Posts Tagged ‘consultant’

Herb Cohen

Herb Cohen has been called “the world’s best negotiator”  and is internationally renowned as a corporate and governmental consultant on negotiating strategy, commercial dealings and crisis management.  As a U.S. presidential advisor, he has helped formulate policy on hostage negotiations and terrorism.   His clients have included business executives, entrepreneurs, sports and theatrical agents plus large corporations as well as governmental agencies, such as The Department of State, F.B.I., C.I.A., The U. S. Conference of Mayors and The U.S. Department of Justice.

Cohen’s analysis, insights and humorous view of many of these high-level happenings have appeared in many international publications, and he himself has been the subject of articles in Time, People, The Economist, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Rolling Stone and even Playboy magazines.  He is considered “America’s foremost convention speaker, presenting serious subjects with such humor and dramatic flair that they become pure entertainment”.

He is the author of You Can Negotiate Anything, which was on the New York Times Bestseller List for almost one year and has been translated into twenty-one languages.  His latest book, Negotiate This! By Caring But Not T-H-A-T Much is written in the same humorous style as his first book.  Critics have said, “It’s a must read for not only business people, but parents, politicians and consumers”.

Cohen has lectured at many educational institutions and enterprises, such as The Harvard Negotiation Project, Yale Law School, The Kellogg School, Wharton, the University of Wisconsin, the University of California-San Diego, McGill University, UBC and the Columbia University and Chicago University Schools of Business.

Dr. Paul Schoemaker

Dr. Paul J.H. Schoemaker is the founder and Executive Chairman of Decision Strategies International, Inc., a consulting and training firm specializing in strategic management, executive development and multi-media software.  He also serves as Research Director of the Mack Center for Technological Innovation at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he teaches decision making and strategy as a part-time professor.

Dr. Schoemaker took an extended sabbatical with the scenario planning group of Royal/Dutch Shell in London, and has since worked with over a hundred organizations around the world.   He’s written more than 100 academic and applied papers, including multiple articles in the Harvard Business Review. He’ has also (co)-authored of several books, including Profiting from Uncertainty and Peripheral Vision.

His 1995 article, “Scenario Planning”, was the second most reprinted publication in the 42 year history of the Sloan Management Review, and is listed by among the most highly cited scholars in terms of academic publications in business and economics. Paul Schoemaker is also an active private investor in new technology-based ventures and serves on the Board of Directors for several of these, including the Decision Education Foundation.

His hobbies include tennis, golf and piano. He lives with his wife Joyce in Villanova, Pennsylvania and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in the winter; they have two kids just out of college.

Tom McCarthy

Tom McCarthy specializes in results.  When every dollar counts, it’s good to know that you’re going to get a return on your investment. If the result you want is to take your organization to the next level, Tom is the specialist that can help you achieve it.

For 21 years as a corporate consultant, speaker, author, trainer and coach, Tom has successfully taught hundreds of thousands of people how to dramatically increase their level of performance in business and in life. He has presented more than 1,500 seminars, workshops, and training programs to corporations and associations in 21 different countries around the world. Tom’s seminars and books have been translated into 10 different languages.

Tom not only speaks about success in business, he’s lived it. After graduating from the University of North Carolina in 1983 where he was a member of the nationally ranked football team, Tom became the youngest stockbroker ever hired by a prestigious Wall Street firm. By his second year Tom had become one of the highest producing brokers in the entire firm.

1986, when the leader of one of the country’s largest training organizations, Anthony Robbins, was looking for a leader to coach, energize and train the Robbins Research sales force, he chose Tom McCarthy. He became its first National Sales Trainer and National Sales Manager. As a result of Tom’s leadership, management, and training the company’s sales more than doubled each year he was there. Tom then became one of the first people Anthony Robbins personally selected to lead his prestigious Mastery University seminars.

In 1993 Tom founded Thomas McCarthy & Associates, a thriving training and consulting firm, which works closely with clients ranging from new ventures to Fortune 500 companies.  In addition to coaching and training peak performers in business, Tom has also been hired to work with 4 Olympic Gold Medalists as well as several World Champion athletes and teams.

