The Leading Speakers Bureau

Branding Expert and Marketing Mastermind from Starbucks and Whole Foods

John Moore’s business side was shaped as a long-time Marketing Manager with Starbucks, and later as Director of National Marketing at Whole Foods. For many years, John operated his own consultancy, the Brand Autopsy Marketing Practice.

“John Moore takes his job seriously, himself lightly”

[expand title=”In detail”] John is the Chief of Wahoo for the Brains on Fire tribe, a group of passionate humans and creative rebels who believe human connection is the most powerful force on earth.He is responsible for helping clients achieve their desired growth and developing learners and leaders within the tribe. Along the way of work life, John has authored three business books: ‘Tribal Knowledge’, ‘Tough Love,’and ‘The PassionConversation: Understanding, Sparking and Sustaining Word of Mouth Marketing’.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]A talented storyteller, on stage John paints a memorable picture of the do’s and don’ts of effective branding and provides a blueprint for how to thoughtfully—and exceptionally—position your product, service or experience into an increasingly competitive marketplace.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]John Moore shares actionable business advice from his experience propelling two of the world’s most recognized brands into the stratosphere.[/expand]

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Leading Social Marketing Strategist

Ted Rubin is a leading Social Marketing Strategist, Acting CMO of Brand Innovators and Co-Founder of Prevailing Path, a shopper media company. Ted is the most followed CMO on Twitter; ranked No.13 on Forbes Top 50 Social Media Power Influencers and No.2 on the Leadtail list of Top 25 People Most Mentioned by digital marketers.

“Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Ted has become known for his active use of Twitter where he has in excess of 100,000,000 followers throughout his network and grew 100,000+ followers for e.l.f. Twitter handled in 2009 over 200,000 for OpenSky in 2010, and well in excess of 2MM for Collective Bias and growing every day. Ted served as a Social Marketing and Engagement Advisor to Big Fuel Communications until they were acquired in March 2011 by PublicisGroupe, and is on the Advisory Boards of Aptaris, Brand Innovators, Crowdsourcing Week, Dynamic Signal, GoodXChange, OpenSky and SheSpeaks.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Ted believes the key to continuedsuccess for any brand isengagement and listening to customers. We all love when someone listens to us. When your customers hear from you, their excitement will spread along with your reach and reputation. Ted demonstrates how in today’s fast changing world,Return on Relationship (ROR)through connection, loyalty, recommendations and sharing,will give businesses acompetitive advantage.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Many people in the social media world know Ted for his enthusiastic, energetic and undeniably personal connection to people[/expand]

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Founder & Chairman of L2 Inc, Professor of Marketing

Scott Galloway is Founder and Chairman of L2 Inc, a business intelligence firm that benchmarks digital performance of consumer brands. He is also a Clinical Professor at the NYU Stern School of Business where he teaches Brand Strategy and Digital Marketing. He was elected to the World Economic Forum’s ‘Global Leaders of Tomorrow’.

“One of the world’s 50 best Business School Professors”

[expand title=”In detail”] Scott is also the founder of Firebrand Partners, a firm that has invested more than $1 billion in U.S. consumer and media companies; Red Envelope, an internet-based consumer gift retailer (2007 revenues: $100 million); and Prophet, a brand strategy consultancy that employs 400 professionals across the United States, Europe and Asia. He advises several New York-based tech start-ups and has served on the boards of directorsof Eddie Bauer (Nasdaq: EBHI), The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), Gateway Computer, and UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Professor Galloway has an inspiring agenda on thought leadership, next-level growth strategies, and the latest eCommerce insights, as well as unique networking and collaboration opportunities.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Scott’s high content tailored presentations are always well received. The Professor is an innovative leader, branding mastermind, and renowned global public speaker.[/expand]

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Founder and CEO of Global Kinetics

Jeff Wallace is the Founder and President of Global Kinetics Inc., a Bay Area based corporate advisor and market development accelerator partner to early-to-mid stage clients seeking to establish or expand operations within the U.S. marketplace as well as a long-standing enterprise mobility industry veteran.

