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Jason JenningsAuthority on Business Leadership and Productivity
Jason Jennings is one of the most successful and prolific business and leadership
authors in the world.
He was the youngest radio station group owner in the world and his legendary
programming and sales strategies are credited with revolutionizing many parts
of the broadcasting industry. Later, he founded Jennings-McGlothlin & Company,
a consulting firm that became the nation's largest media consultancy.
He traveled the globe in search of the world's fastest companies for his landmark book, It's Not The Big That Eat The Small - It's The Fast That Eat The Slow. Within weeks of its release it hit the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times best-seller lists. Now published in 32 languages, USA Today named it one of the top 25 books of the year!
Next, he and his team studied more than 40,000 companies and identified
the ten most productive companies in the world for his bestselling, Less
Is More. The book reveals the secrets of the world's most productive companies.
His latest book, Think BIG - Act Small, profiles the leadership of the only
ten companies in the world to have grown both revenues and profits by double
digits every year for ten consecutive years. Like his previous books it debuted
on all the bestseller charts.
His current book, Hit the Ground Running, A Manual for New Leaders profiles and reveals the tactics and strategies of the ten American CEO's who've created the greatest amount of economic value since the year 2000.
Last year USA Today named him one of the three most in-demand business speakers
on the planet alongside the authors of Good to Great and In Search of Excellence.
This list is just a preview of our dynamic speaker line up:
- Boris Bugarski, CEO / President, mUrgent
- Art Coley, Vice President Global Development, AlphaGraphics Inc.
- Peter Dosik, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Church's Chicken
- Steve Dunn, Vice President of Franchise Development, Denny's
- Kimberly Ellis, Senior Consultant, Michael H. Seid & Associates
- Sean Fitzgerald, National Vice President of Franchise Development, Wireless Zone
- Martha Flynn, Director - Franchise and Development Services, Dunkin' Brands
- Charles Franklin, Senior Vice President - Franchise Development, Play 'N Trade
- Gary Gardner, CEO, Franchise Update Media Group
- Keith Gerson, President & COO, Sopra Brands
- Rob Goggins, Vice President of Franchise Development, Great Clips
- Steve Greenbaum, CEO / Director, PostNet International Franchise Corporation
- Martin Greenbaum, President, Greenbaum Marketing Communications
- Mike Hawkins, VP of Franchise Development, The Dwyer Group
- Geoff Hill, Vice President, Roark Capital Group
- Theresa Huszka, Director of Franchise Sales Development, TSS Photography
- Ken Hutcheson, U.S. Lawns, President
- Darrell Johnson, President & CEO, FRANdata
- Marc Kiekenapp, Principal, Kiekenapp & Associates
- Grant Kreutzer, Franchise Recruiting Director, Jack in the Box
- Jenny Langfeld, Franchise Development Support Manager, AlphaGraphics Inc.
- Gordon Logan, Founder / CEO, Sport Clips Haircuts
- Greg Longe, Co-Founder / Managing Partner, AFS Group of Companies
- Paul Mangiamele, President/CEO, Salsarita's Fresh Cantina
- Joe Mathews, Founding Partner, Franchise Performance Group
- Joyce Mazero, Partner, Haynes and Boone
- Lynette McKee, Chief Development Officer, Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc.
- Mark Mele, Vice President of Franchise Sales, RetroFitness LLC
- John Metz, Chair / CEO, Hurricane AMT
- Steve Olson, Publisher, Franchise Update Media Group
- Diane Phibbs, Sales and Marketing Consultant,
- David Schaefers, Vice President of Business Development, Driven Brands / Meineke
- Brian Schnell, Partner, Faegre & Benson
- Michael Seid, Managing Partner, Michael H. Seid & Associates LLC
- Linda Shaub, Vice President - Marketing, Interim HealthCare
- Shelley Spandorf, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
- Brian Spindel, President / Chief Operating Officer, PostNet International Franchise Corporation
- Jim Squire, Director of Franchise Development, Honeybaked Ham
- Therese Thilgen, President / Chief Content Officer, Franchise Update Media Group
- Ray Titus, President, United Franchise Group
- Greg Vojnovic, Vice President of Development, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
- Tom Wood, President & CEO, Floor Coverings International
- Reggie Wright, Director of Franchising, Dunkin' Brands
- John Wuycheck, Vice President -- New Business Development, Seattle's Best Coffee


