Troy Hazard
Street-smart business leader, bestselling author, sought after chairman for board of directors, and founder of 13 companies
There are few situations in the business world that Troy Hazard has not experienced and survived. The entrepreneurial genius, who has founded and nurtured thirteen businesses over three decades, has turned around businesses that were making enormous losses and has consulted to countless successful companies including Goodyear, Baskin Robbins, Subway, Fisher & Paykel and many more.
Hazard’s business talents earned him international respect, so much so that he was elected by the world’s foremost business leaders for the role of Global President of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, a role he says was one of his greatest challenges.
“That was by far the toughest leadership position I have held,” he admits, speaking of an organization that represents a global community of successful business owners.
Hazard’s experiences in the business world have allowed him valuable insight into the workings of organizations and the minds of customers. His particular area of specialty is in the franchise space where he has been a leading consultant for 30 years.
It’s this same experience that gives Hazard such great value as a CSP – Certified Speaking Professional, and as the host on the hugely successful national network business television shows in Australia ‘Inside Franchising’ and ‘Don’t Come Monday’.
He is also the host of his own Cable TV talk show in the USA – ‘Gettin’ Down 2 Business’, on the BizTV Cable Network and TiVo broadcasting into 30 million homes each week, and a regular Co-Host on ‘The Big Biz Show’ on the CBS Talk Radio Network and the Business Talk Radio Network broadcasting to 1.5 Million Radio Listeners, and simulcast the BizTV Cable Network.
Future-Proofing Your Business
Prepare Your Business for Tomorrow, Today
Troy Hazard had bought, grown and sold more companies before his 40th birthday than some would even consider in a lifetime.
Troy’s real-world experience surviving 5 significant economic corrections is the foundation of this keynote presentation, and his Amazon bestselling business book of the same title. And it is what has kept audiences engaged in 26 countries.
Through his own businesses and working as a consultant for some of the world’s biggest brands Troy has developed proven strategies to predict issues in business before you need to experience them.
This entrepreneurial experience was recognized when he became a leader of leaders as the GlobalPresident of The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (www.eonetwork.org).
In this presentation Troy will step through a process to identify the unique opportunity business leaders have in the face of adversity, and change.
He will send participants out the door with actionable ideas and leadership skills they can apply instantly.
Troy’s presentation delivers answers on how to:
- Learn from the past, apply it to the present, to protect the future.
- Identify the opportunity in an obstacle
- Create a unified responsibility for the future in your organization.
- Break down business barriers created by bad beliefs.
- Review and identify your personal purpose as a path to profit.
- Create a culture of collaboration.
- Use rhythm to create revenue resilience.
- Embrace evolution to lead execution.
Embrace Evolution
Be First to Change, or First to Die
It’s a fact – change is constant, change is inevitable, change is good – unless, of course, it’s forced.
Through his 30 years as a business consultant and business owner of thirteen companies Troy has turned around countless businesses.
His philosophy is that you need to make change a consciousness in the business, not just an action. And to do that, you need to embrace evolution.
In this presentation Troy will walk you down the path to conscious change. He will identify the killers of change and how to avoid them, the drivers of change and how to harness them, and the facilitators of change and how to inspire them.
Troy’s presentation delivers real life lessons for how to:
- Avoid things that cripple a culture of conscious change.
- Develop evolutionary awareness in your business.
- Create a culture in your business that drives change.
- Hire and inspire team members to be evolutionary.
Purpose, Passion, People and Profits
The Power of Creating Profit, on Purpose
Serial entrepreneur Troy Hazard believes the answer to the growth you seek in your business is not found within something you seek, but more in something you already have, and may have forgotten.
Troy is an entrepreneurial veteran who had bought, sold and grown more companies before his 40th birthday than some business people would even consider in a lifetime. As a result he has seen his fair share of cycles in the economy. In the first recession of the late 80’s he lost $250,000.
In the second one in the mid 90’s the amount was closer to $1 million. In the tech wreck of 2001 and the global financial crisis of 2008, it was an entirely different outcome!
It was through these tough lessons early in his business career, that he developed a powerful personal strategy that helped him unlock greater purpose. This strategy reignited his passion and in turn that of the people he led, so he could go on to grow and develop a series of successful
profitable companies over the course of a decade.
In this keynote Troy provides simple steps to the clarity of vision you need to give your business a more purposeful view of the future.
He will show you how to:
- Unlock how to truly create clarity of vision.
- Use your personal purpose to solidify strategy in your business.
- Leverage passion to drive innovation.
- Inspire, engage and unify the people you lead.
- Understand where the path to greater profit really starts.
Revenue Through Relationships
Developing Significant Customer Connection
In a world of connectivity, why is it that we sometimes fail to really ‘connect’ as humans?
In our personal lives we all enjoy relationships that revolve around authenticity, honesty, openness, vulnerability, and respect. Yet in business we often treat the development of key relationships as a mechanical, somewhat technical event, as opposed to an emotional bond with another person.
Why?
Given the new normal for business is faster, better, yesterday, it’s no surprise that the way we interact with our customer base has changed. However, the core reason for them wanting to connect has not.
