Real companies, real numbers, and the laws they broke. Told so a room of leaders leaves sharper, a little humbler, and with three things to do next week.
Now booking autumn 2027Danish or EnglishDenmark · the Nordics · Europe · the Americas · worldwide
Every giant that fell left a paper trail in its own accounts. Max walks the room through falls they remember, and the laws each one broke.
For conferences, kick-offs and leadership days
Hands on. Participants read the accounts of a real company, using the questions a good board asks, in the order it asks them.
For leadership teams, boards and finance-curious managers
The tools senior strategy teams use, taught through real cases such as LEGO’s turnaround, by a lecturer in strategy, finance and innovation.
For universities, business schools and executive programmes
Your leaders investigate your own company in teams that work apart. A panel of three gives the verdict and a 90-day plan.
For one company and its leaders · How it works →
Max Noble is a specialist in corporate strategy and distressed companies. He spent more than ten years at Nokia, including the years it fell. Today he is a Lecturer in Strategy, Finance and Innovation, the host of BANKRUPT, a series on great companies that failed, and the author of The 42 Laws of BANKRUPT: How Giants Fall, out on 31 October 2027.
He holds an MSc in Applied Economics and Finance from Copenhagen Business School and a BA in Financial Services from London Guildhall University, wrote First Impressions – The 42 Laws of First Impressions, and has given keynotes across Europe and the United States.
Danish or English, on stage and in every material.
Based in Copenhagen. Speaks across Denmark and the Nordics first, then Europe, the Americas and the rest of the world, in person or online.
Set to your programme, from a keynote slot to a full day.
Follows the brief: format, length and audience. You get a clear proposal after one enquiry.
Each talk opens with a company your audience knows, from your country or your industry.
Max is never paid by the companies he talks about. Nothing on stage is investment advice.
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Max Noble is a specialist in corporate strategy and distressed companies. He spent more than ten years at Nokia, including the years it fell. He is a Lecturer in Strategy, Finance and Innovation, host of BANKRUPT, a series on great companies that failed, and author of The 42 Laws of BANKRUPT: How Giants Fall (2027). His keynotes show leaders what great companies missed.
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