are gone through when selecting the winners
