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MEET ADAM HARTUNG

MASTERING BUSINESS GROWTH
IN A DYNAMIC WORLD

Companies today struggle to maintain dominant market positions. When focusing on your core threatens to make your business irrelevant and the marketplace is changing so fast predicting its twists and turns seems impossible, your organization needs guidance — and fast.

Adam Hartung’s 20 plus years of experience developing and implementing successful business strategies to take advantage of emerging markets has made him a worldwide leading speaker on business growth. As a Fellow of National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and as the No. 1 Leadership columnist for Forbes.com since 2009, Adam has been featured in publications such as Rolling Stone Magazine, The Week and BBC Television for his bold market predictions that have all came true. Through a rich collection of case studies and stories, Adam can show your organization how to develop new business, create new products and seize hidden marketplace opportunities.

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The NFL Has A Bigger Problem Than Kneeling Employees – Demographics and Trends

by Adam Hartung | Sep 29, 2017

The NFL isn’t losing viewers due to political controversy. It’s due to an aging audience and lack of change.

Colbert Beat Fallon By Following Trends, Which Will Make CBS More Money

by Adam Hartung | Sep 28, 2017

Colbert besting Fallon may look like a political battle. But it’s really about using trends to develop winning content that attracts an audience, and customers

Toys R Us – How Bad Assumptions Fed Bad Financial Planning Creating Failure

by Adam Hartung | Sep 21, 2017

Over the last decade everyone knew that customers were buying more stuff on-line, including toys. If this was so obvious to everyone, why didn’t Toys R Us leadership do something? It has a lot to do with watching Trends.

The Case For Trian’s Nelson Peltz Joining P&G’s Board

by Adam Hartung | Sep 7, 2017

Nelson Peltz at Trian has some good reasons to want changes at P&G. Why does Peltz want in and why does P&G want to keep him out?

Apple Partners With Accenture To Build Enterprise Apps: 5 Reasons Apple Is Winning The Developer War

by Adam Hartung | Aug 29, 2017

Apple’s iOS has far less market share than Google’s Android. But, tech services giant Accenture recently announced it was partnering with Apple to build enterprise apps for its customers, in financial services and retail. Apple is maintaining its technology leadership by capturing the enterprise app developer community. Five reasons why enterprise capability is important for your business.

Uber: Be Very Careful Before Hiring Jeff Immelt As CEO

by Adam Hartung | Aug 24, 2017

Uber’s bad news so far this year puts the board in the hot seat. Investors have taken write-downs and want someone to “steady the ship”. Is former GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt the right person for the job? Well, remember Yahoo, Apple, etc…

TESTIMONIALS

Ron Zoromski

Adam Hartung, author of Create Marketplace Disruption, was my guest speaker at a recent FEI Career Management Group Breakfast. Adam did an excellent job of enlightening the group …

Juli Bohm

It is rare that we have a speaker so engaging and so loaded with key insights that most people miss. We always pack the house when Adam speaks. He locks-in and fully engages the audience …

Rachel Patterson

Adam Hartung presented to our University of Chicago Booth School of Business’ Consulting Roundtable (CRT). His presentation focused on how to galvanize our companies and clients — insights …

Gregory C. Vrablik

Just wanted to let you know that the Members and I enjoyed your presentation and found it to be insightful and impactful. We continue to discuss different aspects of your presentation and, in particular, use your “locked-in” concept… especially during these...

Bill Durkin

Your recent presentation to The Association for Corporate Growth CEO group was remarkable. The feedback we got from the leaders who attended was outstanding. Your researched based …

Sandy Weissent

Adam, THANK YOU! The compliments just keep on rolling in about your presentation to our Members and guests. YOU WERE TERRIFIC and we really appreciate your time and insights!

Sudhakar Ramakrishna

Adam presented practical, actionable viewpoints to our management team. Using a combination of examples and specific to-dos, he explained how we can avoid a lock-in mindset that has resulted …

Robert H. Ecker

Adam Hartung, author of Create Marketplace Disruption, was my guest speaker at a recent FEI Career Management Group Breakfast. Adam did an excellent job of enlightening the group on the concepts in his book,

John N. Younker

First, let me recommend you strongly consider Adam Hartung’s presentation. It was very well received and valued by my two audiences – all 5s out of 5. I believe that Adam’s presentation couldn’t come …

William V. Adams

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! Excellent job at the FSA Spring Meeting in Savannah, Georgia. Many members came up to me and indicated you were one of the best speakers we have had at any of our meetings. Your topic was very timely and helps all of us clarify the...

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