David Kean is a communication and business development expert and was a co-founder of The Caffeine Partnership. Now Co-founder and consultant at Catalyst.  Catalyst is an alliance of experts in strategy, sales, innovation, facilitation, communication and leadership. We help you put human intelligence to work.

Caffeine won the inaugural ‘Best growth agency’ award in the UK Art of New Business Awards. He is an acknowledged authority on the art of pitching, and was described by British Airways’ Business Life magazine as ‘the best pitch coach around’. David lectures on business development, prospecting and networking at conferences all over the world, teaches the art of clarity in written communication through his consultancy Forthwrite and is an executive coach to many business leaders. He is the author of the seminal work on pitching, Pitching to Win, and co-author of the bestselling book How to Win Friends and Influence Profits. www.forthwrite.co.uk