In these uncertain times, it’s become way too easy to get left behind. An organization that isn’t helping every team member become “backable” simply isn’t firing on all cylinders. Backable people are able to rally others around a new idea in a way that inspires people to action. Great leaders invest in backability, because they know it makes their people far more creative and effective. Sales teams close more deals and drive needed revenue. Relationship managers deepen customer loyalty and win trust from key customers. IT and product teams save time and energy, getting the best tech projects “backed” in order to drive productivity. HR teams become a lightning rod for attracting and retaining the best talent.
Not only can people become backable, but organizations can too. As your teams apply these principles in the market, your organization will become more effective at winning customers, recruiting rockstars, delighting investors, and capturing the hearts of the media.
In this energizing session, you’ll learn the surprising truth about creativity and why some of us get ahead while others get ignored. You’ll leave with fresh neuroscience, uplifting stories, and immediately usable techniques to turn a new idea into an inspiring vision that captivates attention and inspires action.
This customized keynote is for the healthcare leader who is guiding teams and patients into the future of wellness and work. You’ll learn the latest science behind creating positive change, as well as the art of managing morale through chaotic times.
Suneel’s experience building rapid-growth, next-generation healthcare organizations informs this session, leaving you with immediately actionable habits for leading with resilience, speed, and imagination.
Suneel is the founder of RISE, a breakthrough telehealth company that Apple named “App of the Year” and Wired named “The Next Big Thing”. RISE partnered with Michelle Obama to meaningfully reduce the cost of high-quality care and was acquired by One Medical Group (NASDAQ: ONEM). Suneel served inside Kleiner Perkins, Silicon Valley’s most famous venture capital firm, and has invested or helped invest in a range of breakthrough companies, including Peloton, 23&Me, Impossible Foods, and Calm.
In this one-of-a-kind talk, audience members will learn the art of reframing failure, dramatically reducing their risk of future burnout. Rooted in the latest neuroscience, Suneel will share a 5-minute morning ritual proven to cut stress in half, dispel 3 common myths of high performance, and deliver his 4-point “daily dash” that has boosted morale and engagement for some of the most successful firms on the planet. You will leave with practical techniques for managing stress and anxiety while cultivating resilience, speed, and creativity.
Suneel and his brother, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, are sons of a mom who rose from poverty to become Ford Motor Company’s first female engineer. He’ll share intimate, heartwarming family stories and take you inside the Kingdom of Bhutan, where Suneel was appointed an emissary for “Gross National Happiness”.
“There are only a few people in the world who have made a success out of failing. Serial entrepreneur and author of Backable, Suneel Gupta is one of them.” – Simon Sinek, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
As the business world rapidly accelerates, leaders need to push new boundaries at a faster pace. They need to think and behave like entrepreneurs. Unlike most Silicon Valley CEOs, Suneel Gupta spent a decade leading P&Ls inside big companies before founding his own Silicon Valley startup, backed by Google Ventures. Now, as an investor and Harvard lecturer, he shares the techniques that leaders inside large organizations can learn from the cutting-edge entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley companies like Uber and AirBnB. As a result of his influence on Fortune 500 executives, the New York Stock Exchange named Suneel “the new face of innovation.” You’ll leave this talk thinking and feeling more entrepreneurial and ready to have massive impact inside your organization.
Moving fast is both an art and a science…and organizations (and leaders) that understand how to excel in both aspects of ‘speed’ are primed for success. Suneel’s experiences from the White House to Sony to the forefront of digital media at Groupon provide a unique framework for managing decision-making and strategy for lean organizations. Understanding the lessons learned through building new products that quickly reached hundreds of millions of people and produced billions of dollars in revenue, audiences gain an inside look at how to build a digital product from scratch, and the pitfalls to avoid along the way.
As the Head of Product Development for Groupon, a company that grew from around $1 Million in revenue to around $1 Billion in revenue in just one year, Suneel shares with audiences the lessons learned from building and managing teams when everything around you is changing at break-neck speed. When managed correctly, hyper-growth and innovation is achievable in every industry and within every organization. The key, as discussed in this presentation, is to embrace flexibility and innovate at every opportunity.
Suneel Gupta has spent nearly 15 years learning from, and working shoulder-to-shoulder, with people who have shaped the world we live in today. The most transformative organizations foster experimentation, manage risk, and reward creativity and are led by a new breed of entrepreneurs. Suneel offers a glimpse into how the most innovative people on the planet think, act, and win.
Innovative startups like AirBnB are now adopting the same discipline of “storyboard thinking” that originated in Walt Disney’s personal studio lot. As both a highly successful film producer and technologist, Suneel teaches you how to bring Storyboard Thinking into your organization and unleash creativity like never before.
