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  • Founder and Chief Test Pilot, Gravity Industries Jet Suit

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Richard Browning is the Founder, CEO and Chief Test Pilot of the pioneering aeronautical innovation company, Gravity Industries, who has turned the impossible dream of human flight into a ground-breaking $80m+ business.

Once thought impossible, Richard has delivered a dream mankind has had for millennia.

Launching the world’s first human Jet Suit in 2017, and inspired by his maverick-innovator father who left much unfulfilled ambition, he has challenged the perceived boundaries of human aviation and inspires others to dare to ask “what if?”.

Today, Gravity has transformed Special Forces mobility and remote medic response, and its flights have been experienced by over two billion people globally, with Richard and his cohort of pilots completing over 300 flight events around the world, including in its inaugural International Race Series, and through its Flight Training facilities in the UK and US.

Prior to Gravity, Richard was a successful commodity trader for 16 years in the City of London with BP, and the pioneer of several major entrepreneurial breakthroughs, including a world-first, $500m cargo tracking platform (winning the BP Group innovation Award).

He has developed businesses and conducted trade relations across five continents and is a key participant and investor in several successful start-up ventures. A passionate STEM advocate, he holds the belief that entrepreneurship and ambition should be taught from early-years education.

A confident and inspirational speaker on embracing innovation through adversity, Richard has delivered keynote speeches on global stages, including as a TED Mainstage speaker, and in corporate engagements for CISCO, Microsoft, BP, Google and more.

He also works with top level C-Suite groups and Government leadership, including the UK Ministry of Defense, to deliver tangible guidance on embedding authentic cultures of innovation that deliver results, overcome big-organization inertia, and inspire teams to push boundaries within their own industries.

In addition to being Ultra Marathon Runner and serial entrepreneur; Richard spent six years in the Special Forces as a Royal Marine Reservist.

His debut biography, "Taking On Gravity", charting the remarkable business journey behind Gravity, and the innovation insights along the way, is out now.

 


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Falling is the Best Way to Move Forward

RICHARD BROWNING is no stranger to falling down - literally. In his talks, Browning shares how he fell many times while inventing and test piloting the Gravity Industries Jet Suit, how this journey made him realize falling is how you move forward, and that failure is the best way to learn how to suc ...

RICHARD BROWNING is no stranger to falling down - literally. In his talks, Browning shares how he fell many times while inventing and test piloting the Gravity Industries Jet Suit, how this journey made him realize falling is how you move forward, and that failure is the best way to learn how to succeed. As he shares his journey of working towards his dream of flying even when it seemed impossible at every step of the way, Browning inspires audiences to go after their goals and dare to dream what if?

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Looking for a buzzworthy innovation speaker? Richard Browning literally flies around the room with his Jet Suit. Got your attention?!

RICHARD BROWNING is unlike any speaker you’ve seen before. As the Founder and Chief Test Pilot of the Gravity Industries Jet Suit, Browning shares his journey of designing, building, and flying Jet Suits, the new frontier of human flight. With a wonder usually reserved for sci-fi and fantasy tales, audiences will find themselves amazed as Browning explains how he invented the Jet Suit, broke a Guinness World Record for fastest speed in a body-controlled jet engine suit, and now spends his days flying around like Iron Man. In addition to his talks, he gives a demo that will have audiences feeling like they transported to the future, with a front row seat to today’s leading Jet Suit technology. Browning weaves inspiration into his story as he speaks about why falling and failing is the best way to learn, keeping the faith even when your dreams seem impossible, and never giving up hope in the pursuit of flying. Watch Browning give a jet suit demo in his TED Talk > > 

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Books by Richard Browning
Taking on Gravity: A Guide to Inventing the Impossible from the Man Who Learned to Fly

Taking on Gravity: A Guide to Inventing the Impossible from the Man Who Learned to Fly

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Biography

Richard Browning is the Founder, CEO and Chief Test Pilot of the pioneering aeronautical innovation company, Gravity Industries, who has turned the impossible dream of human flight into a ground-breaking $80m+ business.

Once thought impossible, Richard has delivered a dream mankind has had for millennia.

Launching the world’s first human Jet Suit in 2017, and inspired by his maverick-innovator father who left much unfulfilled ambition, he has challenged the perceived boundaries of human aviation and inspires others to dare to ask “what if?”.

Today, Gravity has transformed Special Forces mobility and remote medic response, and its flights have been experienced by over two billion people globally, with Richard and his cohort of pilots completing over 300 flight events around the world, including in its inaugural International Race Series, and through its Flight Training facilities in the UK and US.

Prior to Gravity, Richard was a successful commodity trader for 16 years in the City of London with BP, and the pioneer of several major entrepreneurial breakthroughs, including a world-first, $500m cargo tracking platform (winning the BP Group innovation Award).

He has developed businesses and conducted trade relations across five continents and is a key participant and investor in several successful start-up ventures. A passionate STEM advocate, he holds the belief that entrepreneurship and ambition should be taught from early-years education.

A confident and inspirational speaker on embracing innovation through adversity, Richard has delivered keynote speeches on global stages, including as a TED Mainstage speaker, and in corporate engagements for CISCO, Microsoft, BP, Google and more.

He also works with top level C-Suite groups and Government leadership, including the UK Ministry of Defense, to deliver tangible guidance on embedding authentic cultures of innovation that deliver results, overcome big-organization inertia, and inspire teams to push boundaries within their own industries.

In addition to being Ultra Marathon Runner and serial entrepreneur; Richard spent six years in the Special Forces as a Royal Marine Reservist.

His debut biography, "Taking On Gravity", charting the remarkable business journey behind Gravity, and the innovation insights along the way, is out now.

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For more information:

https://www.youtube.com/GravityIndustries

http://www.gravity.co

http://go.ted.com/richardbrowning

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