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Award-winning author, speaker and
consultant, Louis Patler is Chairman Emeritus of Near
Bridge, Inc. Louis brings pioneering technologies for identifying
emerging business
and consumer trends, organizational culture, and strategic initiatives
to Fortune
500 companies, multi-national corporations, and foreign governments. He
writes
frequently for publications in the U.S. and abroad on the most
innovative
individuals and companies. England's BBC-TV, SKY-TV and Canada's CBC-Radio
praised him as one of America's new breed of business thought leaders.
Recently,
J. Walter Thompson Agency named him one of "The 20 Most Creative Minds
in
America."
Louis' message is clear and impassioned—that the conventional
ways of doing business
no longer work in the fast-forward, global economy of today. He shows us
how to
break through old assumptions about competition, planning, and
leadership, in
order to run a consistently successful business.
Louis is a coauthor for Near Bridge's latest book, The Consistent
Consumer:
Predicting Future Behavior Through Lasting Values (Chicago:
Dearborn Trade Publishing, May, 2005) and is the author of TrendSmart: The 21
Trends
That Will Change the Way You Do Business (Chicago: Sourcebooks, 2004),
which pinpoints business trends affecting leaders/managers, consumers
and
employees. His previous book , Tilt!: Irreverent Lessons For Leading
Innovation In The New Economy (Oxford, UK: Capstone/Wiley, 1999), was a
Top 10 Business Book for 1999 by Management General.
He is also co-author of the New York Times best seller, If it ain't
broke. . .
BREAK IT!: Unconventional Wisdom for a Changing Business World
(Warner Books, 1992) which has been widely acclaimed by reviewers such
as Tom
Peters, Steven Covey, and Paul Hawken, professional coaches Pat Riley
and Tony
La Russa, and CEOs of Fortune 500 companies such as Hewlett-Packard and
Coca
Cola. It was the second best-selling business book of 1992, with a
Spanish and
Chinese edition. Excerpts from the book have been translated into 17
languages
and 28 million copies have been distributed.
Louis is listed in several national and international Who's Who editions, has twice
received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts for his
writing, and was
the editor of the prestigious American Trend Report. He has hosted a
monthly
live online chat on WorldWithoutBorders.com on cutting-edge business
topics.
A former professional baseball prospect, Louis played on the over-40
MSBL World
Series Championship team of 2002. He holds a Ph.D. in the sociology of
organizations, serves on two corporate boards, and is a member of
several
community not-for-profit boards. He lives with his wife and children in
Marin
County, California. |
