Sam Harrison
Sam Harrison is an in-demand speaker and best-selling author on idea-sparking topics such as finding inspiration, creative process, brainstorming, presenting and selling ideas, innovative workspaces and writing with power.
His energetic talks and seminars are packed with real-world information and vivid examples, because he's been a successful creative profession in all sides of the business -- the agency and freelance side, the client and corporate side and the academic and consulting side.
Sam is on the advisory council for the prestigious HOW Design Conference and a speaker at that conference for the past eight years. He is a recommended speaker for the International Association of Business Communicatiors and a frequent speaker at IABC conferences.
In addition to speaking to firms, agencies and associations across North America and beyond, Sam also teaches creativity, presentation skills and writing classes at Portfolio Center, a graduate studies program for brand communicators.
He has years of successful experience in creative business communications and was previously a senior vice president of creative services, marketing and branding for an S&P 500 firm. He has worked with such clients and associations as NFL, Major League Baseball, American Express, Merrill Lynch, John Denver Environmental Groups, U.S. Humane Society and Zoo Atlanta.
Sam is the author of three popular books on creativity: Zing! Five Steps and 101 tips for creativity on command, IdeaSpotting: How to find your next great idea and IdeaSelling: Successfully pitch your creative ideas to clients, bosses and other decision makers. He is a frequent contributor to Fast Company, HOW Design, Communications World and other business and consumer publications.
Sam Harrison is an in-demand speaker and best-selling author on idea-sparking topics such as finding inspiration, creative process, brainstorming, presenting and selling ideas, innovative workspaces and writing with power.
His energetic talks and seminars are packed with real-world information and vivid examples, because he's been a successful creative profession in all sides of the business -- the agency and freelance side, the client and corporate side and the academic and consulting side.
Sam is on the advisory council for the prestigious HOW Design Conference and a speaker at that conference for the past eight years. He is a recommended speaker for the International Association of Business Communicatiors and a frequent speaker at IABC conferences.
In addition to speaking to firms, agencies and associations across North America and beyond, Sam also teaches creativity, presentation skills and writing classes at Portfolio Center, a graduate studies program for brand communicators.
He has years of successful experience in creative business communications and was previously a senior vice president of creative services, marketing and branding for an S&P 500 firm. He has worked with such clients and associations as NFL, Major League Baseball, American Express, Merrill Lynch, John Denver Environmental Groups, U.S. Humane Society and Zoo Atlanta.
Sam is the author of three popular books on creativity: Zing! Five Steps and 101 tips for creativity on command, IdeaSpotting: How to find your next great idea and IdeaSelling: Successfully pitch your creative ideas to clients, bosses and other decision makers. He is a frequent contributor to Fast Company, HOW Design, Communications World and other business and consumer publications.
Selling Your Ideas To Clients, Bosses & Other Decision Makers
This program provides selling and presentation skills tips for getting ideas accepted by decision makers and is great for:
- marketing, branding, product designers and/or PR managers and staffers who present their concepts and ideas to decision makers.
- other business people -- technical, HR, etc. who present concepts, opinions and ideas to managers, clients and other decision makers.
Brainstorming Tools, Rules & Fools
Helps people banish ineffective brainstorming by using the fun, workable techniques of highly creative people and organizations. This program is great for:
- marketers, event planners, designers, product developers, PR people and other business people whose jobs require them to generate creative, workable ideas on a regular basis.
Add Zing! To Your Creativity
Five steps to help you consistently generate fresh, effective ideas in your work and life. This program is great for:
- marketers, advertising people, branding people, product developers and others whose jobs require them to generate ideas on a consistent basis.
- Others who want to make their lives and work more rewarding and creative.
Adding Zing and Muscle to Your Writing
Creative and compelling ways to reach your readers and deliver your messages. This program is great for:
- Marketers, PR people, event planners and others whose jobs require them to write copy that captures readers' attention and persuades them to take action.
IdeaSpotting: How to find your next great idea
Based on Sam's second book ("IdeaSelling"), this lively topic looks at ways to find inspiration and get out of ruts. This program is great for:
- Marketers, event planners, designers, product developers and others whose jobs require them to stay creative and inspired so they can consistently generate fresh ideas.
We Gotta Stop Meeting Like This: Bringing sanity to meeting madness
Looks at ways to make those daliy or weekly business meetings (status meetings, update meetings, team meetings, check-ins, etc.) faster, focused and more effective. This program is great for:
- marketers, PR people, HR people, event planners, sales people and all others who are in organizations that have too many meetings that are boring, ineffective and last far too long.
