Business - Big Idea Speakers

Carol Roth

22 June 2023

Robert Adams

No comments

Categories: speakers

Carol Roth is a “recovering” investment banker. She’s also an entrepreneur, a TV pundit and host, and of course a keynote speaker; If that’s not enough, she’s also an economic, business, and financial commentator as well as a content developer… AND she’s a New York Times bestselling author: Her books include The Entrepreneur Equation, The War on Small Business and now, You Will Own Nothing (Broadside Books, available 7/18/2023)

Carol Roth has more than a quarter century of business advisory experience, which began at investment banking firm Montgomery Securities in San Francisco (subsequently Banc of America Securities- no, that’s not a typo), where she rapidly rose internally to become one of the youngest officers of the company by age 25. Her experience has encompassed a wide variety of products and services, including initial public offerings (IPOs), secondary offerings, private equity placements, private debt placements, buy-side M&A, sell-side M&A, LBOs/MBOs, recapitalizations, valuations, fairness opinions, licensing, marketing services, franchise work, start-up advisory and general strategic advisory work. She has completed licenses and joint ventures between her clients and a variety of high profile companies including Paramount, Disney, Fox, Hasbro and even the pop singer Katy Perry.

All this serious business aside – Carol isn’t without a wry sense of humor and fun. She has coined a number of terms and phrases ranging from “Cirque-du-So-Lame” (something that is beyond pathetic and pitiful) to “jobbie” (a hobby disguised as a job, career or business) to “Business Beer Goggling,” (No explanation needed there) and deemed Harvard to be a hedge fund with a university attached to it. Offering thoughtful and witty political commentary, she advocates for small business, small government, and big hair. She has an infectious energy on stage and is a dynamic keynote speaker.

But back to serious business: Carol’s latest talk (Though she prefers the Q&A / Fireside Chat format) is based on her latest book, “You Will Own Nothing”. This book is based on her research into why certain globalist think tanks have been touting this mantra of owning nothing, and what that will mean for your financial and personal life. If you will own nothing, you can rest assured that you’ll be renting something from somebody who does. This is a can’t miss talk that will give your audience a framework for “Owning” their lives again – so more of us can live a rent free life, full of abundance. Hopefully her next book will be “You Will Own A Lot”!

Videos

Full Biography

Carol has worked in a variety of capacities across industries, including currently as an outsourced chief customer officer (CCO), as a director on public and private company boards, and as a strategic advisor and C-level consigliere. Carol Roth’s experience overlaps content creation, on-camera and in-person hosting, finance, business, economics, pop culture and even comedy.

On the content side, Carol is a national media personality, with more than a dozen years of on-camera expertise. Formerly, she has been a judge on the Mark Burnett-produced technology competition series, America’s Greatest Makers, on TBS and the Host of Microsoft’s Office Small Business Academy show, as well as a panelist on Fox Business’s Bulls & Bears and CNBC’s Closing Bell. She is also developing content across a range of formats, from historical fiction to game shows.

Carol can currently be seen weekly on a variety of networks and shows. Her multimedia commentary covers big and small business and the economy, current events, politics and pop culture topics. She formerly hosted the podcast The Roth Effect and was a radio host on WGN in Chicago.

Her avid defense of capitalism, free markets and reason finds her op-eds published in a variety of outlets. Carol has also been seen weekly on a variety of national television outlets over the years including Fox Business, CNN, CNBC, HBO, Fox News and MSNBC. She has also appeared in several financial/economic documentaries, including one about the auto bailouts. Carol has created the legacy planning system Future File, with both analog and software versions of the product.

Carol has worked with hundreds of companies, ranging from a single entrepreneur with an idea to Fortune 500 businesses, on all aspects of business and financial strategy. Collectively, she has helped her
clients complete more than $2 billion in deal transactions, including capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and high-profile licensing and partnership deals, as well as create 7-figure brand loyalty
programs. She also helps private equity investors evaluate potential deal targets in key industries.

Carol also acts as a brand spokesperson, ambassador and influencer for a number of companies and brands that are seeking to reach a broader audience, with a focus on those looking to reach small business owners and entrepreneurs, professional women and retail investors. She also creates proprietary and licensed content across a variety of formats for companies.

Through her firm, Carol also invests in/holds equity positions in a limited number of private companies. Her preferred investments are in established brands and companies looking for bridge or later stage growth capital. Ms. Roth also has public company board member experience as a former Director of Travelzoo (NASD:TZOO), and is an advisory board member for Commonspace and TRO Investment Group, which has a number of diversified portfolios of private alternative investments.

Carol has been an emcee, keynote speaker and event moderator for a number of high-profile events, including The New York Times Small Business Summit, The Chicago Cubs Convention, Microsoft, Virgin Atlantic/Richard Branson and The Inc. 500 Conference, among many others.

Ms. Roth holds a B.S. Degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. To supplement her active media participation, Carol has completed media and improv training with The Second City, the leading improvisational comedy
school in the US.

Carol has coined a number of terms and phrases ranging from “Cirque-du-So-Lame” (something that is beyond pathetic and pitiful) to “jobbie” (a hobby disguised as a job, career or business) to “business
beer goggling,” and deemed Harvard to be a hedge fund with a university attached to it. She also is known for her proprietary Customer Loyalty 3.0 methodology to engage business senders and spenders. She is well-versed on popular culture and consumer trends and has attracted quite a bit of attention for her Twitter exchanges.

Ms. Roth splits her time between both coasts but maintains her primary residence in Chicago with her husband, who is also a recovering investment banker (and her former business partner). They have no
children, pets or plants and are avid sports fans (particularly of NFL football and the Chicago Blackhawks).

Ms. Roth is also a recovering toy collector, trading in a portion of her collection for a more sophisticated toy (a Simpsons pinball machine). She also has her own fashion doll / action figure made in her likeness.

Speech Topic

YOU WILL OWN NOTHING

Personal wealth, and the freedom and independence that goes along with it, comes from ownership. So, when Carol Roth first heard that the World Economic Forum, an organization littered with the global elite, was predicting the end of private property ownership in less than a decade, she thought it was a conspiracy theory. Then, she did the research.

Right out in the open, the WEF’s 2030 predictions included the stark warning under the guise of sunshine and rainbows, “you will own nothing and be happy.” And that’s just the beginning.

From killing your purchasing power via monetary and fiscal policy to corporations and investors buying up land and water rights and competing with you when you try to purchase a home, and even Big Tech’s desire to make your life a subscription service, individual ownership is under fire at every turn. You need to fight back.

In this powerful keynote presentation or Fireside chat¸ Roth reveals how world governments, globalist organizations, Big Tech, Wall Street and other powerful elites are proactively trying to control every finite resource and determining who has access to such resources. Her book and this talk based on it, is an essential guide to stopping the elites’ agenda and taking control to preserve your and your family’s future, freedom and wealth.

