Patrick Schwerdtfeger

Patrick Schwerdtfeger

America's Most Inspiring Small Business Speaker

Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Industry
Marketing and Advertising

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Patrick Schwerdtfeger's Overview

Current
  • Author & Speaker at Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed
  • Author & Speaker at Webify Your Business
  • Organizer at Entrepreneur & Small Business Academy
Past
  • Regional Sales Manager at Providence / World Wide Art Studios
  • Business Development Manager at Pimlico Apparel (ID Wear)
Education
  • Carleton University
Recommendations

27 people have recommended Patrick

Connections

500+ connections

Websites

Patrick Schwerdtfeger's Summary

Patrick is a regular speaker for Bloomberg TV and is the author of "Webify Your Business - Internet Marketing Secrets for the Self-Employed" (2009) as well as "Make Yourself Useful - Marketing in the 21st Century" (2008) and has spoken about Online Branding, Modern Entrepreneurship and the Social Media Revolution at conferences and business events around the world.

Patrick has evolved into a world-class professional speaker and has presented for organizations including Bloomberg, the American Marketing Association (AMA), the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and Meeting Professionals International (MPI). His speaking career has taken him to various locations across India and Europe as well as 200+ events across North America.

Patrick is the founder of Tactical Execution, an online marketing agency and is also the organizer of the Entrepreneur & Small Business Academy, one of the nation's 50 largest entrepreneur clubs. Patrick's educational podcasts have been downloaded over 50,000 and his articles have been featured on thousands of different websites and blogs.

Specialties

Patrick has a gift for explaining complicated subjects in simple language, making his presentations empowering and insightful. He is a prolific content creator and offers resources including YouTube videos, podcasts, articles, downloadable PDFs, blog posts and tips via Twitter.

Patrick Schwerdtfeger's Experience

Author & Speaker

Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed

May 2011Present (10 months)

Author of "Marketing Shortcuts for the Self-Employed" (2011, Wiley) and professional speaker.

Author & Speaker

Webify Your Business

March 2009Present (3 years)

Webify Your Business is my second book, a 204-page step-by-step guide for self-employed professionals to leverage the internet to grow their businesses.

Organizer

Entrepreneur & Small Business Academy

June 2007Present (4 years 9 months)

The Entrepreneur & Small Business Academy is one of the 50 largest entrepreneur clubs in the country and has over 1300 members (July, 2009). The club is based in Berkeley, CA, and hosts large business networking and educational events for its members.

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry

April 2004June 2008 (4 years 3 months)

Residential & commercial purchase & refinance transactions.

Principal

Box14 Financial, Inc.

September 2002April 2004 (1 year 8 months)

Liquidation of seller-financing business notes.

Business Development Manager

MadeToOrder.com

Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry

January 2000September 2002 (2 years 9 months)

Promotional products distributorship.

Regional Sales Manager

Providence / World Wide Art Studios

July 1998January 2000 (1 year 7 months)

Wholesale supplier of promotional merchandise.

Business Development Manager

Pimlico Apparel (ID Wear)

August 1994July 1998 (4 years)

Wholesale supplier of promotional merchandise.

Patrick Schwerdtfeger's Publications

  • Make Yourself Useful - Marketing in the 21st Century

    • Lulu
    • August 1, 2008

    Make Yourself Useful - Marketing in the 21st Century is a practical synopsis of today's value-first marketing monikers.

  • Webify Your Business - Internet Marketing Secrets for the Self-Employed

    • Lulu
    • March 1, 2009

    The ultimate step-by-step internet marketing guide for small business owners, independent distributors and self-employed service professionals.

Patrick Schwerdtfeger's Education

Carleton University

B. Comm., Finance

19891994

Patrick Schwerdtfeger's Additional Information

Websites:
Interests:

Internet marketing, social media tools like Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube, professional speaking and training, small business development, technical stock market analysis, economic modeling and forecasting ... and good food!

Groups and Associations:

Entrepreneur & Small Business Academy, Webify Business Clubs, Toastmasters

Honors and Awards:

Patrick was an instructor at the 2007 Internet Marketing Conference held in Stockholm, Sweden, and the 2008 Conference being held in Vancouver, Canada. He won first prize at the District 57 Toastmasters competition after advancing through the club, area and division levels.

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