The Growth Faculty presents LIVE and EXCLUSIVELY a powerful one-day forum featuring six leaders of global business:
The Business of Building a Brand, Martha Stewart, one of the world's most recognisable brands and greatest entrepreneurs
The Power of Collaboration, George Clooney, Actor, Activist, Co-founder Not On Our Watch
Authentic Leadership, Russell Simmons, named one of the "Top 25 Most Influential People in the past 25 years"
Social Business: A New Kind of Capitalism, Muhammad Yunus, CEO Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Find and Keep: The Future of Human Capital, Jeff Taylor, Founder, Monster.com and Eons.com
Online & On-Guard: How to Build Brands & Protect Privacy, Michael Fertik, Founder of Reputation.com
Unwrap the concepts, vision and motivation that made these breakthrough leaders capable of challenging business norms and inventing new ways of thinking, working and living.
This is your backstage pass to insights that will change the way you think about your business. This powerful one-day seminar will cover:
Ideas and trends that will shape the future
Importance of managing your brand online
Using collaboration for exponential growth and results
Strategies to create positive change
Increase profitability and longevity
Strategies that help you dominate and lead
Leveraging technology for growth
Inspiring your people through authentic leadership
What it takes to get from initial concept to global success
The Global Leadership Forum offers once in a lifetime access to a remarkable line-up of visionaries. Be inspired by the personal journeys of these passionate, persuasive, maverick leaders.
The Business of Building a Brand Martha Stewart,Founder, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
"Without an open mind, you can never be a great success." Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart is one of the world’s most recognisable brands and greatest entrepreneurs, having turned her personal passion for catering into the multi-million dollar Martha Stewart living omnimedia empire. This one-woman powerhouse has had more influence on how americans, eat, entertain, and decorate their homes and gardens than any single person in our history.
Now, for the first time in australia, Martha Stewart will share the insights she has gained over her expansive career; in particular how she’s exercised her personal strengths to build a highly visible, profitable and admired brand that is leveraged across a remarkable range of channels.
Martha will take you on the journey of her amazing business success from starting a home-based business, to orchestrating a ‘Financial coup’ by buying back her company from time Warner, listing on the nyse and more.
Martha Stewart is a powerful entrepreneurial voice whose experiences have taken her to tremendous heights and anguished lows, but above all, her voice is one of enormous vision and wisdom from which we can all readily learn.
The Power of Collaboration George Clooney,Actor, Activist, Co-founder Not On Our Watch and Satellite Sentinel Project
"There is more attention on celebrity than ever before - and there is a use for that besides selling products....My job is to amplify the voice of the guy who is worried about his wife and children being slaughtered." George Clooney
For the past five years, George Clooney has been working behind the scenes in the effort to help Southern Sudan. Newsweek recently labelled him a “Twenty-first century statesman”. Using the business acumen he’s acquired in Hollywood, together with his celebrity, George co-founded the Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) which is an unprecedented collaboration between Not On Our Watch, the Enough Project, Google, the United Nations UNITAR Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT), DigitalGlobe, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and Trellon, LLC. And through this powerful collaboration he has been able to achieve exponential results.
The SSP uses satellite imagery and analysis to provide an early warning system to deter mass atrocities through enabling focussed world attention and rapid responses to these human rights and human security concerns.
In a rare public appearance, George will discuss how collaboration, negotiation and compromise have been critical to his success in business and his humanitarian work. George will discuss how we all use our circle of influence and personal power to make a difference to the issues that matter in our professional and personal lives.
Authentic Leadership Russell Simmons,Legendary Hip-Hop Entrepreneur, Chairman and CEO, Rush Communication
"I know some people say "Keep your eyes on the prize", but I disagree. When your eyes are stuck on the prize, you're going to keep stumbling and crashing into things. If you really want to get ahead, you've to to keep your eyes focused on the path."Russell Simmons
Since rising out of the new york city streets over 25 years ago, Russell Simmons has helped create ground breaking ventures including Def Jam records, Phat Farm, and Def comedy Jam, and is known the world over as “The CEO of Hip Hop”.
