All posts in Product Development

Nicholas Webb

By | 03/2011 | Authors, Biotechnology, BUSINESS, Change, Creativity, Design, Entrepreneurs, Healthcare/Pharmaceutical, Innovation, Leadership, Product Development, Success, Training | Comments Off
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Prepare to have your assumptions, strategies, and even the way you think about innovation challenged!
Nick Webb is one of the most sought-after and dynamic speakers in the innovation game. Why? Because he delivers his message with passion, and with a thought-provoking approach that will challenge your long held assumptions and may just serve as a launch pad for transforming your organization into a world-beater in terms of delivering what your customers want and speeding those customer driven innovations to market.
Prolific entrepreneur Nick Webb has studied over 200 of the most innovative companies in the world to find out how they increase speed-to-market and, ultimately, the profitability of their innovations. In fact, Nick a serial inventor himself, has literally written the book on breakthrough innovation strategies.
See why Nicholas is the thought leader when it comes to Innovation!

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Liz Goodgold

By | 02/2011 | Branding, BUSINESS, Change, Communication, Communication Skills - personal, Consumer Trends, Corporate Culture, Creativity, Customer Service, Entrepreneurs, HUMAN RESOURCES, Influence, Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership, MISCELLANEOUS, Motivation, Networking, Product Development, Public Relations, SALES / MARKETING, Success | Comments Off
Liz Goodgold

Speaker and author, Liz Goodgold is a fiery redhead with over 20 years of experience in marketing and branding. She is the author of RED FIRE BRANDING: Create a Hot Personal Brand and Have Customers for Life and DUH! Marketing. Liz’s talks are the epitome of “edutainment” – blending information, education, humor, and real-world examples. This fireball of energy takes issues directly from her audience, demonstrating how branding is the key to boosting business. Read more…

James Wetherbe

By | 01/2011 | BUSINESS, Change, Communication, Computers, Management, Product Development, TECHNOLOGY, Technology | Comments Off
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Dr. James Wetherbe, the first recipient of the MIS Quarterly Distinguished Scholar Award, is Stevenson Chair of Information Technology and Executive Director of the Institute for Internet Buyer Behavior at Texas Tech University. A widely published author of books and articles in leading journals, Wetherbe is internationally known as a dynamic and entertaining speaker and leading authority on the use of computers and information systems to improve organizational performance and competitiveness. With a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, Organizational Behavior and Computer Science, he is valued for his ability to explain complex technology in straightforward, practical terms that can be strategically applied by both executives and general management. Rated as one of the top dozen consultants and lecturers on management and information technology by Information Week, Wetherbe draws on over 30 years’ experience both in higher education, where he has held professorial and administrative positions at several universities, and in industry, having held management, consulting, and technical positions. He has also served on the Board of several major corporations including Best Buy and Ciber. Read more…

Regis McKenna

By | 01/2011 | Authors, Biotechnology, BUSINESS, Customer Service, Innovation, Management, Negotiation/Strategy, Product Development, SALES / MARKETING, Small Business, TECHNOLOGY, Technology | Comments Off
Regis McKenna

Considered the marketing guru of Silicon Valley, Regis McKenna is a well-known technology marketing consultant, advisor to entrepreneurs, venture capitalist and author. For the past thirty years he has advised companies in business and marketing, including a number of entrepreneurial start-ups and their founders during their formation years, such as America Online, Compaq, Electronic Arts, Linear Technology, Lotus, Microsoft, National Semiconductor, Silicon Graphics and 3COM and many others. He helped launch some of the most important technological innovations in recent history including the first microprocessor (Intel Corporation), the first personal computer (Apple), the first recombinant DNA genetically engineered product (Genentech, Inc.), and the first retail computer store (The Byte Shop). Today, McKenna focuses his efforts and time on developing new ideas about how technology influences marketing, organizations, strategy, and how it contributes to social change, and divides his time as an educator, marketing author and lecturer. Read more…

Steve Wozniak

By | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Computers, Creativity, Education, Entrepreneurs, Great Achievers, Innovation, Inspiring Lives, Leadership, Management, Product Development, Success, TECHNOLOGY, Technology, The Internet, Volunteerism | Comments Off
Steve Wozniak

Considered by most to be the real “brains” behind Apple, Steve Wozniak is not just a first class engineer with three decades of world-famous credentials; he’s also a really nice guy. Personally invested in making the world a better place on a global and local level, Wozniak has been dedicated –from the first design of the Apple I — to a vision of making technology functionally and financially accessible. This is more than just a design spec; it’s about real life: Wozniak has “adopted” the Los Gatos School District, providing students and teachers with hands-on teaching and donations of state-of-the-art technology equipment. He’s also founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and was the founding sponsor of the Tech Museum, and Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. This Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist has been awarded the National Medal of Technology by the President, the highest honor bestowed on America’s leading innovators, and was inducted into the Inventors Hall of Fame. He also won the prestigious Heinz Award, for Technology, Economy and Employment. Wozniak recently released his bestselling biography, iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It. His role in shaping the computing industry cannot be underestimated: he’s the engineer/inventor/fifth grade teacher/philanthropist and irrepressible prankster who is changing our world even at this very moment. Read more…

Peter Thum

By | 01/2011 | Africa, Branding, BUSINESS, Environmental Issues, Ethics / Values, Globalization, Innovation, Leadership, Product Development, Volunteerism | Comments Off
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Peter Thum is a pioneer in showing that business can do good while doing well. He is humanitarian with keen entrepreneurial skills to build two businesses founded on advancing a social mission.

As the founder of Ethos™ Water, Thum turned his idea of getting clean water to children into a successful social venture that not only changed lives but the entire industry. In building a brand, a business and a self-funding philanthropic engine directly connecting consumption to a related social mission, Thum forged new ground and created a model that others could follow. Read more…