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Food & Grocery · 2009
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You need to have a relentless focus on growth -- RELENTLESS!
I was interviewed sometime last month by FoodProcessing.com - this was related to their discovery of the keynote I did for the Readers Digest / EveryDay with Rachel Ray team food…
Hunting innovation : I'm keynoting Burger King's global leadership conference
There are two types of organizations in the world today: those that have retrenched, shut down their idea machines, and are trying to coast through the recession. Then there are…
Video - "Learning is what most adults will do for a living in the 21st century"
In February, I was the closing keynote speaker for the American Nursery and Landscape Association. This was a second booking by this group; they had me in previously for a…
Keynote: ".... a whirlwind of a speech...."
Back in November, I had the honor of providing the opening keynote address for the Picture Archive Council of America, at the 13th Annual PACA conference, in New York City. This…
Reinventing brand relevance
Here's a clip from a recent keynote in Las Vegas. I'm challenging the audience to think about the issue of maintaining brand relevance, in the era in which customers increasingly…
Keynote Case Study: Yum! Brands: Growth Through Volatility Required Speed, Agility and Innovation.
At Yum! Brands' global franchise meeting in Las Vegas, I addressed franchise operators across KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut on innovation and growth in a challenging global economy…
Recent keynote: Innovating for growth in the restaurant industry!
I was thrilled to be the opening keynote speaker for Yum! Brands 2009 Global Leadership Meeting. It's the world's largest restaurant company. The organization, the owner of such…
Yum! Brands (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut), Las Vegas, Nevada: Global Franchise Meeting
Held in Las Vegas, Jim’s keynote focused on innovation and growth strategies in a challenging global economy, including rapid consumer change, retail and technology trends, and…
2009 Food Industry trends - "hyper-nicheing" is the new reality ....
There are a lot of hits coming into my web site searching for "food industry trends 2009" or "2009 food trends." I've spent a fair amount of time through the last few years…
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