Thomas Faranda
Tom Faranda was named one of the most exciting speakers in America by "Meetings & Conventions Magazine" due to his high content, 'bottom-line' programs packed with examples, stories and global humor. He is the former President of The Hospital Corporation of Chicago, the former National Accounts Sales Manager for The Masonite Corporation and a former candidate for the United States Senate.
His books include “The Global Sales Professional” and "Uncommon Sense Leadership", and he has published over one hundred business articles. Tom Faranda has the credibility and experience audiences respect and demand in a featured speaker. He has earned a BS, an MBA in International Business and a Doctorate( abd). He has been a guest lecturer for universities in South Africa, the UK, Australia and was an adjunct faculty professor of business at the University of Minnesota.
Few speakers know the global world as well as Tom Faranda. His clients have included Siemen's Engineering Germany, IBM Europe, Siemens Medical South Africa, Thermo-King Japan, Ford Canada, GE, Prudential Singapore, Creative Communications India, St. Tom USVI, INTEL, Motorola, 3M, IBM, Honeywell and other corporations.
As an adventurer, Tom Faranda has climbed some of the tallest mountains around the world. He has raced 100 mile cycling events, competed in triathlons, duathlons, 100k ski races and many other events. He is a pilot, SCUBA diver, river rafter and mountain climber. He donates his time as a board member for several music and theatre arts organizations in the Phoenix area.
Author:
* "The GLOBAL Sales Professional" (2005)
* "UncommonSense Leadership"
* "The Faranda Maxims"
* Tom Faranda has published over one hundred articles on business
PRESENTATION TOPICS
"GLOBAL REALITIES That Impact YOUR Bottom Line"
Tom Faranda's "STRATEGIC GLOBAL STRATEGIES" for the next ten years will help you develop a profitable five and ten year global plan. They will amaze you and shock you and they will help you deliver a better 'bottom-line' . Tom was correct about the rise and fall of Japan, the movement in the value of the EURO, the rise of Asia and especially the rise of China and India. His well reseached 'bottom-line' ideas will help you create global competitive advantages to increase market share and profitability. ![]()
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CHINA's Gameplan & Your Bottom Line
Nothing you have ever done has prepared you to compete against CHINA. CHINA can steal your customers with lower prices, fast delivery and good quality. In this program, Tom Faranda will explain CHINA's Game Plan for the next decade so you can either compete against China or learn to work with China for mutual benefit. He will use facts, examples and stories to show how China's rapid growth and success affects YOUR bottom line. He will explain the country's development plan, how it is changing and how you can use it to create growth and profit for your organization.
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'THE CHINA MELTDOWN"
China has the most overextended and overheated economy in the world today. Tom Faranda will explain the twelve major factors that will bring about a 'meltdown' in China's economy and then explain how China will recover and become stronger than ever before.
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"INDIA's Gameplan & Your Bottom Line"
INDIA has an economy almost as vibrant and fast growing as that of China but built on an entirely different set of goals and principles and with an completely different country development plan. In this program, Tom Faranda will explain India's Game Plan for the next ten years. He will explain the factors that may push India ahead of China in ten years. He will explain how to position yourself for growth and profit in the INDIA market, how to compete against India or work with India to help you create growth and profitability.
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"The CHINDIA Miracles" - China & India's Economic Success
If you are manufacturing in, buying from, selling to or outsourcing in either China or India, this program will help you make an informed choice of how to thrive and create growth and profit in both countries. This program will provide a detailed comparrison of both countries so you can effectively decide which one fits your needs. It will show you line-by-line comparrisons for over twenty-five business factors in eight major catagories--Political, Social, Cultural, Economical, Lingual, Educational, Meteorlogical and 'Magical'. This program will help you make the decision about working in China, India or neither country. It will help you position your organization for growth and profit.
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"The Global Sales Professional - Selling Internationally"
The most successful sales people in the world are Global Sales Professionals. The art and science of global selling adds a new dimension of sales to build competitive advantages and increase market share around the world. This program will improve every sales professionals skills and especially their GLOBAL SALES SKILLS and help them move to the next level of success.
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"Global Retailing & Retailers - The World's Power Brokers"
Global retailing has changed faster and more than most businesses in the world. Today it is dominated by the global "Big Box Retailers" and the small but very 'smart' specialty chains. Tom Faranda will highlight thriving and failing retailers around the globe and explain what YOU need to do to thrive in the arena of Global Retailing today.
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"THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES"
Tom Faranda will show you what is going to happen in the global financial services industry over the next ten years. He will show you who will make money and who will fail--and why. He will show you how both investors and investments are changing and help you position yourself for success in the new world of financial services--a world you can barely imagine even today. Everyone from private equity firms to banks, insurance companies and financial services firms will benefit from this program.
"Uncommon Sense Leadership for Global Leaders"
Global leaders requires an entirely new set of skills for the successful growth and profit of a global business or organization. Global leaders must master the cultural, lingual, social, legal, political and economic issues of every country in which they do business. They must understand currency fluctuations. They must know how to deal with distributor networks that have been in place for generations. They must have negotiation skills that are specific to each country. In this program, Tom Faranda will explain these unique leadership skills and show us how to master them for global growth and profitability.

