William Taylor, best-selling author, entrepreneur and co-founder of a magazine that chronicles the convergence of new ideas, breakthrough technologies and enduring values, offers provocative answers to some of the most urgent challenges in business. The co-founder and founding editor of Fast Company, one of the most irreverent and iconic business magazines in history, Bill Taylor has never been satisfied with “playing it safe.” Taylor applies his understanding of “mavericks”—one-of-a-kind companies and leaders—to the business world at large, exploring the strategies, practices and leadership mindsets that are redefining the logic of business for the 21st Century. Taylor shows audiences how to learn from these mavericks and begin the process of rethinking competition, reinventing innovation, reconnecting with customers and redesigning work. Most entrepreneurs and business thought-leaders are looking for the next “big idea,” one that will reshape the market. But where do great ideas come from? Co-author of the New York Times best seller "Mavericks At Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win," Taylor has some answers, and they might surprise you. Brilliant people don't have to work for you, he explains, in order to work with you. Taylor shares with audiences the power of opening organizations to outside ideas and contributors, where you’ll discover that nobody is as smart as everybody. More than just a theorist when it comes to business, Taylor is an entrepreneur himself—cofounder of one of the most successful publishing start-ups in decades. Part provocateur, part high-level business strategist, and part storyteller, William Taylor offers new solutions to some of the most urgent challenges in business: devising a sound competitive strategy, forging deep relationships with customers, promoting innovation and retaining talent. Titles Mavericks at Work—The New Business Agenda Nobody Is as Smart as Everybody—The Maverick Style of Leadership From Selling Value to Sharing Values—A Maverick Agenda for Marketing Business as if People Mattered—A Maverick Approach to HR Inventing the Future—A Maverick Prescription for Health Care Topics Celebrity, Success, Team Building, Leadership, Future, Media, Business, Marketing, Creativity, Corporate Culture Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range Please call us. Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State ON 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.