Jonathan Allen Yabut is the Season 1 winner of the hit pan-Asian reality TV show, The Apprentice Asia hosted by Malaysian business mogul Tony Fernandes. He was the youngest male contestant at the age of 27 and was popularly known in the show for his people skills, leadership and passionate... Read more
Jonathan Allen Yabut is the Season 1 winner of the hit pan-Asian reality TV show, The Apprentice Asia hosted by Malaysian business mogul Tony Fernandes. He was the youngest male contestant at the age of 27 and was popularly known in the show for his people skills, leadership and passionate speeches in the “boardroom”. Jonathan has inspired thousands of young Asians for his popular quote, “You can never be too small to dream big”, and is a strong advocate of youth empowerment, leadership and entrepreneurship. He is currently Chief of Staff at Air Asia.
Born and raised in Manila, Jonathan Allen Yabut is a multi-awarded marketer and HR professional with over 10 years of experience in Southeast Asia. Dubbed as “Asia’s Millennial Guru”, he is Asia’s leading motivational speaker on topics involving leadership, talent of development Gen Y workers, and office productivity. Yabut takes pride of his humble beginnings from his parents who were both government employees. Pressured to study under scholarship, he consistently finished as the class valedictorian from grade school to high school, and graduated Cum Laude with a degree of BS Economics from the University of the Philippines (UP) in 2006.
Yabut entered the corporate world as a management trainee for Globe Telecom, a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines and matured to become a Product Manager for international services focusing on Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) market. In 2009, he moved to GlaxoSmithKline Philippines as a Sr. Brand Manager and earned his first national award as the 2012 Mansmith Young Market Master Awardee (YMMA), a distinction awarded to top 7 marketers in the Philippines under the age of 35 for having launched a pharmaceutical brand that earned the highest and fastest market share take up in the history of the company. For his leadership and marketing excellence, Jonathan also served as a Filipino ambassador to the 2012 London Olympics for GlaxoSmithKline, the official laboratory games partner.
Jonathan Allen Yabut is the author of three best-selling motivational books, “From Grit to Great” (2015), “Fast Forward” (2017), and “Single, Taken, Or Building My Empire” (2019), which offers career tips and advice for aspiring corporate millennials. By record, he is the only Filipino author today able to penetrate the Southeast Asian markets of Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia as a certified best-selling author.
Jonathan Allen Yabut today is the founder and managing director of his marketing consultancy firm, The JY Consultancy & Ventures, which offers marketing and talent optimization services to start-ups and Fortune 500 companies in Asia.
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Jonathan Allen Yabut's speaking fees depend on the event format (in-person or virtual), the location, the length of the engagement and the level of customisation required. Please contact London Speaker Bureau for an up-to-date fee quote for Jonathan Allen tailored to your event.
Jonathan Allen Yabut speaks on Business & Management, Motivation. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Jonathan Allen to align the content with your delegates and goals.
London Speaker Bureau can book Jonathan Allen Yabut for events worldwide, subject to Jonathan Allen's schedule. Please send us your event date, location and format and we will confirm availability and handle travel and logistics on your behalf.
Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Jonathan Allen Yabut is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
Most keynote speeches run between 45 and 60 minutes, often followed by a 15-30 minute Q&A. Other formats - shorter conference slots, panel appearances or longer workshop sessions - may also be possible. Share your agenda with London Speaker Bureau and we will confirm what Jonathan Allen can accommodate.
London Speaker Bureau will brief Jonathan Allen Yabut on your audience profile, sector and objectives so the keynote can be shaped around your event. The level of customisation possible depends on the speaker and the lead time - contact us with your brief and we will confirm what Jonathan Allen can offer.
Jonathan Allen Yabut delivers keynotes in English. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.
Jonathan Allen Yabut's areas of expertise include Business & Management, Motivation. To get a clear sense of Jonathan Allen's style, credentials and how they engage an audience, please review the biography, popular talks and any videos or testimonials shown on this page, or request a detailed speaker brief from London Speaker Bureau.
Jonathan Allen Yabut can be booked through London Speaker Bureau for corporate conferences, leadership events, internal team meetings, association gatherings and private client engagements where expertise in Business & Management, Motivation is relevant. Details of Jonathan Allen's background and previous engagements are included in the biography above; contact us if you would like a more detailed list of past clients or case studies.
Beyond keynote speeches, many of the speakers on our roster also take part in workshops, executive masterclasses, panel discussions and fireside chats. Contact London Speaker Bureau with your preferred format and we will confirm what Jonathan Allen Yabut is able to offer alongside or instead of a keynote.
We generally recommend enquiring at least three to twelve months in advance to secure your preferred date with Jonathan Allen Yabut, particularly during peak conference seasons. Where possible we also accommodate shorter lead times - please contact London Speaker Bureau to check Jonathan Allen's current availability for your dates.