Michael Parrish DuDell

At this very moment, organizations across every industry are undergoing a workplace revolution. As baby boomers retire and Millennials and Centennials take the helm, a new breed of leader is arising: the EmpowerMentor. Fueled by mission and motivated by high-touch, immersive experiences, this emerging ruling class is creating an array of unique challenges and changing the way companies evolve. In this keynote speech, Michael Parrish DuDell reveals the eight principles of EmpowerMentor leadership and shares the most effective methods for building, growing, and enhancing future-focused businesses, including:

• How to differentiate generational needs from short-term, situational trends
• How to increase collaboration while facilitating heightened autonomy
• How to bridge the gap between process, practice, and purpose
• How to attract, develop, and retain high-caliber young talent
• How to adopt more real-time, responsive approaches to communication and connection

With over 80 million members, Millennials have a combined spend of nearly $600 billion each year. Savvy and skeptical, this influential demographic represents a radically different kind of customer—one who demands hyper connection and genuine authenticity. In this presentation, Michael reveals how to develop, create, and market products that deeply resonate with a new generation of consumer and shares what every organization can do to activate and engage this powerful demographic.

Within the next five years, Millennials will make up the majority of the workforce, with the number rising to 75 percent by 2025. Often embodying a nontraditional set of values and expectations, this new breed of employee has created a challenge for organizations of all shapes and sizes. But where there’s challenge there’s also opportunity. In this keynote speech, Michael shares how businesses across every industry can attract, engage, and retain the very best Millennial employees and reveals what leaders can do to excel throughout this dramatic generational shift.

In the last five years, content has become a crucial part of any marketing strategy. From blogging and e-books to videos and podcasts, businesses are hungry to find new ways to share their stories and connect with their audience. But how do you create content that’s both authentic to your brand and compelling to your audience? In this presentation, Michael reveals the secrets behind some of the most game-changing content campaigns and shares how brands of all shapes and sizes can increase their impact by reimagining how they create and share stories.

Each week, millions of people tune into Shark Tank and watch as America’s favorite investors share their wisdom, knowledge, and cash.  But how exactly did the Sharks become Sharks? As the bestselling author of Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business, the official business book from ABC’s hit show Shark Tank, Michael goes behind the scenes to reveal the Sharks’ most effective strategies for rapid growth and reveals how leaders and organizations can leverage each approach to quickly and efficiently expand their business.

From Abraham Lincoln to Dale Carnegie, the fundamentals of effective leadership have remained relatively static for the last hundred years. But an influx of technology and the rise of the empowered consumer have created a dramatic paradigm shift. In this speech, Michael shares the fascinating story behind this transformation and offers a new set of advanced principals for breakthrough leadership in the digital age.