AUTHOR

Minter Dial

Business & Careers | Biographies & Memoirs

Minter Dial is a storyteller, filmmaker, four-time author and an international professional speaker. After a 16-year international career at L'Oreal, he set off on his own and speaks and consults on Leadership, Branding and Transformation. He has spoken at prestigious conferences around the world (and now online) to great acclaim. He works with major global brands such as L'Occitane, Google, Samsung, Remy Cointreau, Kering and Tencent. Among his works, Minter is author and producer of the award-winning WWII documentary film and book, The Last Ring Home, A POW's Lasting Legacy of Courage, Love and Honor in World War Two (November 2016). The book won the Book Excellence Award 2018 in the category of Biography. His second book, Futureproof, How to get your business ready for the next disruption (Pearson-FT Imprint), co-authored with Caleb Storkey, bowed September 2017 and won the Business Book Award 2018 in the category of Embracing Change. His last book, Heartificial Empathy, Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence (DigitalProof Press), came out in November 2018. It won the Book Excellence Award 2019 in the category of Technology and was finalist for the Business Book Awards 2019. His newest book, You Lead, How Being Yourself Makes You A Better Leader (Kogan Page) bowed in January 2021. Prior to setting up his own ventures, Minter led a 16-year international career with the L'Oréal Group – including 9 different assignments in France, England, USA and Canada. Among these, Minter was CEO Worldwide of REDKEN, then of the Professional Division for the Canadian subsidiary. In his final position at L’Oreal, he was a member of the Executive Committee worldwide, in charge of eBusiness, Business Development and Education. Minter's leitmotif is to elevate the debate and connect people. Sportingly, he's been a lifelong fan of the Liverpool FC and the Philadelphia Flyers. He's a dedicated Dead Head, padel tennis aficionado and loves languages.