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Michael Eisner

  • Chairman & CEO, The Walt Disney Company (1984-2005)
  • Iconic Business Leader, Entertainment Innovator, and Entrepreneur
  • Founder & CEO, The Tornante Company
  • Author of Business Bestsellers

Michael Eisner teaches audiences how to develop corporate creativity and strategically invest in innovation, based on his experiences as CEO of Disney and as Founder of The Tornante Company, a fund to invest in and develop companies in the media and entertainment sector. Both Fortune 500 CEO and entrepreneur, Mr. Eisner knows that even large global companies can innovate and adapt to new markets, new economies and new technologies. Through his remarks, Eisner not only inspires corporate innovation, he gives parameters for successful execution such as brand building, establishing strategic partnerships, and employee work teams.

Under the leadership of Michael Eisner, Walt Disney Company revenues grew from $1.7B to more than $170B by focusing on the power of ideas, pursuing the innovative vision, and taking creative risks. As a leader in the media industry for four decades, Mr. Eisner has overseen organizations recognized for their inventiveness and innovation, experienced an explosion of technological advances that have impacted his business and led his companies through the advent of the next big ideas. In his presentations on leadership, he shares his insights on what it takes to run a company that must always grow and change.

 
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Past Hosts Include:
  • G100
  • Aquent Graphics Institute
  • SAP Business Forum
  • CSC Consulting
  • Markson Sparks
  • Cushman & Wakefield
  • ADVO
  • Leadership Network Corporation
  • International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association
  • Kutztown University
Mr. Eisner was a hit at the Realtors Conference & Expo! In fact, based on feedback after the session, he is one of the best we’ve had in many years. The audience especially liked his perspectives on ‘creativity in a box.’ They also loved that he customized his speech with the Seize the Day theme.
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"Needless to say, Michael is a complete professional. Everything went beautifully and it was a wonderful presentation. It was an excellent evening. "

-University of Nevada Las Vegas

"He was awesome! Very engaging and relevant. He understood our audience. As importantly, he was very easy to work with. Sometimes the “kings of the world” can be difficult - not Mr. Eisner."

-National Association of Home Builders

"Mr. Eisner gave a wonderful keynote, which was well received by the audience. Mr. Eisner is wonderful to work with. "

-Nu Skin International

"Michael Eisner was funny, sharp, entertaining, and easy to deal with. We were very pleased. "

-Hispanic Trends Magazine

"Michael Eisner was so nice and accommodating. Everyone loved him and he spoke right on. I am still getting calls and emails on how great he was. "

-FSA

"Michael was really great. He was extremely easy to work with, prompt, mingled well with the clients, etc. His speech was very relevant to SAP and the AV presentation really kept the attendees focused on his comments. He was very professional and highly entertaining."

-SAP

"We enjoyed his presentation -- as did our clients -- they gave him a resounding standing ovation!"

-PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

"We are grateful for the work you did to make our event a success, and of course, for Mr. Eisner’s appearance here. He enabled us to attract a very nice crowd and they left with a positive image of KU and our event. We found Mr. Eisner to be very congenial and cooperative."

-Kutztown University

"Thank you, Michael, for providing us with a top notch presentation. Your session not only gave attendees usable and motivating information, but did so in an entertaining way that held their attention for the entire program. That is no easy feat! "

-International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association

"Thank you for participating in this year's Restaurant Leadership Conference, which people are touting as one of the best events ever and I think your presence played a major role. We especially enjoyed your Q&A and the forthrightness that you brought to the subjects of failure and success. It is that 'inside information' that I think people are looking for and appreciate hearing about first"

- Leadership Network Corporation

"Well Done! Few people have the occasion to so positively impact others as you have. Thank you for, not only the wonderful speech and comments, which ADVO was delighted to sponsor, but for also joining us the reception that followed. "

-ADVO

"Thank you, again, for your outstanding keynote remarks at the Cushman & Wakefield Forum 2006. I found your up-to-the-minute analysis on the future of the Internet thought provoking and entertaining. I have already heard equally positive feedback from a number of our clients and C&W professionals."

-Cushman & Wakefield

"Michael Eisner is incisive, humorous, illuminating and delivers acute insights into the creative Hollywood maelstrom, while teaching us the skills of the masterful global chief executive. His is the magic that turned Disney into a worldwide entertainment empire."

-Markson Sparks

"Compared to other speaker scores over the past 5 years, your presentation rated the highest we ever had. I personally thought your comments on executive leadership were concise...practical and real world...which is exactly what our client base wants to hear at these types of presentations. Your success in your tenure at Disney allowed our clients to know that your guiding principles of management do work....and provided then actionable ideas for each of them to attempt when they returned back to their respective organizations."

-CSC Consulting

"Michael was really great. He was extremely easy to work with, prompt, mingled well with the clients, etc. His speech was very relevant to SAP and the AV presentation really kept the attendees focused on his comments. He was very professional and highly entertaining. "

-SAP Business Forum

"It was a great keynote – people are still talking about it. Our attendees loved Michael’s presentation. The Q&A was extremely well received."

-Aquent Graphics Institute

"That was a first-rate example of how to lead a panel ... Your knowledge and preparation were evident. The conversation was evenly distributed among the panelists, and you really brought out some critical issues that were eye-opening to the group. Jack Welch told me he thought it was one of our best sessions ever. So thank you so much for your involvement and your energy in making the panel a success."

-G100
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The Creative Economy

Which companies will thrive in the coming years? Those that value thinking outside the box above all else. MICHAEL EISNER's career has revolved around managing businesses in which more than 80 percent of their products must be new every year. He shows audiences how an intangible asset like creativity can make a dramatic impact on any company’s bottom line. In this insightful and compelling speech, Eisner discusses the importance of generating fresh ideas while enhancing and protecting your brand

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Leadership: Succeeding by Failing and Other Paradoxes

As a leader in the media industry for nearly four decades, MICHAEL EISNER has overseen organizations recognized for their inventiveness and innovation, experienced an explosion of technological advances that have impacted his business, and led his companies through the advent of the next big ideas. In his presentations on leadership, Eisner shares his insights on what it takes to run a company that must always grow and change.

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Working Together: Why Great Partnerships Succeed

Every great institution needs a partnership to really achieve greatness. In Working Together, MICHAEL EISNER, former Disney CEO and entertainment biz veteran, takes an inside look at some of the most successful business partnerships and what makes them tick. In business there are always unique individual achievers but pull down the veil, and you’ll often find someone alongside them. Eisner does just that, using his own successful collaboration with Frank Wells at Disney as a launching point for examining other famously successful and rewarding partnerships. Working Together offers a wealth of behind-the-scenes stories and insights from in depth interviews with these partners: tried-and-true wisdom as well as the unexpected, and plenty about what works in business and what doesn’t work.

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From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: Leveraging Technology to Get Your Message Heard

Ever since Johannes Gutenberg invented his printing press in 1450, there has been an accelerating proliferation of communication platforms – from books to newspapers to magazines to movies to radio to television to the internet. And, with the development of each new platform, the conventional wisdom has invariably determined that all prior media outlets have become obsolete. MICHAEL EISNER exposes how unwise the conventional wisdom tends to be, and offers insights on how to leverage all media technologies – old, new, and yet to come – in order to effectively get your message heard.

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