Alan S. Gregerman

Alan Gregerman is the President and Chief Innovation Officer of VENTURE WORKS Inc. and an award-winning and best-selling author, consultant, and keynote speaker who has been called "one of the most original thinkers in business today" and "the Robin Williams of business consulting." An internationally-renowned authority on business strategy, innovation, and the hidden potential of adults, his work focuses on helping companies and organizations to unlock the genius in all of their people in order to deliver the most compelling value to their customers. His three books--"The Necessity of Strangers," "Surrounded by Geniuses," and "Lessons from the Sandbox"--break the mold by challenging our thinking about people, the world around us, what it means to be remarkable, and where brilliant ideas actually come from. He's also the author of the critically-acclaimed "Surrounded by Geniuses" blog.

Fun Facts: Trained as a geographer, Alan has also worked as a mapmaker, subway mechanic, hotel housekeeper, and as the first Visiting Scholar in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Library of Congress. And he still dreams of someday playing professional basketball even though he's relatively short and exceedingly slow.

Please feel free to connect with me on:

Twitter at www.twitter.com/alan_gregerman

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Or email at innovate@venture-works.com