Russell credits his success to his belief in a strong set of principles that place what’s in your heart instead of in your wallet at the core. Using this knowledge, Russell became one of America’s shrewdest entrepreneurs, achieving a level of success that most investors only dream about. But no matter how much material gain he accumulated, he never stopped lending a hand to those less fortunate.
Russell uses his rare blend of spiritual savvy and street-smart wisdom to offer a new definition of wealth-and share timeless principles for developing an unshakable sense of self that can weather any financial storm.
He will share unforgettable true stories from his own road to riches, delving into the principles and practices that have kept him energised and focused.
Social Business: A New Kind of Capitalism Muhammad Yunus, CEO Grameen Bank, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
"I went to the bank and proposed that they lend money to poor people. The bankers almost fell over." Muhammad Yunus
By pioneering microcredit, Muhammad Yunus developed a visionary new dimension for capitalism to serve humanities most pressing needs which he calls “social business”. Social business harnesses the energy of profit-making for the objective of fulfilling human needs. Social business creates self-supporting, viable commercial enterprises that generate economic growth even as they produce goods and services that make the world a better place.
Muhammed shows how social business has gone from being a theory to an inspiring practice, adopted by leading corporations, entrepreneurs, and social activists across Asia, South America, Europe and the us.
He demonstrates how social business transforms lives; offers practical guidance for those who want to create social businesses of their own; explains how public and corporate policies must adapt to make room for the social business model; and shows why social business holds the potential to redeem the failed promise of free-market enterprise.
Find and Keep: The Future of Human Capital Jeff Taylor, Founder Monster.com and Eons.com
"I asked my clients what they thought of the Monster idea. My biggest client said, "Not only do I hate the name, I don't like the business idea. No one will look for a job during the day while they're at work. The most popular time to look for a job is on Mondays at 2 p.m. in a rolling time zone all around the world." Jeff Taylor
From the advent of job sites like Monster.com and social networking sites like Facebook, the Internet has completely changed the dynamics of the employer-employee relationship. From the way we look for jobs to "friending" our employees, the landscape for managers and HR professionals has completely changed.
Jeff Taylor will take a fascinating look at, the current employment environment, the future of human capital and the challenges today's organisations face. The founder of Monster.com and Eons.com, Taylor explores how online job growth has changed the nature of human resources and talks about the importance of innovation in this ever changing business landscape.
This session provides practical advice on recruiting and attracting talent in our current marketplace, as well as how to retain that talent by building power from a motivated workforce. You will walk away with practical advice and a renewed understanding of what it takes to retain the best and the brightest in today's job market.
Online and On-Guard: How to Build Brands and Protect Privacy Michael Fertik, Founder, Reputation.com
"Everybody likes to believe in transparency, until it affects their personal lives. We're reaching a tipping point, where radical transparency is getting close to radical invasion." Michael Fertik
Michael Fertik founded Reputation.com with the belief that people and businesses have the right to control and protect their online reputation and privacy. Credited with pioneering the field of online reputation management (ORM), Fertik is lauded as the world's leading cyberthinker in digital privacy and reputation.
The internet has changed the rules for reputation. Once, reputation was hard-earned and carefully guarded. Today your reputation can be created and destroyed in just a few clicks. The internet is rich with opportunity and hope, but it is also still a rough-and tumble place with many hidden dangers. Michael will share what you need to know to prosper in the new Wild West of online reputation. He will explain the rules of the new digital frontier, teach you to measure and analyze your reputation and then give you the tools you need to defend and build your online reputation.
Martha Stewart - Founder, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Martha Stewartis one of the world’s most recognisable brands and greatest entrepreneurs, having turned her personal passion for catering into the multi-million dollar Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia empire.
