Sam Horn

Current

Official Pitch Coach at Springboard Enterprises
17-year Emcee - former Executive Director at Maui-Hawaii Writers Conference
Owner at Sam Horn Keynotes - Consulting - Creative

Principal - Sam Horn Keynotes - Consulting - Creative at NSA - National Speakers Assn.
Sam Horn, award-winning speaker and author of POP! and Tongue Fu! at The Born Successful Institute

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Past

Active Professional Member at National Speakers Association
Presenter at and top-rated speaker at two International Platform Association conventions

Education

California State University-Sacramento

Recommended

22 people have recommended Sam

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

Sam Horn’s Summary

Executive Book Summaries said I have "added to the legacy of ideas on dealing with people left by Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin and Dale Carnegie."

I have spoken to more than half a million people around the world and for such organizations as Young Presidents Organization, Fortune 500 Forum, National Governors Association, ASAE and Lockheed Martin.

My work has been featured in Investors Business Daily, Washington Post, Smart Money, Reader's Digest, Chicago Tribune and on MSNBC BusinessWeek.com, NPR, and on Jay Leno's Tonight Show.

In the past ten years, I have had the pleasure of helping hundreds of consulting clients crystallize Congruent, Compelling, Commercially-viable intellectual capital that has helped them get book deals, develop signature keynotes, craft trademarkable brand names, and position themselves as one-of-a-kind topic experts that catapulted their professional success.

Clients have ranged from NASA's former top astrophysicist to the director of the Disney Institute to former Presidents of ICF, NSA, and ASTD. Clients have also included homemakers, teachers, attorneys, non-profit executives, CEO's, and many speakers, authors, and consultants who have a valuable message they want to share on the page, stage, and online.

My presentation topics include:

- POP! Your Business

- POP! Your Communication

- Tongue Fu! What to say - when you don't know what to say

- ConZentrate; Focus for Success

- Got CLOUT? Increase Influence, Respect, and Results

- I Can't Believe I Wrote the Whole Thing

Sam Horn’s Specialties:

- Branding and Identity Specialist

- Leadership Development

- Communication and Negotiation

- Writing and Publishing

- Marketing Sales and Business Growth

- Customer Service

- Creativity and Innovation (POP! Your Ideas)

- Venture Capital (POP! Your Pitch)

Sam Horn’s Experience

Official Pitch Coach

Springboard Enterprises

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

2008 — Present (1 year )

Springboard has helped women entrepreneurs receive $4.5 billion in funding
17-year Emcee - former Executive Director

Maui-Hawaii Writers Conference

(Publishing industry)

1992 — Present (17 years )

Many people in the publishing industry and Hollywood consider this the best writers conference in the world. Featured speakers include dozens of bestselling authors from Mitch Albom to Frank McCourt and top screenwriters-directors including Ron Howard and Garry Marshall.
Owner

Sam Horn Keynotes - Consulting - Creative

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 1982 — Present (27 years 3 months)

A top-ranked speaker at Inc. Magazine's annual 500/5000 Convention (along with Jim Collins, Tom Peters, Tim Ferriss, Michael Gerber, and Seth Godin).

- Author of critically acclaimed books "POP!", "Tongue Fu!", "ConZentrate", and "What's Holding You Back?" which are endorsed by Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, and Jeffrey Gitomer.

- Impressive client list includes NASA, Intel, Capital One, American Banker's Association, Hewlett Packard, the US Navy, and Boeing.

- Official Pitch Coach for Springboard Enterprises, which has helped women entrepreneurs receive more than $4 billion in venture capital.

- 16-time Emcee and former Executive Director of the World-Renowned Maui Writers Conference.

- Most importantly, has helped thousands of people get their innovative, money-making ideas out of their head, and into the world where they have made a positive difference for others, and a prosperous living for themselves.
Principal - Sam Horn Keynotes - Consulting - Creative

NSA - National Speakers Assn.

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

1982 — Present (27 years )

I have had the privilege of speaking for more than 1/2 million people worldwide and for such organizations as NASA, Boeing, National Governors Association, Intel, Capital One, and Hewlett-Packard.

As a consultant, I've helped hundreds of clients create one-of-a-kind ideas and identities that catapulted the success of their business. Many of my clients have received book deals as a result of our work together, many have launched successful entrepreneurial careers getting paid to do work they love that matters.

As a top-rated speaker at Inc. Magazine's 500/5000 conference (along with Seth Godin, Tom Peters and Jim Collins) and a branding consultant who has written one of the most-repsected books on that topic - POP! - which has been called "A lively guide for getting head, getting remembered, getting results" by Ken Blanchard - I've helped many businesses come up with a branding strategy that has helped them break out vs. blend in.
Sam Horn, award-winning speaker and author of POP! and Tongue Fu!

The Born Successful Institute

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

1982 — Present (27 years )
Active Professional Member

National Speakers Association

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

1991 — 2009 (18 years )
Presenter

and top-rated speaker at two International Platform Association conventions

(Professional Training & Coaching industry)

August 1996 — August 2008 (12 years 1 month)

What an honor to be selected as the best speaker at this conference which features some of the best speakers in the world.

Audiences felt my programs on Tongue Fu! and Tongue Fu! II were filled with innovative, real-life ideas they were able to use immediately to improve their relationships with just about anyone, anytime, anywhere.

The meeting planner said they'd never had such an enthusiastic response to a program and that attendees "demanded" a repeat performance.

It meant a lot to receive this feedback that even the most seasoned and sophisticated audience found my Tongue Fu! techniques original and immediately applicable.

That's what I do my best to deliver every time I speak -- whether it's a worldwide webinar for Intel, an opening keynote for the annual Invent Your future conference in California, or a breakout session for Inc. magazine.

Sam Horn’s Education

California State University-Sacramento

Additional Information

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Sam Horn’s Groups:

Washington DC's National Press Club, National Speakers Association, Meeting Planners International

National Speakers Association (NSA)
Sacramento State Alumni
Published Authors Network
Texas Conference for Women
Woman 2 Woman Business
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