Brian Carter
- Bestselling Author, IBM Futurist and LinkedIn Selected Expert
- Frequent media appearances include Bloomberg TV, ABC, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, AdWeek and The New York Times
Brian Carter is a popular speaker and bestselling author selected to be IBM Futurist and recognized by LinkedIn as an expert you should listen to. In his 20 years of business success, Brian has worked with organizations of all sizes, including Microsoft, NBC, Salesforce, JP Morgan, Humana and The U.S. Army. His frequent media appearances...
read the restBrian Carter is a popular speaker and bestselling author selected to be IBM Futurist and recognized by LinkedIn as an expert you should listen to. In his 20 years of business success, Brian has worked with organizations of all sizes, including Microsoft, NBC, Salesforce, JP Morgan, Humana and The U.S. Army. His frequent media appearances include Bloomberg TV, ABC, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, AdWeek and The New York Times.
A trusted expert and influencer for a decade, Brian has taught 50,000 students in topics including sales, generational differences, social media, customer service, leadership, teamwork and marketing. He has 250,000 online fans and reaches an overall audience of over 3 million people each year. Brian’s ideas and insights come from 20 years of trailblazing work in the modern business world, up-to-date experience and deep case-studies. His hands-on, consultative and speaking work with 100's of companies in 25 industries means you get unrivaled expertise by collaborating with him.
Brian’s business experience, cutting-edge insights, and stand-up comedy background culminate in a keynote speaker who leaves every audience entertained, motivated and armed with powerful strategies and tactics.
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Speaker Programs
This high-energy, entertaining, motivational sales program is based on an in-depth, ongoing 8-year study of 1000’s of top performing salespeople in 18 industries who successfully drive revenue, new business and profits, regardless of their size, ...more
This high-energy, entertaining, motivational sales program is based on an in-depth, ongoing 8-year study of 1000’s of top performing salespeople in 18 industries who successfully drive revenue, new business and profits, regardless of their size, budget or training. Via candid interviews and direct work with these companies, plus Brian’s own up-to-the-minute sales experience, Brian has discovered the many successful strategies they use to prospect and sell more. This session looks at those secrets and gives you new ideas and processes for creating your own sales success. ...less
In this fascinating and timely program which can be customized to focus on or include topics like sales, marketing, disruption, generations, change management and customer experience, attendees learn how to overcome disruptive obstacles, technologies and ...more
In this fascinating and timely program which can be customized to focus on or include topics like sales, marketing, disruption, generations, change management and customer experience, attendees learn how to overcome disruptive obstacles, technologies and people. Brian reviews the technology, social and economic trends that have changed business and how top performers are growing and succeeding today. ...less
Do you have the organizational culture and the recruiting campaigns you need to get you the employees and talent you want? Many companies feel they have great cultures, but they may not be doing everything ...more
Do you have the organizational culture and the recruiting campaigns you need to get you the employees and talent you want? Many companies feel they have great cultures, but they may not be doing everything they could with social media or marketing to attract the workforce they need. If you have a job fair, online posting or public application process, do enough people know it exists? This customized hands-on session will give your people the specific tools to get
the right candidates for the job! ...less
Generational differences have only become more important as new people come into the marketplace and workforce, and power and money shift hands. Not all people in a generation are the same, but research shows there ...more
Generational differences have only become more important as new people come into the marketplace and workforce, and power and money shift hands. Not all people in a generation are the same, but research shows there are broad trends and patterns that can help you get better results. In this enlightening and motivating generational talk, which can include or focus on topics like
management and leadership, innovation, teamwork, sales and marketing, and change management, ...less
This high-energy, entertaining, motivational social media program is based on an in-depth 7-year study of 100’s of top performing companies in 18 industries who used social media to successfully drive key organizational achievements- regardless of ...more
This high-energy, entertaining, motivational social media program is based on an in-depth 7-year study of 100’s of top performing companies in 18 industries who used social media to successfully drive key organizational achievements- regardless of their size, budget or training. Through candid interviews, and direct work with these companies, Brian created and learn specific strategies and tactics that ensure success. This session looks at those best practices
and teaches you a proven process to create your own success. ...less
How have Sales, prospecting and closing changed? One key trend is that prospecting and sales relationships are now happening online. Prospects sleep with their smartphones, search online more and wait longer to talk to salespeople ...more
How have Sales, prospecting and closing changed? One key trend is that prospecting and sales relationships are now happening online. Prospects sleep with their smartphones, search online more and wait longer to talk to salespeople than ever before. How can salespeople accelerate contact and shorten sales cycles? Brian reveals case studies and tips for what really works and a variety of options for salespeople with different skill levels, time and staff- plus what works for those who are super-busy and doing it all themselves! ...less
U.S. Companies as a whole are losing $62 billion a year due to poor customer service. 42% of companies invest in customer experience because it improves customer retention. So how are the top customer service ...more
U.S. Companies as a whole are losing $62 billion a year due to poor customer service. 42% of companies invest in customer experience because it improves customer retention. So how are the top customer service organizations doing it? In a business world saturated with too much data and quickly changing technologies, top brands base customer experience strategies on research, not guessing. Fortune 50 brands hire teams of Harvard MBA’s and Data Analysts to investigate customers, markets and customer experience. Everything is filled with data: stores, websites, call centers and CRM’s on salespeople smartphones. The learnings and discoveries from all this data are changing how customer service reps work. It’s making customers and employees happier. This high-energy, entertaining, motivational social media program is based on 10 years of data and 100’s of case studies. ...less
Are your leaders ready to help your organization shift to digital and manage resistance to change? Some employees love new ideas, software and processes, but others may feel threatened. Leaders need to be aware that ...more
Are your leaders ready to help your organization shift to digital and manage resistance to change? Some employees love new ideas, software and processes, but others may feel threatened. Leaders need to be aware that today’s great, new opportunities can be seen as “stranger danger” by key personnel. You don’t want to lose your best people in an important time of transition. Brian Carter’s digital transformation keynote programs deal with the typical obstacles and stressors that leaders and transformation teams encounter by combining hilarious jokes and true stories with real business case studies and research from organizations who’ve already successfully completed the journey you’re now beginning. Brian also customizes his content based on interviews and Transformation Assessments with your key people. Brian is frequently selected as the keynote speaker for events by Fortune 500 corporations, government, nonprofits, industry orgs and associations who want to move beyond the limitations of traditional “best-practices” and set breakthrough goals to maximize their success. ...less
