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Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media, Peter Guber is among the most successful executives and entrepreneurs in the entertainment and communications industries. A passionate, humorous, and tireless motivator and speaker, Guber has dedicated himself to coaching current and future leaders about the importance of telling purposeful stories to propel their business success.

 
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  • University of Southern California
  • Yahoo!
  • Wharton Center for Human Resources
  • Hasbro
  • Six Flags
  • Activision
  • JWT (J. Walter Thompson)
  • JP Morgan Chase
  • ToyCon
  • Association Of Hispanic Advertising Agencies
Rave Reviews About Peter Guber
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Anyone seeking to become stronger leaders will benefit from Peter Guber’s unique expertise in the art, craft and magic of story.

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"Peter Guber’s talk was well received by all at our retreat. He is a dynamic speaker who kept our attention with his relevant and funny stories!"

-Ruthie Wittenberg, NBC Universal

"You have given me and my fellow participants a wealth of inspiration for all of our life adventures."

-Gregory Fuller, Participant, Bernard Hiller International

"Thank you again for the experience you gave me. Please continue to talk to people and inspire them the way you inspired me."

- Demi Jiova, Participant, Bernard Hiller International

"Peter Guber got a standing ovation from our group… they never give speakers standing ovations regardless of how good they are…especially paid speakers."

- Association Of Hispanic Advertising Agencies

"Thank you. Thank you. You’re presentation was equal parts motivational, educational…and entertaining, and judging from the responses we’ve taken in on the conference, you were indeed the 'hit' of the entire three days for our folks!"

-Ron Seaver, President, Sports Forum

"After hearing Peter’s speech, I changed how I communicate to clients. I won a new piece of business my very next pitch by using his MAGIC methodology to create a winning story. Thank you, Peter!"

-Leslie Salmon, Sr. Partner, JWT (J. Walter Thompson) Inside

"The reviews are in! You were the hit of the conference – we just got the evaluation results back, and you were the highest rated speaker. It was delightful to be with you – really MAGIC!"

-Bernard H. Tenenbaum, Chairman, ToyCon

"The JP Morgan clients have not stopped talking about you! They just loved their evening at Paramount with your riveting talk. We used many of your points the next day during our presentations. Thank you for your time, your energy and your wisdom – we were blessed with all three."

-Mary Callahan Erdoes, CEO of Wealth Management, JP Morgan Chase

"Peter Guber has put the craft of storytelling into a construct that is as relevant and important to screenwriters as it is to branding experts. His Four Truths bring a dose of discipline to an art, all in the interest of stories that create an emotional connection that stands the test of time."

-Rob Quish, CEO, JWT (J. Walter Thompson) Specialized Communications

"Peter Guber is a master storyteller. Allow Peter’s mastery as The Story Man to inspire you to a new, meaningful, purposeful passion. As you drink in his wisdom, you manifest your ful-thrillment, fulfillment & full access to your total potentials. And then share this book with those you care about and want to fulfill their potentials, too."

-Mark Victor Hansen, Co-creator, #1 New York Times best selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul ® Co-author, Cracking the Millionaire Code and The One Minute Millionaire

"Peter’s energy, passion and enthusiasm are infectious and his business wisdom is unparalleled!"

-Mark Burnett, Reality TV Producer (Survivor, The Apprentice, The Restaurant, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and the MTV Movie Awards)

"A home run – Guber’s speech is as compelling and entertaining as it is informative and memorable!"

-Tom Werner, Chairman, Boston Red Sox, Co-Founder, Carsey-Warner Company (The Cosby Show, Roseanne, 3rd Rock From The Sun, That 70’s Show)

"Totally entertaining and entirely relevant"

-Bobby Kotick, CEO, Activision

"Your words today hit the mark. Journalists are a challenging group to entertain, yet you found a way to inspire them by weaving in empowering stories and life experiences that moved their hearts and minds."

-Mark Shapiro, CEO, Six Flags

"You will leave his keynote a better storyteller and a stronger, more effective business person."

-Al Verrechia, Chairman, Hasbro

"You are either captain or captive of the story you continually tell yourself. In business the power of your narrative can imprison or propel you to great success. Peter Guber’s genius provides you with the insights to fuel that journey."

-Anthony Robbins, Motivational Speaker, Author, Peak Performance Expert

"Peter Guber was amazing – a wonderful way to begin our conference on Tuesday! Everyone enjoyed him tremendously, and we’ve received a lot of positive feedback about his presentation and his humor!"

-Kay Dowgun, Associate Director, Wharton Center for Human Resources 2009 Annual Wharton Leadership Conference

"Absolutely fantastic! Anyone at any level will learn how to raise their game through Peter’s MAGIC methodology."

