LODGING LEADERS
023 | Think Big and Act Bigger with Jeffrey Hayzlett
LODGING LEADERS
Jeffrey Hayzlett is a global business celebrity and former Fortune 100 c-suite executive. From small business to international corporations, he puts his creativity and extraordinary entrepreneurial skills into play, launching ventures blending his leadership perspectives, insights into professional development, mass marketing prowess and affinity for social media.
Jeffrey is a leading business expert, cited in Forbes, SUCCESS, Mashable, Marketing Week and Chief Executive, among many others. He shares his executive insight and commentary on television networks like Bloomberg, MSNBC, Fox Business, and C-Suite TV. Hayzlett is a former Bloomberg contributing editor and primetime host, and has appeared as a guest celebrity judge on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump for three seasons. He is executive producer of a number of global television projects and Celebrity Editor of the largest circulation social media and business magazines in the world. With a strong following in business and social media communities, he’s recognized as one of the Top 10 c-suite Twitterers and a key influencer in the social media landscape.
Jeffrey is author of 2 bestselling business books The Mirror Test and Running the Gauntlet, which received critical acclaim and are on numerous bestseller lists. He just released his latest book titled “Think Big, ACT BIGGER! The Rewards of Being Relentless“.
Currently, Jeffrey leads C-Suite Network, The Hayzlett Group, and TallGrass Public Relations. Drawing upon an eclectic background in business, he was inducted into the 2015 National Speakers Association Hall of Fame for his stellar keynote speaking. Jeffrey energizes his deep cowboy roots role to deliver and drive change. He is a turnaround architect of the highest order, a maverick marketer who delivers scalable campaigns, embraces traditional modes of customer engagement, and possesses a remarkable cachet of mentorship, corporate governance and brand building.
In This Episode, Jeffrey Talks About:
- What it means to “Think Big and Act Bigger“
- How to determine your conditions of satisfaction
- Why it’s critical to create a business identity you can own
- Empowering your employees to make their own decisions (The Katelyn Rule)
- The three elements of trust
- Passion; why he does what he does
- Why it’s a good thing for business leaders to be a little pigheaded and irrational
- His strategy for focusing on what’s most important (the inverted triangle)
Resources & Links
Jeffrey Hayzlett
- Email: jeffreyh[at]hayzlett.com
- Google+
- YouTube
- The Hayzlett Group Website
- C-Suite Network Website
- See Jeffrey in the News
- LIKE Jeffrey on Facebook
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