Troy Hazard

Biography

There are theory specialists and then there are those who have been there. Troy Hazard, recent Global President of the elite Entrepreneurs` Organization, has survived moments of sheer desperation in business. Drawing from a lifetime of innovative, real-life leadership experience, Hazard now shares with businesses his powerful Lessons from the Edge.

How do you make the right decision when you`re faced with a situation you`ve never experienced before? What do your customers really want from your company and how do you ensure your relationships with your consumers are as strong as possible? How do you recognize trouble and change your strategy accordingly?

There are few situations in the business world that Troy Hazard has not experienced and survived -- from massive financial loss to stunning success. The entrepreneurial genius, who has founded and nurtured ten businesses over two decades, has been a few days from bankruptcy, has turned around businesses that were making enormous losses and has consulted to countless successful companies.

Hazard`s business talents earned him international respect, so much so that he was elected by the worlds foremost business leaders for the role of Global President of the Entrepreneurs` Organization, a role he says was one of his greatest challenges.

"That was by far the toughest leadership position I have held," he admits, speaking of an organization that represents a global community of successful business owners. "I was leading leaders who lead leaders who lead people -- a large collection of the world`s most brilliant business minds, and they all at some stage thought they could do the job better than I could. It was extremely challenging and rewarding, and thrilling at the same time."

Hazard`s experiences in the business world have allowed him valuable insight into the workings of organizations and the minds of customers. Most business owners, for instance, believe they have a great relationship with their customers when in fact only twenty per cent really do. Why? Because business owners believe that, when a customer comes in to purchase a product or service, this constitutes a relationship. They assume their customers care about them!

It`s this same experience that gives Hazard such great value as a Certified Professional Speaker. "Some of my businesses have failed and that has taught me many important lessons that you don`t learn at business school," Hazard says. He drills down success into four key areas: understanding your own personal values, being a visionary leader, solid market positioning, and customer relationships. "The key thing about what I have to share is that I`ve done it -- I`m speaking from experience, the good and the bad."

Troy`s Lessons from the Edge provide businesses with potent and refined tools, all of which have been road tested in real-world situations and none of which you will ever learn about in business school.

Publications

Future-Proofing Your Business

After years as a consultant for some of the world`s biggest brands, Troy Hazard has learned crucial lessons on predicting potential business issues before you experience them. Now Troy offers you the skills to prepare your business for a better future. Along with his stories of what works, he also shares his experiences of what doesn`t work-when companies stop looking to the future, and get stuck in the past.

Titles

Revenue Through Relationships: The naked truth on relationship marketing

Eighty percent of business owners believe they have a great relationship with their customers, when only twenty percent actually do. Why? Because business owners believe that when a customer comes in to their business to purchase a product or service that constitutes a relationship. They assume their customers care about them.

In this presentation Troy will reveal the naked truth and REAL meaning of relationship marketing.

He will demonstrate what defines best practice when you are building a customer relationship marketing program for your business and show you how you can get a program started easily and effectively.

Troy will offer examples of some of the better relationship marketing programs he has developed for some of the worlds greatest brands, how they worked, why they worked, and for whom they worked.

Business owners spend all their lives chasing more customers, when in fact the real revenue lies with those they currently know.

FutureProofing Your Business

It`s been said that until you`ve reached the point of total desperation you`ve never really experienced `the edge` in business. And Troy truly has lived on the edge on more than one occasion.

Ten start-ups in 20 years will guarantee that at some point Troy Hazard has felt that desperation. He has saved a business that was seven days away from bankruptcy. He bought an ailing internet business that was losing $60,000 a month and turned it around to being profitable within 90 days. And he has bought, sold and grown more companies before his 40th birthday than some business people would even consider in a lifetime. This entrepreneurial sprit and experience was recognized in 2006 when he became the leader of leaders as the Global President of The Entrepreneurs` Organization.

It is through these businesses and through working as a consultant for some of the worlds biggest brands that he has learnt the lessons on how to predict issues in business before you need to experience them.

It is this real world experience that has led him to truly understand how to FutureProof a business.

In his presentation, Troy will highlight lessons he has learned from being on the edge, and how to prepare your business for a better future. He will share stories of success, and he will also share his own personal experiences of what happens when you stop looking to the future, and get stuck in the past.

His mix of stories, client case studies, and personal experiences has kept audiences engaged in 16 different countries.

Leadership Lessons From The Naked Entrepreneur

Leading people is tough, particularly in tough times, and everyone has an opinion on how to lead and what makes a good leader. So, what is the best way?

Ask a leader of leaders.

Troy Hazard is a business veteran with ten start-ups in 20 years under his belt.

He has served as President on the Global Board of the Entrepreneurs` Organization (EO), the premier, peer to peer, global community, network and resource for entrepreneurs, with more than 6,600 members worldwide in approximately 108 chapters and 38 countries.

To qualify for membership you are required to own your business, have an annual turnover of more than $1million US dollars and be under 50 years of age. This group is made up of some of the world`s greatest business leaders, tuning over a combined $120 billion.

In short, Troy has proven himself in one of the toughest leadership roles on the planet.

In this session, Troy will share some of the lessons he learned as a leader of leaders, and as a leader of teams. This presentation also contains a collection of information from some of the planet`s brightest and most successful business leaders and lessons learned from Troy`s own businesses.

Troy will explain why he believes leaders are not born, they evolve. He will uncover the 4 key character traits that make up a good leader and offer real world business experiences that demonstrate how to improve your skills to maximize the impact on those you lead. Armed with this information you will be more focused, balanced, aware, and effective.

His 20 years experience in business has given him the opportunity to address many business groups around the world on a range of topics. This has earned him the title of Certified Speaking Professional, an international designation awarded by the National Speakers Association.