Tim Sanders is more than a keynote speaker; his real world experience, research savvy and deep understanding of the human condition make him an indispensable consultant to some of the biggest brands in the world. His Los Angeles based company, Deeper Media, conducts research on business trends, new media and human behavior.

A bestselling author, leadership coach and former Yahoo! executive, Tim Sanders is one of today's most prominent advocates for building business success through sharing your knowledge, network and compassion with your business partners. His most recent book, Today We Are Rich - Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence, shows how Sanders learned The Lovecat Way.

Sanders was at ground zero during the dotcom crash, as Yahoo!'s Chief Solutions Officer. He saw some companies and individuals rise up from the ashes and others wither and fail. The difference, he learned, lies in confidence, trust in team and belief in mission. He should know; these practices catapulted him from sales executive at Mark Cuban's broadcast.com to Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo! in less than four years. Today Sanders speaks to audiences around the world about how to instil a solutions-oriented, promise-keeping culture of highly confident and innovative people.

Tim has valuable experience in cutting-edge businesses, sales and marketing. He's weathered the quality movement as well as the dotcom crash and emerged with precious insight.

After graduate school and a short stint working with quality movement guru Ed Deming, Sanders went to work for Southwestern Bell Mobile systems at the birth of the U.S. cellular phone industry. He applied his expertise of quality, marketing and sales to help launch one of the most important industries of our time - wireless communications for the masses.

In 1996, Sanders went to work at broadcast.com for Mark Cuban, an audacious entrepreneur. After the company was sold to Yahoo!, Sanders created and led the Yahoo! ValueLab, an in-house "think tank" which delivered futuristic insight on technology and human behavior. While working there, he discovered that the company was moving too slowly for the innovation required at the time. Leading by example, he started a movement that inspired their executives to make more and faster decisions and to take calculated risks. Even though he was just a Director, within one year, market analysts and board members recognized him as the leader in the company.

In 2002, Sanders was named Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo!, at a time when the Internet industry was going through significant change and pressure from the stock market. He was charged with responding to multi-million dollar critical situations and empowered to make decisions in the field. From this experience, he learned that leadership is a personal decision, not just the function of a title.

• Phoenix Companies: How To Be The First To Bounce Back - Confidence in leadership, a "we will win" attitude, is the key to success during this recovery cycle in business. This talk focuses on instilling a solutions-oriented culture that moves things forward, leading to innovations that either drive efficiencies or capture market trends. Highlighting bold and innovative companies that found ways to move forward while their competitors stayed put, Sanders will show how this has been a proven post-recession tactic since 1911. Sanders' 7 principles, if followed, give a boost in confidence, increased productivity and a drive to take it to the next level.
  
  
• Harnessing The Power Of Total Confidence - Sales and marketing organizations need an infusion of energy that generates productivity, collaboration, engagement and innovation. This energy, however, is often in short supply during tough economic times or challenging markets. This talk will provide examples of how top performers from the 30's, 80's and 90's overcame economic adversity through practicing a set of principles that bolstered their positive attitude and ambition. Finding ways to innovate and grab opportunities, these top performers controlled their confidence without waiting for the market to give it to them.
  
  
• One Person Can Create Change - One person, regardless of role or rank, can change the world. Business history is filled with stories of staffers, sales reps, mid level managers and even factory workers that created change inside their company - which solved problems, created opportunities and inspired entire industries.
  
  
• Knowledge Sharing Wins Talent - Do Well By Doing Good: If you grow everyone in your business life by sharing knowledge or networking, you will enjoy success over the long haul. Why? People reciprocate and pay it forward. If companies help employees prosper, retention is high and recruiting costs are low. When they find synergistic ways to assist local communities in need, they generate local goodwill and employee satisfaction. Done right, going green is good for the bottom line, and critical to winning the war for talent.
  
  
• Business Runs on Relationships - People skills are key - company to employee, brand to customer and partner to partner. During the last few years, emotions are frayed throughout a company's value chain, creating a business opportunity for people centric companies. The key to building and keeping relationships is emotional talent: confidence, friendliness, empathy and authenticity.