René Carayol

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René Carayol
Born(1958-09-10)10 September 1958
Occupation(s)Motivational speaker, author

René Carayol

MBE (born 10 September 1958) is a broadcaster and author.[1][2]

He presented the

Did They Pay Off Their Mortgage in Two Years?
and is the author of SPIKE - What Are You Great At and Corporate Voodoo.

Background and career

Born in The Gambia, the son of a diplomat, he was raised in the UK and now lives in London.

Carayol stated in Black Success Stories [3] that Alex Haley's historic novel, Roots, was based on Carayol family records.

Author

As an author he has produced three books - SPIKE - What Are You Great At, Corporate Voodoo[4] in 2001 (now in its third edition) and the sequel, My Voodoo[5] in 2002. René has been a regular broadsheet columnist, and columnist writer for The Sunday Telegraph supplement Business Reporter.

Broadcaster

Carayol's television and radio career has seen him become a regular voice on BBC Radio 5 Live and present the critically acclaimed Channel 4 film The Man From The Met,[6] on the challenges facing Sir John Stevens at the helm of the Metropolitan Police. He is also a press reviewer on Sky Breakfast News and has been an expert witness on Mind of a Millionaire.[7]

Carayol is the presenter of BBC2's business program, Pay Off Your Mortgage In Two Years [8], which was shown in January and February 2006. The follow-up series Did They Pay Off Their Mortgage in Two Years? [9] began airing in January 2007.

He also presented The Money Programme special "The Fall of BP's Sun King" [10] in October 2007, investigating the real cause of Lord John Browne's resignation from BP.

References

  1. ^ "Inclusivity gaffes & what to do with them".
  2. ^ Carayol, René. "Diversity is not a project: It is permanent cultural change".
  3. ISBN 9780952555834
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  4. ISBN 978-1-84112-157-4
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  5. ISBN 9781841120102
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  6. ^ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Mind of a Millionaire". 7 October 2003 – via IMDb.
  8. ^ "BBC Two - Did They Pay Off Their Mortgage in Two Years?, Series 1". BBC.
  9. ^ "BBC Two - Did They Pay Off Their Mortgage in Two Years?". BBC.
  10. ^ "BBC Two - Money Programme, The Fall of BP's Sun King". BBC.

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