Topics: Trends Blending: Horizon Scanning: convergence of issues,Consumer Trends,Demographics & Generations,Innovation
Industry specialties: General Interest: clients across all sectors: cross-pollinator
Travels from: Ontario, CANADA
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Jim Carroll, FCA
Acknowledged as one of the world's leading global futurist, trends & innovation experts - with a massive global blue chip client list
The world's largest organizations turn to Jim Carroll when seeking insight into the future.
His recent and upcoming client list says it all:
- General Dynamics
- Northrop Grumman
- Missouri Governor Economic Development Congress
- Signature Travel
- Microsoft
- US National Recreation and Parks Association
- Yum! Brands
- Burger King
- US Department of Defense - Commissary Agency
- Rockwell Collins
- Oracle
Soundbite: a leading international futurist, trends & innovation expert; BusinessWeek on Jim : "a leading source for innovation insight"; CNBC guest expert on innovation; has presented in Zurich, Sydney, London, New York, Vancouver, Stockholm, Budapest; everything from high level CEO offsites to 3,000 audience conference keynotes. Globally recognized for his unique wisdom and insight into trends. Insights covered by ABC News, BusinessWeek, INC, Fast Company, CNBC, the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), American Way, the BBC, The Age (Sydney, Australia), CAPITAL Magazine (Dubai/United Arab Emirates) CEO Magazine Hungary, Association LEADERSHIP, the National Post and PROFIT
Other Fortune 500 clients: Disney, Pearson PLC, CapitolOne, Readers Digest Food & Entertainment Group, Lincoln Financial, Toshiba Australia, Visa, IBM, Motorola, Nestle, BBC, Deloitte, Caterpillar, Trane (Ingersoll Rand), World Healthcare Innovation & Technology Conference, Swiss Innovation Forum.....
What he does: Deep insight into global economic, business and financial trends, innovation strategies, fast paced market change, marketing / sales / branding / retail trends; demographic issues, leadership issues, and opportunity. Jim combines an entirely unique viewpoint into future trends, based on his broad international experience, with insight into the innovation capabilities necessary to thriving in a fast-paced economy.
How he does it: One world: experience. Jim's client list, and industry experience, stands for itself. He understands your unique industry issues -- and then some!
Sample current keynote topics:
- Achieving Growth! Why Innovators Will Rule in the Post-Recession Economy - And How You Can Join Them!
- The Obama Economy: Understanding the Impact and the Opportunity
- Moving Beyond the Meltdown: Aligning Yourself for Growth Through Innovation
- How Innovators Win: The Secrets of Growth in the High Velocity Economy
- 7 Things You Need to Do Right Now: Aligning Yourself to the Faster Future
- Where's the Growth? What's Hot and Not When Volatility Rocks?
- Game Changers: Transformative Trends To 2020
Recent client comment: "Without question, he is one of the most dynamic speakers and professional partners I've ever come across. Our audiences (internal and external) love him, and he works wonderfully with our customers. .... he hits a home run every time. You will not be sorry if you use him. In fact, I'm willing to bet your first experience will lead to many, many more, as it has with us. ....book him before someone else does!" SAP
Recent audience comments: "I loved this session. Even thought the key take-aways seem quite simple, it was a very inspiring presentation. It made me feel like I'm on the right track with my goals and philosophies. So here's what I got from this: Now is the time to innovate. Evolve your brand. Move towards mobile. Connect. Engage. Try new things. Keep learning and changing."
Track record:
- The Walt Disney Corporation needed to inspire senior staff on the topics of innovation and creativity: and brought in Jim Carroll
- recently covered in The Advertiser, Credit Suisse Bulletin, Dubai's Capital Magazine ...
- Business Week : "Jim is one of four leading sources for insight on innovation and creativity"
- a featured expert on the prime time CNBC series, "The Business of Innovation," hosted by Maria Bartiromo
- Credit Suisse profiles Jim Carroll in their global customer publication Bulletin: "unique insight on growth"
- an author, columnist, media commentator, consultant, with a focus on linking future trends to innovation and creativity, provides high energy keynotes for audiences of 3,000, or intimate, detailed customized strategic planning insight for CEO / board / senior management meetings
- hundreds of thousands have shared his insight with highly energized presentations in Zurich, Sydney, New York, Vancouver, Cayman Islands, Palm Springs, London, Los Angeles, Budapest, Miami, Toronto, Costa Rica, San Francisco, Nassau and Stockholm,
- Jim is the author of Ready, Set, Done: How to Innovate When Faster is the New Fast, and What I Learned From Frogs in Texas: Saving Your Skin with Forward Thinking Innovation
- a 20 year track record in providing direct, independent guidance to a huge, diverse client base, combined with a previous professional financial background, including 12 years with the world's largest professional services firm
- he has researched key innovation success factors for dozens of industries, associations, professions, companies, individuals
- has provided industry specific keynotes and strategic planning sessions for life sciences, health care, insurance, automotive, manufacturing, agriculture, technology, education, government, consumer products, retail, banking, and countless other industries
- he has provided his insight in dozens of books, in over 600 articles, and in over 3,000 interviews on radio, television and in print
What he does:
- he provides unique, detailed, customized insight into workplace, business, economic, current events, social and cultural trends, as well as into demographic, lifestyle and technology issues, based on highly original research.
- he sets the stage for organizations to become more competitive, innovative and adaptable, and that are open to the opportunities of the future
- he does so in a very dynamic and motivational style, with presentations that involve his signature humor, high-level energy, deep insight and challenging observations
How can he help you?
- he wakes people up to the trends that will affect them, and challenges them to cope with a world that continues to witness constant, dramatic change.
- "thought provoking, full of energy, up to the minute and timely" are just a few of the ways to describe Jim's presentations. Jim has the ability to energize people so they can discover opportunities for personal and corporate growth.
- each presentation is unique and customized. Clients value the time Jim takes to "know" their industry or profession, their issues and concerns.
The world's largest organizations turn to Jim Carroll when seeking insight into the future - why don't you ?
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