great business speakers

“Newsjacking is how to to get noticed in real-time.” –David Meerman Scott

BOB WOODWARD: PERHAPS THE GREATEST REPORTER EVER Former CIA director and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates wished he’d recruited Bob Woodward into the CIA, “His ability to get people to talk about stuff they shouldn’t be talking about is just extraordinary and may be unique.” Therein lays the genius of BOB WOODWARD – a journalistic icon who gained international attention when he and Carl Bernstein broke the deeply disturbing news of the Watergate scandal. The book they wrote – All the Presidents Men – won a Pulitzer Prize.

Newsjacking Lindsay Lohan nets $250,000 A great story from David Meerman Scott

BILL WALTON HAS REASON TO BE PROUD Basketball legend BILL WALTON and his son Luke were the first father and son to have both won multiple NBA championships. And now Bill has another reason to be very proud. The big news in pro basketball is that Luke Walton, who stepped in as interim coach on short notice to take over for the ailing Steve Kerr, has led the Golden State Warriors to the best record in the NBA – 18-0. Luke, who had a great career with the L.A. Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers, has shined in this new role in spite of the pressure and spotlight of coaching the 2014 NBA Champions.

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MIKE ABRASHOFF – A TOP KEYNOTE SPEAKER IN TWO WORDS I took a look through the pages and pages of testimonial quotes that I have on file for MIKE ABRASHOFF this weekend. I was amazed how many times pairs of words would stick as writers talked about the impact Mike and his message had on their audience. It’s absolutely remarkable the fan mail he receives after his talks. I thought it would be fun to share some of them in the graphic above to illustrate why he’s considered a top keynote speaker.