Just ask Millennials speakers and Gen Y workforce trends experts: It’s a unique time in the workplace, today, where interactions span a large age demographic. To ensure success, it’s crucial that communication is effective and informed by knowledge of the unique needs of each generation. Given the three [...]
Take it from a crowdfunding expert: Crowd funding - the process of raising funds online for new projects or services - is the next opportunity that entrepreneurs and dreamers have been considering lately. So much so that the amount of projects launched has increased exponentially. What can you [...]
We’ve all seen the headlines and heard what financial speakers have to say: Dreamer launches crowdfunding campaign, wildly exceeds goals, becomes major success story. Seen less often is the grim headline that roughly 60% of all crowdfunded campaigns fail, but it’s important to be aware of the many [...]
Take it from a veteran finance speaker and banking/business consultant: Raising funds online for new ventures - known as crowdfunding - has become increasingly popular, and it’s no surprise given their potential to be wildly successful. Given that this landscape is fast-changing and inundated by other hopefuls vying [...]
As customer service speakers, we can't help but ask: Does it ever feel like the people who engage with you or your brand only seem interested in creating heated debates, rather than meaningful dialogue? When you’re dealing with customers, online or otherwise, it’s important to remember that the [...]
Take it from a corporate speaker who spends dozens of hours each week studying how to crack the code on how to succeed in fast-changing business environments: It’s a tough market for young professionals looking to get out of college and find that perfect position, especially something that’s [...]
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Questions are good, as we leadership speakers like to say around here: Without asking them, it's hard to get the answers you need. And given skyrocketing interest in crowdfunding, and the growing participation of industry celebrities, we can imagine that you've got more than a few you'd like [...]
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In part one of our corporate speaker's guide to giving better business speeches, we revealed several initial hints, tips, and pieces of expert advice on how to wow any business audience. In part two, we'll take a deeper dive into what it takes to get your message across [...]
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Looking for inspirational, motivational speakers to keynote at your next event? Look no further: We can help! Having authored over a dozen books on leadership, change management, marketing, generational trends, and equally timely topics - including recent bestseller Make Change Work for You: 10 Ways to Future Proof Yourself, [...]
Like you'll often hear futurists speakers point out, a great deal of business today is conducted in the cloud. But chances are you’ve faced some issues with performance and connectivity of the applications and systems necessary to keep things running smoothly. You’re not alone, so IBM asked us to [...]