Rancho Mirage, CA • April 14-16, 2008
Barry Gibbons
During his 5 years as the US-based Chairman/CEO of Burger King, Barry Gibbons received international acclaim for his performance (he was cited as a 'Turnaround Champion" in Fortune magazine).
Having retired from big business (his choice), he is now a successful author, speaker and is co-founder of the UK publishing business Infinite Ideas.
He has written five business books and one on public speaking. His sixth business book was published in September 2006 – 'Five Loaves, Two Fishes and Six Chicken Nuggets' – an irreverent but piercing look at the Fast Food Business. His latest book, Speak Easy (52 Brilliant Ideas): Dazzle Every Audience and Leave Them Begging for More, was released in 2007. He is also a regular on the BBC's 'Bottom Line' business broadcast.
He has made over 250 speeches to blue-chip corporate audiences on four continents. He aims to show audiences – internal and external – how to stay ahead in fast changing and unpredictable markets
With his Anglo-Irish charm (and occasionally rather irreverent humor) he shows how to lead (not manage), and how to energize people who work for you, with you and above you. He stresses how to keep yourself, your products and your company fresh. He illustrates how, in a world of virtually unsatisfiable customers, to develop a connection with them that is beyond satisfaction. He explores 'intuitive marketing'. Above all, he offers ideas on how to bring it all together to get distinction and excellence in all that you do.
