Paul Manning

I don’t speak in theory — I speak from lived, high-risk experience. I spent years operating undercover inside organized crime, where decisions weren’t academic and mistakes had real consequences. That background gives me a rare ability to translate extreme-pressure environments into clear, practical lessons for leadership, ethics, risk management, and compliance. Audiences choose me because I connect the dots between: - how criminal networks actually function, - how ethical failures really happen inside institutions, - and how the same decision-making pressures show up in business, finance, and leadership roles. My talks are direct, grounded, and honest — focused on what goes wrong, why it goes wrong, and how to recognize warning signs before failure, misconduct, or reputational damage occurs. People don’t leave inspired for a day. They leave sharper.