Introducing
Phil
Oldershaw
I specialise in hosting and live presenting and guarantee to bring fun, passion and high energy, whatever your event type.
Get in touchWith my
outgoing attitude,
easy charm and
exceptional hosting skills,
I will connect with audiences, to make your occasion, one to remember!
Get in touchMy natural sales ability is delivered with
warmth and sincerity,
motivating and influencing
a call to action.
Get in touchHi, I’m Phil Oldershaw.
I am a live event host and presenter based in Birmingham in the West Midlands.
An incredible presenter of stage and screen, including: Radio, Television and Online formats.
If you are looking for a Corporate Event or Exhibition Emcee (MC), a Host for your Charity Dinner or Awards Ceremony, or maybe even a Presenter for your outdoor Stage Event, Opening or Corporate Exhibition. I guarantee to bring knowledge, fun, passion, charisma and high energy to the stage.
As an experienced businessman too (see about) my natural sales ability is delivered with warmth and sincerity, motivating and influencing a call to action each and every time.
Radiating my outgoing attitude, easy charm and exceptional hosting skills, I will connect with audiences, to make your occasion, one to remember!
Awards and Charity Dinners/Auctions
Product Launches & Openings
Voiceover, Speaker & Commercials
Fashion Shows
Live City / Stage Events
TV and Radio Presenter
Food Festivals
Exhibition Hosting & Corporate
Blog
Always vibrant and full of colour these spectacular events are perfect for showcasing artistic impression, glamour and opulence.
My experience of working with fashion industry experts, high street stores and fashion retailers has afforded me the hands-on expertise, to deliver your show with passion, energy and flair, creating an impact and bringing your vision to life.
To date I have worked with clients including Diesel Stores, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, Birmingham Pride and Oasis Fashion Retail Markets.
A background in hospitality, and as a consultant within the field, these types of events are a particular favourite of mine. Having had the pleasure of working with Michelin Starred Chefs and industry professionals, my knowledge and expertise ensures energy and flow from start to finish. My proficiency includes live video screens, head-mics, demo kitchens, chef presentations and schedules.
I have worked with the BBC Good Food Show, Colmore Food Festival, Taste, Birmingham Bullring Markets, Chefs on Stage and many more.
Whether it’s a new car, a fashion range or new season collection, a business opening, a refurbishment or even a collection of new show homes, I can help create the right impact to
benefit your public relations and achieve that all important call to action. I have worked with numerous independent and big-name brands that include: Diesel Stores, Selfridges, HSBC, Brakes and The Business Growth Show, Coast to Coast American Restaurant & Bars (TRG LTD), The Loft Lounge, The Nightingale Club, Bar Fibre LTD, Viaduct Showbar LTD, Mission Nightclub and JoJoLapas Nepalese Restaurant.
A time to shine! You can be assured that I won’t be shy when helping to make your event one that radiates clarity and energy. Having ‘worked stages’ for 30 years, I have delivered to audiences of up to 100,000. Taking direction or taking the lead, my vast array of skills will ensure your event scheduling runs smoothly and effectively.
I have worked closely on numerous live events including: Comic Relief/Sport Relief, Artsfest, Queens Jubilee (Gold & Diamond), Birmingham Pride, Leeds Pride, Galaxy/Capital Radio,
Christmas Lights Switch On, Armed Forces Day, St Georges Day, Taste,
Colmore Food Festival, Croydon Food Festival, Solihull Food Festival and Night Light.
A large conference or a street marketing initiative, ensuring that all are sold with knowledge, energy and commitment and making certain that you receive brand confidence, unrivalled delivery and maximizing exposure. Hosting private dinners ‘In Conversation With’, cocktail parties, business networking events, expansion launches and company celebrations. I have a catalogue of experience and ‘savvy know how’ to best serve the needs of your event.
Proudly delivering for: BBC Good Food Show, Birmingham Bullring Markets, The Business Growth Show, Birmingham City Council, Peugeot, HSBC, CTTM, Selfridges, BGS, Downtown in Business, The Loft Lounge, Birmingham Pride and Diageo GB.
The world of voice-over influences the dynamic of your brand or product and getting it right is the fundamental key to its success. Image is everything and that includes your brand, product or campaign. Working on campaigns for: Colmore Business District, Leeds BID, Tarmac, Channel 5, Revolution Bars, Busking Battles and West Midlands police.
As a confident and engaging Guest Speaker, I have delivered on an array of subjects, which have included: B.I.D. Reviews, Event Interviews, LGBT Dinners, Business Collaborations,
Hospitality Seminars and Event Launches while working with: Leeds BID, Southside BID, Colmore BID, ASDA House, Downtown in Business, Birmingham and Leeds Prides.
