René Carayol

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

René Carayol MBE (born 10 September 1958) is a broadcaster, leadership speaker and author.

He presented the BBC series 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 ^[1] 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^[2] in 2001 (now in its third edition) and the sequel, My Voodoo^[3] 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,^[4] 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.^[5]

Carayol is the presenter of BBC2's business program, Pay Off Your Mortgage In Two Years ^[6], which was shown in January and February 2006. The follow-up series Did They Pay Off Their Mortgage in Two Years? ^[7] began airing in January 2007.

He also presented The Money Programme special "The Fall of BP's Sun King" ^[8] in October 2007, investigating the real cause of Lord John Browne's resignation from BP.

References[]

External links[]

• Business Reporter
• Daily Telegraph Article On Lord John Browne
• Rene Carayol