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Annual Conference Keynote Speaker Launches Online Book Preview!
SOCAP Annual Conference Keynote Speaker Jeremy Gutsche launched an online preview today of his new book — Exploiting Chaos: 150 Ways to Spark Innovation During Times of Change.
Jeremy Gutsche
The 25-page preview includes sample content, front/back covers and a table of contents—all within a compelling reader-friendly design. Be sure to check it out!
Jeremy Gutsche, Co-Founder of Trendhunter.com, is an innovation expert, “one of North America’s most requested keynote speakers,” co-host of Trend Hunter TV and founder of TrendHunter.com, which was reported at the end of 2008 as 20,000 members and 8,000,000 monthly views. Gutsche has been described as “a new breed of trend spotter” and is frequently sourced by media sources such as The Economist, FOX Business, CBC News and Entertainment Tonight for his opinions on the next big thing.
Author Emily Yellin Announced as Keynote for 2009 Annual Conference
Emily Yellin – author of the acclaimed Your Call (Is Not) That Important to Us – will keynote at the 2009 Annual Conference in Tuscon.
Emily Yellin
Emily Yellin was a longtime contributor to The New York Times and has also written for Time, The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, Newsweek, Smithsonian Magazine and other publications. Her first book, Our Mothers’ War, was published by Free Press in 2004. Yellin decided to write Your Call Is (Not That) Important to Us while waiting on hold one day in her freezing cold house, only to argue on the phone for hours with customer service at a home warranty company before convincing someone to come fix her broken furnace.