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Josh Valman

Drive innovation and rapid manufacturing solutions with Josh Valman, speaker and RPD International founder. Josh works with global businesses to transform product development, supply chain optimization, and distributed creativity, delivering cutting-edge expertise for major manufacturing clients worldwide.

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Josh Valman

Josh Valman

London, United Kingdom

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£2k–5k

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Josh Valman's biography

At a glance

  • Founder and Managing Director of RPD International
  • Innovator in global manufacturing and product development
  • Pioneer in distributed creativity and international supply chain management
Josh is the founder and Managing Director of RPD International, an innovative business with a global reach. They design, develop and manufacture products for companies who seek to take advantage of innovative ideas, cutting edge processes and international markets. At 10, Josh designed his first robot. At 13, he sent off his designs and his £500 life savings to a factory in China to make the components. By 15 he was working as a freelance engineering and supply chain consultant taking conference calls with China after school. Five years later, his company employs over 60 people around the world supplying some of the world's largest manufacturing businesses from over 100 factories. RPD operate a global network of people and facilities, making use of the best design minds from heavy and precision engineering to sculptors and artists, and with manufacturers specialising in all manner of areas. This 'distributed creativity' model pools all sorts of talent and experience. The network of factories also means RPD can produce anything from a unique prototype to a run of a million units of anything from a bracket to an engine and for clients from airlines to hotels. Covering everything from problem-solving to market disruption, manufacturing and supply chain process to R&D and innovation, to the internet of things, wearable technology and the 3D printing revolution, Josh looks at how manufacturing is changing and is changing the world. If you want to discover how to drive change and rapid innovation in your company, look no further than Josh.

Josh's showreel and videos

Topics, sessions and talks

Inside Entrepreneurship
10 Secrets to Starting a Business Doing Something You Don't Know How to Do

Why we recommend booking Josh

Josh brings a unique blend of youthful innovation and global business acumen, having founded a successful international company by leveraging cutting-edge technologies and a distributed creativity model. His firsthand experience in transforming ideas into tangible products through global networks offers invaluable insights into driving change and fostering rapid innovation in any business. Booking Josh as a speaker will empower your team with the strategies needed to navigate and excel in the ever-evolving landscape of manufacturing, supply chain management, and product development.

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Email josh.valman@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Josh's availability and fees. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and a bit about your audience.
What is Josh Valman's speaking style like?
Josh Valman structures his session around a first-person entrepreneurial narrative, tracing his own progression from building a robot at age 10 to running a global manufacturing business, using each stage as a concrete illustration of a principle for starting a business outside one's existing expertise.
What topics does Josh Valman specialise in?
Josh Valman's session covers entrepreneurship, starting a business without prior expertise, and the secrets behind building a successful venture. He is the founder and Managing Director of RPD International, a company he began building at age 13 that now employs over 60 people across more than 100 factories worldwide.
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