BRIGHTSIGHT GROUP - Key Persons
Dan Lyons is a humorist, journalist, and screenwriter. He has been called "the Mark Twain of Silicon Valley," and "a Jonathan Swift of our own digital age." He's a sharp-eyed, cynical humorist in the spirit of Dave Barry, P.J. O'Rourke, Jon Stewart, and Bill Maher. But instead of politics, Dan aims his laser-sharp wit at the world of business, and especially Silicon Valley. Over the past decade Dan has done more than 100 keynotes and corporate events, entertaining audiences with his irreverent, laugh-out-loud takes on tech and the modern workplace. Dan's combination of smart and funny have made him "the expert on the culture of work, and how it's changing business and lives," says Dave Ramsay, who runs the legendary "Ramsay Talks" series in Toronto.
Dan's career as a satirist began when he created the Fake Steve Jobs blog, a smart-funny website where he spoofed the persona of Apple's legendary founder and established his reputation as a gifted humorist and savvy critic of how technology shapes our culture. He wrote for HBO's hit series Silicon Valley, and published Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Startup Bubble, a rollicking New York Times best-selling memoir about his time working inside a cult-like tech startup run by Millennials. He published Lab Rats: How Silicon Valley Made Work Miserable for the Rest of Us in 2018. Dan has written for the New York Times, Fortune, Forbes, Newsweek, and many others. He's quick on his feet, loves doing Q&A, and will have your audience in stitches with his rapid-fire delivery and self-deprecating wit. He aims to entertain but also to inform, leaving your audience with new ideas and a fresh perspective
Job Titles:
- Associate Director of the Motivation Science Center at the Columbia University
Dr. Heidi Grant is one of the world's foremost experts on Growth Mindset and its use in organizations. She has studied mindsets and their impact on adult performance for decades, in collaboration with her graduate mentor, Dr. Carol Dweck.
In this talk, she describes the mindsets individuals and organizations bring to the goals they pursue, and explains why we should avoid a Fixed Mindset - one where we are constantly attempting to prove ourselves and outperform others. Instead, we should embrace a Growth Mindset - where we believe the point of the work we do each day is to get better, rather than be good. When we embrace a Growth Mindset, we welcome smart risks and are less afraid of failure, both keys to personal and professional success. We more easily remain agile and resilient in the face of change and challenge, and experience greater well-being. In this talk, you'll learn:
• How to identify your own mindset, and the mindset of others in your organization
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- Corporate Social Responsibility and an Expert
Saul Paul is an influential voice in corporate social responsibility and an expert in youth empowerment. Saul Paul is a thought leader who has shared his ideas at two TEDx Talks and has worked with the United Nations Foundation on multiple campaigns. He is the founder of ReRoute Outreach, a nonprofit organization that has impacted hundreds of thousands of underprivileged youth across the world. After years of being brought in as a speaker for companies like the NBA, NFL, Google, Spotify and Johnson & Johnson, Saul Paul saw ways he could make CSR outreach better so he became a consultant. Years later, numerous cities have been impacted and thousands of hours of community service have been logged. In this keynote experience Saul Paul not only shares his inspiring story but delivers innovative ideas and practical tips that help create personal and organizational growth.