Peter Sheahan, Bestselling Author and World Renowned Speaker on Exploiting Business Trends and New Market Opportunities. Founder and CEO of ChangeLabs. Peter Sheahan has spent a decade teaching business how to flip their thinking and find opportunity where others cannot. He believes that the real money gets made in the cracks, and that the opportunity for mind-blowing success is all around us. The problem is we get conditioned by our experience, blinded by our business models and conned by the popular media to believe success is a product of the economic conditions. Peter will show you how to be up, in an upside-down world. He will not only help you and your people to develop the mindset required to find opportunity everywhere, he will mobilize you to exploit it. Many of Peter’s clients engage him on an ongoing basis to provoke their leaders to re-think their assumptions and challenge them to find innovative ways of doing business. He has been described by one of his clients as the “guy to call when you want your answers questioned”. Peter’s success is driven by his ability to identify areas of untapped potential within organizations, develop the unique thought processes needed to profit from them, and then catalyze the key individuals to take the risks required to make it a reality. Clients consistently remark on the depth of his insight, the global nature of his business perspective and the comprehensive research he does into their industry, their organization, its model and the current threats and opportunities they face. Peter’s fifth book Fl!p, an international best-seller available in 25 countries, emphasizes the need for leaders to have mindset flexibility. It explores the changing nature of leadership; evolving business models; and unpacks dozens of strategies for finding opportunity and making money in tough economic times. Peter walks his talks, and can speak from personal experience. A former General Manager of a $10 million hotel business, Peter has established himself as highly successful entrepreneur. In addition to his world renowned thought leadership practice, Peter is the founder and CEO of ChangeLabs™, which partners with leading brands to create innovative change programs that transform communities, build brand equity and create sustainable competitive advantage. Through partnerships with leading companies such as Apple and IBM, ChangeLabs™ has created and executed on some of the largest change initiatives on earth. These include; the multi-award winning StartSmart program which has taught invaluable financial literacy skills to over a million young people since its inception; the groundbreaking BeyondChalk program which has transformed the way more than 50,000 teachers use technology in the classroom, helping to create thousands of 21st century learning environments; and The Productivity Project which has unleashed the power of collaborative technology to create new market value in hundreds of the world leading companies. All ChangeLabs™ projects benefit both the brands that support them and the communities which those brands serve. In short, ChangeLabs™ changes the world in partnership with visionary brands, in a way that drives better business results. Peter’s outstanding achievements were first officially recognized in 2003 when Peter had the honor of being named Young Entrepreneur of the Year in his home state. He is best known though for his skills as a presenter and his ability to customize his expertise to meet the needs of the audience. He has delivered more than 2000 presentations to over 300,000 people in 15 different countries. In 2006, Peter was awarded the National Speakers Association Keynote Speaker of the Year, as voted by his peers. Seen as a global thought leader, Peter’s insights into business trends and the changing needs of customers and staff have made him a regular presenter on Fox Business, with appearances on ABC and the BBC as well. In 2008 Peter was a featured expert in a five-part global series on Innovation on CNBC, and he has been written up in the Washington Post and Fast Company Magazine. Peter Sheahan is a unique and inspiring speaker whose ideas and experiences are changing the face of the business world. Don’t miss your chance to engage with Peter, this leading mind on innovative and entrepreneurial thinking! Titles FL!P: Creative Strategies for Turning Challenge into Opportunity, and Change into Competitive Advantage Talent Revolution - Future-focused strategies for leveraging human capital Moving the Market - Accelerate your impact by influencing how and why buyers make decisions Making Money in the Cracks - No Excuses: 9 Ways Women Can Change How We Think About Power Making It Happen ChangeLabs Topics Business, Financial, Future, Generations, Change, Communication, Marketing Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $15,000 or more Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State CO 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.

