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Harvey Mackay is author of four New York Times bestsellers. His first two books -- Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware The Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt -- have been translated into 35 languages and distributed in 80 countries. Both books were New York Times #1 bestsellers and are also listed by the Times among the top 15 inspirational business books of all time. ...
For some time now, Ian has been recognised as one of Australasia's top business speakers. Each year, he delivers over 120 keynote addresses and seminars in Australia, New Zealand and overseas. He is only one of a handful of Australians and New Zealanders invited to speak at the Million Dollar Roundtable, the world's largest convention of insurance salespeople. Ian is the most published business ...
Ian Harper is best known as a commentator and public speaker on economic and financial issues. He has worked closely with governments, banks, corporates and leading professional firms at the highest level. As a member of the celebrated Wallis Inquiry, he was at the forefront of financial market reform in Australia. Professor Ian Harper is Partner, Deloitte Access Economics. His expertise is in b ...
Ian believes that, with vision, courage and behaviour to match, we all can empower ourselves and each other to maximize the opportunities around us. His Vision is to enable people to change and grow, and to enable businesses and other organisations to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. Business faces increasing pressures to improve performance. Many old paradigms have failed or are fal ...
Iggy Pintado is an accomplished and experienced business leader, adviser, author and speaker. Iggy is passionate about passing on his knowledge, learning and insights to large and small organisations alike. These insights have led to his engagement in external consulting and committee work with the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) Advisory Council, the Blue Chips Marketing Council and IBM's ...
After spending twenty years on Wall Street, John F. "Jack" Perkowski founded ASIMCO, a successful manufacturing company in China. Mr. Perkowski is the chairman and CEO of ASIMCO, which was named "one of the 10 best employers in China." John Perkowski knows how to do business in China, and shares his perspectives with his audiences. Additionally, John Perowski has insight as to what awaits Western ...
Founder of two international corporations on two continents, Jack Sims offers the unique perspective of a transplanted Brit, who started the largest number one-ranked marketing agency in America. His clients are some of the biggest and best brands on the planet, and his expertise lies in getting serious buesinss growth to apply to every person who has though about growing his or her business into ...
James Dunn is a freelance finance journalist and media consultant. He writes for The Australian, Mortgage & Finance Brief, Investor Weekly and IFA magazines, the online magazines thebull, SmartCompany, eFinancialCareers and SuperLiving, as well as the global credit magazine Creditflux, and is a regular finance commentator on Australian radio and television. James' first book, now in its second pub ...
Jaime Nack is the President of a cutting edge sustainability consulting firm specializing in producing environmentally sustainable high profile events and offering effective marketing and communications services. Ms. Nack has a Master's degree in Public Policy/International Trade from UCLA, where she also earned her B.A. in International Economics with a minor in Urban Planning. She serves as ...
A journalist, author and film-maker for over 45 years, Jeff McMullen's work includes many decades as a foreign correspondent for Australian Broadcasting Corporation, reporting for Four Corners and Sixty Minutes, as the interviewer and anchor of the 33 part issue series on ABC Television, Difference of Opinion and host of televised forums on the National Indigenous Television Network. McMullen tra ...