Working on ‘Live TV’ included long periods of ‘open mic’ usage, often up to 3hrs, multiple camera switches and on-air live calls. Pre-recorded productions have given me valuable experience in scripts, delivery and ‘PTC’ (piece to camera). I recently delivered an online show called Busking Battles that received in excess of 1.5 million impressions.
I have experience working with: BBC, ITV, Channel 5 and Sky, on programs such as Quiz TV, ‘Was It Good For You’ and ’RG-Guide Travel-pilot’, Central News & Sky News.
I currently have my own weekly broadcast on radio and podcast, called ‘The Phil O Show’ on Solihull Radio.
Having gathered a host of experience writing articles, I have worked with many leading companies on an array of subjects such as,
‘What’s On’ and ‘Social Supreme’, and have written travel features, food reviews/dining out in publications such as: The Birmingham Mail, 24/7, What’s On, Midlands Zone, Style Magazine, The Business Growth Magazine, City Dweller and 69 Magazine.
My extensive knowledge of various business fields and within the food and drink industry, have given me an exclusive advantage when reviewing areas within.
Phil Oldershaw is one of the last greatest showmen. I’ve had the pleasure to know and to have worked with Phil for the past 20 years and his enthusiasm, passion and integrity are, in my opinion, without parallel. His energy is infectious, and he is a real asset to any event that secures his talents.
I have worked closely with Phil on a number of projects overs the years and his friendly, charismatic character and professionalism have been clear throughout. Phil has a unique way of tailoring his presenting style to the target audience and by using his expertise, can create and deliver a truly engaging presentation.
Phil listened to our brief and used his expertise to create and deliver an amazing event on time and on budget.
Phil Oldershaw has been the compere at many Birmingham City Council events including; Artsfest, The Lord Mayors Show, Armed Forces Day, Night Light and the Christmas Lights Switch-on. Phil was professional, reliable, enthusiastic and engaged audiences in excess of 5,000 people.
The Lord Mayor of Birmingham gave Phil an award for ‘Services to the City of Birmingham’ which was well deserved and received.
During my role as UK Brand Manager for Diesel Clothing, a premium denim brand, Phil Oldershaw hosted various internal and external customer events for us.
Before every event he took time to understand the Brands ethos and values to ensure the correct language was being used and tailored to the audience.
We asked Phil to host various events, as I found his presentation style was infectious, positive, energetic and vibrant.
We would highly recommend Phil to host any event.
Phil is a great guy with lovely personality. He is always buzzing with ideas and is a great networker. His energy and enthusiasm is infectious and would make a great choice as an event host.
I have worked with Phil on various projects over the past 10 years and found him to be very professional , articulate and a great communicator.
Phil is an outstanding entrepreneur and leader, particularly of new ventures. He has drive, integrity, flair and the motivation to make a business a success. He is popular with his staff, but demands the highest service standards. Phil also has a warm friendly personality which has created a terrific atmosphere in venues he manages, but also comes across both on stage and in vision on TV.
Phil Oldershaw is our chosen presenter for hosting the Chinese New Year and associated events. He completely understands what we are aiming to achieve and the complexity of the event. He works closely with the Chinese community, guest performers and our corporate partners. We are also able to entrust our senior international dignitaries to be addressed and looked after correctly by Phil. I can say that due to Phil’s professional approach, warmth, fun and enigmatic infectious style, our Chinese New Year events have lifted to another level.
We recently worked with Phil on the free@last annual Charity Ball.
The annual event welcomes around 250 people and I can honestly say that Phil knew how to control the large room, have ‘banter’ with all of the attendees and also knew how to ensure that a room such as that raises as much money as possible for a charity event.
Phil was a pleasure to work with and also adapted the thorough script to make it work for him and his way of presenting.
I won’t hesitate to recommend Phil to other Event Managers, also won’t hesitate to book Phil for other upcoming events.
We had the pleasure of having Phil work with us on our recent fundraising ball, as the main presenter and host. Phil was exceptionally professional throughout the evening and used his skills and experience to create a seamless programme, including a live auction, raffle, heads and tails, electronic quiz, speeches and entertainment. We were exceptionally pleased with Phil’s style, fun and energetic approach and he definitely added great value to the evening. We look forward to working with him again
We have worked with Phil at several capacities from hosting our business awards to smaller intimate panel discussions and round table discussions. Throughout the whole process Phil is always very professional and a pleasure to deal with. He was very timely in coming back to any additional queries or requirements we had in the run up to any event. Phil is always so well received by our guests and always has such a positive and electric energy that we’re sure is contagious!’
It was a real delight to have Phil host our stand at Alexandra Palace. He had endless energy and was a true professional ensuring that all our guests, psychic readers and customers felt incredibly special.
Phil's energy is really extraordinary and he is able to see the needs of others and connect the message required with ease. He interviewed me on a few occasions for our 'Facebook live' and videos and is most enigmatic and fun to work with. He really should be on TV.
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