Keynote Speeches and Workshops From Rick Broadhead...

-Shelly Schultz, Marketing/PR Manager, Iron Trail Convention & Visitors Bureau, Minnesota

Since his first book about was published in March of 1994 and rocketed to the top of national bestseller lists, Rick Broadhead has established himself as one of North America's leading technology and e-business experts and entrepreneurs.

He is the co-author or author of a record-breaking 35 books including Lightbulbs to Yottabits: How to Profit by Understanding the Internet of the Future, Get a Digital Life: An Internet Reality Check, and his most recent title, Dear Valued Customer: You are a Loser, an entertaining book that profiles some of the biggest technology gaffes ever made by organizations.

Rick is also the co-author of Selling Online: How to Become a Successful E-Commerce Merchant. Officially endorsed and sponsored by VISA, Selling Online has sold well over 100,000 copies worldwide and was used in VISA's national e-commerce training initiatives. An international success story, Selling Online has been translated into French, German, and Russian.

As an industry expert and visionary, Rick has been retained as a keynote speaker and consultant by businesses and industry associations across North America. He provides his clients with independent, unbiased strategic advice to help them capitalize on current and future business trends and take their businesses to new heights.

As an executive education coach specializing in online marketing and online sales strategy at York University's Schulich School of Business, Rick has taught executives and managers from hundreds of leading North American companies, including prominent industrial and consumer-oriented firms such as Kraft Foods, HMV, Duracell, Polaroid, Motorola, Bayer, United Parcel Service, Kodak, Ford Motor Company, Benjamin Moore Paints, Lucent Technologies, Volkswagen, Samsonite, Sears, Xerox, Nestle, AT&T, and Coca-Cola.

Past corporate and association clients include the Canadian Association of Chain Drugstores, Canada Post, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, the National Tour Association, the Association of Craft and Creative Industries WellPoint (Blue Cross of California), and many others.

Rick has extensive experience with the credit union and banking industry. Past clients include U.S. Central Credit Union, National Bank of Canada, CIBC Mellon, Constitution State Corporate Credit Union, RBC Dominion Securities, Empire Corporate Federal Credit Union, and Southeast Corporate Federal Credit Union. For Constitution State Corporate Credit Union, Rick provided credit unions from across Connecticut with a detailed overview of best practices in online marketing and online service delivery, including critiques of some of the best credit union Web sites from across the United States.

Rick Broadhead's insights and analysis are regularly sought by journalists from both print and broadcast media. During the last ten years, he has conducted literally hundreds of interviews with radio stations, television networks, magazines and newspapers including The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, the Associated Press, CNN, USA Today, US News & World Report, PC Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and the New York Times.

Rick holds an MBA in marketing from York University's Schulich School of Business, where has he was awarded the George A Edwards Marketing Medal for demonstrated excellence in marketing. In addition to being a past nominee for Canada's prestigious Top 40 Under 40 awards, Rick sits on the Government of Ontario's advisory panel for HealthyOntario.com, which guides the province's e-health initiatives. Rick's presentations are always customized - and packed with research that's tailored to your specific needs.

Whether you're preparing a client appreciation event, a conference for your organization, or a workshop for your members, Rick will deliver a focused message that reinforces the theme of your event. Exciting and never dull, Rick Broadhead's presentations will get you excited about the future and the importance of fostering "out of box" thinking within your organization.

Rick, you did it again! Your keynote address was amazing. Everyone has been asking for a copy of your presentation! " - Canadian Association of Chain Drugstores

Thanks again for doing such a bang-up job with your conference presentation. It was thought provoking and entertaining - a great combination - and attendees seemed to be thoroughly enjoying themselves. - Empire Corporate Federal Credit Union

On behalf of JDA Software Canada, thank you for making our Canadian Retail Eye Opener series a huge success! Attendance was the best ever and our audience was absolutely riveted to their seats for the entire 90 minutes. The feedback from our audience survey was "A+" all around. - JDA Software Canada Ltd.

Thank you for your excellent keynote presentation…our audience of VPs, directors, and senior managers of customer service loved you! In fact, out of 29 speakers, you tied as the best speaker of the entire conference with an overall score of 4.7/5 for content and 4.8/5 for delivery! - International Quality and Productivity Center

Our members were delighted with your presentation, rating it 4.6 out of 5! Thanks for contributing to the success of our event. Your insights were both valuable and entertaining! We'll be keeping you in mind for future speaking engagements! - Food and Consumer Product Manufacturers of Canada

Congratulations on an excellent presentation at Canada Post's Innovative Online Solutions Seminar. I think I learned more information relative to my business in your one hour presentation, than in my four years at college! - Dave Hall, Entertainment Warehouse

Listed below are just a sample of the many clients that have used Rick Broadhead's services. For further information on Rick Broadhead's fees and availability, or for a copy of his promotional video, please send an e-mail message to speaking@rickbroadhead.com with information about the event you are planning.

 

Minnesota Office of Tourism National Spa & Pool Institute Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Sun Microsystems National Life Insurance CIBC Mellon Trust Company Canadian Retail Hardware Association Saskatchewan Call Centre Association Association of Public Sector Information Professionals Canadian Paint and Coatings Association Industry Canada Entel Sprint PolyGram Choice Hotels Canada Canadian Snack Food Association EMI Music Canada RBC Dominion Securities AT&T Canada/Netcom Canada Alberta Home Builders' Association McLane Company, Inc. (Subsidiary of Wal-Mart) Bell Mobility Ontario Exports Inc./Ontario International Trade Corporation Manulife Financial Canadian Meat Council NBTel IBM Canada Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Hotel Association of Canada Canadian Assocation of Chain Drugstores Travelodge Hotels Clariant Corporation Castle Building Centes Quesnel Distict School Board Arthur Andersen/Presidents of Entrepreneurial Organizations Inc. JDA Software Associated General Contractors - Oregon Chapter Sentry Select Capital Corp. Freightliner Trucks City of Sudbury Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario SaskTel Canada Post Scouts Canada Brookfield Properties/Carma Corporation Rogers AT&T Wireless Ontario Road Builders' Association Government of the Northwest Territories Ontario Pharmacists' Association Cambridge Suites Hotel

Association of Crafts and Creative Industries National Tour Association Canadian Association of Supply Chain & Logistics Management Royal Bank of Canada Global Private Banking Canadian Association of Management Consultants Saskatchewan Association of Health Services Executives Canadian Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Chatham and District Chamber of Commerce McDonald's Microsoft Corporation Human Resources Association of Calgary Municipal Electric Association SOFTBANK/COMDEX Canadian Institute of Actuaries London Sales and Advertising Club Mackenzie Financial Corporation Adia Personnel Services (Redwood City, California) GIS/LIS (American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Association of American Geographers) Datatel (Fairfax, Virginia) Instrument Society of America Pipe Line Contractors Association of Canada Canadian Paint and Coatings Association Promotional Products Association of Canada Canadian Business Press Hybrid Turkeys Municipal Finance Officers Association of Ontario Ontario Pre-Press Association Canadian Professional Sales Association National Utility Contractors Association (Arlington, Virginia) Government of Alberta Canadian Confectionary Manufacturers Association Canadian Wood Council University of Alberta Financial Management Institute of Canada Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Ryerson Polytechnic University City of North Bay Credit Union Central of Canada Municipal Information Systems Association Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario City of Kanata Family Services Canada Canadian Institute of Mortgage Brokers and Lenders Community Futures Development Corporations of British Columbia