“An acclaimed expert in Enterprise Mobility oriented to business”

[expand title=”In detail”] Jeff is also the President and Co-Founder of HubSV as well asthe Founding Investor of The Batchery. In addition, Jeff is an Entrepreneur in Residence for SKTA Innopartners and a SkyAdvisor at the University of California at Berkeley’s startup incubator, SkyDeck. Prior to this, Jeff was a serial entrepreneur having founded several businesses since the mid-1990s. In fact, Jeff was awarded the prestigious BridgeGate 20 Award, recognising him as one of the top 20 business leaders and “difference makers” in Southern California’s information technology and new media community. In addition, Jeff serves on the Global Advisory Board for the Enterprise Mobility Exchange and is a mentor and advisor to several Bay Area/Silicon Valley technology accelerators.[/expand]

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Jeff’s presentation allows audiences worldwide to take a dive into the fundamental aspects of mobility in order to be at the forefront of new technologies, both personal and in business. He also has great insights on innovation and disruption and how we can think about bringing disruption to our work environment.His presentations very actionable, practical and relevant to their businesses.
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Preparing each presentation to ideally match the brief, Jeff’s lectures are thought provoking, very practical and applicable in the guidance that he offers to his audiences.

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Director of Research at Tulane University

Peter Ricchiuti is the business professor you wishedyou had back in college! His humour and insight have earned him numerous teaching awards at Tulane University where he created and runs the nationally acclaimed Burkenroad Reports student stock research programme.

“If the majority of people were right, the majority of the people would be rich…and they’re not!”

[expand title=”In detail”] Peter is a graduate of Babson College and began his career with the investment firm of Kidder Peabody in Boston. He later managed Louisiana’s $3 billion investment portfolio while serving as the Assistant State Treasurer.From Jackson Hole to Jupiter, Peter has addressed more than 1100 groups in 47 states and several countries. He has been featured in BARRON’S, Kiplinger’s, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He also hosts a popular weekly business radio show on National Public Radio in New Orleans called “Out To Lunch.”[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Following the herd has rarely produced superior long-term results. Tulane University’s Peter Ricchiuti will share his informative and entertaining perspective on financial markets, the importance of proper diversification and the cyclical nature of both stocks and investment sectors. He will also tell us about the unusual securities research program he heads up with his students.
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[expand title=”How he presents”]Peter Ricchiuti believes that the decision makers need the proper tools to correctly balance survival and opportunism. Making the right calls involves blocking out the noise.[/expand]

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Business Philosopher & Investor

Anders Indset is a Norwegian-born business philosopher and investor. He is a visiting guest lecturer at leading international business schools and involved with various tech start-ups and is the co-founder of the management “THINK-TANK” shapingwork, and author of ‘Wild Knowledge – Outthink The Revolution’.

“Our Leaders of today need the philosophy of the past, paired with the scientific knowledge and technology of tomorrow.”

[expand title=”In detail”] Anders borrows from his broad industry experience, which includes ten years as a consultant and numerous ventures. His expertise was further sharpened by co-founding a creative communication agency in 2004 that worked with a larger number of DAX-Companies and “Hidden Champions.” In 2013, Anders sold his shares in this highly successful company and moved on to other ventures which have included initiating and investing in start-ups for cloud-based software tools, eCommerce applications, and an “online print house.”[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Known for his unconventional thoughts, provoking theses and rock star attitude Anders is a much sought-after international keynote speaker on leadership, change, technology branding and creativity, he also gives an in-depth understanding of the trends of tomorrow and how leaders can handle the current speed of change and develop a digital mind-set.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Anders Indset is an experienced speaker and seminar leader on platforms around the globe and an effective performer with a clear and valuable message. [/expand]

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Expert on India’s Market Strategy & Consumer Economy

Rama Bijapurkar is India’s most respected thought leader on market strategy and India’s consumer economy. She has an independent consulting practice and works across sectors and organization types, describing her mission as ‘bringing market and customer focus to business strategy’.

“Leading Indian Market Specialist”

[expand title=”In detail”] Ms.Bijapurkar holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Physics from Delhi University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (equivalent to an MBA) from IIM, Ahmedabad. Prior to setting up her own consulting practice, Rama has worked for over two decades in leading market research and management consulting companies. In addition to her consulting practice, Rama has served as an independent director on the boards of several of India’s blue chip companies. She also serves on the Governing Councils of the Banking Codes and Standards Board of India, the Insurance Information Board and is a member of the Eminent Persons Advisory Group of the Competition Commission of India.[/expand]

[expand title=”What she offers you”]Ms.Bijapurkar is a dominant voice in the media on business and policy issues in her areas of interest and work. Few can analyse the psychology and spending patterns of the Indian consumer with as much rigour and detail as Rama.[/expand]

[expand title=”How she presents”]Her extensive experience in the Indian economic and consumer scenario make Rama a sought-after commentator at prestigious conferences around the globe.[/expand]

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Author of Branded Growth & Founder of The Circle of Growth

Paul Hughes is an internationally renowned speaker with over 12 years of experience in over 35 countries.His unique quality is his ‘how’: Paul Hughes draws as he speaks along ten meters of paper that he calls Ten Meters of Thinking. Ten Meters of Thinking is not a speech, it is a performance.

