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In the News (Sat 26 Dec 09)

  
  Kriss Akabusi
Kriss Akabusi is famous for his achievements in Athletics where his greatest individual triumph was his Gold Medal in the 1990 European Championships when he also beat David Hemery's 22 year old British Record.
Kriss is currently working in the media and public relations where his marvellous personality and reputation as a fantastic performer has made him a very popular and attractive celebrity.
Kriss Akabusi born in London in 1958 of Nigerian parents is married to Monica with whom he has two children Ashanti and Shakira.
www.cmmol.net /kriss_akabusi.htm   (461 words)

  
 Kriss Akabusi leading UK Motivational Speaker - Akabussi
Kriss Akabusi (note the spelling -it's not Chris or Kris!) started his career in Her Majesty’s forces where he spent 9 years in the physical training corps.
Kriss is famous for his achievements in Athletics where his greatest individual triumph was his Gold Medal in the 1990 European Championships when he also beat David Hemery's 22 year old British Record.
Kriss was born in London in 1958 to Nigerian parents and is married to Monika with whom he has two children, Ashanti and Shakira.
www.nyt.co.uk /kriss.akabusi.htm   (868 words)

  
 Kriss Akabusi
Kriss said 'I don't want to say I was a bad lad, but I could be a disruptive influence.
Kriss is best known for his achievements in athletics and his infectious laughter.
In 1992 Kriss was awarded the MBE by Her Majesty The Queen in her Birthday Honour's List in recognition of his services to the country through athletics.
www.myenfield.co.uk /enfield/celebs&gossip-kiss-akabusi.htm   (508 words)

  
 The Westmorland Gazette
The package, to be named the Kriss Akabusi Olympic Challenge, is being targeted at the lucrative corporate conference market and those behind it are convinced they are on to a winner.
Kriss, who won three Olympic medals during an illustrious 13-year career, has since gone on to forge a successful career as a motivational speaker on the corporate circuit, where he rubbed shoulders with the Windermere-based firm.
Kriss, who started his own company ten years ago, said there were a lot of parallels to be drawn between succeeding in sports and business, such as being focussed, having a unique selling point and learning from your mistakes.
www.thisisthelakedistrict.co.uk /misc/print.php?artid=294022   (585 words)

  
 www.ToTheNextLevel.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Kriss Akabusi has long been able to pursue success at a rapid speed.
Akabusi began to apply his mind to the claims of Jesus Christ.
Akabusi collected many great "things," but they were put in perspective by his decision to give his life to Christ.
www.tothenextlevel.org /docs/testimonies/testimonies_olympic_sports/akabusi_kriss/akabusi_kriss_default.asp   (409 words)

  
 News -- Kriss Akabusi: The extraordinary story of a great performer
Kriss and I talked at length, I got to knowing a lot, but he didn't tell me all he knew.
Born as Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi, his story began when as a baby boy, he was born to two Nigerian students, Kambi Duru Daniel Akabusi and his wife, Clara Akabusi (nee Adams) at 1.30a.m on friday November 28, 1958.
Kambi was a student of accountancy and international law at the University College London, UCL and his young wife was a student nurse by then, both had met on their way to London while travelling on the sea from Nigeria in 1955.
nigeriaworld.com /feature/publication/oyedoyin/121002p.html   (3029 words)

  
 Kriss Akabusi MBE - Motivational Speaker, Leadership Consultant
Kriss Akabusi MBE, Personal Development Speaker, TV Personality, Fit4Business, Motivational Speaker, Kriss is famous for his achievements in athletics where his greatest individual triumph was his Gold Medal in the 1990 European Championships when he also beat David Hemery's 22 year old British Record.
In 1992 as 3 x Olympic medallist, World, European and Commonwealth Champion Kriss was awarded the MBE by Her Majesty The Queen in her Birthday Honours List in recognition of his services to the country through athletics.
Kriss takes the audience on a journey from his life in a children's home and his career in the army and as a television personality using stories, anecdotes and humour.
www.cityspeakersinternational.co.uk /speakers/speaker_kriss_akabusi.php   (782 words)

  
 The Akabusi Company - Home Page
The Akabusi Company was founded by Kriss Akabusi following a successful athletic and media career.
Kriss began his motivational speaking career over 10 years ago and is now one of Britain’s most recognised and respected motivational speakers, presenting his FIT4Business™ speech to Blue Chip and FTSE 100 companies.
Building on the success of FIT4Business™ The Akabusi Company is evolving and moving forward.
www.akabusi.com   (107 words)

  
 Kris Akabussi
Kriss spent the next years of his life moving from one foster parent to another, before finding himself in a children`s home in Enfield, north London.
Kriss had not thought about God that often, but holding the special Good News Bible he had been given heightened the new pangs of spiritual hunger that he had recently been feeling.
Kriss is not the sort of character to shy back from all the difficulties that life throws at him however, and he knows that in every situation God will be there for him, helping him to overcome each and every hurdle.
www.cieweb.org.uk /kris.htm   (908 words)

