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The energy in the room. That's Gary Whitehill. Uber talented, uber connector, and the most engaging person you'll ever meet. It's all about results for Gary and that's what happens when you team up with him. He's the personification of go big or go home. Spending time with Gary leaves you not only with unique insights but also the blueprint for implementation. He's my go to guy.” Amy Millman, Dell EIR Board of Advisors
BIOGRAPHY
In an extremely condensed timeline, Gary has been fortunate to accumulate experience in a variety of roles that empower entrepreneurs and the disruptive innovations they seek to bring to market. This is the foundation he leverages when: • Mentoring entrepreneurs on strategies for achieving better business results. • Developing
action plans for large corporations, on how to engage entrepreneursand their communities, with a goal of spurring local commerce. • Advising government leaders, at the local, state, and national level, on granular execution of economic policy. Over the course of scaling his previous company, Entrepreneur Week, Gary witnessed a clear need for demystifying the myths and perceptions of how entrepreneurship, economic development, and innovation work together to create long-term sustainable job growth – globally. In just two years, Entrepreneur Week became a global ecosystem and scaled to four continents. His team curated more than 500 speakers who shared their stories, resources, and connections with more than 6,000 entrepreneurs, a group responsible for more than $7 billion in annual revenue. Currently, Gary is laser-focused on a new software product called BURST. At its core, the product provides a principled approach for empowering the masses to bend the world to their vision while concurrently de-risking the investment process for angel investors and venture capitalists by an order of magnitude. Doing so produces more effective outcomes for entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers as well as unlocks a multi-trillion-dollar ecosystem of value.
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TESTIMONIALS
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Gary is a true force of nature: His passion, enthusiasm, drive and insight around the myriad entrepreneurial challenges, and his desire to make the world a better place by solving the biggest challenges humanity faces through entrepreneurship are unparalleled. His ability to see the big picture, challenge the status quo and sweat the details make him a master implementer. His generosity makes him an incredible human being. If you ever get the chance to work with him - do not hesitate one second.” Pascal Finette, Google Giving
“Gary is years ahead of the market and really “gets it” at a scale few do. He has a truly unique perspective on what it’s going to take to empower entrepreneurs globally at an unprecedented scale.”
“Gary is insatiable. He will not be satisfied until a problem is not just solved, but pulverized, reconstituted, and transformed into a beautiful opportunity.” Chris Shipley, DEMO
Jeff Krahel, Macoma Capital Group
“Gary is truly a force for change. In 2012 he challenged existing norms and ways of thinking that have helped propel us to the next level. Gary's network and tenacity proved invaluable.”
“Gary is a force of nature, and is someone I have invited to my graduate journalism classes at NYU to speak to students about the real world of business. He offers great insights into building a company from the initial idea all the way to market and beyond.”
Marc Nager, UP Global
Adam Penenberg, Pando Daily
“I have known Gary for seven years. As a volunteer, Gary's efforts directly benefited nearly 2,200 students from 15 regional schools. Then as a board member, Gary fought for accountability and transparency from the board itself and provided protection and guidance for students that may not receive that support at home.”
”Thank you for such an inspiring and unforgettable speech here in Vilnius, it was amazing! You absolutely deserved the standing ovation you received by our 2,500 attendees.” Andrius Neviera, Silicon Valley Comes to the Baltics
Melissa Vanek, Holcomb Nature Farm
“Gary is that rare breed of a business man and human being who honestly seems to care about everyone else more than he does himself.” Bassam Tarazi, Executive Coach
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SAMPLE PRESENTATIONS
TEDxBayArea Stop making excuses, how to create your own reality: How anyone, anywhere is enabled to confront humanity’s greatest challenges.
Young G20 Summit Impact through hyper-connectivity, how the accelerating interconnectedness of technology enables anyone, anywhere to confront humanity’s greatest challenges.
Family Office Association The reality of business: Why accountability and transparency dictate long-term success.
The Wharton School Start with why: How purpose-based leadership will rally stakeholders not for a single event, but for decades.
Gary has also spoken at events such as DFJ Gotham Ventures Limited Partners Meeting, Future Insights Live and others as well as in front of numerous corporate audiences.
PRESENTATION TOPICS ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION
PERSONAL GROWTH & EXECUTION
HOW TO CREATE A MOVEMENT:
Lessons Learned In Scaling A Company To Four Continents.
An Accumulation Of Superior Effort And Focused Execution
THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENLIGHTENMENT ERA:
HACKING YOUR BRAIN:
A Look Forward Into 2015 And Beyond
Rapid Cycle Learning
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
The Secret Side To The Mega-trends We Thought We Understood
Why Adversity Is The Linchpin For Enabling Success
DEAR CORPORATIONS, DROP YOUR PROCESS:
How To Improve Outcomes Through Purposeful Intention
CREATING LUCK:
Framing The Imperatives For
KNOWLEDGE VS. WISDOM:
CREATING A MENTOR CIRCLE:
6 Steps To Building A Successful Internal Innovation Program RAISING CAPITAL FROM ANGEL INVESTORS:
It’s Time To Get Ready For War How To Vet, Fund, And Manage Disruptive Platforms
IMPACT:
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PRESS PRINT
TELEVISION
Gary has written for US News & World Report, AMEX OPEN Forum, CNNMoney and ReadWrite. He has been featured in industry-leading publications such as Harvard Business Review, Inc., and The New York Times, among others. Gary is currently writing a book on the future of entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic development, set for release in 2014.
Gary has been featured on CBS, NBC, ABC, and Fox Business Network. RADIO Gary has been heard on radio stations across the United States and around the world, in nations including Brazil, Chile, Greece, and Sweden.
DIRECTORSHIPS & POSITIONS BOARDS
POSITIONS
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Board of Advisors, Dell Center for Entrepreneurs
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Founder, Entrepreneur Week
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Board of Directors, AOL Small Business
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Delegate, Young G8 Summit
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Board of Directors, Astia
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Delegate, Young G20 Summit
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Board of Directors, CCSU School of Business
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Board of Directors, Global Innovation Summit
Advisor to multiple companies, seed-stage through Series B funding
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Silo destroyer. Entrepreneurial cartographer. Key Master. Gary's the kind of business person who doesn't suffer the status quo easily. It's not about creating something new for the hell of it, it's about ripping out obstacles, and finding opportunities in the spaces that resulted from them. I've worked with Gary since he founded Entrepreneur Week in 2008 and he was determined to draw a new map for business owners, plotting the terrain of their needs to bring critical resources together to support them. That intersection allowed Gary to unlock the doors of even more possibilities at the right time, for the right reasons, no matter where they were in the world. I know that every time I get an email from Gary, he's opening the door to something very important and exciting, and I want to be there to see what's on the other side.” Susan Lindner, Emerging Media
