Brad Szollose & Tony Rubleski at The Marriott Marquis, NYC

“Szollose’s insights are smart, well supported and relevant. Even better, I found that the deeper I penetrated into this ocean of insight, the more I got from it. if you want to transform (or save) your company, read this book.”

Rob Hirschfeld
Senior Cloud Solutions Architect,
Dell Inc.

“Brad Szollose has written an extraordinary book on leadership… a must read, if you are a leader. Don’t miss this opportunity to acquire the flexibility and insight of a liquid leader. Buy a copy of this book now!”

Michael Beitler, Ph.D. 

Author of “Strategic Organizational Change”

“A refreshing book about real leadership. Many of the tools explained in this book do work. It has already drastically improved the vibe around our office as well as the productivity, but most importantly the morale! Highly recommended.”

Michael H., Canada

IS THE GENERATIONAL GAP SPLITTING OUR ORGANIZATION
IN TWO, OR TRANSFORMING YOUR COMPANY INTO AN
ENGINE OF INNOVATION?

Liquid Leadership presents a dynamic approach to everything from developing a creative work environment for innovation to using social commitment to bring coworkers together, delivering the engagement necessary to nurture a vastly diverse and talent-rich workforce. This wide-ranging discussion provides an entirely new perspective on the major factors affecting business today.

With his actionable program, Brad Szollose shares the wisdom of Gen X and Millennial management and the tools necessary for anyone to acquire the flexibility and insight to take advantage of the exciting possibilities on the horizon. Despite rapid technological advances, the author reveals seven immutable laws that can enable any leader to maximize the effectiveness of their organization.

From placing people first to leaving a lasting legacy, the liquid leader knows just the right techniques to motivate individuals to perform at their very best.

One of the original dot-com pioneers and a Baby Boomer, the author has had more than twenty years’ experience in helping workers from different generations bridge both the cultural and the technological gap. Szollose has learned that organizations can thrive only if they listen to the people on the front lines and adopt an adaptable, engaging, and fluid management style—liquid leadership.

Liquid Leadership Keynote:
Getting The Woodstock & Wikipedia Generations
Working Together

How Do You Manage People Who Refuse To Be Managed?… Brad’s one hour keynote speech will make you laugh, wonder what our future will be like and help you to learn how to get Generation X, Y and Millennials working with Baby Boomers… instead of against them.

Liquid Leadership presents a dynamic approach to everything from developing a creative work environment for innovation to using social commitment to bring coworkers together, delivering the engagement necessary to nurture a vastly diverse and talent-rich workforce. This wide-ranging discussion provides an entirely new perspective on the major factors affecting business today.

Based on his award winning* book Liquid Leadership: From Woodstock to Wikipedia, Brad’s anecdotes will have you astounded as he tells his stories from growing up in Pennsylvania to the trenches of the first Dot Com Boom of the 90s to the island of Haiti and the earthquake that devastated a nation.

* 2011 Axiom Business Book Awards silver medal in leadership

“I have had the pleasure of knowing and experiencing the work of Brad Szollose for over
10 years. In that time I have witnessed his talents as a featured motivational speaker,
Master of Ceremony [and] comedian… rarer still, is someone who uses these talents to
open the mind, open the heart, and inspire the spirit to soar – Brad does all of this,
every time he takes the stage.”
Michael J. Deluca, Jr.

Vice President of Relationship Development
South American Operations
Strategic Asset Management, Inc.

Liquid Leadership Workshop

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Liquid Leadership Keynote: Getting The Woodstock & Wikipedia Generations Working Together

How Do You Manage People Who Refuse To Be Managed?

“I have had the pleasure of knowing and experiencing the work of Brad Szollose for over 10 years. In that time I have witnessed his talents as a featured motivational speaker, Master of Ceremony [and] comedian… rarer still, is someone who uses these talents to open the mind, open the heart, and inspire the spirit to soar – Brad does all of this, every time he takes the stage.” Michael J. Deluca, Jr. Vice President of Relationship Development South American Operations Strategic Asset Management, Inc.

