Peter Guber

Speech Topics

• Leading and Succeeding in Uncertain Times

  Flying in the Red Zone - Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage in Volatile Times: The rapid changes reshaping business today requires leaders who stay ahead of the curve, embrace uncertainty, overcome FEAR (which Peter Guber defines as "False Evidence Appearing Real"), and take informed risks by "flying in the red zone" where failure lurks, but a greater opportunity horizon lies. Guber credits much of his tremendous business success in volatile times to heeding these navigational stakes in not one, but five different industries - from blockbuster, critically acclaimed and award-winning movies like "Rain Man", "Batman", "Gorillas in the Mist" and "The Kids Are All Right", to owning among the most successful professional minor league baseball teams and stadiums (and now, as owner and co-executive chairman of the NBA franchise, The Golden State Warriors, is in the process of transforming this team under extremely uncertain conditions), to finding, investing in and growing cutting edge new media companies (such as Geek Chic Daily, Mandalay Digital Group and Demand Media), to locating, developing and selling highly profitable real estate ventures, to holding a professorship at UCLA for more than four decades where his highly popular courses consistently sell out.

• Tell to Win - The Power of the Purposeful Story

  Stories are a misunderstood, misused, and underutilized asset in business. The ability to tell a purposeful story well can be a highly powerful professional tool that can propel success for anyone in any industry. In this entertaining, enlightening and informative presentation, “StoryMan” Peter Guber shares his methodology of how to employ purposeful storytelling to sell more products/services, rebrand your product or company, lead more persuasively, manage more effectively, inspire greater creativity, and foster deeper collaboration.

• Thriving in a Culture of Risk

  The biggest risk in the business world today IS TAKING NO RISKS. The rapid changes reshaping business require leaders who stay ahead of the curve, embrace uncertainty, overcome fear, and take informed risks by “flying in the red zone” where failure lurks, but a greater opportunity horizon lies.  Peter Guber credits much of his tremendous business success to heeding these navigational stakes. Be engaged by a creative entrepreneur who speaks from first person experience about creating and thriving in a culture of innovation that will take any organization to the next level.

• Sales-Aim at Their Heart Not Their Wallet

  Relationships trump transactions. When trying to acquire customers and clients, you must aim for their heart, not their wallet.  The heart is where hits are born.  When your intention is to create a relationship, you put your attention on it. You move your listeners emotionally, embedding your call to action in a way that is memorable, resonant, and actionable. Your brand becomes a bond, your communication becomes a connection. In this heartfelt and informative keynote, Guber shifts the focus off of the business transaction and shines the light on the powerful business relationship.  He shares his experience and expertise in how to reach the heart of your customers and clients to build relationships that will endure for a lifetime.

• I Travel the World, Speaking with Company Leaders and Executives, Sharing Messages on Various Topics Including:

  •Workplace Diversity and Inclusion •Leading in Uncertain Times •Thriving in a Culture of Risk •Surviving Systems of Change •Gaining and Sustaining Competitive Advantage •The Power of the Purposeful Story •Exponential Growth and Business Success •Inciting Creativity as an Organizational Imperative •Marketing –There’s No Business Without Show Business •Sales – Aim at Their Heart Not Their Wallet •Communication – Connection Must Trump Transaction •Execution – Action Without Vision and Purpose is a Nightmare •Leadership – If You Are Not at the Front of the Parade the View Never Changes •Management – The Talent to Lead is the Elixir to Succeed •Entrepreneurship – Trekking Between Treasures and Time Bombs •Company Culture – It’s the Gift That Keeps on Giving

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