Fred Sirieix

Before becoming a familiar television personality, Fred built an outstanding career in luxury hospitality as General Manager of the Michelin-starred restaurant Galvin at Windows. Under his leadership, the restaurant received major industry recognition including the Catey Award for Hotel Restaurant Team of the Year and the AA Award for Food Service Excellence. Widely regarded as a “Service Guru” and “Service Jedi”, Fred has spent his career mastering the principles of outstanding customer experience and high-performance service culture.

Fred brings these lessons to the corporate world through entertaining and insightful talks on customer service, hospitality, teamwork, leadership and brand reputation. Drawing on real-world experience from elite hospitality environments, he explains how service excellence directly impacts customer loyalty, profitability and long-term business success.

Alongside First Dates, Fred has appeared in a number of hugely popular television programmes including First Dates Hotel, Gordon, Gino and Fred’s Road Trip, Fred’s Last Resort and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!. He has also hosted his own BBC Radio 2 series celebrating French music and culture.

A passionate advocate for hospitality education and service standards, Fred founded National Waiters Day, created the Art of Service training tool and launched initiatives including The Right Course, a prison education programme helping offenders gain hospitality industry skills. He is also the author of the Sunday Times bestselling book Wine Uncorked: My Guide to the World of Wine and serves as Wine Ambassador for Marks & Spencer.

Known for his energy, charm and natural connection with audiences, Fred is a popular choice for conferences, corporate events, awards ceremonies and leadership discussions.

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