Martha Stewart started her first catering business in her basement in 1976 and over the years pioneered an entire lifestyle industry. in a few years, she had built a multimillion dollar industry. Her vision of simple but elegant living reached the public through dozens of lavishly illustrated best-selling books, instructional videos and television specials, her own lifestyle magazine, branded home wares, and a daily television program.
She is known as the “Queen of the Home” and America’s premier lifestyle authority. Martha has faced her share of challenges as a public person, and corporate leader, but kept her good humor through crisis and controversy, which may prove the most remarkable accomplishment of all.
While the company she founded continues to thrive, Martha Stewart has had more influence on how Americans, eat, entertain, and decorate their homes and gardens than any one person in our history. Read More>
Russell Simmons - Legendary Hip-Hop Pioneer and Entrepreneur, Chairman and CEO, Rush Communications
USA TODAY recently named Russell Simmons one of the “Top 25 most influential people of the past 25 years,” calling him a “hip-hop pioneer” for his groundbreaking vision that has influenced music, fashion, finance, television and film, as well as the face of modern philanthropy.
Russell Simmons has been instrumental in bringing the powerful influence of hip-hop culture to every facet of business and media since its inception in the late 1970s. From producing and/or managing such early hip-hop artists as Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, Whodini and the Beastie Boys, to signing seminal luminaries like Jay Z, Foxy Brown and Ludacris, Simmons’ groundbreaking vision was crystallized with partner Rick Rubin in the creation of the seminal Def Jam recordings in 1984, launching the cultural revolution known as hip-hop. Russell is the author of New York Times bestseller Do You! and has just released his latest book Super Rich: A Guide to Having it All. Read More>
Muhammad Yunus - CEO, Grameen Bank, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Professor Muhammad Yunus established the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in 1983, fueled by the belief that credit is a fundamental human right. His objective was to help poor people escape from poverty by providing loans on terms suitable to them and by teaching them a few sound financial principles so they could help themselves.
From Dr. Yunus’ personal loan of small amounts of money to destitute basket weavers in Bangladesh in the mid-70s, the Grameen Bank has advanced to the forefront of a burgeoning world movement toward eradicating poverty through micro-lending. replicas of the Grameen Bank model operate in more than 100 countries worldwide.
When Jeff Taylor has a vision, it becomes a reality. As the founder of Monster.com, Jeff Taylor forever changed the way the world networks and builds careers. Recognised as an innovator and visionary in both internet and careers industries, Taylor reinvented the way the world looks for employment. Monster.com, the 454th registered dot-com, was envisioned as a giant online job search board and turned it into the first and only globally recognised brand for careers, changing the face of employment and the internet forever. Monster.com is now in nearly 50 countries with over 40 million monthly visitors.
A big-picture entrepreneur, Taylor again harnessed the power of the internet when he created an innovative media company that challenged a generation of boomers and seniors to live a full life. Two companies emerged from this work: Eons.com and Tributes.com. Eons is an online community created for adults age 45 and older, a social network that inspires and enables boomers to tackle their life dreams and adventures, celebrate their accomplishments, and make the most of today. Tributes is focused on local and national obituary news. Taylor sold Eons in April 2011.
Michael Fertik - Founder, Reputation.com
Michael Fertik is an American Internet entrepreneur. He is the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Reputation.com, Inc. a technology company focused on matters of online reputation management (ORM) and Internet privacy.
Michael also serves on the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Internet Security and the Advisory Boards for the Future of Privacy Forum and the Internet Keepsafe Coalition.
He is a recipient of the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer 2011 Award. Michael is an industry commentator with guest columns in Harvard Business Review, The Huffington Post, Reuters and Newsweek. He is also co-author of the bestselling book, "Wild West 2.0." Michael founded his first Internet company while at Harvard College. He received his JD from Harvard Law School.
