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 Biography: Professional Inventor, Corporate Rebel & Small Business Advocate America's #1 Idea Guru (According to Inc. Magazine, A&E Top 10 and CIO Magazine.) Long before finding acclaim as the former "truth teller" judge on ABC's American Inventor," Doug began his inventing career at age 12, inventing and selling a line of magic and juggling kits. After earning a chemical engineering degree from the University of Maine he joined Procter & Gamble where he rose to the rank of Master Marketing Inventor - inventing and shipping a record 9 innovations in 12 months. Doug's the founder and CEO of the Eureka! Ranch located in Cincinnati with offices in London UK and Monterrey, Mexico. The Ranch is an "invention & research think tank" that specializes in igniting bold thinking on new products and services for corporate clients such as American Express, Ford, Nike and Walt Disney. It seems to work - the Ranch has a world-class 88% client repeat rate and survey's indicate the average American home uses 18 products or services that Doug and his team have invented or reinvented. An Eccentric, Entrepreneurial Genius. DATELINE NBC described him as "an eccentric entrepreneur who just might have what we've all been looking for - the happy secret to success." Doug's signature dress includes bold shirts, blue jeans and bare feet. But under the carefree clothes and playful attitude is a life member of MENSA and the world's leading expert on how to MEASURABLY increase your odds of success with ideas, innovations and inventions. He's a one-of-a-kind straight shooter who helps people reach beyond their comfort zones to achieve more than they dreamed possible. A Zealot for Real American Dreamers. CBC-TV called Doug a "Business Robinhood - he takes the wisdom of the big companies and gives it to the little ones." Doug donates millions of dollars of his time, talent and money to help entrepreneurs turn their dreams into reality. He's one the country's top speakers on innovation and is the author of four books on creativity and courage. His book Jump Start Your Business Brain was a #1 national best seller and named to the prestigious Independent Bookseller's Book Sense 76® list of America's greatest books. He's also a columnist for Business Week SmallBiz, hosts the Jump Start Your Brain daily advice feature on 400+ radio stations and co-hosts Brain Brew Radio, distributed by PRI, where he helps "American Dreamers & Doers win more, lose less and make more money." In recognition of his success and innovation research contributions, Doug has been awarded an honorary Doctorate, the George Land World Class Innovator Award, the YMCA Character Award and the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. |
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Programs: Doug customizes each event based on your needs using material from his four books and national radio show. Programs can be 100% focused on Innovation, 100% on Marketing or a blend of the two. Jump Start Your Brain Programs available in Keynote, Half-Day and Full-Day Programs Jump Start Your Business Brain: A high-energy program including keynote content and idea generation tailored to the client's goals and requirements. Steps designed to help the audience become more creative business-wise outside of the workshop walls are also covered, lending plenty of take-away in this anything but boring presentation. Win more, lose less and make more money with the blended marketing and innovation principles Doug has perfected. Jump Start Your Marketing Brain: Doug's simple laws of Marketing Physics are laid out in simple, memorable case studies and are backed up with all the hard data you would expect from the founder of a world-renowned think-tank. Participants in this presentation filled with ideas and advice find that they are able to accomplish more in the realm of branding and understand more about the world of the everyday consumer. Jump Start Your Creative Brain: This set of three principles will help you think quicker and smarter, giving all your business initiatives that "cutting-edge credibility." Your projects will begin welcoming creative input and your team will have the tools to find a balance between "left-brain" and "right-brain." Doug produces more cold, hard facts from personal research to fully support his dynamic tenets of creativity. Experiences from "American Inventor" Being a part of a four-judge panel on a national hit reality show has given Doug Hall an entirely new take on "teamwork." He delivers a customized, dynamic and spontaneous presentation created around his experiences on the show, drawing parallels to your organization's products and services. Doug has built his business credibility through creativity, innovation and actual inventing experience. He now brings that credibility to American Inventor, and each speaking engagement he does. This presentation is unique, entertaining, and is filled with content and audience interaction. North Pole Tenderfoot (Available in Keynote Only) LISTEN, LAUGH and LEARN as Professional Inventor and Rookie Adventurer Doug Hall shares what it's really like to go on a genuine Arctic dog sledding expedition recreating Admiral Peary's Last Dash To The Pole. Be ASTONISHED as Doug answers the obvious question ...WHY? Experience the TERROR of his sudden plunge into the Arctic Sea! LAUGH in sympathy at Doug's humiliating rookie mistakes Shiver in FEAR as he crosses paths with the Arctic Polar Bear! North Pole Tenderfoot is a classic story of leadership, courage and resilience. It's a re-creation of the Public Lecture that Admiral Peary performed following his historic 1909 expedition. This reality theater event features 300 stunning color images and authentic arctic audio & video. Plus, it includes never before shown audio and images of Admiral Peary from the National Geographic Archives and the Library of Congress. |
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