Award-winning speaker & entrepreneur

Help your leaders
scale with less
stress

Alexis Kingsbury delivers high-energy sessions that give leaders practical tools to get more from their teams (humans and AI), scale faster, and actually enjoy the journey.

9.7/10
Avg. audience rating
600+
Organisations served
15+
Years experience
Alexis Kingsbury β€” speaker
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Neurodiverse Entrepreneur
of the Year 2025

Clients & organisations Alexis has worked with

Sony 3M Google Asahi AstraZeneca TUI IMI Pepsi

As seen at

Vistage Accountex ACCA Roadshow ICAS Summit Digital Accountancy Show EdFringe BNI
Paul Avins Mastermind Dan Bradbury Mastermind Dealmakers Academy Digital Accountancy Club EMC
Alexis Kingsbury presenting

Serial entrepreneur.
Systems builder.
Energising speaker.

Alexis always wanted to be either a comedian or a business owner. After being booed off stage at a school talent show, he started his first business aged 12, then promptly failed to grow the next six.

Those early failures forced him to figure out the real reason businesses get stuck. Now an award-winning entrepreneur with two software businesses and a consulting practice, he serves over 600 organisations worldwide, including Sony, 3M, Google, Asahi, AstraZeneca, TUI, IMI, and Pepsi.

He's passionate about helping business leaders create genuine freedom: freedom to spend time on what actually matters most, rather than firefighting in the day-to-day.

In 2025, he made the arguably questionable decision to build the world's first 100% AI accountancy practice, hiring eleven AI colleagues, giving them job titles and personalities, and spending six months finding out whether they could actually run a firm. The result became Accrual Intentions. That same year, he was named Neurodiverse Entrepreneur of the Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Those two things may be related.

Alexis is founder of AirManual, Spidergap and Ukoru, is host of the De-Stress Your Business podcast, and author of Accrual Intentions and the forthcoming The Accountancy Playbooks.

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"Alexis has removed himself from day-to-day operations in his own businesses, freeing him to take a 6-week road trip across Europe while they continued to operate and grow without him."

As a speaker, Alexis is entertaining and high-energy. He raises the energy of the room, shares ideas your audience can act on immediately, and makes your job as an event organiser easier.

πŸ† Award-winning entrepreneur
πŸŽ™οΈ De-Stress Your Business podcast host
πŸ“˜ Author, Accrual Intentions & The Accountancy Playbooks
🌍 600+ organisations worldwide

Author & thought leader

Alexis writes with the same energy he brings to the stage: practical, entertaining, and packed with ideas you can use immediately.

Accrual Intentions book cover
Available now

Accrual Intentions: What Happened When I Built the World's First 100% AI Accountancy Practice

Part business experiment, part insider comedy, part serious inquiry into what AI means for jobs, leadership, and the future of professional services. Written by Alexis and all eleven AI colleagues.

"I loved it. A huge and important contribution. This is not a warning. It is a summons." β€” Ronald J. Baker

Get your copy β†’
The Accountancy Playbooks cover
Publishing May 2026

The Accountancy Playbooks: How to Grow Your Firm with Less Stress

The practical guide for accountancy practice owners who want to build better systems, develop stronger teams, and finally escape the day-to-day firefighting that's holding their firm back.

Coming May 2026. Register your interest to be notified on launch.

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What Alexis speaks about

All talks available in multiple formats, from 8-minute keynotes to 3-hour interactive workshops. Every session is tailored to your audience and event goals.

8 min 20 min 30 min 45 min 60 min 90 min

Make It Easy for Your Team to Do Things the Way You Want Them Done

The go-to keynote. Practical, energising, and full of tools your audience can use straight away.

  • The #1 bottleneck holding business owners back
  • Why most delegation attempts fail, and what to do instead
  • Four techniques to free up time and unlock growth
30 min 45 min 60 min

Scale with Less Stress: Making AI Your Best Junior Employee

A modern take on delegation, combining proven systems thinking with real-world AI applications.