George Clooney
George is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter who has made over 40 films and received two Golden Globe Awards and an Academy Award. In 2007, George cofounded the Darfur aid organization Not On Our Watch and began serving as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, receiving a UN Summit Peace Award with fellow actor Don Cheadle.In 2010, he conceived and co founded the Satellite Sentinel Project with human rights activist, best-selling author and Enough Project co-founder John Prendergast.
WHEN
Sydney - Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre - Bayside Au 12 December 2011 - 08:30 - 17:00
FEES per person inc GST
One Day
Non-Member: AU$1100.00
The Growth Faculty Member: AU$880.00
Group Rates Four or more: AU$880.00
Table of eight: AU$880.00
VIP + COCKTAIL PARTY
$1,400
VIP Front Section Seating, VIP Catering & Networking Area, VIP Cocktail Party with 5 speakers
VIP Cocktail Party: The cocktail party will be held after the Global Leadership Forum. Time: 5.30 – 7:00pm Maximum number of attendees: 120 Venue: Shangri-La Speakers in attendance: Martha Stewart, Russell Simmons, Muhammad Yunus, Jeff Taylor, Michael Fertik
The Global Leadership Forum Agenda:
7.45am
Auditorium Doors Open
8.30am
The Global Leadership Forum starts
9.00am
Martha Stewart - The Business of Building a Brand
10.00am
Morning Tea
10.30am
Muhammad Yunus - Social Business: A New Kind of Capitalism
11.30am
Russell Simmons - Authentic Leadership
12.30pm
Networking Lunch
1.30pm
George Clooney - The Power of Collaboration
2.30pm
Jeff Taylor - Find and Keep: The Future of Capitalism
3.30pm
Afternoon Tea
4.00pm
Michael Fertik - Online and OnGuard: How to Build Brands and Protect Privacy
5.00pm
The Global Leadership Forum Conclude
Parking: The Exhibition Centre Car park is located off Darling Drive, underneath the Centre's five exhibition halls. The car park has direct access to the venue and costs $32.00 for the day.
Accommodation: If you are travelling from interstate, our official Accommodation partner, the luxurious Shangri-La Sydney is offering 25% discount off their best available rates. To book a room, simply use the code: GRO121211 to receive your discounted rate. You can also make your booking directly with the hotel by calling (02) 9250 6000 or email reservations.slsn@shangri-la.com. Please ensure to quote the code number when making your booking.
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NOTE: Tickets will be issued for this event. You will require ticket for entry into the event. Tickets will be sent out upon receipt of payment. If more than one ticket is purchased, all tickets will be mailed out to the main booker. We must have the details of all the ticket holders prior to the event. Tickets are non-refundable.
Michael Fertik is a repeat Internet entrepreneur and CEO with experience in technology and law. He founded Reputation.com in 2006 with the belief that citizens have the right to control and protect their online reputation and privacy. Michael recently co-authoredWild West 2.0which quickly gained acclaim as an Amazon.com Number 1 Bestselling Internet book. He has been named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for 2011.
Harvard Business Review
"I got a phone call that Martha was starting a wedding magazine, and I was asked if I could meet her. I thought it was a joke. I thought a friend of mine was just pretending. I showed up, and I just connected to her. At the time I was totally uninterested (in weddings). . . . But through her, I got really inspired, which is a key word for me. She was looking for new things. . . . So she acted as a great inspiration for me. And I, in turn, created cakes for her. She actually came up with the idea of me coming up with a business. She pushed me to do that."
"TWO years ago Sabina sold flowers on the street from a shopping trolley. Today she has her own storefront in Queens, thanks to a $1,500 loan from Grameen America, a microfinance institution based on Grameen bank, which was founded by Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh."
The Economist
"Russell Simmons is recognized globally for his influence and entrepreneurial approach to both business and philanthropy. As co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of the Phat Farm clothing line, and author of the best-selling book, Do You! 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success, Simmons is the quintessential serial entrepreneur."
