Michael Glanville

Michael is a Sunday Times / LDC award-winning business leader with more than 25 years of experience across the leisure and property sectors. A dynamic CEO, coach, and keynote speaker, he brings boardroom credibility and operational know-how to every stage he steps onto. Today, he delivers a portfolio of services spanning executive coaching, business and strategy development and inspirational keynotes designed to transform leadership capability and commercial outcomes.
As former CEO/MD of MDL Marinas Group, Michael led the organisation through a period of immense change—navigating the COVID era and reshaping the business to pursue new growth pathways. Under his leadership, the organisation cultivated a customer-centric and growth-minded culture, empowered by a cohesive executive and non-executive board. He spearheaded the development of a sustainability-focused health and fitness brand and launched a points-based customer loyalty scheme, fuelling double-digit profit growth.
Michael's leadership impact extends across IT, HR, Finance, and Business Development, and he holds a proven track record in ESG strategy, setting a course for net-zero carbon by 2030 and implementing a robust sustainability investment programme tied to emerging EPC legislation.

His keynotes—delivered to C-suite leaders, boards, and cross-functional teams—blend strategic insight with lived experience. Signature talks include:
•“100% – 100% of the Time”: A powerful reflection on leadership behaviour and self-awareness, exploring how leaders’ words and actions set the tone for team performance and business outcomes.
•“Customer Experience and Quality”: A deep dive into how cultural commitment to service and quality can shape brand perception, improve customer retention, and spark growth—brought vividly to life through real-world examples like the premium car buying journey.
•“Everyone Sells”: A rousing challenge to organisational silos, this keynote repositions every team member—from Finance to Ops—as an ambassador of growth and client engagement.
•“Cultural Change Isn’t a Whiteboard Exercise”: A candid, battle-tested look at what it really takes to shift organisational culture. From sleepless nights to sustained tactical alignment, Michael shares hard-won lessons that resonate with leadership teams navigating transformation.
•“Reflections of an Award-Winning Leader”: Drawing from his recognition as one of LDC and The Times’ Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders, Michael offers a grounded yet energising perspective on what it means to lead with purpose—and to have a coach who challenges and supports in equal measure.

Michael trained as an Executive Coach under one of the UK’s leading practitioners, brings over two decades of mentoring senior professionals, and holds a BA (Hons) in Business and alumni status from The Leadership Trust.

Beyond work, he’s a family man, musician, DJ, sailor and cyclist—fuelled by a passion for helping others grow in confidence, transform their leadership, and achieve bold personal and business goals.