Carol has other topics she loves to talk about, ask for more info on:

The War On Small Business
Generating Business Growth Through Customer Loyalty

BOOK TRAILER

The Testimonials from The Book:

“When Wall Street, world governments, and radical activists join forces in the name of ‘saving the planet,’ there can only be one goal: they get richer, while everyone else gets poorer. You Will Own Nothing is a well-researched and well-written wakeup call to everyone who wants to make sure that this does not happen.” — MICHAEL SHELLENBERGER, founder and president of Environmental Progress and bestselling author of San Fransicko and Apocalypse Never

“If you don’t want to lose everything, own nothing, and live on a diet of bugs, then buy Carol Roth’s You Will Own Nothing—your battle plan for surviving the war with the new financial world order.” — DANA LOESCH, host of the nationally syndicated Dana Show and bestselling author

“When it comes to who really rules the world and what kind of future they are shaping for the rest of us, so many things whispered and dismissed over the years have come into clear and undeniable focus. It’s not enough to know what’s happening and simply complain. Carol has laid out a plan for how to fight back and win.” — CHARLES PAYNE, CEO of Wall Street Strategies and television anchor

The Book

Jeffrey A. Tucker

22 May 2023

Robert Adams

No comments

Categories: speakers

Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of Brownstone Institute, a nonprofit organization focusing on public health, economics, and the philosophical foundations of freedom, with a particular focus on post-pandemic rebuilding. He is also senior economics columnist for The Epoch Times where he writes a daily column.

He is the author of ten books in 5 languages, and speaker around the world on topics related to human liberty, he gave the Franz Čuhel Memorial Lecture at the Prague Conference on Political Economy, has been a two-time featured guest on John Stossel’s show, interviewed on Bitcoin Glenn Beck’s television show, spoken at Google headquarters, appeared frequently on Huffington Post Live, been the two-time Master of Ceremonies at Libertopia, been featured at FreedomFest and the International Students for Liberty Conference, the featured speaker at Liberty Forum for many years, keynoted the Young Americans for Liberty national convention, has spoken at many dozens of colleges and universities in the U.S. and the world, including Harvard University, Yale University, and Boston University, has been quoted in the New York Times and Washington Post, appears regularly in Newsweek and many other popular venues, and is in demand as a headline speaker at professional, political, technology, and financial conferences. Jeffrey has a large & loyal social media following, where he is able to promote his writing and upcoming personal appearances.

He has served as a columnist at Forbes, founder of the Atlanta Bitcoin Embassy, Senior Distinguished Fellow of the Austrian Economics Center in Vienna, Austria, Research Affiliate for the RMIT University Blockchain Innovation Hub in Melbourne, Australia, Honorary Fellow of Mises Brazil, affiliate fellow of the Acton Institute and Mackinac Institute, founder and Chief Liberty Officer of Liberty.me, an adviser to blockchain application companies, past editorial director of the Foundation for Economic Education, AIER, and Laissez Faire Books, founder of the CryptoCurrency Conference, and author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press.

He organized the event that produced and promoted the Great Barrington Declaration and the first conference in the United States on the topic apart from Bitcoin’s core development team: the Crypto-Currency Conference, held in Atlanta, Georgia, in conjunction with BitPay. He speaks regularly at block chain and cryptocurrency conferences appears in documentaries on the topic, including the Netflix feature “Banking on Bitcoin.”.

Tucker had a close professional relationship with the Austrian economist Murray Rothbard for the ten years before his death, and published hundreds of books on economics, money, and banking during his publishing tenure. He then rebooted the bookseller Laissez Faire, during which time he wrote columns on finance, economic trends, and politics for Agora Financial. His next company, Liberty.me, was one of the earliest for-profit spaces to accept cryptocurrency in payment for subscriptions. Today he manages Brownstone with the goal of creating a stable sanctuary for ideas in a time of intensifying control and censorship.

Videos

Speech Topics

The Origins and Operations of the Administrative State. We like to believe we live in a representative democracy. While the forms are still there, the practical reality is that governance in the US consists mainly of edicts issued by permanent bureaucrats. Such a system is not found in the US Constitution. It was born only in 1880 and the beast grew through all the wars and economic upheaval to the point that not only do the citizens cower in the face of it but elected politicians do too. The administrative state can be curbed and must be in order to restore freedom and the founding ideals.

Life After Lockdown. Lockdowns of 2020, and the mask and vaccine mandates that followed, amount to a massive upheaval of American life with far-reaching economic, social, cultural, and political impacts. The period also gave us a glimpse into fundamental problems in US governance and corporate structures that cry out for resolution. The pandemic response achieved nothing but destruction and set terrible precedents for the future. This speech discusses 12 main areas of focus from censorship to regulatory capture.

Money, Sound and Unsound. At the onset of Covid lockdowns, the Federal Reserve completely eliminated reserve requirements for banks as part of a money-printing extravaganza that created some $6.5 trillion in new money that revealed itself in the form of rampant inflation. This inflation still runs at twice and three times the target, and threatens the dollar both domestically and internationally. Cryptocurrency is a great alternative but that too is under threat of nationalization by the idea of Central Bank Digital Currency. We need dramatic monetary reform but not this one.

The New World of Labor. The zero interest rates of 2008 and following massively distorted the production structure in America, leading to a massive bubble in media and technology companies. This ballooned management structures and unleashed “woke” philosophy in corporate culture. With the changed in policy at the Fed, higher interest rates are rebalancing these structures, resulting in a wave of labor changes at huge corporations. The future of work is in the service industries, and the idea of working remotely on six-figure salaries is becoming a thing of the past.

LATEST BOOK:

Derrick Kinney

19 February 2023

Robert Adams

No comments

Categories: speakers

Culture today screams that money is bad. And if you have a lot of it, you’re the villain in the story. The problem is that false belief is holding back your sales team and your company from achieving the sales goals you deserve. So – Derrick Kinney is changing how we feel about money. He believes money is not bad and good people should have more of it.

For too long, business owners have used the quarterly bonus as the sole motivator for their team. That’s the old way of doing business. More money is great, but creates only temporary happiness, not lasting meaning for your team. Continuing to run your business like that makes you a dime a dozen and you seem like every other company.

Your employees don’t feel engaged and are easily temped by offers from other companies. And you’re not giving your ideal customers a compelling reason to work with your company. You don’t stand out. And that’s not right.

The future of business growth is connecting meaning to your money and purpose to your profits. Do that and you’ll have higher employee engagement, retain your best people and create a runway to record revenue.

As Derrick Kinney says, he’s heard there’s a recession coming but he’s decided not to participate. And you can’t afford to either. You, your business, your team and your customers deserve better.

If you’re tired of the same old cookie-cutter message to building your business and increasing your sales, then Derrick’s keynote presentation is an absolute Must Hear. If you’re ready to engage your audience and grow your revenue in a fresh way, and make the world better so you attract more of your ideal customers, putting Derrick on your stage will be one of the best ROI”s you make this year.

Making more money to do more good is the future of business—and you can’t afford to be left behind.

Videos

Full Biography

Kinney is a fresh and respected voice on business and money. Known for making complex topics easy to understand, Kinney is a frequent media guest where he has been interviewed on CNBC, FOX News, CNN, FOX Business, PBS, Cheddar News, and Wall Street Journal among others.

As CEO of Good Money Framework, Kinney and his team guide business owners and entrepreneurs on how to radically grow, make more money and do more good! As a result, Kinney is a sought-after keynote speaker on how to attract more highly-profitable clients to grow your business.

Kinney is author of the Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY national bestselling book, Good Money Revolution.

“Amidst all the noise of personal finance gurus and the stories we tell ourselves about money, comes a breath of fresh air: Good Money Revolution. There is such a thing as good money, and Derrick Kinney helps light the way of truth: good things happen when good people make good money.” —Sharon McMahon, host of the nationally-recognized Sharon Says So podcast

“Stop playing small. This book will teach you HOW to go big with your money and your life. Powerful. Easy. Life-changing.” —Mel Robbins, author of the international bestselling books, The High 5 Habit and The 5 Second Rule

After applying his proven principles with thousands of clients, Kinney sold his multimillion-dollar business to teach these business success principles globally.

