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This book is dedicated to youI hope you have the courage to change the world. To make rain, and sell your products, services and ideas. And I hope this book will guide your journey. The world could do with a few more people with the ability to make it happen!
Peter Sheahan is the CEO of ChangeLabs. He works with leaders around the world to flip their thinking, helping them find opportunities where others cannot and to create innovative approaches to change. His clients include News Corporation, Google, Hilton Hotels, GlaxoSmithKline, Harley-Davidson, Cisco Systems and Goldman Sachs.
After a short stint as a trainee accountant, Peter worked in the hotel industry and rose to the position of general manager of a $5 million hotel business at 19. He has since established himself as a highly successful entrepreneur and CEO of two multimillion-dollar businesses.
In addition to its world-renowned thought leadership practice based in the U.S., ChangeLabs has staff in 3 countries, spread over 9 cities. ChangeLabs delivers large-scale behavioral change programs for clients which include IBM and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Peter was named Young Entrepreneur of the Year in New South Wales, Australia, in 2003, and in 2006 he was voted by his peers as the leading keynote speaker in Australia. In 2008, he was named by the National Speakers Association (America) as one of the 25 Hottest News Speakers in America, and one of the 25 Most Influential Speakers in the industry.
His insights into business trends and the changing needs of customers and staff make him a regular presenter on Fox Business, as well as a guest on the ABC and BBC TV networks. In 2008, he was a featured expert in a five-part global series called Innovations on CNBC, and he has been written about in the Washington Post and Fast Company magazine.
The author of five books, including two bestsellersGeneration Y and Fliphe has delivered more than 2,000 presentations to over 300,000 people in 15 different countries.
He lives in Colorado with his wife, Sharon, and his two kids, Maddy and Tom.
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From the creatives in the editing rooms of LA, to the chairman himself in New York, Peter Sheahan has had a profound impact on this company. He will inspire your leaders to think differently, drive innovation, and take the necessary risks to future-proof the business.
Tiffany LaBanca, Senior Vice President, News Corporation
Peters sessions are always high energy, very informative, and most importantly, thought-provoking. His session on Flip opened our leaders minds to a whole new way of thinking about our business, and their role in it.
Shelley Holst, Talent and Organizational Performance Manager, GlaxoSmithKline
Peter understands not only the forces of change in the modern business landscape but also the mindset the leaders need to adopt to future-proof themselves against that change. His sessions are content rich, extremely thought-provoking and inspiringall at the same time.
Naomi Chavez Peters, Director, Cisco Systems, Inc.
I find Peter to be unsurpassed in his ability to engage senior executives. Peter can draw out of your people answers to questions they did not know they had. He will even have them question the very answers they come up with. Peter is clearly a world-class educator.
David Willis, Managing Director, Corporate Executive Board
Brilliant! Awesome! Amazing! Inspirational! The only thing wed do differently next time would be to book you further in advance so we have you present on the first day of our eventyou set a great tone and really energize and inspire. We will have you working with BP again very soon.
Nina Raymond, Vice President, BP
One of the best presenters to a business audience I have ever seen. He is a master of his topic and he delivers his presentation with great style and passion, captivating the entire audience with excellent humor, appropriate anecdotes, memorable metaphors, and authentic sense of purpose.
David C. M. Carter, Chairman, Merryck & Co.
The thousand-plus crowd was initially skeptical of this young Australian. By the end of the presentation, they were blown away. Peters average audience rating was 4.9 out of 5. His address was insightful, provocative, and inspiring, leaving our clients excited to embrace the changing marketplace.
A. David Bergstein, Manager, CCH (a Wolters Kluwer business)
Peter has done incredible work with our firm. He is able not only to energize legal partners but also to facilitate agreement between them on issues like firm values. More importantly, when they got back to the office, they did something about it. Peters sessions create results! The quality of his work is second to none.
Gary McDiarmid, Chief Executive Officer, Russell McVeagh
Well-researched and highly engaging. Peter not only opened our leaders eyes to the opportunity presented by the changing nature of the workforce but also opened their minds to new ways we can drive collaboration and innovation in the business. Our teams response was unanimouswe want him back!
Nicole Csabon, Human Resource Manager, Shopzilla
Peter Sheahan is a sharp business mind. He understands the business model itself, and the role talent plays in driving its success. He will cut to the heart of what makes you a great place to work and outline the best strategies for telling the world.
Amanda Fleming, Chief People Officer, Pizza Hut
Peter has built an excellent reputation around the world as the leader in his field, and our partnership together has proven this to me personally. I have no hesitation recommending Peter to any business looking to understand their new customers and staff, and to future-proof their organization against the inevitable change they bring.
Maryann Prouty, Global Program Manager, Microsoft Academy for College Hires, Microsoft Corporation
Thank you for your thought-provoking presentation at Googles HQ in Mountain View. A number of Google staffers reached out to say how much they enjoyed it. You gave us great insight into the minds of literally hundreds of potential Googlers. For us to better understand how to motivate and develop that talent will certainly be key to our continued success.
Sue Polo, Engineering and Operations Staffing Manager, Google
Peter Sheahan is unquestionably cutting edge. His insights on generational change and its impact on the way we lead and develop staff is unparalleled in the marketplace. When combined with his presentation skills, for which he is very well known, these make Peter an invaluable resource to our clients businesses.
We had Peter present to a group of our select clients in 2008, and the overwhelming response was How do we get him back and expose a broader cross-section of managers to his ideas and strategies? I can confidently say Peter is a world-class expert on his topic, and a first-class presenter too. I have no problem recommending him to other American companies looking to drive innovation and leadership throughout their business.
Karl E. Hansen, President, The Vita Companies