  
 Independent Catholic News
Kriss came for the launch of Families For All - the new name for the Catholic Children's Society (Westminster) Family Placement Team.
Kriss cut a special cake and the day was marked with a balloon launch.
After school, Kriss went into the army and he says Sgt Ian MacKenzie was another adult who had a terrific influence on him.
www.indcatholicnews.com /kriss.html   (548 words)

  
 Kriss Akabusi on Track by Ted Harrison
By birth a Nigerian prince, Kriss Akabusi (and his brother) lost touch with his parents in the Nigerian civil war and was brought up in England in a local authority children's home.
At 16 Kriss joined the army, where he did well; this was the start of his athletics career.
Kriss has now left the Army and is studying Christianity in a college in California, where he also trains each winter.
www.eden.co.uk /shop/kriss_akabusi_on_track_31253.html   (495 words)

  
 Kriss Akabusi to talk with North Yorkshire police officers about the secrets of his success   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Kriss Akabusi to talk with police officers about the secrets of his success
Olympic athlete Kriss Akabusi is visiting North Yorkshire Police this week to pass on some of the secrets of his success.
Kriss served as a Sergeant and Senior Warrant Order in the British Army from 1975 until 1990 and also holds an MBE and an Honorary Degree from Southampton University.
www.pickering.uk.net /news/news_vault/jan_june_2004/01/kriss.shtml   (373 words)

  
 Speakers Corner - Speaker Information for Kriss Akabusi
Kriss Akabusi is famous for his achievements in Athletics; his greatest individual triumph was his Gold Medal in the 1990 European Championships, not least because he beat David Hemery’s 22-year-old British Record.
Kriss Akabusi began his International career in 1983 as a member of the 4 x 400 metre relay squad.
Kriss is a fantastic speaker with a broad appeal.
www.speakers-corner.co.uk /~speakersc/speakersearch.php?showspeaker=59   (562 words)

  
 Kriss Akabusi - Olympic Medallist's story - how Kriss Akabusi finds the real meaning of life, not in sport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Kriss Akabusi - Olympic Medallist's story - how Kriss Akabusi finds the real meaning of life, not in sport
Kriss Akabusi tells what happened to him at the Edinburgh games.
Newspapers said, "Kriss Akabusi is the 1990 European champion.
www.soon.org.uk /page7.htm   (330 words)

  
 Inspirational Speakers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Kriss Akabusi’s inspirational story is legendary and works well at the start of a conference to fire up individuals, or as an end-note leaving the audience on a high ready to deliver success in any arena!
Kriss is currently the CEO of The Akabusi Company, a corporate communications and training company where his personality and reputation as a fantastic public speaker has made him a very popular and attractive advocate.
Kriss began his motivational speaking career over 10 years ago and is now one of Britain’s most recognised and respected motivational speakers.
www.creatingexcellence.co.uk /is/kriss_akabuski_m.htm   (404 words)

  
 SPEAKERS for BUSINESS - Kriss Akabusi MBE
Kriss is famous for his achievements in athletics where his greatest individual triumph was his Gold Medal in the 1990 European Championships when he also beat David Hemery's 22 year old British Record.
He has presented various children's programmes and appears regularly on game and chat shows where the brief is "fun and entertainment".
Kriss is currently the CEO of a corporate communications and training company where his marvellous personality and reputation as a fantastic public speaker has made him a very popular and attractive advocate.
www.sfb.co.uk /cgi-bin/profile.cgi?s=1   (147 words)

  
 The Aziz Corporation Specialists in executive communications - presentation
Akabusi soon had them engaged, with his high-energy delivery and self-mocking yarns - easy to do if you are a high achiever.
Akabusi overlaid the David Coleman commentary with a live one of his own.
When the Brits stole it at the very end, there was still a cheer from an electrified audience 10 years on.
www.azizcorp.com /info/mgttoday/mgttoday18.htm   (317 words)

  
 Akabusi, Kriss (MBE) -
Akabusi was born an Igbo prince in Nigeria, but taken to England as a child, where he went into care when his mother returned to Nigeria.
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 Speakers Corner - Kriss Akabusi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
In 1992 as 3 times Olympic medallist, World, European and Commonwealth Champion Kriss was awarded the MBE by Her Majesty The Queen in her Birthday Honours List in recognition of his services to the country through athletics.
Kriss broke into TV in 1993 when he presented The Big Breakfast.
Kriss uses the Hudson Institutes “Cycle Of Change” as a simple matrix to pour in his energy and experience and expand on the FIT© speech.
www.speakerscorner.co.uk /speaker/81/kriss-akabusi.html   (461 words)