As host of Good Money with Derrick Kinney, the top-rated Business podcast for high-achieving business owners and entrepreneurs, Kinney visits with influential business and thought leaders to inspire them to make more money and use it for good.

Kinney lives in Arlington, Texas and loves spending time with his wife and four kids (when they want me to buy their dinner). You’ll often catch him on his Peloton bike or on Jeep rides listening to Elvis, Morgan Wallen, Queen, Guns & Roses, or Phil Wickham. And he loves Robert Graham shirts.

Popular for his daily business tips to build your business and build your wealth, he can be found on Instagram @DerrickTKinney and on LinkedIn as well.

Speech Topics

Discovering Your Generosity Purpose: The Secret to Making More Money and Living a Life of Meaning and Purpose

You worry about missing your sales goals. Your #1 priority is helping your team grow their business and increase their revenue. In this talk, attendees are highly motivated as Derrick shares the tools to increase their sales, attract more ideal customers, AND impact the causes they care about. The result? You blow your sales goals out of the water—and your team finally feels lasting motivation to champion a cause bigger than themselves.

In this talk, Derrick will teach your attendees how to:

*Increase sales and make more money using their “Generosity Purpose”

*Transform their business by attracting more new customers that ADORE them

*Generate more referrals from HAPPY customers while insulating their existing customers from the competition.

3 Steps to Transform Your Business and Create a Raving Customer Base

As the leader, you want your franchisees and independent business owners to dominate their local market now and in the future. You know they could be more profitable, but you don’t know how to coach them to get there. In this talk, attendees receive a proven plan of action to skyrocket their profits by positioning themselves as the #1 expert in their field—so working with your business is a “no-brainer.”

In this talk, Derrick reveals how your attendees can:

*Attract more ideal customers ready to pay higher prices

*Implement a simple, sustainable model for HIGH-GROWTH profitability

*Become the trusted, respected business and community leader customers want to work with

How to Own Your Success by Owning a Problem

The old way of increasing sales is by focusing on the features and benefits of your product or service. The problem? That creates a “who has the lower price?” comparison game with your competition which leads to lower revenue and profitability. That’s just not right. The new way? Own a problem and sell the solution—so you and your team can finally stand out, get paid more, and have a waitlist of customers wanting to work with you.

In this talk, Derrick empowers your team to:

*Identify the #1 problem your ideal customers want solved

*Stand out as the problem-solving SPECIALIST so you get paid a LOT more

*Make your competition irrelevant by clearly differentiating yourself

Why Money is Not Bad and Good People Should Have More of It (Can be tailored as a sales growth message OR as a powerful fundraising message)

The number one reason you and your team aren’t making money is because you secretly believe money is bad. If you’re only making money to pad your bank account and stockpile your investments, you’re likely not experiencing the significance and purpose you want. The result? Massive burnout and not earning the money you deserve. That’s why you should have a proven plan to add meaning to your money—plus a simple strategy to make more of it. After this talk, you will never see money the same and you’ll see a lot more of it. (And that means your team, company, and/or organization reach their sales or fundraising goals!)

In this talk, Derrick will share with your attendees how to:

*Exceed their sales goals so they can do more good for the causes they care about

*Make money (and a lot of it) while experiencing more joy and meaning in their job (which means they stay with you LONGER)

*Generate more business per customer by inviting them to be part of something bigger

Promotional from the book:

Money is good and you should have more of it. But not for the reasons you might think.

Here’s a secret: lots of money won’t make you happy—until you add meaning to your money. When you connect your cash to a cause, your money to a movement, and your profits to a purpose you love, you will make more money and create a life full of meaning and purpose.

In Good Money Revolution, you’ll discover:

The secret to making more money—your Generosity Purpose
5 money mindsets keeping you from cash
How to teach your money to make you money—and use it for good
The 3 Levers of Money: Save More, Crush Your Debt, and Earn More
How to transform your business and create a raving customer base

Don’t just make money. Make Good Money. This book will show you how. Welcome to the Good Money Revolution.

The BOOK:

Editorial Reviews

Just a small sampling of the praise for the Good Money Revolution:

“Stop playing small. This book will teach you HOW to go big with your money and your life. Powerful. Easy. Life-changing.”
—Mel Robbins, author of the international bestselling books, The High 5 Habit and The 5 Second Rule

“You’re holding a brilliant playbook—not just for your money, but for your life. Derrick Kinney is a great financial coach to help you build lasting wealth that impacts the world.”
—Jon Gordon, 12x bestselling author of 24 books including The Carpenter

“Amidst all the noise of personal finance gurus and the stories we tell ourselves about money, comes a breath of fresh air: Good Money Revolution. There is such a thing as good money, and Derrick Kinney helps light the way of truth: good things happen when good people make good money.”
—Sharon McMahon, host of the nationally-recognized Sharon Says So podcast

“Derrick teaches money in a simple, no-nonsense manner, so wherever you are financially, Derrick will guide you to the promise land.”
—John Lee Dumas of Entrepreneur on Fire and The Common Path to Uncommon Success

“This book is a game-changer. In Good Money Revolution, Derrick’s handing you a no-nonsense guide to build wealth in a way that truly makes the world better. You must read this book.”
—Bill Perkins, bestselling author of Die with Zero

“Inspiring. Challenging. Ground-breaking. Good Money Revolution is ready to change your mindset about money.”
—Andy Andrews, New York Times bestselling author and founder of WisdomHarbour.com

“You shouldn’t have to choose between growing a successful business and impacting the world. In Good Money Revolution, Derrick shares how to do both. For business leaders who desire a life of significance, this book is a great guide.”
—Michael Hyatt, New York Times bestselling author

Sean Magennis

31 January 2023

Robert Adams

No comments

Categories: speakers

Sean Magennis is the CEO of a 29-year-old private, multi-faceted Financial Services Firm, Mutual Capital Alliance. His mantra there is “Supporting Leaders to achieve breakthroughs through business and personal growth.”

Sean began his business career in management at Farm Ag Ltd. He ran his own professional services firm for 14 years focused on organizational development consulting, people assessment and executive search, which grew to encompass operations in Canada, the USA and Mexico, serving several thousand clients. Sean has managed a family office, founded two peer-to-peer membership communities, and led an award-winning global team of CEO Coaches as company President. He is the Chairman of Lumini Network, a membership community for highly skilled Executive Assistants.

Sean is also a seasoned international business executive specializing in scaling professional services firms. He contributes 30 years of experience to entrepreneurs, founders, and senior executive teams to create realizable enterprise value. His experience encompasses professional executive management, growth strategies, exit strategies, acquisitions, and financings. He is the immediate past Global President and COO of YPO. Sean remains an active volunteer and member of YPO (Young Presidents Organization) and in 2013 was recruited as YPO Global President and COO. During his seven plus years there, he supported members around the world, established learning content and network growth, and his teams’ set records in member retention and engagement. He also successfully led the organization through the beginning stages of COVID-19.

Videos

Thriving In Turbulent Times

Sean is a highly rated speaker, covering business strategy and insights on leading, scaling, exiting, and innovating.