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	The Jordan Rich Show August 5th, 2011 Jordan Interviews generational expert and business author Brad Szollose after reading his book Liquid Leadership: From Woodstock to Wikipedia. “This is not really a business book but a book that affects teachers, parents and business people alike.”
	The Gary Null Show on The Progressive Radio Network December 13, 2010 — 3:00 PM East Coast Gary Null, Ph.D. interviews Brad on his book Liquid Leadership, the Dot Com Bubble of the 90s, the poverty caused when an economic bubble bursts and how Generation Y is getting deeper and deeper into debt. Defining each generations needs—Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Y and Millennials—will be paramount over the next 50 years. Dr. Gary Null’s Website: www.garynull.com
	The Zane Safrit Show: Word of Mouth Business January 6, 2011 Host Zane Safrit gives an in depth interview on the business landscape in the 21st Century and how Brad Szollose’s theories in his book Liquid Leadership can be used to run a company in the Information Age. Zane’s Blog: www.zanesafrit.typepad.com
	Robert Scott Bell Show – May 12, 2011 Brad and Robert discuss the latest trends affecting all of us these days. How Baby Boomers where promised a future where technology would solve all our problems while every person born after 1977 was taught to change the world, run their own company, look for the cool career and if none of it works out, quit your job and look for something else to do. An entire generation was raised to manipulate digital information BEFORE they could read and write. Robert Scott Bell’s Website: www.robertscottbell.com
	The Savvy Business Leader on Blogtalk Radio with Ana Lucia Novak – March 24, 2011 Host Ana Lucia Novak, Social Media Expert and tech savvy host, interviews Brad on Liquid leadership, the Digital Divide and how businesses all around the world are affected by a new tech savvy generation.
	The Ron Thomas Small Business Forum Live panel discussion about the need for wired buildings in the digital age. Brad, Bill Rudin and other panel members from Silicon Alley.

Brad In Print: Magazines, Newspapers, Articles and Books

	Multigenerational Management: Mind the Gap – July 7, 2011, by Denise McMahan guest author. Founder of CausePlanet. Denise points out how today’s executives need to watch the generation gap in their organization more than ever. Quoting from Liquid Leadership… “Author Brad Szollose says, “Today’s generation gap is permanent and unlike any gap we’ve seen before; it is a chasm. We cannot return to the past any more easily than Dorothy Gale could go back to her black-and-white world unchanged. But we can bridge the gap and make it work under a new paradigm, starting with an understanding of how each of us approaches work. The integration of Boomers and “Netizens” is paramount to our success.”
	Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God’s Agenda, by Henry Blackaby, Richard Blackaby Revised edition: May 1, 2011 Publisher: B&H Books ISBN: 978-1433669187 Authors and brothers Henry & Richard Blackaby quote Brad on the changes in the 21st Century, how that affects business and church leaders…and to embrace God’s design for personal and business success.
	Lebanon Daily News – November 2009 Web Pioneer Honored By Lebanon High School Journalist John Latimer follows Brad around his alma mater Lebanon High on the day he receives Lebanon High School’s highest honor, The Distinguished Alumnus Award.
	Details Magazine – June/July 2008 Brad was interviewed by Katie Hintz concerning Eliot Spitzer and the lack of morals and ethics in today’s leadership…and what to do when you are in the hot seat as a high-profile leader. “Here, leadership consultant Brad Szollose explains how not to choke when you become CEO. THE PROBLEM: Lack of Guidance “You’ve got to have advisers you trust,” Szollose says. “They won’t say the nicest things, but they’re going to help…” – from page 118
	Lebanon Daily News – December 2007 LHS Grad Credits Success in Big Apple to Hometown In-depth interview on Brad’s success with K2, his struggles to make it in the years before and how growing up in Lebanon, PA. influenced his career.
	Case Study: Interview #43 by Jason Gardner – November 2007 Liquid Leadership with Brad Szollose Ten Years after the Dot Com Boom of the mid 90s, Jason Gardner sits down with Brad Szollose to discuss his company K2, their milestones, and the next Dot Com Boom. Brad also gives a candid picture of globalization, the future when Generation Y is at the helm.
	New York Post – January 1998 Shuffle Reflects K2 Growing Pains How Brad’s resignation affected K2’s stock price.
	Le Journal du Dimanche, France – August 10, 1997 Internet, Nouveau Roi de Wall Street The French equivalent of the Wall Street Journal, featured Brad and his search for financing on Wall Street and how the Downtown Alliance helps New Media companies find affordable space.
	New York Magazine – November 4, 1996 Wall Street’s Other Boom About the Silicon Alley/Dot Com real estate explosion in the Wall Street area of New York City and the controversy surrounding commercial buildings converting to residential. - from page 32 – 38, and continues on page 128.
	Crain’s Business Week – May 1995 Featured comments on the up and coming digital revolution, the companies in New York City who are creating a buzz and The Fab Four of the Internet: Brad Szollose, Doug Cleek, David Centner and Matt de Ganon co-founders of K2 Design, Inc.
	New York Magazine – November 13, 1995 High Tech Boom Town In-depth exposé about the explosion of Internet Developers in the Flat Iron District of New York City, and their preferences to large bohemian loft spaces. The term Silicon Alley is coined as an East Coast term for Silicon Valley of the West Coast. Brad’s company K2, is mentioned as a 25 employee start-up, just one story out of dozens like this. Almost 9 months before K2 goes public on NASDAQ.
	Advertising Age – March 13, 1995 Fear Creates Strange Bedfellows Featured comments from the first design firms that specialized in designing for the Internet. Only 10 companies in the entire United States could be located who found the user interface a challenge. Most content focused on how these companies needed to forge channel alliances. One year later, there would be hundreds of these companies.