Meetings & Conventions magazine calls me the Idea Man for my non-traditional approach to strategic marketing, branding, and innovation.

I call myself Kelly’s Dad. That’s who I am. My business title is Marketing Gunslinger. In the increasingly competitive business world today, I teach organizations how to separate themselves from the crowd. My book, UNCOPYABLE: How to Create An Unfair Advantage Over Your Competition, reached #1 Best Seller on Amazon.

As an author, a professional speaker, and business advisor, I'm known for my edgy, no-spin-zone style. I'm the son of the co-inventor of the 8-track. I've also played on the PGA Tour, labored in the copper mines of Arizona, and even worked in Hollywood (all of which means I’m basically unemployable).

Since founding The Adventure LLC in 1984, my consulting clients have ranged from solo entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 mega-corporations, including Proctor & Gamble (advising on the Swiffer WetJet product launch), Boeing Commercial Airplane (the 777 launch), Nordstrom, Starbucks, Caterpillar, Philips Electronics, Coca-Cola, and Halliburton, to name a few.

I've presented over 1600 speeches and workshops around the world for corporations and trade associations in 136 different industries, including the prestigious main TED Conference. (If you’re curious about where my TedTalk is, drop me an email!)

Besides my nine books,* I've written for, and been featured in, over 250 publications, including the Motley Fool Money podcast, Fast Company, Business Week, Fortune, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and Highlights for Children. (OK, I made that last one up.)

 

 

* My ninth book, Uncopyable YOU: Create a Personal Brand that Gets People to Know You, Like You, Trust You, and REMEMBER You, comes out Aug 2024.