He speaks regularly to YPO and EO groups as well as to associations and leadership teams. His inspiring presentation on Thriving in Turbulent Times, is particularly relevant given that turbulence seems to be a business rule, not an exception. Sean’s guiding principles can help any organization navigate through difficult times.

These are:

Acknowledge & Assess Reality.
Plan
Grow – using “The Trust Formula”.

For leaders – he also speaks about his 30 years of experience in running and supporting two of the largest professional networks in the world. His practical presentation on The Trust Formula, and how to leverage and activate trust in your business, is a game changer.

FULL BIOGRAPHY

Sean began his business career in management at Farm Ag Ltd. He ran his own professional services firm for 14 years focused on organizational development consulting, people assessment and executive search, which grew to encompass operations in Canada, the USA and Mexico, serving several thousand clients. Sean has managed a family office, founded two peer-to-peer membership communities, and led an award-winning global team of CEO Coaches as company President. He is the Chairman of Lumini Network, a membership community for highly skilled Executive Assistants.

Sean is also a seasoned international business executive specializing in scaling professional services firms. He contributes 30 years of experience to entrepreneurs, founders, and senior executive teams to create realizable enterprise value. His experience encompasses professional executive management, growth strategies, exit strategies, acquisitions, and financings. He is the immediate past Global President and COO of YPO. Sean remains an active volunteer and member of YPO (Young Presidents Organization) and in 2013 was recruited as YPO Global President and COO. During his seven plus years there, he supported members around the world, established learning content and network growth, and his teams’ set records in member retention and engagement. He also successfully led the organization through the beginning stages of COVID-19.

Sean has also been very active throughout his career in the Entrepreneurs Organization, EO, as a volunteer leader, innovator, and catalyst for exceptional growth. EO grew from 500 members to 5000 during his Board leadership. It now stands at over 17000.

Born, raised and educated in South Africa, Sean’s first port of call after graduating high school was to go into South Africa’s military service.

He found this to be an extraordinary learning experience and fostered an interest in team building, psychology and sociology, which he went on to study at university. He was then fortunate enough to work for a top South African entrepreneur who saw Sean’s entrepreneurial strengths and offered him the opportunity to work across his businesses. This experience led Sean to start his own business, which he decided to combine with a desire for an overseas experience—traveling to Canada and the USA to plant his own flag. To learn more click here.

Michelle Makori

3 January 2023

Robert Adams

No comments

Categories: speakers

Michelle Makori is an internationally acclaimed broadcast journalist, news anchor, reporter, and producer and is currently both the Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News, as well as Lead Anchor.

Michelle has worked as an anchor, reporter and producer for Bloomberg, CNN Money, i24News and SABC, where she has covered and analyzed the biggest global economic, financial, and geopolitical events of the past two decades. She has interviewed heads of state, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, and other political, business, and entertainment leaders. Michelle also serves as MC, host and panel moderator for a variety of global conferences and financial events, from crypto currencies to natural resources – she’s been the default “Go-To” host of record, trusted by so many clients for years.

And now – armed with years of financial reporting experience and deep dive interviews with some of the smartest investors, analysts, world leaders, business leaders and market prognosticators, Michelle is adding another titular notch to her already impressive resume: Keynote Speaker.

Those of you familiar with Michelle’s interviewing style are aware that she has a profound understanding of the financial topics that are being discussed – and her interviews are really more discussions than they are simple Q&A’s with guests. Her business background, education, experience and global perspective lends to Michelle a big picture geopolitical and economic, markets driven understanding of the world today.

No one is in the global financial trenches on a daily basis like Michelle is. Years of discussions with the experts from so many different areas of business has lead her to form her own global economic thesis; a geopolitical macro financial representation for where the economy is now, and where it might be going – all gleaned not just from discussions with world leaders and financial experts, but by her own analysis of the trends she sees forming and evolving daily.

Michelle’s future looking keynote is highly customizable, but there is one geopolitical and financial game changer that is looming on a not too distant event horizon that has everyone watching: Central Bank Digital Currencies, and what effect this could have not just on business, and not just on how and where spend this new digital currency – but what this could mean to our daily lives.

Michelle’s keynote’s are tantalizing and provocative, equally compelling as they are insightful and thought provoking.

Videos

On March 9th, 2022, US president Joe Biden quietly signed into law Executive Order 14067, entitled, “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets”, where it says in section 4 of this order that the administration “.. places the highest urgency on research and development efforts into the potential design and deployment options of a United States CBDC.” There are those who have nick-named this the creation of “Biden Bucks”, but the fact is, governments all over the world are already testing out or are creating their own CBDC’s, not just the American Government. China has one, as do many others. And all this comes at the same time that “FinTech” companies and entrepreneurs globally are creating decentralized financial (DEFI) infrastructure, for both ease of digital payments and transfers, crypto-currency exchanges, and more. These two digital directions could not appear more divergent; but are they?

The questions CBDC’s raise are myriad, as are their possible perils. Will this lead to the end of cash? Will CBDC’s lead to a “Social Credit” system, as in China today, where your behavior will determine what you are permitted to do? Will banks and governments be able to see all your purchases? Will your money be your own, or is a central bank digital currency going to be a dollar that the governments own, and simply permit you to use? What effect will this have on the US Dollar as being the worlds’ reserve currency? Will the BRICS countries and others who’ve joined them, create a new digital currency backed by hard assets that will compete for global payments with the US Dollar? And if so, what will this mean for the American economy? And more specifically, to the companies and countries that have dollar denominated debt?

Michelle like none other, can paint the picture of what is to come when and if CBDC’s become a reality, and what it might mean: Could money, cold hard cash in hand, as we knew it… end? To be replaced by a cashless world where your every purchase is monitored? What happens then?

This a thought provoking keynote presentation – but if there is anyone in the world who can untangle the web of what CBDC’s mean, it’s Michelle Makori. Be sure to leave time for a Q&A after this talk.

COMMON DENOMINATORS: ECONOMIC FORECAST FOR 2023 AND BEYOND

In this forward looking keynote presentation, Michelle will discuss what the economic indicators and headwinds might be as she looks into the future, based on her years of experience speaking with and interviewing literally dozens (if not hundreds) of top experts in finance, geopolitics, fiscal and monetary policy, foreign affairs, market analysis, including guru portfolio managers, heads of state, CEO’s, entrepreneurs and more – from a panoply of industries including metals & mining, commodities, cryptocurrency and DEFI, banking, technology, energy and of course – government.

Armed with this encyclopedic knowledge from so many brilliant minds, Michelle has been able to identify themes and trends i.e., common denominators, that most, if not all, of her guests are saying, and what they all subtly have in common. (Or what they all DON’T have in common). Either way, these will be the common denominators that form the foundation of this keynote presentation – the wisdom of the many brought together, analyzed, and discussed in a way that audiences from any sector will find both riveting and useful at the same time.

This keynote presentation can be customized to suit your audience.

BIOGRAPHY

Michelle Makori is an internationally acclaimed broadcast journalist, news anchor, reporter, and producer. Currently she is Editor-in-Chief and Lead Anchor at Kitco News. Makori has worked as an anchor, reporter and producer for Bloomberg, CNN Money, i24News and SABC.

As an anchor and reporter, Michelle has covered and analyzed the biggest global economic, financial, and geopolitical events of the past two decades. She has interviewed heads of state, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, and other political, business, and entertainment leaders. Michelle also serves as MC, host and panel moderator for conferences and events around the globe.

