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Dan Waldschmidt has spent his life attempting (and often achieving) the outrageous. He refuses to accept business as usual – making him an unconventional, yet highly effective, consultant to some of the world’s largest companies.
Having devoted years to studying thousands of the world’s most unlikely high performers, in his talk crafted especially for you, he’ll share stories of ordinary humans achieving outrageous success that will enliven you to launch an extraordinary life.
You’ll leave the experience understanding the strategies Dan uses to empower billion dollar businesses see big wins and feeling as though you’ve been gifted a map to the moon and the rocket to get you there.
He got the usual entry-level sales job right out of college, but then he changed the sales process, boosted revenue $50M, and became CEO by the time he was 25. After expanding offices and driving even more growth over the next few years he would go on to sell that technology company to a much larger competitor, delivering tremendous value to the shareholders.
After founding (and then selling) his technology company, several Fortune 100 companies began to recruit Dan for senior executive level positions. But instead of joining a big company, Dan decided to build a consulting company to provide strategy to the most powerful companies in the world.
Through his advice & coaching he’s helped multinational organizations conquer the world:
- He overhauled Siemens Medical’s sales process and improved their response rates 5200% in 9 months.
- He helped Cisco drive faster sales and partner channels than ever before.
- He supported Oracle’s unprecedented revenue growth in Latin America.
- He advised Panasonic on how to sell toughbooks to business leaders in Chile.
- He led Türk Telekom and Turkish Airlines in their global reach for acquisition targets.
- He has coached senior executives at GE and Abbott Labs, Northrop Grumman, Pfizer, Walmart, McAfee, Wells Fargo, Zebra Technologies and many more.
He shares his insights daily on his popular blog which Dow Jones called ” one of the top sales blogs anywhere in the world.” He has also a popular contributor to Business Insider and has been published in Forbes, INC Magazine, Bloomberg, Yahoo, Vanity Fair, Wall Street Italia and dozens of other popular magazines around the world.
Having devoted years to studying over 1,000 of the world’s most unlikely high performers, he understands exactly what it takes to disrupt an industry, create a new conversation, and drive massive success.
