Adam HartungFor 8 years, Adam was the No. 1 Leadership columnist for Forbes.com with over 50 million readers. He also wrote the Strategy & Leadership column for CIO Magazine for 7 years, and he has been a contributing editor for the International Journal of Innoation Science. His columns boldly predicted the success of industry changers like Netflix, Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook and Tesla. As well as the negative impact these disruptors had on former leaders like Sears, Tribune, Research in Motion - and many others who were unable (or unwilling) to adapt. He predicted the decline of bitcoin and the dominance of FAANG investing. Adam's accurate forecasts about market shifting trends and his predictions for industry leading corporations has made him a frequent press interviewee regarding top tech companies, as well as the automobile, media and retail industry leaders. His insights into business growth and overcoming organizational obstacles have been featured in over 600 journals, including such notables as Inc, Adweek, Fortune, Washington Times - and multiple radio and television interviews. Adam is CEO and Managing Partner of Spark Partners, a strategy and transformation consultancy and was the founding CEO of Soparfilm Energy, a corporation that invested early in fracking for oil and gas production. Additionally, Adam has been on the Board of Directors at several successful privately held companies. Adam is a Certified Board Leadership Fellow by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) where he is a regular speaker, and he is a certified financial expert by the SEC. Adam was formerly a successful entrepreneur, an executive with PepsiCo and DuPont, and is a Boston Consulting Group alum. He now travels globally giving keynotes, leading strategy and innovation management workshops, and coaching executives and boards on how to increase their success. Read More Read Less