Michelle now brings this expertise to Kitco News as Lead Anchor and Editor -in-Chief where she manages the editorial team; covering global financial and business news across the spectrum of cryptocurrencies, commodities, equity markets, macro-economics and geopolitics. Michelle is also the host of “On the Spot with Michelle Makori”.

Based in New York, Michelle joins Kitco News from i24News where she was Editor-in-Chief and lead anchor, hosting the nightly prime-time, flagship show “ClearCut with Michelle Makori” and “ IBW” a weekly start-up and technology focused magazine show.

Michelle was instrumental in setting-up the U.S. division of i24News and helped launch the live broadcast operations in February of 2017, broadcasting across the USA and around the globe.

Michelle was also a key member of the team that launched the U.S. operations of CGTN in 2011. She was the New York-based Lead Anchor and Producer of “Global Business America”, CGTN’s flagship global economic and business news show.

Prior to joining CGTN, Makori was an anchor and reporter for Bloomberg TV for five years covering both American and Asian markets out of Bloomberg’s NYC headquarters. She was also a reporter with CNN Money based at the NASDAQ and contributed to CNN’s national and international programs. Before joining Bloomberg TV and moving to New York in 2005, Makori was one of the main anchors and producers for SABC Africa Television, based in Johannesburg South Africa and broadcasting throughout the African Continent. Michelle also brings Wall Street experience to her financial news coverage, having received her FINRA financial adviser license (Series 7) and having worked with The Beryl Consulting Group, GFI and Context Summits. Michelle holds a Post Graduate Honors Degree in Media Studies and Journalism (with distinction), and a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Law and Psychology, both from South Africa’s University of the Witwatersrand. She graduated top of her class from Damelin Business School and graduated with distinction from Allenby Film School. Her accolades include winning the Harambee African Reporter of the Year Award for her work on micro-lending enterprises. She was also voted one of the “30 Most Outstanding Women” by Cosmopolitan magazine (South African Edition) and one of the “Sexiest Women in the World” by FHM magazine (South African Edition).

Born in Israel, raised in South Africa and now a proud American citizen, Michelle speaks five languages and brings a truly global perspective.

Edward Dowd

7 July 2022

Robert Adams

No comments

Categories: speakers

Edward Dowd is currently a founding partner with Phinance Technologies. He has worked on Wall Street most of his career most notably at Blackrock as a portfolio manager where he managed a $14 billion Growth equity portfolio for ten years. His book Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden death in 2021 & 2022 propelled him as an alternative voice during the pandemic and the economic implications that continue to plague us today. His unique alternative macroeconomic analysis of the global debt crisis and what may unfold has given many a deeper understanding of the global nature of our problems today.

He is daring to ask, out loud, the uncomfortable questions about the past 3 years that many others just won’t. Since Ed has behind the scenes Wall Street insiders who whisper in his ear what they are hearing, he is able to provide strategic and financial insights on a variety of economic topics – whether it be the credit markets, the insurance markets, debt or equity markets, and how geopolitical and “covid” related events are affecting them, Ed can bring you insider analysis of financial, fed policy, and market trends like none other.

Ed is a frequent guest on multiple podcasts and mainstream media outlets. He has appeared on Tucker Carlson Today, Dr. Drew, Steve Bannon’s War Room, Valuetainment’s PBD podcast, Man in America, Kitco News, American Thought Leaders on Epoch TV, CHD TV, Mel K, Kim Iverson, Alex Jones, Maria Zee, Charlie Kirk, London Real, and so many more, too numerous to mention.

Videos

New for 2024:

Biography

Edward Dowd has worked on Wall Street most of his career spanning both the credit markets and equity markets. He cut his teeth early on at HSBC as an institutional fixed income salesperson for 5 years in the 90’s, gaining an understanding of the credit markets, foreign exchange markets, repo markets and fixed income derivatives market. Some of the other firms he’s worked for include Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, Independence Investments and most notably at BlackRock as a portfolio manager, where he managed a $14 billion Growth Equity Portfolio for 10 years. It should be noted that at BlackRock, that fund was grown to 14 billion from only 2 billion when he began there, truly putting the “Growth” in the Growth Equity Portfolio.

Ed Dowd is the author of the new book, “Cause Unknown: The Epidemic of Sudden Deaths in 2021 & 2022.” (Release Date: Dec. 13th, 2022, Skyhorse Publishing). He is also currently a Founding Partner at Phinance Technologies, a global macro alternative investment firm. One of the objectives at Phinance Technologies is “The Humanity Project”, where they collect and analyse the best available data for their 5 main research projects – on excess mortality in multiple countries, Disability & Absences in the USA only, as well as the V-Damage project and Demographics project. Ed and his partners at Phinance Technologies undertake research with an open mind but, they also strictly adhere to the principles of scientific rigor, which allows them to be unhindered by political and economic pressure, and are as such unbiased in their conclusions.

Ed is a frequent guest on multiple podcasts and mainstream media outlets. He has appeared on Tucker Carlson Today, Steve Bannon’s War Room, Valuetainment’s PBD podcast, Man in America with Seth Holehouse, American Thought Leaders on Epoch TV, CHD TV, Mel K, Kim Iverson, Alex Jones, Maria Zee, Charlie Kirk, and many more, too numerous to mention. Ed was also invited to give testimony in Washington, DC at Senator Ron Johnson’s covid roundtable, where he delivered some of his most compelling findings to date, alongside some of the most renowned expert doctors, business people, and politicians in the country.

When Ed isn’t traveling the country giving keynote presentations, or doing research or being interviewed, he can be found in his home state of Hawaii, where he enjoys the sun, sand and the surf.

Speech Topics

WEALTH & WELLNESS

In this highly customizable talk, Ed discusses his personal journey and career in Wall Street, the meaning of money for most of us, and what it means to stay human in these trying times. He also takes us through his psycho-spiritual journey, from overcoming addiction (and a weight problem) to becoming a role model for good health for people of all ages.

This talk is important now more than ever, because we are entering the uncharted waters of fiscal and monetary insanity, and navigating these waters will be as much a spiritual fight as it will economic.

The future shocks will be many; but Ed has the life and career experience to be able to help audiences cope with a future that will look nothing like the past. Yes, he has investment ideas – though he doesn’t give investment “advice” – are sound.

But it’s his advice on how to deal with the pace of the changes to come – both economic and personal, that make this talk a must hear.

Stock, Bonds, Commodities, Inflation, Central Banks, The Fed, The Markets… what is really going on?

In this compelling keynote presentation, Ed explains where he thinks the markets may be headed, and why they are headed there – because he breaks down the macro-trends that are affecting stocks, bonds and commodity prices – and explains it in such a way that is accessible to everyone.

In this highly customizable talk, former BlackRock fund manager Edward Dowd explains his investment thesis for the unprecedented times we are in, drawing on his insiders knowledge of the capital markets and analysis of financial data; he explains how to prepare economically for what might be coming – whether it be a dollar crash, a real estate market crash, runaway inflation or… a slow and very possible demise of the banks or insurance companies.

Some of the interesting takeaways from Ed’s talk are almost completely counter-intuitive; after all, Ed had a successful career on Wall Street by knowing how to pick stocks others didn’t. What does Ed see that others don’t, or won’t?

