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Geoffrey Smart Keynote Fee: $50,000* *Fee Note Geoffrey Smart Travels From: CO |
Geoff is Chairman & CEO of ghSMART, the management assessment firm for CEOs and investors, which he founded in 1995.
ghSMART has offices across North America. Highly satisfied clients include the world’s largest private equity investors, Fortune 500 CEOs, and billionaire entrepreneurs. ghSMART’s client impact has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Fortune, Buyouts, CNBC’s Squawk Box, and in a forthcoming Harvard Business School Case Study on the firm. Geoff is co-author of the forthcoming book Who: The A Method for Hiring (Random House, 2008). He is co-creator of the Topgrading® philosophy of talent management. Geoff is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization. He is a volunteer and sponsor of Junior Achievement, which is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote an understanding of business and entrepreneurship in children.
Geoff earned a B.A. in Economics with Honors from Northwestern University, an M.A., and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Claremont Graduate University, where he was a student of management guru Peter F. Drucker.
Who: The A Method for Hiring
In Who: The A Method for Hiring (Random House, 2008), Geoff Smart and Randy Street solve every entrepreneur’s #1 problem: making hiring mistakes. Over 20 billionaire entrepreneurs were interviewed exclusively for this book (a record) to collect their best advice and stories on this important subject. The largest statistical study every done on this topic was conducted with the University of Chicago’s Steve Kaplan, which revealed some startling findings about types of candidates who succeed and fail. A simple and practical solution is presented. Over 20 CEOs have endorsed Who.
Topgrading: How Leading Companies Win by Hiring, Coaching, and Keeping the Best People
Who: The A Method for Hiring
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