-Terry Semel, former CEO and Chairman of Yahoo!, Chairman & CEO of Warner Bros.
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Story Telling for Business Success

Great story telling is more than just entertainment; it is a highly powerful and vastly underutilized professional business tool. It is indeed the secret sauce that can propel your success - whether you are an executive, entrepreneur, sales manager, marketing & communications expert, artist, con ...

Great story telling is more than just entertainment; it is a highly powerful and vastly underutilized professional business tool. It is indeed the secret sauce that can propel your success - whether you are an executive, entrepreneur, sales manager, marketing & communications expert, artist, consultant, inventor, HR professional or assistant.

Unfortunately, by the time most people have entered business, stories, as professional tools, have been dismissed as too soft or suspect and have been replaced by soulless bullets and forgettable data. Yet, only stories and their telling can create the emotional experiences that make the important information embedded within the story memorable, resonant and actionable.

In this entertaining, enlightening and informative presentation, "StoryMan" Peter Guber shares his methodology of how to employ the power of the oral story to:

  • Sell more products/services
  • Lead more persuasively
  • Manage more effectively
  • Inspire greater creativity
  • Foster deeper collaboration
  • Rebrand your product or company
  • Communicate change
  • Generate viral advocacy for your vision or mission
  • Overcome resistance 

Leading in Uncertain Times

Be warned....in uncertain times, if leaders don't have a story that gives focus to their resources and resourcefulness, someone else will write their future - and it won't turn out well! In this compelling, transformative keynote, StoryMan Peter Guber empowers, enlightens and exhorts leaders to t ...

Be warned....in uncertain times, if leaders don't have a story that gives focus to their resources and resourcefulness, someone else will write their future - and it won't turn out well!

In this compelling, transformative keynote, "StoryMan" Peter Guber empowers, enlightens and exhorts leaders to tap into their innate story telling ability and to use this skill to persuade others to act toward common goals. Often misperceived as lacking power, many leaders avoid story, employing instead soulless information, data, and PowerPoint bullets to motivate their listeners. Yet, when the chips are down, as they are in tumultuous times, it's the emotional power that counts.

This explains the magic of great leaders like Steve Jobs, Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela who communicate through story. They connect to their listeners emotionally through purposeful story telling, impassioning them to viral market their stories as if they were their own.

During this no holds-barred experience, Guber shares his methodology of how to use story to overcome the three navigation stakes challenging all leaders during trying times:

  • Fear
  • Uncertainty
  • Change


And how to employ the power of story to catalyze:

  • Unity among disparate "tribes"
  • Resiliency during negativity
  • Perspiration into inspiration

Changing the Game: Learn How to Play in an Environment Where the Court has Bigger and Stronger Players

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Books by Peter Guber
Tell To Win - Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story

Tell To Win - Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story

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Press & Media
Big Idea 2015: How Bricks and Clicks Can Live Happily Ever After - Time
A Hollywood Story: Peter Guber - Sports Business Journal
Winning The Warriors Way: Owners Lacob, Guber Set Golden Standard For Franchise Rejuvenation
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Biography

Peter Guber is Chairman and CEO of the multimedia Mandalay Entertainment Group. Prior to Mandalay, Guber was Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Chairman and CEO of Polygram Entertainment, Co-Founder of Casablanca Record & Filmworks and President of Columbia Pictures. Guber produced or executive produced (personally or through his companies) films that garnered five Best Picture Academy Award nominations (winning for Rain Man) and box office hits that include The Color Purple, Midnight Express, Batman, Flashdance and The Kids Are All Right.

Peter Guber is the Owner and Co-executive Chairman of the NBA franchise, the Golden State Warriors. He is the Co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the storied Major League Baseball franchise, led by the Guggenheim Baseball Management group headed by Mark Walter together with Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten. He serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Mandalay Baseball Properties, a subsidiary of Mandalay Sports Entertainment which includes professional baseball franchises, sports marketing and
venue management. Among the professional sports franchises that are owned and/or operated by Mandalay Baseball Properties are the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, a Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Oklahoma City RedHawks, a Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, the Frisco RoughRiders, a Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers and the Dayton Dragons, a Single-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

Peter Guber is a weekly entertainment and media analyst for Fox Business News and a full professor at UCLA. He serves on the board of directors of Demand Media and is Co-Founder of Geek Chic Daily, which merged with Nerdist Industries to become a multi-platform creator of genre and popular-culture content. Peter Guber is a noted author with works including Inside The Deep and Shootout: Surviving Fame and (Mis)Fortune in Hollywood. Guber wrote the cover article for the Harvard Business Review titled, "The Four Truths of the Storyteller" and has also authored op-ed pieces for the New York Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. Guber's most recent business book, Tell To Win: Connect, Persuade, and Triumph with the Hidden Power of Story, became an instant #1 New York Times bestseller.

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