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A popular business writer, speaker and consultant, Adam Hartung helps companies innovate to achieve real growth. He began his career as an entrepreneur, selling the first general-purpose computing platform to use the 8080 microprocessor when he was an undergraduate. Today, Adam Hartung has over 20 years of practical experience in developing and implementing strategies to take advantage of emerging technologies and new business models. He shows business audiences how to both find the “white space” in their organizations and markets, and how to innovate to bring forth new opportunities that can launch businesses, create new products, and seize hidden marketplace opportunities.
Adam Hartung is a dynamic speaker with his pulse on strategies for a fast evolving global world. His presentation fired up our teams with real world examples and exceeded our expectations. The message to prevent 'lock-in' to our strategies and push the envelope in new areas where we can see opportunity was perfect for our leadership conference.
- Kennametal Inc.
His recent book, Create Marketplace Disruption: How to Stay Ahead of the Competition, helps leaders and managers create evergreen organizations that produce above-average returns. Adam Hartung also writes a regular column for Forbes and CIO magazines, and is a contributing editor for the International Journal of Innovation Science.
Adam Hartung is currently Managing Partner of a strategy and transformation consultancy. Previously, he spent eight years as a Partner in the consulting arm of Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) where he led their efforts in Intellectual Capital Development and e-business. Adam has also been a strategist with The Boston Consulting Group, and an executive with PepsiCo and DuPont in the areas of strategic planning and business development.
Through a rich collection of case studies and stories, Adam Hartung keeps his presentations relevant and focused on your industry, your business, your marketplace. He reveals the four steps to innovation that have been proven successful over and over again in a wide variety of industries. Your team and your employees will understand what it takes to turn an organization in a new direction and seize the opportunities in a turbulent market in order to launch new growth and innovation.
Adam Hartung received his MBA from Harvard Business School with Distinction and is a faculty and advisory board member at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management.
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Adam Hartung is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor and top corporate executive, having served as the head of business development for PepsiCo and DuPont.
At DuPont Adam Hartung built a new division from nothing to over $600 million in revenue in less than 3 years, opening subsidiaries on every continent and implementing new product development across both Europe and Asia.
At Pepsi, Adam Hartung led the initiative to start Pizza Hut Home Delivery. He opened over 200 stores in under two years and also led the global expansion M&A initiative acquiring several hundred additional sites. He also played a lead role in their Kentucky Fried Chicken acquisition.
For over 20 years, Adam Hartung has helped companies including General Dynamics, Deutsche Telecom, Air Canada, Honeywell, BancOne, Subaru of America, Kraft, 3M and Proctor & Gamble, find growth opportunities and achieve breakthrough success. He understands the real world of business, in small and large organizations, and knows what it takes to get companies doing the right things fast. |