“An internationally renowned speaker and expert on growth”

[expand title=”In detail”] Paul has moved from ‘The Business of Design to the Design of Business’. He is leading a movement that is driven by his formula for success.In our interconnected world transformation is needed as we are now facing global challenges never faced before. In the past two decades, Paul Hughes has spoken to tens-of-thousands of people across a wide variety of organizational, educational and governmental bodies, in more than 40 countries. Clients and audiences have included: Coca-Cola, 3M Innovative Technologies, ABN AMRO Bank, Rabo Bank, T-Mobile, Vodafone, Statkraft Energy, MEXX Fashion, Yale University, New York University, University of Amsterdam, and TEDx events.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Paul helps individuals and organizations find their style of growth andunderstand their role in this changing world by making the complex clear.He believes that clarifying your success, growing your business and multiplying your results can be as simple as 1, 2, 3.Growth needs to be tailor-made.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Paul draws live as he speaks.This form of live visual-storytelling engages audiences and is based on his belief that ‘a great speech has the clarity of a picture book’. By this, a unique experience is created and the audience is captivated.[/expand]

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President/CEO of The Jim Stengel Company

Jim Stengel is the former Global Marketing Officer of Procter & Gamble.In 2008, Jim left his prestigious role at P&G. This bold move was Jim’s first step on a new mission and he founded of The Jim Stengel Company, both a think tank and a consultancy.

“One of the world’s most respected business executives”

[expand title=”In detail”] P&G sales doubled during Jim’s tenure as GMO. Highly regarded, his leadership was recognised when P&G was honoured as the 2008 Cannes International Advertising Festival Advertiser of the Year for the first time in company history. He was recognised in 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007 by Advertising Age as the number one “Power Player” in marketing. In 2005, he was recognised as Grand Marketer of the Year by Brandweek magazine, the same year P&G was named Marketer of the Year by Advertising Age magazine. Jim was named to the first-ever Fortune Executive Dream Team in 2011.Jim loves building capability with business leaders, especially the next generation. In 2009, he was appointed adjunct professor of marketing at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Jim Stengel reveals the secrets to sustainable growth by connecting brands and people on a global scale. Groups of all sizes have benefited from his insights on leadership, marketing, innovation, disruption, and the role of the CMO and CEO.He shares his passion for growing business through a focus on higher ideals.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Jim’s presentations are inspirational, interactive and engaging, drawing high marks from participants. He tailors his talks to the occasion and takes any requirements needed for his clients into careful consideration. [/expand]

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Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Asos

Nick Robertson is the founder of Britain’s largest fashion e-tailer, ASOS. ASOS has been credited for pioneering on line fashion in the UK and now increasingly on the International stage. The online juggernaut ships to over 160 countries and has seven country specific websites. ASOS also achieved the status as the most visited global apparel website on the planet for daily visitors. ASOS is quoted on the London Stock Exchange. Nick was awarded and OBE in 2011 for his achievements in the world of fashion retailing.

“We see our customers and ourselves as being part of the same worldwide fashion community”

[expand title=”In detail”] Nick’s career began in 1987 at the advertising agency Young and Rubicam. In 1991 he moved to Carat, the UK’s largest media planning and buying agency. In 1995 he co-founded Entertainment Marketing, a marketing service business. He co-founded Asos.com in 2000 under the name of asseenonscreen.com. As the name suggests, the original business model focused on sourcing like or similar products worn by celebrities on television. [/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Hailed as one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the Twentieth century, Nick shares with his audiences the benefit of an online market, particularly in the current economic climate. With a background in advertising, Nick also shows how to position business around the customer.[/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Nick Robertson is a highly motivating and articulate speaker. His enlightening presentations are always well received. He not only inspires but also presents his clients with actionable solutions that can be implemented immediately.[/expand]

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