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Rich Horwath

Rich Horwath

Keynote Speaker: Founder & CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute

Rich Horwath Biography

Rich Horwath is the founder and CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute where he serves leadership teams as a strategy workshop facilitator, strategic executive coach, and keynote speaker. His mission is to help executive teams think, plan, and act strategically to set direction, create advantage, and achieve their goals. Horwath is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today national bestselling author of eight books, and his work has been featured in publications including Fast Company, Forbes, and the Harvard Business Review. He has been described by Chief Executive Magazine as “the world’s foremost expert on strategic thinking.”

As a former chief strategy officer and professor of strategy at the graduate level, he is able to bring a practical, real-world approach based in strong foundational principles to help executives develop their strategic capabilities. Horwath has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX TV to share his perspectives on current business strategy issues. In addition to his work facilitating strategy workshops for leadership teams and providing executive coaching services and strategic counsel, he is a highly sought-after keynote speaker for groups ranging from 10 to 10,000. Horwath has helped more than a quarter million leaders around the world develop their strategic capabilities in pursuit of his vision to teach the world to be strategic.

Horwath served as a professor of management at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, where he was consistently ranked a top strategy professor by students. He earned an MBA with Distinction from the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University and has completed postgraduate courses in strategy at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. He resides in Barrington, Illinois.

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Rich Horwath Videos

Rich on Strategy
Rich Horwath on Developing Your Strategic Capabilities

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What topics does Rich Horwath speak about?

Rich Horwath is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Goal Setting, Business Leadership, Marketing, Business Growth, Strategic Leadership, Business, Sales, Peak Performance, Teamwork & Teambuilding, Personal Growth, Communication, Corporate Strategy, Authors, Motivational and Leadership.

Where does Rich Horwath travel from?

Rich Horwath generally travels from Barrington, IL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances.

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Rich Horwath is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Goal Setting, Business Leadership and Marketing. The estimated speaking fee range to book Rich Horwath for live events is $20,000 - $30,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Rich Horwath generally travels from Barrington, IL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Peter Sheahan, Tim Sanders and Mark C. Thompson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Rich Horwath for an upcoming event.

Rich Horwath Videos

Rich on Strategy
Rich Horwath on Developing Your Strategic Capabilities
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