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Bruce Dickinson's Biography
Bruce
Dickinson is the lead singer of Iron Maiden, a commercial pilot, brewmaster,
entrepreneur and creative business thinker. Bruce was a pilot and Marketing
Director for Astraeus Airlines, a company which leased aircraft to other carriers.
Bruce is also the man behind the company Cardiff Aviation which specialises in
heavy maintenance of Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft.
He
is involved in an air ship venture to manufacture lighter than air hybrid
transport aircraft, and is setting up a separate Training Company (Real World
Aviation) to train future Pilots.
Dickinson
left Iron Maiden in 1993 in order to pursue a solo career, his passion for
fencing and an interest in becoming a pilot. He re-joined the band in 1999 and
has gone on to release four albums; despite this he hasn't stopped flying
Boeing 757s.
He
speaks about his projects tying it in with business start-up, entrepreneurship
and business creativity. He speaks about the parallels between his music and
business careers, and is able to deliver team building experiences focused
around his flight simulator.
He
conveys the thrill of creativity and has helped refresh this spark in teams and
individuals across a range of businesses.
In
his presentations, Bruce conveys messages on how to thrive in the ultimate
change management environment: one day selling out 50,000 seater arenas, the
next day negotiating complex leasing agreements with aircraft providers; The
need to be agile and flexible in business planning with an ability to seize an
unexpected opportunity and; the ups and downs of business and the sometimes
hard lessons that have been learnt.