Speaking

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Reading my articles and watching my videos may give you a greater understanding of who I am, the company I run, and my areas of expertise, but nothing can ever replace having me visit your event, school, or company and deliver a powerful, memorable message.  I am a passionate person and a captivating speaker. I speak from experience, and use examples relevant to the groups I am speaking to.  I am known for getting people excited about their business or ideas.

For schools, I can talk to students about how I started two companies in college (one success, one failure) and the lessons they taught me – showing them that collegiate entrepreneurship is not as easy as Bill Gates, Michael Dell, and Mark Zuckerberg have made it seem; that it takes hard work, perseverance, patience, and a willingness to learn from those who have been there done that.

For retail and wholesale businesses I can talk about a variety of topics – from how I source my products overseas, to how to use social networking tools such as Facebook and blogging to get people in a store.

For trade shows or other events, I can host a variety of seminars relevant to the industry focus.

Panel Discussions

Have a panel you’re looking to fill on things relating to entrepreneurship or my industry experience? I’ve been a panelist for numerous conferences and would be interested to hear from you.

Topics

• How Businesses of Any Size can Outsource Manufacturing Overseas
• How Retail/Wholesale Businesses Can Use Social Tools to Increase Business
• Collegiate Entrepreneurship – What it Really Takes
• …and more

What are People Saying

“I’ve been to a bunch of the philly gift show seminars, and yours blew all the others away. Thanks for providing such timely information for the changing marketplace.”

“It’s so nice to see a young man doing well. Great seminar!”

“Fantastic seminar on some very timely information.  I may or may not go to the Ft. Lauderdale show, but I want to send someone to your seminar.”

“Brian is able to explain the importance of utilizing social media to further one’s business in a manner that is both entertaining and informative.  I watched two speeches of his today (at the Seattle Gift Show) and was more than ready for a third!”

Upcoming Engagements:

• 3/21/10 – Boston, MA (The Boston Gift Show)
  

Past Engagements:

• 1/16/10 – Orlando, FL (The Orlando Gift Show)
• 1/17/10 – Philadelphia, PA (The Philadelphia Gift Show)
  
• 1/24/10 – Seattle, WA (The Seattle Gift Show)
• 9/10/09 – Temple University (Speaking at a class on entrepreneurship)
• 9/8/09 – Temple University (Speaking at a class on entrepreneurship)
• 9/15/09 – Philadelphia (Managing Liquidity, Growth, and Profitability in Turbulent Economic Times – Conference)
• 8/29/09 – Fort Lauderdale, FL (The Fort Lauderdale Gift Show)
• 7/25/09 – Orlando, FL (The Orlando Gift Show)
• 7/20/09 – Philadelphia, PA (The Philadelphia Gift Show)
• 4/08/09 – University of Pennsylvania (Young Entrepreneurs: Looking Back to Move Forward)
• 10/28/08 – Temple University (Pursuing Your Dream – Conference)
• 9/19/08 – Haverford, PA (Mid Atlantic Diamond Ventures Forum)

Contact me for availability and further information: brian[at]sandshack.com

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