Troy will demonstrate how to develop effective and efficient strategies to embrace the true emotion of a relationship in business and harness that with the technology we have come to rely on so heavily.
He will offer real world examples of what he has done in his businesses to not only stay relevant to his customer base, but also remain significant, in turn facilitating extraordinary growth.
Troy’s presentation delivers key strategies on how to:
- Identify the 5 key reasons why people do business with you.
- Use the new voice of word of mouth.
- Talk TO your customers not AT them.
- Maintain relationships that are emotive, distinctive, and collaborative.
- Develop the 6 relationships that drive revenue in your business.
- Share and create a culture of conscious collaboration.
Speed Leading
How to Become a Better Leader, Faster
Leading people is tough, particularly in changing times. Everyone has an opinion on how to lead, and what makes a good leader. So, what is the best way to become a better leader, faster? Ask a leader of leaders. Troy Hazard is a business veteran of thirteen companies he has founded, built, and sold over 30 years.
His entrepreneurial and leadership excellence was recognized when he was elected Global President of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. This group is comprised of some of the world’s greatest business leaders, employing 1.7 million people around the world with combined revenue of $160 billion.
In short, Troy has proven himself in one of the toughest leadership roles on the planet.
In this session, Troy will explain why the speed of your personal evolution as a leader has a direct impact on the evolution of your business and those you lead.
Armed with this information you will quickly become more focused, balanced, aware, and effective. Troy’s presentation delivers real life leadership strategies to maximize your impact as a leader, faster.
Learn how to:
- Become aware of your own leadership evolution.
- Lead in truth, not fear.
- Implement the 4 key character traits of a true leader.
- Hire, inspire, and emotionally engage staff.
- Share and create a culture of conscious collaboration.
- Manage personal growth with business growth.
- Lead, with speed!
Stronger Together
Unlocking the power of unity in your business
Doing more with less, pushing harder for the same results, and asking your team to conquer an increasingly competitive market requires a cohesive environment, working in a collaborative, constructive, and unified culture. Sounds easy…right?
The key to achieving unity in your business is to match personal and business Visions, Values and Victories.
In this presentation Troy will reveal the key steps to creating a true culture of unity in your business. He will draw from 30 years as a business leader in the 13 companies he has owned and offer real world examples of how to develop a Stronger Together mentality and strategy in your business.
He will also step you through the Stronger Together strategies he has developed for some of the world’s greatest brands; how they worked, why they worked and for whom they worked. Troy’s presentation gives clarity to why UNITY starts with “U”.
- Align personal Vision with business vision to deliver clarity of purpose
- Develop a strategy for sharing Values to create ‘culture consensus’
- Leverage a mindset of shared responsibility to share Victory
- Implement Stronger Together as a sustainable strategy in your business
“Troy Hazard was our keynote speaker for an annual meeting many of our top producing franchisees attend and WOW! – did he nail it! He had clearly come prepared and knew exactly what we had hoped our franchisees would leave the session with. Troy was one of highest-ranking speakers we have ever had for this event. He truly understood the Great Clips culture and connected with our franchisees in a meaningful way. He was also easy to work with in every way. We will definitely be working with Troy Hazard in the future and recommend him to anyone who needs a keynote speaker that truly understands the franchise world.”
–Lora Peterson, Director, Great Clips University & Events, Great Clips
“Troy really hit it out of the park! He listened to understand the theme and message that we wanted to deliver from an overall conference and content perspective and hit it on all cylinders. Troy has unique, real-world experience both as a franchisor and franchisee, as well as consulting with franchisors around the world—he’s “he’s been there, done that” in franchising. He spent the time on the front end leading into the conference finding out our objectives, and then determining how his message and what he's passionate about fit together to create a meaningful experience for the audience. And so, it wasn't about him, it was about them .
Rather than theory or an esoteric type delivery, Troy delivers real world franchise perspective, and it really made a difference, really made a difference. I heard that from a number of our attendees. So, I just can't recommend Troy highly enough. If you’re looking for a keynote speaker, give serious and strong consideration to Troy Hazard, because he brings it.”
–Brian Schnell, Partner & Chair of Franchise Practice at Faegre Baker Daniels
“Troy was well prepared to present to our audience. His presentation was both motivational and educational while delivering truly actionable next steps for attendees. On stage, Troy is super-energized and he connected really well to the audience leveraging his personal experiences and business acumen. I highly recommend Troy.”
–Mark Fisher, CEO, Cyclebar
“Thank you for bringing Troy to Great Clips! He was phenomenal and extremely engaging in a ‘how does this actually apply’ way!”
–Bob Crowther, Great Clips Franchisee
“You were spot on with your recommendation of Troy Hazard for us this year! He did a fantastic job and really exceeded our expectations in every way. We all appreciated how Troy interwove the key messages from our CEO’s and my presentations into his session. That went a long way to reinforce the key points that we wanted our franchisees to embrace from the convention. From his pre-event prep, to how easy he was to work with on site, to his post-event follow up, we couldn’t be happier with the value that Troy brought to our event!”
–Cheryl Hammons, SVP of Franchise Services, Home Helpers
Future-Proofing Your Business
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