TESTIMONIALS: for "FLIP"- "For the last few years, News Corporation America has been engaging Peter Sheahan to transform the way its leaders think about their business, and the talent within it. From the creative's in the editing rooms of LA, to the Chairman himself in New York, Peter has had a profound impact on this company. There is no shortage of people who can entertain an audience. There is also no shortage of academics, conducting insightful research. It is very rare, however, to find someone who is engaging on the platform and whose work is clearly based on ground-breaking research and genuine insight into what makes a business and its leaders successful in today's uncertain marketplace. Peter Sheahan is one of those people. …I have no hesitation recommending Peter to any organization looking to drive innovation deeper in their company, and wanting to inspire their leaders to think differently and take the necessary risk to future-proof the business." - News Corporation “Peter wowed our audience and received glowing feedback in our post-event surveys. He went above and beyond and connected with the group in way that's going to be hard for anyone to follow. As one attendee put it, 'Are there no other ratings ABOVE excellent??’ This was the best and most riveting speaker we have seen in awhile. He is a genius and can relate to our business, as well as any other. I give him a rating of 15 on a scale of 1-10!'" - Prudential Real Estate & Relocation Services for "Making Money"- "In 2008, we were fortunate enough to have Peter Sheahan present at our annual conference. Known as a very discerning audience, the thousand plus crowd was initially skeptical of this young Australian. By the end of the presentation, they were blown away. Peter’s average audience rating was 4.9 out of 5. His address was insightful, provocative and inspiring. Peter’s enthusiasm is infectious. Our clients left excited and inspired to embrace the changing market place and drive innovation in their place of work. North American businesses can really benefit from Peter’s expertise in these challenging economic times. I have no hesitation recommending Peter Sheahan to anyone interested in building an exciting and innovative company." - CCH (a Wolters Kluwer business) “Peter is known across the globe as a catalyst for change, helping executive teams to evolve their business practices and leadership philosophies in areas of generational change, customer experiences and talent retention. His presentation was not just well researched and genuinely insightful, it was a lot of fun as well. Peter brings the right balance of theater and expertise to the platform, and he left our audience not just excited about the rest of the day, but inspired to build even more innovative cultures in the businesses they help to lead. Peter is a first-class presenter who will not just tell your audience what they want to hear, but what they need to hear. He walks the razors edge as he provokes his audience to question their own beliefs, and practices yet somehow manages to have them enjoy the experience. It is with pleasure that I offer my recommendation to this talented individual." - Richmond Events for "Moving the Market" - "Peter has worked with some of our most senior leaders, almost all of our North American distribution partners and some of our most edgy businesses such as Webex too. Peter understands not only the forces of change in the modern business landscape, but the mindset the leader needs to adapt to future proof themselves against that change. His sessions are content rich, extremely thought provoking and inspiring all at the same time. Peter can be relied upon to deliver genuine insight that moves his audience to action. These are exciting, and of course challenging times. Peter is just the right kind of thinker to help organizations profit from the opportunities which inevitably arise in such a turbulent economic environment." - Cisco Systems, Inc. "Peter, you amaze me. Your ability and willingness to customize material that resonates with audiences and reinforces brand goals is incredible. As the executive producer of countless conferences for owners, general managers and directors of sales for the Hilton portfolio of brands, I’ve hired speakers that range from ex-presidents to mountain climbers to Nobel Laureate economists. You deliver more bang for the buck than all of them! Your performance for my client last week was right on target, and the material was 90 per cent new from the material you used with another of my clients just ten months ago. Thanks for always helping me look good and deliver results for my clients!" - Counterpoint, Inc for "Talent Revolution" - Peter Sheahan is a sharp business mind. He understands the business model itself, and the role talent plays in driving its success. A long-way from the group hug style approach to talent that plagues many advisers in this space, Peter will cut the heart of what makes you a great place to work, and outline the best strategies for telling the world. He has a clear understanding of what drives human behavior, and always offers a thoroughly researched perspective on your main competitors, and where you are positioned in the mind of the people you want to attract and retain. Whether it is strategic guidance, or creative stimulation, Peter Sheahan is a powerful partner on your journey to building a powerful employer brand.” - Pizza Hut "Peter Sheahan is one of the few speakers we have had who can match the sharp minds of the highly intelligent people we have at Shopzilla, and also deliver an inspiring and insightful message with a clear application to our business and company culture. Well researched and highly engaging, his session with our senior leaders not only opened their eyes to the opportunity presented by the changing nature of the workforce, but opened their minds to new ways we can drive collaboration and innovation in the business. Our team’s response was unanimous – we want him back!" - Shopzilla "Thank you for such a fantastic presentation...I have worked in retail management for the past 20 years found your presentation so 'on trend', interesting and engaging. I can’t believe you spoke for 3 hours and it still wasn’t enough. Hope you don't mind but I want to share your name with both corporate & educational contacts & colleagues." - Wichery / Mimco (one of the fastest growing retail companies in Australia "Peter, it is a delight working with you! Your dynamic presentations were the highlight of our professional development sessions. Educators travelled from across the country to see you and found you to be informative, engaging, humorous and thought provoking. I love the way your forward thinking comments are based on research and illustrated by facts. I do hope we have a chance to work together again." - ACSA