FRANK FEATHER ... Futurist ... — SelfGrowth's Official Guide on Future Trends
Future Trends + Strategy Consulting + Social-Media Marketing Expert
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SelfGrowth "Official Guide"
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FUTURE TRENDS
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Frank Feather is global change agent:
a world-leading business futurist,
strategy and marketing consultant,
keynote speaker, best-selling author.
He will help you "See + Map" your future
~ They call him a "Walking Encyclopedia on the Future"
~ He can "See + Map" the Future ... with GPS accuracy
~ Some call him the "Psychic Banker" :-)
~ Ranked among "Top 100 Futurists" of all time
~ Coined the phrase "Thinking Globally, Acting Locally"
~ Expert on the "Webolution" ... the Web's future
Frank Feather says ...
- "Only the future is manageable"
- "The future belongs to those who get there first"
- "Current trends become future facts"
- "The Webolution reverses all processes"
- "Only those who 'See' the future will succeed"
- "Your future awaits ... in your imagination"
With an uncanny knack for seeing the future with visionary clarity and focus, he has an enviable track record. A former banking executive, he shakes up the conventional wisdom to make pragmatic sense of what will happen and what you should do about it. No blue sky — just "eye popping" ideas and "bankable" strategies which let you achieve previously inconceivable but truly humongous "break out" goals.
For more Bio-Data
please see below, plus Profile at LinkedIn
and
"hub" website FFeather.com
NOTE:
I am selectively reducing my network by
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(as of May 10/2008)
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FRANK FEATHER ... Futurist ... Quick Facts
Main Areas: (1) FUTURE TRENDS (social, technological, economic, political) globally + locally, and their strategic implications; (2) FUTURE of INTERNET: the Webolution, Social Media, e-Marketing; (3) FUTURE of CHINA. Best Sellers: BIZNETS: The "Webopoly" Future of Business; Futuristic Leadership A-Z; Future Living: The Coming Web Lifestyle; Get a Web Life! ; Future Consumer.com: The Webolution of Shopping to 2010; G-Forces: The 35 Global Forces Restructuring Our Future (among others) Career Focus: Decyphering the Future + its Strategic Implications (Keynote Speaker, Author, Strategist, Coach). Affiliation: President / Owner, Glocal Marketing Consultants and Future-Trends.com; Independent director of Claxson Interactive.
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BROAD-RANGING EXPERTISE, ACTIVITIES, INTERESTS
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> KEYNOTE SPEAKING:
Remarkable! A cogency and a clarity unsurpassed
by any presentation on the future I've ever heard.
(John Cranor, President & CEO, KFC International)
- Dynamic + motivational + provocative "Kick-Off" Themes + In-House Seminars which receive rave reviews (see other Testimonials, below).
- No "canned" presentations — each is custom-tailored to your needs.
- More than 2 million people on every continent have been influenced by his "Billion Dollar" ideas and provocative, unconventional thinking.
- Expert on the still-unfolding Internet Revolution or "Webolution",
which he says will make the Industrial Revolution pale into
insignificance, and will transform all of life, commerce, and politics.
- Every presentation stirs your delegates, delivers solid take-away value.
Sample Keynote Topics include (each customized):
- The "Webolution" and You
- Future of the Web (Web 2.0 + 3.0 + 4.0)
- Future Living: The Coming Web Lifestyle
- "Top 10" Trends to 2020
- Biznets: The Future of Your Business
- Tomorrow's Best Careers
- Future of China
- Next Stock Market Cycle: 2009-2018
- Futuristic Leadership A-Z
- 2020 Vision: How to "See + Map" your Future
- "Future-Proof" Your Life and Business
- The End of "Mass" Marketing
- Future Consumer Trends
- Future of Social Media: Myth and Reality
- The "Supra-Sexual" Future
> STRATEGY CONSULTING: In-House Corporate Strategy + Marketing advisory services to an A-Z of Fortune 500 companies
such as: AT&T, Bank of America, Disney, Ericsson, Ford, GM, IBM,
Marriott, Nissan, Nokia, Radisson, Shell, VW. Specialize in corporate
and marketing strategy, especially in turn-around situations, and for
companies seeking ambitious "moon shot" targets to grow profits and market share.
> PUBLIC POLICY ADVISORY: UN, World Bank/IMF, and national governments such as USA, Canada, Mexico, and China. Special Advisor to Govt of China on economic modernization and market reform since 1984.
