Javier Bernad is the founder of Speak & Span, a training center specializing in public speaking skills. Since 1998, he has been training managers to become fantastic presenters. Speak & Span provides in-company personal training sessions for clients including Airbus, Procter & Gamble, HP, KPMG, Bain & Company, Coca-Cola, Credit Suisse, Amundi, Pfizer, and NH Hotel Group. He has trained over 8,000 individuals and analyzed more than 25,000 presentation recordings. Javier's mission is to help managers break barriers in public speaking and to become confident, dynamic, and persuasive presenters who can excel in their professional and personal lives. Before launching Speak & Span, Javier served as managing director at MediaCom España, the largest advertising media planning agency worldwide, which is part of the WPP group. He also held management positions at MEC (now Wavemaker) and has experience in FMCG companies such as Procter & Gamble and British American Tobacco. Javier is a professor of communication skills at IE Business School and holds a PhD in Communication as well as a master’s degree in Corporate Communication from Universidad Complutense. He completed a degree in Law and Economics with Business Administration at ICADE. Additionally, he coaches speakers at TEDx Cibeles events in Madrid and has published several works on public speaking. Javier is a diving instructor with PADI in Australia, a mountain biking enthusiast, and an avid photographer. He is married with children and resides in Madrid.