Rather than call Tim Sanders a “speaker,” Time Magazine has described him as someone who uses speaking to generate change in his audiences, they also called him “a public consultant.”
Tim Sanders speaks for strong business relationships, both internal and external. "Get them right," he says, "and you’ll grow your business during good and bad times alike." His relevant point of view makes him one of the most in demand keynote speakers on the conference and convention circuit.
Tim Sanders is more than a keynote speaker; his real world experience, research savvy and deep understanding of the human condition make him an indispensable consultant to some of the biggest brands in the world. His Los Angeles based company, Deeper Media, conducts research on business trends, new media and human behavior.
Through the digital channels, speaking and his three best-selling business books (Love Is The Killer App, The Likeability Factor and Saving The World At Work), Sanders is on a mission to make every person - everyday - really think about their purpose and what they're bringing not only to their work, but to the world. His newly published book, Today We Are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence, is meant to foster and develop complete confidence in everything that you do. It's a powerful read geared to helping audiences around the world instil a solutions-oriented, promise-keeping culture of highly confident and innovative people.
Sanders was at ground zero during the dotcom crash, as Yahoo!’s Chief Solutions Officer. He saw some companies and individuals rise up from the ashes and others wither and fail. The difference, he learned, lies in confidence, trust in team and belief in mission. He should know; these practices catapulted him from sales executive at Mark Cuban’s broadcast.com to Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo! in less than four years. A bestselling author, leadership coach, and former Yahoo! executive, Tim Sanders is one of today’s most prominent advocates for building business success through sharing your knowledge, network, and compassion with your business partners.
Corporate Experience
Tim has valuable experience in cutting-edge businesses, sales and marketing. He's weathered the quality movement as well as the dotcom crash and emerged with precious insight.
After graduate school and a short stint working with quality movement guru Ed Deming, Sanders went to work for Southwestern Bell Mobile systems at the birth of the U.S. cellular phone industry. He applied his expertise of quality, marketing and sales to help launch one of the most important industries of our time – wireless communications for the masses.
In 1996, Sanders went to work at broadcast.com for Mark Cuban, an audacious entrepreneur. After the company was sold to Yahoo!, Sanders created and led the Yahoo! ValueLab, an in-house "think tank" which delivered futuristic insight on technology and human behavior. While working there, he discovered that the company was moving too slowly for the innovation required at the time. Leading by example, he started a movement that inspired their executives to make more and faster decisions and to take calculated risks. Even though he was just a Director, within one year, market analysts and board members recognized him as the leader in the company.
In 2002, Sanders was named Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo!, at a time when the Internet industry was going through significant change and pressure from the stock market. He was charged with responding to multi-million dollar critical situations and empowered to make decisions in the field. From this experience, he learned that leadership is a personal decision, not just the function of a title.
Educational Background
Tim attended Loyola Marymount University and studied in the graduate school of communications at the University of Arizona.
Newest Keynote:
Total confidence is rocket fuel for your business life. Studies show that self-confidence, trust in team and belief in mission are the top drivers of success. In this action-oriented keynote, Sanders will share secrets to maintaining confidence based on habitual skills, not economic environment. He should know; these practices catapulted him from sales executive at Mark Cuban’s broadcast.com to Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo in less than four years. Audience members will learn how to elevate leadership thinking, generate momentum in their groups, build a promise-keeping culture and find strength for any challenge. It’s a perfect fit for sales conferences, annual meetings and leadership events. The talk is based on his fourth book, Today We Are Rich: Harnessing The Power Of Total Confidence (April 2011).
Leadership Events
Title: Phoenix Companies: How To Be The First To Bounce Back
Confidence in leadership, a “we will win” attitude, is the key to success during this recovery cycle in business. This talk focuses on instilling a solutions-oriented culture that moves things forward, leading to innovations that either drive efficiencies or capture market trends. Highlighting bold and innovative companies that found ways to move forward while their competitors stayed put, Sanders will show how this has been a proven post-recession tactic since 1911. Sanders’ 7 principles, if followed, give a boost in confidence, increased productivity and a drive to take it to the next level.
Sales and/or Customer Events:
Title: Harnessing The Power Of Total Confidence
Sales and marketing organizations need an infusion of energy that generates productivity, collaboration, engagement and innovation. This energy, however, is often in short supply during tough economic times or challenging markets. This talk will provide examples of how top performers from the 30’s, 80’s and 90’s overcame economic adversity through practicing a set of principles that bolstered their positive attitude and ambition. Finding ways to innovate and grab opportunities, these top performers controlled their confidence without waiting for the market to give it to them.
7 Principles from Today We are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence
1 – Feed Your Mind Good Stuff
2 – Move The Conversation Forward
3 – Exercise Your Gratitude Muscle
4 – Give To Be Rich
5 – Prepare Thy Self
6 – Balance
7 – Promise Made, Promise Kept
Other Keynote Speaking Topics
Tim Sanders gives the Power To The People
“People are the next big thing,” writes Tim Sanders in his first book, a New York Times business best seller. His point of view is novel: Your customers do business with your people – not products or processes. Your relationships with your talent, partners and customers are the most valuable assets you have. So treat people as if they are #1.
From people skills to humanizing business, his talks center on the people side of the profit and loss statement. Too often, we approach business from a technological or financial sense and miss the bigger picture. Based on hundreds of thousands of pages of research, he offers bottom-line expertise with clear takeaway items for audiences. Each talk is customized to fit the event theme and objectives.
People Skills Are Key
Business runs on relationships: company to employee, brand to customer and partner to partner. During the last few years, emotions are frayed throughout a company’s value chain, creating a business opportunity for people centric companies. The key to building and keeping relationships is emotional talent: confidence, friendliness, empathy and authenticity.
Do Well By Doing Good
If you grow everyone in your business life by sharing knowledge or networking, you will enjoy success over the long haul. Why? People reciprocate and pay it forward. If companies help employees prosper, retention is high and recruiting costs are low. When they find synergistic ways to assist local communities in need, they generate local goodwill and employee satisfaction. Done right, going green is good for the bottom line, and critical to winning the war for talent.
The Power Of One Person
One person, regardless of role or rank, can change the world. Business history is filled with stories of staffers, sales reps, mid level managers and even factory workers that created change inside their company – which solved problems, created opportunities and inspired entire industries.