Jim McCann likes to make things grow. Just as he built an international business from a single Manhattan flower shop, Jim McCann, founder and CEO of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC., opened his first retail store in 1976 and successfully built his own chain of 14 flower shops in the New York metropolitan area. In 1986, Jim McCann acquired the 1-800-FLOWERS phone number... read full bio
David Pearce Snyder has been in the forecasting business for over 30 years, during which he has built an impressive track record with his private and public sector clientele, while compiling a multi-million item data base of trends and projections. Snyders scenarios of the reliably forecastable future serve as reality checks" for his clients and audiences, helping them to distinguish... read full bio
Geoffrey Moore provides competitive edge consulting and a master level management strategy that would complement any business infrastructure. Moores scholastic degrees include a bachelors in American literature from Stanford University and a doctorate in English literature from the University of Washington. Most well known for his book Crossing the Chasm, this American author also found his niche as a marketing... read full bio
Ram Charan is a well-known speaker, successful author, and highly sought-after business advisor. Ram Charan has a proven track record and has mentored and coached some of the most successful CEOs in the world. He has worked closely with prestigious firms over the course of his amazing 35-year career, playing a vital influence behind the scenes, including GE, KLM, Bank... read full bio
Mark J. Penn has spent over thirty years advising business and political leaders on what people really think and how they really feel.The New York Times has called him The Guru of Small Things because of his unique ability to find and motivate niche groups in society. Combining innovative techniques to win major corporate, marketing and political battles, Mr. Penn... read full bio
Perlman received ten Emmy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She won the Emmy four times, in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1989. In 1986, Perlman starred in an episode of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (TV series) titled The Wedding Ring", (also starring DeVito) in which she plays a murderous black widow. Perlman starred in the made-for-TV-movie,... read full bio
Oh sure, they have real names; but they are best known as ""The Carrot Guys."" And their message on employee engagement will change the way you do business. Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton are highly sought-after speakers and authors of the critically acclaimed, best-selling business books The Carrot Principle, The 24-Carrot Manager, A Carrot A Day (a Wall Street Journal... read full bio
Good companies will meet needs; great companies will create markets," says Philip Kotler, the world's pre-eminent marketing thinker. Kotler is S.C. Johnson and Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University."... read full bio
In 1980, the New Republic called Ben Heineman the possessor of the best resume in America. Years later, its still hard to argue with the assessment. Heineman graduated from Harvard College where he served as the Editorial Chairman of the Crimson, was a Rhodes Scholar, served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Law Journal, clerked for Supreme Court Justice Potter... read full bio
Lauded throughout the business world for his dramatic turnaround of the iconic food giant, Douglas Conant transformed Campbell Soup's global leadership team; reconfiguring the portfolio, cutting costs and making strategic investments in products, marketing programs, innovation pipeline and infrastructure, ultimately delivering ten straight years of adjusted earnings per share growth and record high Return on Invested Capital. During the decade... read full bio
In a world that is marked by rapid change, Jim Carroll, a renowned futurist and trends and innovation specialist, is at the fore of forming visionary thinking. Jim's expertise aids people and organizations in finding opportunities in the face of rapid change. He has a deep dedication to sparking revolutionary ideas. He is now one of the most renowned futurists in... read full bio
Johnny Earle is the CEO of Johnny Cupcakes, and is an award-winning entrepreneur. Growing up, Earle knew he wanted to be an entrepreneur and had started over 16 businesses before he was 16. After high school, Earle joined a band and started working at a local comic store where he earned the name Johnny Cupcakes. From there, he started his... read full bio
Ichak Adizes is one of the world's leading experts on improving the performance of business and government by making fundamental changes without chaos and destructive conflict. Over the past 35 years, Dr. Adizes has worked with some of the largest commercial organizations in the world and consulted with many heads of state. The Adizes Program for leading organizations to... read full bio
Unable to find natural personal-care products for themselves and their five children, Tom and Kate Chappell decided to make their own. They borrowed $5,000 from a friend to start Tom's of Maine and began making Clearlake, the country's first phosphate-free laundry detergent, in 1970. Five years later, Tom's of Maine premiered the country's first natural toothpaste to hit the fledgling... read full bio
Sinclair Beecham graduated from the Polytechnic of Central London in 1983 after studying Urban Estate Management, where he met Julian Metcalfe. He then joined Crest Estates, a property developer as development and marketing executive. In 2002 McDonald's reached an agreement to acquire a minority interest in Pret A Manger. Founders Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham said. In 2009 Sinclair Beecham... read full bio
The world expert on competitiveness, Stephane Garelli, is credited with developing the theory and research in this area. In addition to being Professor Emeritus of World Competitiveness at the University of Lausanne, he founded the World Competitiveness Center at the IMD (Institute of Management Development) in Lausanne. Professor Garelli has strong ties to the business community. He was also... read full bio
During his five years as the US-based Chairman/CEO of Burger King, Barry Gibbons received international acclaim for his work. Having retired from big business, he is now a successful author, speaker and is co-founder of the UK publishing business Infinite Ideas. He has written six business books, one on public speaking and one novel. He has given over 250 speeches,... read full bio
One of the longest serving and most successful leaders of a blue-chip company and a highly regarded businessman, Sir Stuart Hampson was chairman of the John Lewis Partnership for 14 years until his retirement in March 2007. A popular and likeable businessman, Sir Stuart joined the partnership in February 1982 following a twelve year career in the Civil Service. After... read full bio
Mike Harris is co-founder and Executive Chairman of online identity experts Garlik, who develop software and services to help control and protect your personal information and identity online. Mike has created three major consumer businesses: Egg plc, the UK's first online bank; Firstdirect, the world's first telephone banking operation; and Mercury Communications, the UK's second largest telecommunications operator. He turned... read full bio
Ken Hughes is the top retail shopper and consumer behavioralist of Ireland. Over the past 12 years, as the founding Director of Glacier Consulting, he has pioneered developments in shopper behavior insight, particularly in the fields of ethnography and biometric shopper research. His expertise in these fields, together with strong knowledge from his consultancy experience in Category Management and Shopper... read full bio