Ed also discusses the U.S. dollar, and asks is it being devalued, as the inflation pundits all resoundingly say it is? Maybe – but the dollar is still strong against other currencies. What explains this apparent contradiction? Could it be a troika of policy errors from Energy Policy to the Ukraine and Central Bank policy playing havoc with inflation and the dollar?

Now then, in this keynote – Ed answers that one very basic question that no one can seem to figure out: How can the dollar be losing purchasing power at home but rising against other currencies? (If this changes – Ed will explain why…).

Ed’s cure for America’s economic woes may well be something you’ve never heard before, and offers up a pretty gutsy investment thesis in order to survive the potential train wreck heading our way…

The BOOK:

New updated cover coming to include 2023… check back soon!

Eric Termuende

21 April 2022

Robert Adams

No comments

Categories: speakers

Eric Termuende is helping leaders build incredible teams and tomorrow’s greatest places to work. His one-degree shift methodology enables leaders to build trust, remove friction, and create a culture of experimentation. But – why create a culture of experimentation? Well – if there is one thing we’ve all learned in the recent years, it is that the future is impossible to predict. Knowing that, how do we build teams that thrive in the weeks, months and years to come? The answer lies in one-degree shifts: small, consistent changes that enable teams to build trust, remove friction, and build a culture of innovation. With hybrid teams, i.e., some working from home, some not, staggered days in and out of the workplace, new cultures need to be created, and the best way to do that, is to create that culture of experimentation.

Eric has delivered over 400 keynotes to organizations including IBM, The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Zoom, TD, BMO and The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. A perfect conference opener, Eric kickstarts the day, unites the audience, and leaves attendees with memorable stories, and a refreshingly unique take on leadership, culture, and the future of work.

Video

BIOGRAPHY:

Eric Termuende is the co-founder of NoW of Work, author of the bestselling book Rethink Work, and global keynote speaker. Having been on hundreds of stages and worked with and studied the greatest places to work in the world he knows what it takes to build incredible teams that are resilient, innovative, and ready for the future of work.

A former World Economic Forum Global Shaper and recognized as one of the Top 100 Emerging Innovators under 35 by American Express, his ideas have been featured in Forbes, Thrive Global, The Huffington Post, The Globe and Mail, and many more.

SPEECH TOPICS

One-Degree Shifts: Building Tomorrow’s Greatest Places to Work

If there is one thing we’ve all learned in the past months, it is that the future is impossible to predict. Knowing that, how do we build teams that thrive in the weeks, months and years to come? The answer lies in one-degree shifts: small, consistent changes that enable teams to build trust, remove friction, and build a culture of innovation.

In this engaging, and takeaway-loaded presentation, workplace expert Eric Termuende shares what years of research, stories, and insights uncover about the one-degree shifts leaders use to adapt to an ever-changing world around them and build incredible teams. From Domino’s Pizza to the British Cycling Team, discover how the consistent application of small, incremental changes improves camaraderie, belonging, psychological safety, and engagement. While the future of work is certain to be uncertain, there is nothing to say we can’t still thrive in it.

In this presentation, leaders will learn the secret of a one-degree shift to:

-Reduce friction and build trust

-Increase effectiveness of remote/hybrid teams

-Build a culture of innovation

-Understand your role in creating a ‘greatest place to work’

-Discover what cilantro teaches us about strong workplace culture

The Perfect Storm: What Is Really Causing the Talent Shortage and What to Do About It

It is no secret that the world of work has evolved an incredible amount in the past two years. From how we communicate, where we work, and what is expected from our leaders, trying to keep up with the changes has been downright exhausting. And while managing the day-to-day has been challenging enough, a storm has been brewing and the clouds are rolling in. A talent crisis is on the horizon and COVID isn’t the only thing to blame.

In this research-heavy, eye-opening, and actionable presentation, learn from leadership and workplace culture expert Eric Termuende as he shares what is really casing The Great Resignation, a looming national talent shortage, and the key steps we can take today to build incredible teams, sustain growth, and thrive in the future of work.

Attendees will learn:

– 6 factors contributing to the talent crisis

– Why COVID is only partly responsible for The Great Resignation

– How to attract top talent and stand out

– Why the best attraction strategy is a good retention strategy and how to build it

– What key actions leaders can take to build trust, engagement, and belonging on their teams

Leading Remote Teams: Maintaining Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness

Having studied some of the world’s best leaders and surveyed thousands of employees, workplace expert and bestselling author Eric Termuende knows that those who lead remote teams do three things effectively: They communicate well, reduce friction, and build a deep sense of trust. With the world changing at a break-neck pace, there are key steps we can take today to ensure that we’re mitigating burnout and getting the most out of our teams whether working remotely or together in the office.

In this fully customized, insightful, and takeaway-filled keynote, Eric Termuende shares leadership stories from the Cleveland Browns to Chicago’s Holy Cross Hospital to uncover what separates incredible hybrid workplaces from those that are losing talent and suffering as a result. Building stronger remote teams requires a deeper understanding of how we use our time, connect with our people, and tie recognition back to our values. While the future is anything but certain, the actions we take today are sure to prepare us for whatever the world throws our way.

Leaders will learn:

– Three simple shifts to deepen trust, belonging, and psychological safety

– A framework to boost innovation and creativity

– What to expect in the future of work and how to evolve accordingly

– The difference in communication with remote and in-person team members

– How to get more smiles from the team and reduce friction

The Great Resignation: Why This is the Biggest Opportunity We’ve Never Seen to Attract and Retain Incredible Teams

Regardless of which research we subscribe to; the outlook is bleak: employees coast-to-coast are transitioning jobs at rates we haven’t seen since the Vietnam War. And while many of us think this is a threat to our workplace culture and organizational success, the truth is that the opportunity has never been greater to establish a one-of-a-kind culture that attracts and keeps an incredible team. Instead of calling it ‘The Great Resignation’, perhaps it should be called ‘The Great Reconfiguration’. After all, people aren’t leaving the workforce, they’re aligning with a lifestyle that suits them. This is where the secrets lie.

In this head-scratching, insight-filled, and unexpectedly funny keynote, workplace culture and future of work expert Eric Termuende takes us on a journey filled with out-of-the-box ideas that are budget-free and immediately actionable as we work to not just survive ‘The Great Resignation’ but thrive through it. Just because there is a national talent shortage, doesn’t mean our team has to have one too.

In this presentation, attendees will learn:

-What it means to ‘plant your flag’ and how to do it

-How to tell a better story to attract top talent

-Why the best defence is a good offence and how to retain your best people

-Where your best recruiters are (hint* they’re closer than you think) and how to give them the free tools they need to build the team

-What cilantro teaches us about workplace culture and attracting top talent

-Why all of your eggs should actually be in one basket

TESTIMONIALS

This is feedback from our CEO:

“Please share the following feedback with Eric. People really liked him and found him very inspirational. He energized everyone and was definitely a highlight of the afternoon!

Relevant
Great stories, powerful
Very articulate
Relatable

-LINDT CHOCOLATE

We had Eric Termuende speak at two of our national leadership events in 2023. His message was a total hit as we continue to win and grow in the future of work. His engaging and entertaining keynotes were tailored, relevant, and gave all of our leaders the insights and tools they needed to build incredible teams and remain excited about the uncertain future we’re all trying to navigate.

