David Nour
An Iranian native, David Nour arrived in the U.S. with almost no money and no fluency in English, but in the past 25 years has become one of the foremost thought leaders on the quantifiable value of business relationships. He is the author of Relationship Economics, The Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Capital, ConnectAbility, and the Social Networking Technology Best Practices Series.
David Nour is a social networking strategist and one of the foremost thought leaders on the quantifiable value of business relationships. In a global economy that is becoming increasingly disconnected, David and his team are solving global client challenges with Strategic Relationship Planning™ and Enterprise Social Networking best practices.
A native of Iran, David came to the U.S. with a suitcase, $100, limited family ties and no fluency in English! In the past 25 years he has built an impressive career of entrepreneurial success, both within large corporations and early stage ventures.
David is the author of Relationship Economics (Wiley, 2008), The Entrepreneur's Guide to Raising Capital (Praeger, 2009), ConnectAbility (McGraw-Hill, 2010), and the Social Networking Technology Best Practices Series. He is a contributor to The Social Media Bible (Wiley, 2009) and is currently researching and writing his next commercial book on Enterprise Social Networking.
David and his team have researched over 400 global social networking applications in 22 distinct categories, publishing articles such as "What's your enterprise social networking strategy?" "How mission critical is your social networking?" and "The Future of Enterprise Social Networking." David's unique perspective and independent insights have been featured in a variety of prominent blogs and print publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Association Now, Entrepreneur and Success magazine.
An Eagle Scout himself, David is passionate about youth in his support of the Scouting movement, Junior Achievement, One Voice, The Bridge, and the High Tech Ministries. He is also an active member of several professional organizations, including the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), American Management Association (AMA), Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) and the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF).
David earned an Executive MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and a BA degree in Management from Georgia State University.
Relationship Economics® - The Art and Science of Relationships
2010-2011 cornerstone keynote delivered to more than 50 corporate, association, and academic forums; based on the best selling book Relationship Economics (Wiley) focused on the quantifiable value of business relationships and a systematic process to identify, build, nurture and leverage personal, functional and strategic relationships. Fueling enterprise growth is a particular focus of this session.
Customer Economics? - Fueling Enterprise Growth Through a Holistic Social Customer Lifecycle
Based on a forthcoming book, Customer Economics encompasses the vision and the discipline to reorient the organizations from its current functional structures and line of business go-to-market strategies, to one of a more holistic view of its customers. Social media has helped swung the power pendulum to the customer while many industries continue to get disintermediated. Customer Economics isn't about Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. It's about sociallyenabling the organization to listen louder and think faster, so it can respond in real-time to changing market dynamics. And in the process, adapt new revenue models, reinvent itself and grow - its top line, top talent, and top relationships.
Adaptive Innovation? - Adaptable Business Models for Changing Market Demands
How do you create greater market value than your competitors? How do you help your distributors differentiate your products or services? Simple - disrupt your value chain! Adaptive innovation, by definition, is destructive in its character, open to a broad base of business models, and must be driven by high performing teams. Teams who are focused on maximizing the current and future capabilities of their respective organizations. In order to create sustainable competitive advantage, companies must develop a relationship-centric culture with the courage to fail and learn from those failures.
ConnectAbility? - 8 Keys to Building Strong Partnerships with Your Colleagues and Your Customers
Driven by the newly released ConnectAbility book (McGraw-Hill) focuses on a systematic approach for developing superior partnerships (manufacturer/distributor, wholesaler/reseller) by applying powerful lessons learned from emotional awareness, personal authenticity, humor, and servant leadership.
Inner Circle? - Who Are You Listening To?
Global CEOs, politicians, professional athletes and award-winning entertainers all rely on an inner circle of trusted advisors. How about you? Who is in your inner circle, how did they get there, and what makes them so valuable? Who's inner circle do you belong to, how did you get in, and what are the rules for confidentiality and self-interest? If you're not in, what will it take to become the voice others listen to and rely on?
The Immigrant Success DNA - What Immigrants do that Americans Have Forgotten!
First generation immigrants are four times more likely to become millionaires in this country than those of us who were born here. Why? This compelling presentation uses a series of immigrant success stories to convey their inherent drive, commitment, work ethic, and dedication to personal and professional development.
Flight Risk? - Why Most High Potentials Leave!
All of those A-players you've spent time, effort, and resources recruiting are walking out the door. Maybe not physically, but certainly mentally. Learn why they leave and how to keep four generations of diverse workforce wanting to stay.
- Delivery Options:
- Keynote - 60-90 Minutes in duration including 500 copies of Relationship Economics - Revised (Wiley, 2011) books
- Keynote + Breakout Session(s) - Above option, plus 2-3 hour mini workshop, town hall format discussion, further helping the attendees internalize the key messages
- Keynote, Breakout(s), and Follow Through - Above option, plus a series of webinars, digital or field town hall meetings, or 10x10x10 Strategic Relationship Planning? (SRP) coaching and mentoring
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