Tom resides in Rancho Santa Fe, California with his wife Stacy and their two children.

Julie Morgenstern

Julie Morgenstern is an internationally renowned organizing and time management expert, New York Times best-selling author, consultant and speaker.  Her work spans the distance between individuals and workforces – homes and corporations.  The “Inside Out” philosophy that is now synonymous with her name result in customized solutions that are innovative, practical and ensure long-term success.   Since 1989, Julie and her staff have transformed the way individuals and companies function around the globe, including American Express, Hearst, Deloitte, Microsoft, FedEx, GlaxoSmithKline, the NBC-Newsroom, the NYC Mayor’s Office, Sony Music, State Farm Insurance, and Viacom/MTV.

As a speaker, media personality, and corporate spokesperson, Julie is known for her passionate, articulate style and warm sense of humor.  She is a contributor to Redbook, helping readers’ solve problems by inspiring order in their lives through her monthly column.  She has shared her expertise on countless TV and radio outlets, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, The Rachael Ray Show, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and National Public Radio.

Julie’s background in the theatre as a director, producer, and performer provides the foundation for her work as an Organizer. She believes organizing requires the same set of skills as directing/producing – an appreciation of spatial design, the ability to see the big picture as well as the tiny details, and the talent to blend psychology and practical skills to guide people where they want to go.

Her education includes a BA in Theater from Temple University and graduate studies in Directing at the Goodman School of Drama. Julie lives in New York City.

Dr. Jan Yager

Dr. Jan Yager helps individuals, groups, and companies achieve their potential through her dynamic speeches, seminars, consulting, and writing.

Dr. Jan Yager, who has a Ph.D. in sociology (City University of New York, 1983) is a member of the National Speakers Association, and author of more than twenty highly-acclaimed and award-winning books, as well as 250+ articles in Parade, The New York Times, Redbook, and other publications.

She is regularly quoted in the media (the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Self, Dallas Morning News, USA Today, etc.) as well as interviewed on TV/cable and radio programs including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, Good Morning, America, The View, CBS News’ Sunday Morning Show, National Public Radio, BBC radio, and others.

Work Less, Do More: The 14-Day Productivity Makeover is Dr. Yager’s most recent book, and  presents a revolutionary program for taking back control of your life.  This is an essential guide to getting things done intelligently and efficiently.

Joseph Jaffe

One of the most sought-after consultants, speakers and thought leaders on new marketing, Joseph Jaffe is President and Chief Interruptor of crayon, a conversational marketing company, specializing in community, dialogue and partnership.

Prior to launching crayon, Joseph ran jaffe, LLC, where he worked with companies including P&G, The Coca-Cola Company, Dunkin’ Brands, TiVo, Motorola and Fox Interactive Media. Before that, Joseph was Director of Interactive Media at TBWA/Chiat/Day and OMD USA, where he worked on Kmart, ABSOLUT Vodka, Embassy Suites and Samsonite.

Jaffe’s popular blog and audio podcast, “Jaffe Juice”, provides daily and weekly commentary respectively on all things new marketing. You can join the conversation at www.jaffejuice.com.

His first book, ”Life After The 30-Second Spot: Energize Your Brand With A Bold Mix Of Alternatives To Traditional Advertising” (Wiley/Adweek) was released in June 2005 and focuses on how advertising is evolving in a world ruled by an empowered consumer and no longer governed solely by the 30-second spot. His second book titled, “Join the conversation: How to engage marketing-weary consumers with the power of community, dialogue and partnership” was published by Wiley in October 2007.

Joseph’s impassioned, straight-shooting and honest perspectives have found their way to every major media outlet, including the likes of CBS Evening News, ABC World News, Bloomberg, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Fortune, Newsweek, Business Week, Ad Age and Adweek, among others.

Joseph is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School, as well as the Society for New Communications Research. Hailing from South Africa, he lives with his wife, daughter and two sons in Westport, CT.