  • Why "document and delegate" often disappoints (and how to fix it)
  • A new approach to free up hundreds of hours
  • How to use AI to supercharge this, with worked examples
30 min 45 min 60 min

How to Get the Best Out of Your People… Even If They're Terrible!

Packed with humour and real-world insight. Perfect for audiences frustrated by team performance and hiring.

  • Why the problem is rarely the people: it's the setup
  • How to enable even weaker team members to do great work
  • What this means for hiring, retention, and growth
30 min 45 min 60 min

Epic Fails from Building a 100% AI Accountancy Practice

An engaging, humorous session on what actually happens when you go all-in on AI, and the surprising lessons that follow.

  • What worked, what failed spectacularly, and why
  • Why AI can't fix chaos (and what needs to come first)
  • A clear path to blending AI and human expertise

Event organisers love working with Alexis

From first contact to standing ovation, Alexis makes the whole process easy.

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"The feedback I got afterwards from everyone, was just amazing. Everyone was just raving about him. Anyone who is thinking of hiring Alexis or getting him on his stage, do it. He's amazing. You won't regret it."

Mat Wilson
Founder, E.M.C. & CEO, Immortal Media
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"Alexis delivered one of the best presentations I've ever had at one of my events. He is a natural and engaging speaker, and delivered so much value to my Mastermind members. He helped everyone identify their bottlenecks and make progress live in the session."

Mastermind event organiser
UK business event
9.7
out of 10, average audience rating

"His topic 'Free up 15 hours per week, reduce stress and unlock growth' was very engaging and professionally delivered with style. Alexis helped everyone in the room identify their bottlenecks and make real progress during the session."

Watch the showreel

High-energy, practical sessions that move an audience. See for yourself.

Everything you need to know

Alexis makes your job easier from the first email to the final applause.

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Flexible formats
8-minute keynotes to 3-hour interactive workshops. Every session is tailored to your audience size, duration, and event goals.
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In-person & virtual
Available for in-person events across the UK and internationally, as well as high-quality virtual keynotes and webinars.
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Ideal audiences
Business owners, entrepreneurs, accountancy practices, leadership teams, masterminds, and corporate events.
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Easy to work with
Prompt, professional, and easy to brief. Alexis will tailor his session to your audience and make the whole process smooth.
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Panel & interview
Also available as a panelist, interview guest, interviewer, or pundit on business systems, AI, scale, and delegation.
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Speaker pack available
Full bio, high-res photos, session descriptions, and AV requirements available on request. Just ask.

Everything you need, right here

Putting together a programme? Need a bio for the brochure or a headshot for the website? Grab everything below. No need to email first.

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Alexis Kingsbury is an award-winning entrepreneur, founder of AirManual, host of the De-Stress Your Business podcast, and author who helps leaders scale with less stress.

Longer version

Alexis Kingsbury is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, and the person who, in 2025, built the world's first 100% AI accountancy practice just to see what would happen. That same year he was named Neurodiverse Entrepreneur of the Year at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Over nearly two decades he has co-founded four businesses, and his products now serve over 600 organisations worldwide, including Sony, 3M, Google, Asahi, AstraZeneca, TUI, IMI, and Pepsi. He is founder of AirManual, Spidergap and Ukoru, is host of the De-Stress Your Business podcast, and author of Accrual Intentions and The Accountancy Playbooks. As a speaker, Alexis is high-energy and practical: he raises the energy of the room and gives audiences ideas they can act on immediately.

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πŸ”— Links & details for your brochure

Website alexiskingsbury.com
Email alexis.kingsbury@airmanual.co
LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/alexkingsbury
Twitter / X @alexiskingsbury
Podcast De-Stress Your Business

Book Alexis for your event

Whether you have a firm date or just an idea, Alexis would love to hear from you. Fill in the form and he'll get back to you quickly.

🌍 Available for UK and international events, in-person and virtual
⚑ Typically replies within 1 business day
🎀 Also available as a panelist, interview guest, or pundit
πŸ“… Book a 15-min discovery call
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