  
 BT Insight -> Summer 2000 Articles
For Olympic athlete turned circuit speaker Kriss Akabusi, freedom is a mobile phone.
I tend to shout a bit, I speak fast and I spit!' This was my first introduction, at a recent company conference, to world-beating athlete turned corporate speaker, Kriss Akabusi.
This famous Akabusi drive is reflected in the wide array of roles he performs in a typical week - not only as a corporate speaker, but as a PR for several companies, as a guest at charity events and as a radio and TV presenter.
www.insight.bt.com /articles/autumn2000/my_tech.html   (374 words)

  
 KRISS AKABUSI MBE Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
He began his international career in 1983 as a member of the 4 x 400 metre relay squad and will always be remembered for helping Britain clinch the gold and beat the Americans in the World Championships 4 x 100 metre relay in Tokyo in 1991.
Kriss is fast becoming an established After Dinner Speaker and Motivational Speaker.
Kriss arrived back from Nigeria and placed under care (farm house) in the Borough of Islington for eight years from 1967.
www.normanphillips.co.uk /kris_akabusi_bio.htm   (353 words)

  
 Absolute Speakers / Motivational Speakers / Kriss Akabusi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Kriss Akabusi impressive triumphs and achievements in Athletics have made him famous.
Today Kriss is a highly sought after celebrity speaker and motivator.
Kriss is a warm, charasmatic and stunning speaker.
www.absolute-speakers.co.uk /motivationalspeakers/akabusi.html   (78 words)

  
 Looking for a Motivational Speaker? - call 01920 822 220
Kriss has taken many of the lessons learnt in his career as an athlete, TV presenter and one time soldier and now applies them to winning in the business world.
Using the acronym FIT (Focus, Innovation and Teamwork) Kriss inspires audiences to focus on a clear goal, like an athlete training for a race.
He talks about the importance of being prepared to innovate and embrace change as he did when he went from being a sprinter to a hurdler.
www.freshevents.co.uk /eventpages/eventpages/motivationalspeaker.htm   (641 words)

  
 Regtransfers.co.uk - Testimonials
Kriss Akabusi's infectious laugh is probably as well known as his face to British TV viewers and sports fans.
An unfailingly cheerful favourite for many years, Kriss was born in London in 1958.
Kriss has amassed an enviable collection of European, World and Olympic medals in the course of a distinguished athletic career.
www.regtransfers.co.uk /main/testimonials/M12_KDA.asp   (240 words)

  
 Insect Battledrome™ //// Kriss Akabusi™   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
An explosion of face, teeth and muscle - Kriss is a man mountain of enthusiasm.
Kriss has done good work in the area of running and jumping too.
Unfortunately, his busy schedule of motivational speeches and minor television appearances meant that his personal assistant had to turn down my offer of Kriss presenting and commentating on this year’s Battledrome.
www.cullenleeds.force9.co.uk /insectbattledrome/krissakabusi.htm   (189 words)

  
 SASA l Kriss Akabusi
As a child he had some troubles with identity, which came to surface when a woman once asked him where he came from, and he didn’t know that he was an Igbo.
Kriss signed my bible, told me things I’d never known about my country, Nigeria, and let me sit on his motorbike.
It also inspired me to start writing a series of short sketches, to be acted out soon, based on his biography “Kriss Akabusi on Track” by Ted Harrison.
www.sasasite.org.uk /lest_we_forget/kriss.htm   (203 words)

  
 Kriss Akabusi, Book Guest Speaker Kriss Akabusi
Kriss is currently the CEO of The Akabusi Company, a corporate communications and training company where his marvellous personality and reputation as a fantastic public speaker has made him a very popular and attractive advocate.
Kriss Akabusi born in London in 1958 of Nigerian parents he has two children, Ashanti and Shakira.
Kriss can often be spotted geeing his favourite football team on West Ham United.
www.tmcentertainment.co.uk /speaker-index.html?speakerid=44   (407 words)

  
 Shadwell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-16)
Kriss is famous for his achievements in athletics where his greatest individual triumph was his gold medal in the 1990 European Championship.
Kriss Akabusi gave a very funny yet interesting interview, Later on as the evening progressed the entertainment got intense as various artists came on stage to sing and dance, including the Peacock gymnasium group and Cheryl also sung ‘stars in their eyes’ style!
Towards the end of the evening guests were left breathless and giddy with happiness by a beautiful space show (Rollercoster ride to the Universe).
www33.brinkster.com /shadwellyo/leader.htm   (340 words)

  
 TheGoal.com: Kriss Akabusi
An Olympic gold medal is the one prize that eluded Kriss Akabusi in an illustrious career.
Yet as he reflects on a haul of Olympic silver and bronze, World, Commonwealth and European gold, not to mention breaking the British record four times, he has every reason to be satisfied.
I just love reading the Bible and trying to apply its teaching to my life.
www.thegoal.com /players/trackfield/akabusi_kriss/akabusi_kriss.html   (836 words)

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