Topics: International Speakers Bureau, Inc. |
Fee Range: $10,001 to $15,000 (fee note) |
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 Biography: Scott Klososky turns the phrase, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going," on its head. When a business of his starts to take off, he does, too. A former CEO of three successful startup companies, Scott Klososky is passionate about shaking up the daily grind, rebuilding a business from the ground-up, and when that becomes profitable, seeking the next opportunity. His presentations are praised for delivering fresh observations, ideas, and practical steps that organizations can use to restructure teams, create strategy that works, and apply technology in influential ways. His keynotes are riveting and his workshops instill cutting edge concepts that can be applied to achieve instant results. An interactive speaker. Scott Klososky's panache translates into common language the next wave of technologies, and imparts their relevance and impact on our society, organizations, and individual lives. Scott Klososky customizes his speeches to the unique needs of his audiences. His engagements include dazzling interactive multimedia programs that combine the latest in technology with groundbreaking video and music. His innovation inspires audiences to take the ownership and responsibility for stepping out of their comfort zone and capitalizing on the future. Scott Klososky's expertise in leadership and his creative approach to business direction, inspired Critical Technologoes to hire him as a turnaround CEO, where they completely rebuilt the underlying products and brought the company to stability. Prior to working with Critical Technologies, Scott Klososky served as vice president of production for iBeam Broadcasting Corporation. Under his leadership iBeam produced $40 million of business to become the industry's leading streaming communications solutions provider. He then founded webcasts.com, the premier Internet broadcaster for interactive webcasts. His online clients included PGA and WWF, and corporations like Lotus, Accenture, and Bristol Meyer Squibb. Scott Klososky's vision and leadership positioned webcasts.com to lead with innovations that include the first music CD to launch to the Internet, the first interactive CD-ROM to be used to lobby Congress, and the first CD-ROM/Web-based product designed to generate donations for a non-profit organization. The company's clients included IBM, Compaq, AOL, Hewlet-Packard, and BMG Music, among others. A protégé of former President Richard M. Nixon's chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, Klososky collaborated with him on The Haldeman Diaries, a New York Times bestseller. Klososky had the foresight to work with Sony Entertainment and create the diaries into a book/CD-ROM. Haldeman passed away before the products were released, so Scott Klososky represented Haldeman as the national book tour spokesperson. In 1988, at the age of 26, Scott Klososky founded one of the first profitable Soviet/American joint ventures, ParaGraph, Inc., with Russian partners including Garry Kasparov, then world chess champion. ParaGraph designed the original handwritten text-recognition software for the Apple Newton and was later sold to Silicon Graphics in 1997. The ParaGraph software standard is used in personal digital assistants across the consumer population. Scott Klososky is constantly on the hunt for the next big thing. Whether this is in the tech field, on the Web, or around the bottom line, what becomes immediately evident when you're in his presence is that, whatever the next big thing is, it's probably him. |
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The Executive Guide to Dominating Through Technology As the technology explosion continues to pour new tools on the world, it is getting increasingly difficult to develop a winning strategy for using them. Organizations are spending huge amounts of their budgets to gain leverage in the marketplace, and finding that almost every project costs twice as much as they believed, and takes twice as long to implement. Most executives, have little ideas what the IT department is even talking about when discussions come up around security, networking, or software architecture. It is now a business reality that technology trends and usage must be understood and utilized in order to grab market share, and drive profits. Trends and Technology - Insights to Help your Organization Break Through The dynamics driving the economy are ever changing, and awareness of the new trends driving current success is an important advantage. Scott Klososky has proven multiple times that by combining technology knowledge with information on social trends, a person can have a huge impact in growing a business. For example, Scott started a technology company in the Soviet Union two years before it's collapse. Not only does he have unique ideas that can be taken home and acted upon right away, he also delivers these ideas in a fun and humorous way. In a market that is becoming more highly competitive on a worldwide basis, any edge one can gain from a new perspective is essential. This keynote presentation has been very well received by audiences of both large and small business. Did God Invent the Internet? This keynote is perfect for executives that have become jaded with hearing the same types of speakers over and over. The topic is an analysis of whether technology is helping or hurting the human race. Scott presents both sides of the argument and does so with his usual flair. Many people are curious about this question and have been talking about it for years, yet there has been very little commentary on the subject. People never fail to walk away from this keynote with many new ideas to ponder. The Technology Integration of Man In this keynote, Scott delivers a ten step timeline that shows major milestones in the technology influence on humanity. We are at step four so part of the talk sets a context from the past, and the second half paints an interesting picture of the future. The most intriguing thing about this presentation is the possible impacts on the business world. Once again, this keynote is great for an audience that has seen a lot of speakers and just wants something new. The World Through the YouTube Lens Scott has archived many interesting short videos from the Web. This presentation is a series of those videos, with a little commentary thrown in. This presentation is best done as a means of thought provoking entertainment. It drives a range of emotions for the audience and blends a technology component with an interesting series of views on life in the world. Other topics that Scott speaks on:
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