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Meet The Man Whose Story Became The Hottest Property In Hollywood
Tom Hanks
Set to Star in Bio-Pic How Starbucks Saved My Life
When former advertising exec Michael Gates
Gill found himself down and out at age 62, he found a new
sense of purpose and direction in a surprising place—Starbucks.
The story of how this one-time high-flying ad executive
found not only a job, but also new meaning and purpose in
his life, will be brought to the big screen by Tom Hanks,
playing Gill.
We are thrilled to announce our exclusive representation
of Michael Gill, who brings his unique and inspirational
story to corporate and association audiences.
Click
here to learn more about Michael Gates Gill For Speaking Engagements
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Kurt Eichenwald Joins Conde Nast's New Business Magazine,
Portfolio
Author of Conspiracy of Fools
Will Do In-Depth Reporting and Feature Articles
One of this country's best investigative
business journalists, Kurt Eichenwald has joined Portfolio,
a new magazine devoted to changing the way Americans look
at business. Eichenwald is the author of the critically-acclaimed
book about the Enron affair, Conspiracy of Fools,
which has just been optioned for film by Leonardo DiCaprio,
who plans to star. His previous book, The Informant,
is also set to become a major motion picture, directed by
Steven Soderbergh.
More
information on Kurt Eichenwald
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Movie Based on Vegas Experiences of Jeffrey Ma Now in Production
Will
Star Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishburne
The story of Jeff Ma, one of the MIT students
who won millions of dollars from the Vegas casinos, is soon
to be a major motion picture. Already the subject of a New
York Times bestselling book called Bringing Down
The House, his story on the big screen will be called
21, and will star Kevin Spacey and Laurence Fishburne.
Ma is now a founder of PROTRADE, a hugely successful sports
trading website. In his corporate talks, Ma shows us how
he achieved success by gathering the right data, analyzing
it rationally, and having the courage to follow through
on the answers it provided.
More
information on Jeffrey Ma
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What Your Business Needs to Know About The Hip Hop Generation
A New Talk from Youth Culture Expert Jeff Chang
Bestselling author Jeff Chang draws on economics and sociology
to show us that hip-hop is, for millions of people, a form
of potent self-expression and their most-trusted tastemaker.
The Hip-Hop Generation is one of the largest demographic
markets in the world, one that has transformed the way companies
understand and implement marketing and advertising campaigns.
Chang's unique multimedia presentation is a must-see for
any company interested in better communicating with this
important demographic.
More
information of Jeff Chang
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Polly
LaBarre Brings Her Mavericks at Work Experience
to the Small Screen
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Polly LaBarre
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Mavericks at Work has already
been a bestseller. Now, its co-author Polly LaBarre is bringing
the Mavericks agenda to the airwaves. For CNBC's new series,
The Business of Innovation, LaBarre is a featured
commentator. She highlights some of the companies and leaders
featured in Mavericks, and discusses how the most
innovative organizations maintain their workforces. LaBarre
also continues to shine on CNN, bringing her Mavericks sensibility
and star power to In the Money, where she is a regular
contributor and co-host.
The Business of Innovation airs Sundays at 9pm ET
on CNBC. In The Money airs Saturdays at 1pm ET and
Sundays at 3pm ET on CNN.
More Information on Polly LaBarre
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Can Billy Beane's Oakland A's Make The Post-Season Again?
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Billy Beane
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Thanks to Billy Beane, the most
revolutionary GM in baseball, The Oakland A's—a small-market
team with limited resources—have made the playoffs
in three of the last five years, often beating teams who
have twice their budget. As told in the bestseller Moneyball
and in his presentations, Beane's continuing success—The
A's are once again expected to be contenders—comes
from his knack for identifying undervalued assets and
using them to create and sustain a competitive advantage.
More
information on Billy Beane
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