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Richard Clarke

Captain · DISC type DS
Public Speaker at Richard Clarke
📍 Telde, Canary Islands, Spain

Richard Clarke is a keynote speaker and trainer who helps leaders build happier, high-performing teams. He is the founder of the acquired IT company Secret Source and holds a BSc from the University of Nottingham. Colleagues and clients describe him as engaging, practical, dynamic, and knowledgeable.

Before his corporate career, Richard spent 20 years traveling the world, exploring over 50 countries to understand the secrets of personal happiness. This journey shaped his professional philosophy. He is an avid walker and trail runner, having founded an app dedicated to it.

Unique fact: He founded his successful tech company, Secret Source, in the Canary Islands with team happiness as its number one KPI.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Public Speaker
Location
Telde, Canary Islands, Spain
Personality Overview

How Richard shows up

Consummate Professional
Dynamic But Sincere
Decisive But Calm

They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Priorities

Topics Richard cares about

Workplace Happiness
His core professional focus as a speaker, consultant, and former CEO, where he made happiness the primary business KPI.
Team Performance
He teaches that a focus on team wellbeing is the most effective way to improve productivity, innovation, and employee retention.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Public Speaker
Richard Clarke
8-2024
Board Advisor
Evolved Ideas
9-2014 - 5-2025
Founder
Secret Source
11-2015 - 12-2023
Founder - The House coworking Las Palmas
The House Las Palmas
1-2013 - 1-2017
Founder
Walking in ...
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1993 - 1996
BSc
University of Nottingham
9-1987 - 7-1993
Education details unavailable
Cranleigh School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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