-LOBLAW

Today’s presentation was great and I’m delighted at the response from the Team. The videos, the

customization, and of course, your presence, knowledge, and energy made it a huge success! I’ve

contracted and supported many Executive Leadership Summits for the agency over the years and it is not often that they say…”This is the best Summit we’ve ever had!” There’s been a lot of that type of feedback today and it is much deserved and well-earned praise.

– SUSAN SCHOENBERG, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

In October 2020, in the middle of this Pandemic crisis, we had the pleasure to work with Eric for one of our episodes of our Dell Technologies Thought Leader Series. In addition to being a very fun person to work with, Eric was very generous of his time and an amazing presenter that our customers love!!!! His story was very inspiring and helped people with a different perspective during these difficult times.

– MICHEL LAGACÉ , DELL TECHNOLOGIES

Wow, just WOW. Safe to say that was the best virtual presentation we’ve done yet, and not just

for this event! The comments section definitely showcased that.

Thank you very much for that incredible presentation. I will be in touch again very soon.

– NADIA AHMED, SENIOR CONFERENCE PRODUCER, KEY MEDIA

We had the opportunity to bring Eric in as the keynote speaker for our annual strategic planning

workshop with all of our Senior Leaders. Eric did an excellent job of helping us understand and

connect the links between strategy and culture with some “one degree shifts” in our thinking

about people and process. This slight change in our thinking was a great catalyst for the

subsequent discussions as we built out our strategies for the coming year.

– DAN KLASSEN, VICE PRESIDENT HUMAN RESOURCES AT TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING

Eric delivered an engaging, inspiring and thought-provoking session to our audience. It was

a pleasure working with Eric – he delivered the perfect presentation. Eric is a charismatic and

passionate storyteller with great insights, real-world experience and exceptional presentation

skills. It was a pleasure to work with Eric and I would highly encourage any organization to

invite Eric to present to their community!

-JOSHUA ZAPORZAN, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, STU CLARK CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP

BOOKS

Rethink Work tackles one of the big problems’ employers face today: finding and keeping the best employees, especially at a time when young workers typically quit after only three years on the job. Targeted at those entering the workforce, in job transition, or anyone looking for that perfect candidate, Rethink Work stands out from other books in this category because the author is one of those young people: Eric Termuende, a rising star on the international speakers’ circuit. Click here for more info.

Bruce Dickinson

16 December 2021

Robert Adams

No comments

Categories: speakers

747 Pilot, Aviation Businessman and incidentally, ROCK STAR lead singer of the legendary rock band icons, IRON MAIDEN.

Bruce Dickinson is widely regarded as a true polymath, and for very good reason. He has a myriad of experience in business, entrepreneurialism, mentoring and creative thinking, alongside his larger-than-life persona as lead singer for Iron Maiden, all of which makes him unique in his ever-expanding professional fields and consequently being always in great demand, as a Keynote Speaker, to share the secrets of his proficiency, insight and knowledge. In fact, Bruce will be taking his Keynote Presentation / spoken word tour ‘An Evening With Bruce Dickinson’ on an extensive US and Canada run in early 2022, and hopefully beyond. He also did a recent “virtual” Ted talk – see the video below.

And yes, Bruce has been known to fly the band on the 747 to various concert dates all over the world!

Aside from his aviation and music accomplishments, some of Bruce’s other achievements include: an award-winning beer brewer, film scriptwriter, international fencer, TV presenter & sports commentator, and Sunday Times #1 best-selling author with the publication of his autobiography What Does This Button Do?

Truly a new age iconoclast, there is much to learn from Bruce, and many takeaways from his talks. A throat cancer survivor, he discusses overcoming adversity and persevering when things look bleakest, especially for a rock singer! Though, while always inspirational, his wealth of business experience, rock star and aviation experience, the business takeaways are many as well – and encompassed in a talk with self deprecating humor, nuance, and infused with the energy and soul only a true hard rocker can bring. To learn more click here.

Video

BIOGRAPHY:

Bruce Dickinson is widely regarded as a true polymath, and for very good reason. He has a myriad of experience in business, entrepreneurialism, mentoring and creative thinking, alongside his larger-than-life persona as lead singer for Iron Maiden, all of which makes him unique in his ever-expanding professional fields and consequently being always in great demand to share the secrets of his proficiency, insight and knowledge.

As a qualified pilot and commercial airline captain, Bruce took advantage of this know-how to set up his own aircraft business Caerdav (formerly Cardiff Aviation) to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft as well as pilot training. He has invested in the British manufacturer of the Airlander HAV (hybrid air vehicle), an eco-friendly helium airship currently in development which will be capable of transporting cargo or people to remote corners of the earth, and in Pouncer – an edible drone developed by Windhorse Aerospace which can carry humanitarian aid into hard to access disaster areas. Furthermore Bruce was recently appointed as an RAF honorary group captain in the prestigious 601 Squadron, a position which involves him giving advice, acting as an advocate and fulfilling an ambassadorial role.

Aside from his aviation and music accomplishments, some of Bruce’s other achievements include: an award-winning beer brewer, film scriptwriter, international fencer, TV presenter & sports commentator, and Sunday Times #1 best-selling author with the publication of his autobiography What Does This Button Do?

With this wealth of experience to draw upon for inspiration, Bruce delivers world class speeches to corporations around the globe, explaining how the challenges of operating in the seemingly disparate realms of rock music and commercial aviation mirror those of everyday business worlds, be it a multi-national corporation, local company or start-up initiative; emphasizing the importance of teamwork, communication, forward planning and recognizing that inevitable setbacks can and should be an incentive to learn, adapt and move on successfully.

SPEECH TOPICS

Split into two parts, the first section of the keynote presentation sees Bruce taking a humorous and often satirical look at the world from his own very personal perspective, treating the audience to private insights into his drive and ambition, peppered with plenty of Maiden anecdotes, and a myriad of other experiences encompassing not just the giddy heights but also the extreme lows, told first-hand in his inimitable anarchic style, punctuated with photographs and sometimes even erupting into song acapella, to illustrate a point.

The final section of his talk is devoted entirely to a Q&A session, with the opportunity to pose questions on any subject whatsoever. As Bruce’s answers will all be completely improvised – the more left-field and quirky the question, the more interesting and compelling the response is likely to be!

Topics include:

From Rock Star to Businessman
Turning Your Customers into Fans
Entrepreneurship
Corporate Culture
Business Start-Ups
Business Turnaround
Risk Management
The Travel & Aviation Industry
Team Building
The Life and Times of Bruce
Motivation & Inspiration
Business Creativity

TESTIMONIALS

Bruce was excellent, very entertaining and absolutely perfect for our marketing and media event.

-Literary Event Organisers

Armed only with his humor, charm and a simple slideshow, Bruce Dickinson offers an intimate idea of his dazzling life.

-Media Group

In a generally risk averse environment, it was inspiring to hear Bruce talking about risk and almost embracing it as a strategy for managing it and maximising on the opportunities it can bring.

-Travel Industry Forum

BOOKS

‘What Does This Button Do?’ is the long-awaited memoir from the larger-than-life, multifaceted lead vocalist of Iron Maiden, one of the most successful, influential and enduring rock bands ever.

Pioneers of Britain’s nascent Rock & Metal scene back in the late 1970s, Iron Maiden smashed its way to the top, thanks in no small part to the high-octane performances, operatic singing style, and stage presence of its second, but twice-longest-serving, lead singer, Bruce Dickinson.

