Topics: International Speakers Bureau, Inc. |
Fee Range: $10,001 to $15,000 (fee note) |
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 Biography: As one of America's most respected industry analysts, Cheryl Currid brings rare insight about how people, business and technology can work together. A former corporate IT executive, award winning journalist and analyst to emerging technology companies, Cheryl brings many years of hands-on experience and secrets of tomorrow's inventions. She understands 'Why, When & How' to best use information technology. Cheryl's understanding of technology trends make her a highly successful forecaster. She shares her enthusiasm on how people can make technology work for them. She challenges people to get smart, do things differently, and explains technology to people at all levels - from novice to nerd. An international lecturer, Cheryl's speeches range topics from knowledge-based systems, data mining, and even the use of smart dust. She is a leading analyst of emerging technologies, and tests many products before they enter the market. Cheryl's 14 books and over 1,000 articles, journal papers, and opinion columns span both technical and business topics. Her work has been translated into more than 10 languages. She was named as one of the most influential industry personalities by Marketing Computers and won a Computer Press Association award for her expert "Opinion." Cheryl regularly contributes analysis and opinion to TV and radio. Her weekly Cyber Bites segment has been a part of ABC's Sunday Extra and Saturday Extra shows for more than seven years. Also, she's lent her views on computer industry trends to business media such as The New York Times, Reuters, Associated Press, ABC, CNN, CNBC, and PBS. She is currently working on two books that focus on disruptive technology and the digital home. Cheryl's research organization, Currid & Company, researches new technology concepts and products. Her firm frequently develops the educational content for industry conferences, seminars, symposiums and events. She started using wireless email in 1993 and worked with early Internet search engines the following year. She was also dubbed a "Digital Mom" for showing parents how to outsmart even tech-savvy teenagers. Prior to founding Currid & Company, Cheryl was in charge of applying information technology at a division of The Coca-Cola Company. There, she pioneered an enterprise-wide network that connected the company's people by connecting their computers. That innovative infrastructure helped open the world of information to corporate computer users and Cheryl was nationally recognized for her successes. Her operating model of the Internet and networked computers has become commonplace in business today. Cheryl lives in Houston, Texas in an automated home that controls lighting, thermostats, drapes, a pool cleaner, and even talks. It is networked with more than 30 computers and 20 cameras which can be accessed over the Internet. Among Cheryl's Most Popular Keynote Speeches: The Paradigm Busters: Technology that's changing What, Who, When, Where, and How work gets done. How to prepare and profit. The Challenge of Change: How to adopt new strategies to make technology work for you. Reinventing Your Business with Technology: Taking seven rules of process change and providing technology boosters. The Virtual Business: Your 24-hour Agent. How to use the Internet to extend business, training, and communications. |
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Programs: Cheryl Currid delivers the message that business and technology can work together. From highly technical topics to simple common sense, Ms. Currid delights audiences with her dry wit, plain talk, and entertaining style. She frequently brings out her crystal ball to show people where technology is going, and how to catch the wave. Understanding How to Compete in Nanoseconds "It's a fast business world, information is critical. People must know their business, get down to the facts, and be right. There's no second chance and no excuses for not knowing or for being wrong." Making People Smarter "The goal of technology today is to make people smarter. Sure, automation helps make business processes move faster - but the true benefits of technology come when people can absorb the knowledge, blend it with wisdom, and take action. And, every employee and associate is a knowledge worker that has to act smart. Unless it gets inside your head, information is wasted or ignored." Commitment to Change "Making technology work is the easy part - getting people to change the challenge. No matter how well planned or bug free, computer systems will fail if people don't accept the challenge of change." Welcoming New Ways to Get the Job Done "Have you heard of "smart dust?" Do you use e-mail to confirm appointments? Can you keep yourself and computer busy so you get twice as much work done? Cheryl shares plenty of ways for changing habits to take advantage of technology and save time and energy on the process." Instant Experts: Empower Your Organization with a new world of emerging content and tools How fast can your organization respond to opportunities and threats can well determine business success. Smart people make smart decisions -- but how do people get smart? In this web enabled world, both content and tools emerge to let anybody become an instant expert. What are they and will they work for you? The Digital Office: What's inside? How does it work? Does everyone need it? With the constant emergence of new technology and easier/better ways of doing, the web-enabled world is shifting it's paradigm on the ways of business. If we are changing the way we work, why not change the way the office works. Key Benefits: The techniques for integrating today's technology and the technology of the future. A new point of view on your organization's work-space, it's no longer set in stone. |
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