> CHINA BUSINESS CONSULTING: Advisory service on doing
business in China. Best China investment opportunities. Facilitate
introductions to government officials and venture partners. Help
negotiate venture agreements or source products for North American
market. Visit our China Trends blog.
> STRATEGIC VISIONING: Executive Mentor and Coach, helping you "See" + "Map" your future, then plan how to exploit its opportunities; helping you build your jigsaw puzzle of your future. Special interest in mentoring female executive and entrepreneurial empowerment, innovation, and leadership success (in what, sadly, is still a man's world) — it can be done!
> GOAL SETTING: Set and achieve humongous goals and "shoot-for-the-moon" stretch targets that capitalize on the biggest trends and upside potentials. Learn to break out of creeping incrementalism and hit grand slam home runs that stun the competition. What is your moon?
> FUTURISTIC LEADERSHIP: Personalized 1:1 Coaching + Team Building. Learn and practice a 26 keyword set of futuristic leadership concepts that will inspire, energize, and motivate you to elevate yourself several levels higher.
> HEALTH WEBPRENEUR: Successful, fast-track Diamond-level GanoExcel "healthy" coffee franchise owner – Cafe-Gano – world's first healthy coffee (a breakthrough product) and the world's fastest-growing home-based e-business opportunity. (Details below on becoming an Affiliate to generate an extra income stream.)
> WEB 2.0 WEBPRENEUR: Affiliate in an exciting new Internet social networking phenomenon called TokSee from InteleCom (Stock symbol IECM). This is a comprehensive global platform for serious Internet marketers. They are shooting for 1+ billion members worldwide.
> NETWORK MARKETING: Advisor on which network marketing opportunities offer the best future prospects, and how to build a successful online business – easily and fast!
> CORPORATE DIRECTOR: Board of Directors of a Public multimedia company; also serves on Audit / Compensation Committees. Available for other non-competing Directorships with public or private companies.
> TEMPORARY CEO: Serve as "temporary on-contract CEO"
to public or private companies, or non-profit organizations, to assist
in company refocussing, turn-around operations, preparing new business
plans, or launching new ventures.
> "FUTURE CAREERS" CONSULTANT: Coach and consultant on tomorrow's best career opportunities.
> OTHER PERSONAL INTERESTS:
- Brain/Mind: Brain science, Neurology, Psychology, Psychiatry, Human behavior
- Cosmology: General Systems Theory, Metaphysics, Law of Attraction, Synchronicity, Serendipity
- Male-Female: Inter-relationships, Brain Differences, Supra-Sexual Co-Creativity, Female Mentoring
- Chinese Traditions: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Ganoderma Lucidum (#1 herb), Feng Shui, Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism.
> BUSINESS AUTHOR: Several best-selling books (see list, above).
> OTHER RELEVANT BIO-DATA:
- Fellow, American Society for Social Psychiatry (ASSP)
- Former weekly columnist on Future Trends, Toronto Star
- Former weekly guest, CKO Radio, Canada's first all-news radio station
- Former radio host, Fast Forward, on VoiceAmerica business channel
- Co-Founder (with Rashmi Mayur), Global Futures Network (Toronto/Mumbai)
- Member, World Future Society (WFS)
- Member, World Federation of Future Studies
- Honorary Member, Chinese Society for Future Studies, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fellow, Bethune College, York University (Toronto, Canada)
- Former Adjunct Professor at York U., where he earned BA Admin (Hons), did graduate MBA studies, and taught MBA students
- Associate, Institute of Bankers (UK)
- Fellow, Canadian Bankers Association
- PMgr designation, Canadian Institute of Management (CIM)
For more Bio-Data Info
please visit my Profile at LinkedIn
or
my main "hub" website FFeather.com
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SUMMARY of MAIN PRODUCTS & SERVICES
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1. CONSULTING, REPORTS, SPEAKING:
- High-level in-person, customized, strategic advisory sessions for corporate leaders and executive teams.
- Customized research reports of various kinds. Main area of focus is future trends in my respective fields of
expertise. All projects require extensive pre-interview sessions by
e-mail/phone to determine parameters, goals, and expectations.
- Will partner / joint venture with other experts, in any related field as appropriate, depending on availability, and absent any conflict of interest.
2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
- Available to serve on Board of Directors, Audit Committees, and Compensation Committees as an independent director with expertise in Sarbanes Oxley and corporate strategy.
