Oliver Woodhead, MBA

Captain
DISC Type : DS

Co-Founder, CEO at Behavioural Risk Intelligence

London Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Oliver is the Co-Founder and CEO of Behavioural Risk Intelligence®, where he helps organizations manage behavioural risk at the leadership level. An MBA graduate and a Fellow of the Association of Professional Sales, he is described by colleagues as inspirational, focused, and collaborative. His career is built on leading commercial growth and transformation.

Outside of his primary role, Oliver is deeply interested in the concepts that drive business success, such as organizational culture and the power of storytelling. He actively engages with new ideas in leadership, demonstrated by his attendance at industry book launches and discussions on talent systems and business scaling.

He is pioneering the effort to make the human element of risk—decisions, biases, and team dynamics—measurable and actionable for executive teams.

Personality Overview

Decisive But Calm

Long-Term Thinker

Dynamic But Sincere

They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.  Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

Behavioural Risk
His current company, Behavioural Risk Intelligence®, is dedicated to making this type of risk measurable, comparable, and actionable for leadership teams.
Leadership Dynamics
His work focuses on understanding the decisions, biases, and team dynamics within senior leadership to predict and prevent strategic failures.
Business Storytelling
He founded Act Three Consulting to activate organizations through story co-creation and has extensive experience using storytelling to drive transformation.

Media Appearances

Oliver has no verified media appearances

Work History

5-2025
Co-Founder, CEO at Behavioural Risk Intelligence
10-2024
Founder and Advisor at Act Three Consulting
6-2022 - 10-2024
Chief Executive Officer at Momentum Inspire
2-2023 - 4-2024
Global Consulting Director, Transformation Strategy at Arcadia Consulting
5-2020 - 4-2022
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at The Storytellers | Part of Accenture

Education

2011 - 2013
Master of Business Administration - MBA from BPP University
1995 - 1998
BA from University of Southampton

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Exp : 4 Location : London Area, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder, CEO at Behavioural Risk Intelligence
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Insights For Selling To Oliver

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • Focus on the results that your product produces, expect some strategic questions in return
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them
  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Oliver is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Oliver

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Oliver move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Oliver take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Oliver

Personality Compatibility


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