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About Tim Sanders – Communication and Leadership Speaker:

Tim Sanders speaks for strong business relationships, both internal and external. Get them right, he says, and you’ll grow your business during good and bad times alike. His relevant point of view makes him one of the most in demand keynote speakers on the conference and convention circuit. Tim is more than a keynote speaker; his real world experience, research savvy and deep understanding of the human condition make him an indispensable consultant to some of the biggest brands in the world. Tim has valuable experience in cutting-edge business, sales and marketing. He's weathered the quality movement as well as the dotcom crash and emerged with precious insight. He was the Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo! and later their Leadership Coach.

His Los Angeles based company, Deeper Media, conducts research on business trends, new media and human behavior.

Prior to these senior positions Tim created and led the Yahoo! ValueLab, an in-house think tank which delivered futuristic insight on technology and human behavior. He was also an early member of Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner's broadcast.com, the most successful opening day IPO in history.

His first book, Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends is a New York Times and international business best seller, translated in a dozen languages. It stresses the importance of knowledge sharing, networking and compassion.

His follow up, The Likeability Factor explains the concept of emotional talent and the importance of creating an engaging experience. It was the basis for a PBS Special, produced by leading affiliate WQED.

His newest book, Saving the World at Work, examines the external relationship between a business, its people and society. It makes a strong business case for corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability initiatives being at the top of a company's strategic agenda. The book was named as one of the top 30 business books of 2008 by Executive Soundview.

Tim’s work is frequently featured in the media, most recently in The New York Times, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and Fast Company.

What Tim Sanders Talks About:

Tim Sanders gives the Power To The People
People are the next big thing, writes Tim Sanders in his first book, a New York Times business best seller. His point of view is novel: Your customers do business with your people – not products or processes. Your relationships with your talent, partners and customers are the most valuable assets you have. So treat people as if they are #1.

From people skills to humanizing business, his talks center on the people side of the profit and loss statement. Too often, we approach business from a technological or financial sense and miss the bigger picture. Based on hundreds of thousands of pages of research, he offers bottom-line expertise with clear takeaway items for audiences. Each talk is customized to fit the event theme and objectives.

People Skills Are Key
Business runs on relationships: company to employee, brand to customer and partner to partner. During the last few years, emotions are frayed throughout a company’s value chain, creating a business opportunity for people centric companies. The key to building and keeping relationships is emotional talent: confidence, friendliness, empathy and authenticity. Expert focus: Sales, Leadership, Talent Management, Customer Service.

Do Well By Doing Good
If you grow everyone in your business life by sharing knowledge or networking, you will enjoy success over the long haul. Why? People reciprocate and pay it forward. If companies help employees prosper, retention is high and recruiting costs are low. When they find synergistic ways to assist local communities in need, they generate local goodwill and employee satisfaction. Done right, going green is good for the bottom line, and critical to winning the war for talent. Expert focus: Leadership, CSR and Sustainability, Sales.

The Power Of One Person
One person, regardless of role or rank, can change the world. Business history is filled with stories of staffers, sales reps, mid level managers and even factory workers that created change inside their company – which solved problems, created opportunities and inspired entire industries. Expert focus: Motivational, Leadership, Management, Innovation.