3. CHINA BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES:
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Introduce companies to the China market, facilitating introductions with government leaders, assisting in negotiation of deals and joint/sole ventures, sourcing of products for export, etc. Visit our China Trends + Opportunities blog for further details.
4. AFFILIATE MARKETING:
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Advise on the launch of a successful affiliate/network or MLM business.
- Deliver motivation speeches to large groups, from 300 to 30,000.
- Sponsor you as Affiliate in GanoExcel "healthy coffee" business — the world's fastest-growing network marketing business, simultaneously tapping the huge coffee, health, and home-based business super-fast growth trends. If you drink coffee or tea, or know somebody who does, then you need to switch to Gano's healthy (detoxifying) coffee — a remarkable breakthrough product that is taking the world by storm. Excellent income opportunity; some Affiliates earn 6 figures for just a few hours per month, all done online. This is true e-commerce, and the new way of network marketing. Please do yourself a big favor: check out www.Cafe-Gano.net (my own Gano business website).
5. FUTURISTIC INVESTING ADVISORY:
- Advise money market institutions and individuals on futuristic North American portfolio management, forecasting economic trends and stock market cycles, and selecting stocks with the very best future prospects. For details please visit Futuristic Investing.
6. WRITING, EDITING, POLISHING, PUBLISHING: (Edit-Docs for details.)
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Write, edit, enrich, polish: Your final drafts (articles, book manuscripts, manuals, and speeches) for dynamic impact.
- On-demand publishing: Print / perfect bind) books, manuals, reports.
- Publish your materials on CD.
- Speech Coaching: Enhance your public speaking skills and impact.
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SAMPLE TESTIMONIALS
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Remarkable! A cogency and a clarity unsurpassed by any presentation on the future I've ever heard. (John Cranor, President, KFC Intl)
- Outstanding! Vibrant, energizing. (Les Riseberg, VP - Tech Planning, GTE)
- You're the most-quoted person we've ever had around here. (Harry Schell, Chairman, BICC)
- Keen insights to help drive our success. (Ross Roberts, VP & GM, Ford)
- Excellent! Insightful ... so worthwhile! (Robert Scott, VP, First Data)
- Our best speaker! (Lee Dailey, Leadership Center, United Tech)
- Very significant ... so thought provoking (Paul Hanley, VP, Radisson)
- Engaging! So well received. (John Seward, EVP, American Medical Assn)
- Simply fabulous ... grand-slam! (David Wano, EVP, Bank Admin Inst)
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from FRANK FEATHER ... Futurist ...
QUOTES WHICH INSPIRE ME:
"Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past
or present are certain to miss the future." ~ John F. Kennedy
"Have no fear of the future. Let us go forward into its mysteries,
tear away the veils which hide it from our eyes, and move onwards
with confidence and courage." ~ Winston S. Churchill
"Every organization must be prepared to abandon everything it
does to survive the future. You cannot manage change, you can
only be ahead of it." ~ Peter Drucker (management guru)
"Every business must be an e-business, or it will not be in
business." ~ Andrew Grove (chairman emeritus, Intel Corp.)
"I want to put a ding in the universe." ~ Steve Jobs (Apple Computer)
"The human mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains
its original dimensions." ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
"Be the change you want to see in the world." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
"If you can dream it, you can do it." ~ Walt Disney
"A goal is a dream with a deadline." ~ Napoleon Hill
"I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a
very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my mind." ~ Jack Nicklaus
"With practice and focus, you can extend yourself far more
than you ever believed possible. It's not the mountain we
conquer, but ourselves." ~ Edmund Hillary
"The world belongs to those who cross many bridges in their
imagination before others see even a single bridge." ~ Chinese proverb
"To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom,
remove things every day." ~ Lao Tsu
"If I've seen the farther than others, it's because I stood on
the shoulders of giants." ~ Isaac Newton
"Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without
losing your enthusiasm." ~ Winston S. Churchill
"To achieve a high C, I imagine myself to be a show-
jumping horse, approaching a very high fence, then
soaring over it." ~ Luciano Pavarotti
"There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, when taken
at the flood, leads to fortune." ~ William Shakespeare
"We are not here merely to make a living. We are here
to enrich the world." ~ Woodrow Wilson
Getting Started With FRANK FEATHER ... Futurist ...
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http://FFeather.com/
To discuss a potential Keynote Speech, consulting assignment,
or research report, please e-mail directly ... FFeather@Gmail.com
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