Speaker · Storyteller · Strategist
Speaker on attention, standing out, and why being a bit cheeky beats big budgets.
About Ollie
I've spent my whole career making sure people pay attention. I started in radio, producing breakfast and drive shows for Capital and Heart, before moving into news and leading social at LBC, where we grew the brand from shock-jock territory into a genuine digital force. From there I helped launch the digital presence of podcasts like The News Agents, now the UK's most downloaded daily podcast, and ran the YouTube output for events like The BRITs, The Boat Race and Capital's Jingle Bell Ball.
Today I lead new business and marketing at Tribera, a creative content agency in Birmingham. I help ambitious brands get noticed, and I make the case that you don't need a huge budget or anyone's permission to do it. You just need to be a bit braver than everyone else.
Along the way I've worked with Costa, Greene King, WD-40 and LloydsPharmacy, reached over 215 million people, won various awards, run a celebrity's socials during I'm A Celeb, and somehow became an enemy of Prince Andrew. Most of it came from being a bit cheeky and going for it.
I built Birmingham Networking, a free directory of networking events across the West Midlands, because I was sick of good events being impossible to find. With my wife Lydia I co-founded Wedding Content Creator UK, one of the country's first wedding content businesses, which has since reached over 52 million people and built a following of 51K.
Also behind birminghamnetworking.uk and weddingcontentcreator.co.uk
Work with TriberaExperience
Speaking Topics
How to make people actually stop, care, and remember in a world built to distract them. Drawn from years of winning attention in news, podcasts and social.
For: marketers and teams whose content is technically fine but getting ignored.
Platforms change every week, but the things that make people stop, watch and share don't. The stories and ideas that travel, wherever you post them - drawn from a career making content that's reached hundreds of millions of people.
For: teams and founders who want content that actually lands.
Why you're more than your job title, and how being a bit braver online opens doors most people wait their whole career for.
For: founders, leaders and anyone who wants to build a profile without feeling cringe.
The talk about audacity. How nearly every opportunity in Ollie's career came from asking when he 'shouldn't' have - and how you can do the same.
For: early-career folks, students, and anyone waiting for permission they don't actually need.
What People Say
Magali Mas D'Amato
Head of Marketing, Social Day
“Ollie dropped so many wisdom gems during our session! Thank you so much for joining us that day - you're an amazing speaker!”
From Scroll to Save: Building Stories People Actually Care About
Lindsay Millership
Allianz UK
“I just wanted to say a huge thank you for yesterday! Ollie, you were brilliant, really engaging! I've had some great feedback and people saying it was thought-provoking!”
Why Having a Personal Brand Matters More in 2026
Becky Harris
The Marketing Meet Up
“Ollie McGrath delivered a stellar talk on making your brand stand out in 2026, we ate delish pizza, and we made connections that didn't involve giving out a business card. What an evening!”
How to Stand Out When Everything Starts to Sound the Same