Dickinson turns his unbridled creativity, passion, and anarchic humor to reveal some fascinating stories from his life, including his thirty years with Maiden, his solo career, his childhood within the eccentric British school system, his early bands, fatherhood and family, and his recent battle with cancer.

Bold, honest, intelligent and very funny, his memoir is an up-close look inside the life, heart, and mind of one of the most unique and interesting men in the world; a true icon of rock.

This book reached No. 1 on The Sunday Times Bestselling Autobiography list.

Liv Boeree

5 December 2019

Robert Adams

No comments

Categories: speakers

Think Like a Poker Player

Liv first caught the poker bug when she was picked to take part in a reality poker TV show in the UK back in 2005. Soon after she became a regular host on various poker coverage shows, and it wasn’t long before she was making waves at the table herself. Liv’s first major live cash came when she won the European Ladies Championship in 2008 for $42,000, followed by a string of other impressive money finishes at events around the world. Highlights included an impressive run at the 2009 Five Star World Poker Classic in Las Vegas, where she final tabled two side tournaments and made a top 40 finish in the $25,000 WPT Championship Main Event.

Then came the moment that would change Liv’s life forever, and make the poker world give her the credit her game deserves. Liv travelled to Italy to play at the European Poker Tour (EPT) Season 6 Sanremo event in 2010 – a tournament that proved to be one of the biggest ever, with a packed field of 1,240 runners. After days of intense action, Liv found herself on the final table, and duly went on to crush the remaining players to take the title and a massive seven figure payday, confirming Liv’s status as one of the finest players the UK has ever produced.

Liv Boeree is a science communicator and games specialist. Now, she’s a former professional poker player who has won multiple championship titles on the international poker circuit, and was the #1 ranked female player in 2016. Previously, she studied astrophysics and became fascinated with applying scientific thinking to everyday life. This introduced her to effective altruism: a philosophical movement that uses evidence and reason to identify and mitigate the world’s most pressing problems. In 2014, she co-founded Raising for Effective Giving, a non-profit that fund raises for the most globally impactful charities and research organizations.

Videos

Biography

Originally from Kent in England, Liv Boeree is one of the most successful female poker players of all time, with over $3.7m in live tournament earnings. She studied at the University of Manchester, achieving a first-class degree in Astrophysics. She is in high demand as a speaker in her native UK as well as abroad, in addition to being a sought after TV presenter. Her TED talk created a buzz and has currently amassed over 1.8m views.

Liv says: “I deeply love physics, and am fascinated by the applications of scientific thinking to everyday life. My goal is to understand how we make better decisions in this uncertain world.”

Speech Topics

Liv’s TED talk was very well received garnering over two million views and growing. In this acclaimed presentation, she shares three strategies she’s learned from poker and how one can apply them to real life…

Being a PokerStars professional, anything to do with poker including basic psychology, games and game theory applications, rational thinking techniques and decision making
Probability
Risk Taking
Ethics/Philosophy – With a focus on Effective Altruism (why some charities are much more important than others)
Science: Space exploration, physics discoveries, AI dangers, extreme weather, encouraging women in science/engineering
Woman in a man’s world
Environment – Climate change, green energy, sustainable living, food production & animal

Liv’s Talk Titles include:

Poker, Probabilities and Philanthropy
Maximizing the probability of a bright future
Rational philanthropy

Daymond John

15 November 2019

Robert Adams

No comments

Categories: speakers

From his wildly successful role on ABC’s smash hit, Shark Tank, to his distinguished status as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship, Daymond John has become globally recognized for his relentless commitment to promoting and supporting entrepreneurs.

Daymond initially made his mark as the entrepreneur and branding expert behind the groundbreaking lifestyle brand, FUBU, which eclipsed more than $6 billion in global retail sales. From the streets of Hollis, Queens, Daymond started a global movement from the basement of his mother’s house by capitalizing on the then fledgling hip-hop culture. Today, the streetwear market that FUBU pioneered is a $20 billion dollar industry.

Since then, Daymond has continued to challenge himself and the business world in which he operates. In 2009, Daymond was tapped by lauded television producer, Mark Burnett, to join the cast of a new business-reality concept, Shark Tank. After 11 seasons, 4 Emmy Awards, multiple Critic’s Choice Awards and millions of dollars in investments, the show has become the most watched program on Friday nights, and one of the most successful business reality series of all time. Over the course of the series, Daymond has been a mainstay of the cast of Sharks and is now affectionately referred to as, “The People’s Shark.”

As a dynamic speaker with more than twenty-five years of proven business experience, Daymond has become one of the most highly sought after speakers in the country. He regularly speaks at Fortune 100 companies, conferences, universities, and independent businesses alike. Daymond’s high energy presentations give audiences relatable advice and practical takeaways. His S.H.A.R.K. Points are actionable principles that bring long term results. Entrepreneurship, marketing and branding, financial literacy and goal-setting are among his most popular topics.

Video

BIOGRAPHY:

An entrepreneur in every sense of the word, Daymond John has come a long way from taking out a $100,000 mortgage on his mother’s house and moving his business operation into its basement. John is CEO and Founder of FUBU, a much-celebrated global lifestyle brand, and a pioneer in the fashion industry with over $6 billion in product sales world-wide. Former President Barack Obama appointed Daymond John a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship (PAGE) to harness his energy, ideas, and experience to help develop the next generation of entrepreneurs both at home and abroad.

John is an award-winning entrepreneur and has received 100s of awards including the Brand Week Marketer of the Year, Advertising Age Marketing 1000 Award for Outstanding Ad Campaign, Ernst & Young’s New York Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and was named #2 on LinkedIn’s Top 20 Voices, a list of the top influencers, who are using their voice to help us analyze today’s changing world of work, navigate our industries, and find balance. Most recently, Real Leaders Magazine named Daymond John one of the Top 50 Keynote Speakers in the World in 2022, a list of “real teachers — people who speak from experience.”

His marketing strategies and ability to build successful brands has made him a highly influential consultant and motivational speaker today. His marketing firm The Shark Group offers advice on how to effectively communicate to consumers through innovative means and connects brands with the world’s top celebrities for everything from endorsements to product extensions.

John is also an author of 5 best-selling books including his New York Times best-selling books, The Power of Broke (2016) and Rise and Grind (2018). In 2020, John released his fifth book, Powershift, that walks through his tried-and-true process of how to transform any situation, close any deal and achieve any outcome. John’s most recent book is his first for kids. Little Daymond Learns to Earn (March 2023) illustrates the process of starting a business and provides a glossary of financial literacy terms for kids 4-8 years old.

Finally, John is celebrating his 14th season on ABC TV’s critically acclaimed business reality show Shark Tank by renowned producer Mark Burnett, which has reinvigorated entrepreneurship around the world. Shark Tank has now gone on to win five Emmy® in the US and millions of weekly viewers world-wide tune into the show as John demonstrates his marketing prowess and entrepreneurial insights.

SPEECH TOPIC:

Daymond John’s 5 Shark Points: Fundamentals for success in business and life.Daymond John has been a phenomenally successful business person for over 25 years. Along his entrepreneurial journey, through his many successes as well as failures, he has learned a few things about getting the best out of business and life. He believes the keys to his success include establishing the right mindset and following a few fundamental principles, which he calls his five “S.H.A.R.K points.”
Get ready! Daymond John is going to share his unique goal-setting and achievement strategies, which will empower audience members to make positive changes in every aspect of their lives. Click here for more info.