Lon Safko lives in the future. Among his many accomplishments, Lon has founded 14 successful companies, has eighteen inventions and more than 30,000 personal papers in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. He’s created numerous hardware and software solutions for the physically challenged and developed the first CAD software for civil engineers. Lon is an author of remarkable breadth, writing seven innovative books. His books have shown executives how to train managers to think creatively, detailed the secrets of launching a successful on-line strategy, and just be more successful in this eWorld we live in. His latest book, "The Social Media Bible, Second Edition", unlocks the mysteries of the hottest new Internet wave, Social Media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. This book is transforming organizations’ sales, marketing, and P.R. strategies in profound ways. Lon has been recognized for his creativity with such prestigious awards as The Westinghouse’s Entrepreneur of the Year, twice nominated for the Ernst & Young / Inc. Magazine Entrepreneur of the Year; The Public Relations Society of America’s Edward Bernays Mark of Excellence Award, and nominated as a Fellow of the nation‘s Computer History Museum. Lon has also been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, The New York Times, PC Novice, and Popular Science Magazines, just to name a few. Lon was recently selected by the Smithsonian Institution to represent “The American Inventor” at their annual conference. Lon’s presentations will inspire you, whether you’re corporate, government, or non-profit, by empowering you to improve your operations, performance, communications, marketing and increase your bottom line. As Lon says, “When you see your world from a different perspective, you see new ways to innovate everything!” Lon Safko sees the world in a new way every day. Titles Social Media - The Impact On Your Bottom Line Innovative Thinking - The Process Building Innovative Teams: Innovative Teams Create Increased Profits Search Engine Innovative Marketing Creative Marketing: Big, New Ideas Don‘t Come From Thinking The Same Old Way… They Come From Letting Your Creativity Run Wild! Topics Business, Social Media/Networking, Communication, Creativity Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $10,000 - $14,999 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State AZ Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.