Book Charlie Reading for your event
Charlie Reading is a serial entrepreneur, acclaimed speaker and five-time author who has built a reputation for helping business owners and professionals create lasting success while enjoying more freedom along the way. His keynotes combine practical business strategies, inspiring personal stories and lessons from elite endurance sport to show that sustainable growth comes from working smarter rather than simply working harder.
Throughout his career, Charlie has demonstrated that exceptional business results do not have to come at the expense of family, health or personal fulfilment. His approach challenges traditional ideas about success and offers audiences a practical framework for achieving ambitious goals while maintaining balance.
As founder of the award-winning Efficient Portfolio Wealth Management, Charlie successfully led the business through remarkable growth while intentionally designing a lifestyle that allowed him to spend months each year travelling with his family, writing books and pursuing world-class endurance challenges.
Today, alongside his entrepreneurial ventures, Charlie leads The Trusted Team, where he coaches business owners and professionals to build businesses that deliver greater impact, stronger performance and more personal freedom.
Charlie Reading's business philosophy
Charlie believes that success is not measured by how many hours you work but by the systems, decisions and habits you build. His experience proves that high performance can be achieved without burnout.
While growing Efficient Portfolio by approximately 50% year after year, Charlie simultaneously:
- Took around three months away from work every year.
- Wrote multiple successful books.
- Completed multiple Ironman races.
- Qualified for the Ironman World Championship.
- Travelled extensively with his family.
- Continued developing new businesses and coaching entrepreneurs.
This unique combination of achievements gives Charlie exceptional credibility with audiences looking for practical ways to improve both business performance and quality of life.
Rather than promoting endless hustle, he demonstrates how strategic thinking, effective leadership and smart decision-making create stronger long-term results.
Lessons from endurance and entrepreneurship
As an accomplished ultra-marathon runner and Ironman World Championship competitor, Charlie understands the mindset required to perform under pressure and sustain excellence over time.
His experiences in endurance sport provide powerful parallels to business leadership. He explores how resilience, preparation, consistency and disciplined execution create outstanding results, whether building a company or crossing the finish line after hundreds of kilometres of racing.
Charlie also hosts the Business of Endurance podcast, where he speaks with leading endurance athletes and high performers to uncover insights that can be applied directly to business, leadership and personal development. These conversations enrich his keynote presentations with fresh perspectives and compelling real-world examples.
Audiences leave inspired by the idea that true endurance is not about pushing harder every day, but about creating systems that allow long-term, sustainable success.
Author, coach and trusted business voice
Charlie has written five books focused on entrepreneurship, financial planning and creating a meaningful life. Titles including Entrepreneurial Happiness and The Dream Retirement reflect his commitment to helping people achieve both professional success and personal fulfilment.
His writing, coaching and speaking all centre around one consistent message: success should create freedom, not take it away.
Whether speaking to entrepreneurs, leadership teams, financial professionals or organisations navigating growth, Charlie delivers practical insights that audiences can implement immediately. His presentations combine strategic thinking with engaging storytelling and actionable advice, making complex business concepts easy to understand and apply.
Why audiences book Charlie Reading
Charlie Reading delivers inspiring, practical and memorable keynote presentations that encourage audiences to rethink how they define success. His unique combination of entrepreneurial achievement, financial expertise and elite endurance experience makes his perspective both credible and highly relatable.
Audiences gain practical strategies for building stronger businesses, improving leadership, increasing productivity and creating a life where professional achievement and personal fulfilment work together instead of competing with one another.
For organisations seeking a speaker who combines business expertise, inspirational storytelling and proven real-world experience, Charlie Reading delivers keynotes that motivate audiences to think differently, act strategically and unlock their full potential.
