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Thrive in the Job you have
I'm the founder of Collaborative Gain and nearly 25 years ago pioneered bringing Peer Councils to Silicon Valley. Thousands of CEOs, Product Leaders and others have gone through the program from companies including Airbnb, Amazon, Apple to startups in AI, to established players in banking, healthcare, media, and retail.
Find the Job you want
I'm the author of Never Search Alone and the founder of the global free job search program based on the book that has helped more than 65,000 people find a job in this tough market.
Enrich the Life you lead
My lifelong learning communities serve high school students, college students, and adults.
WBRG: Explore business, finance, ethics, and leadership through Warren Buffett’s philosophy. Nearly 1,000 students have gone through this program live taught by senior leaders.
Reading Odyssey: Tackle great books and big ideas together,
from Homer and Darwin to Shakespeare. And learn from great scholars who partner with us.
Slow Art Day: Run in 1,500+ museums around the worll, you can learn to look at and love art by slowing down and discussing what you notice with others.
Speaking & Media
I’ve delivered more than 500 keynotes and featured talks, including talks for Apple, Google, Microsoft, Airbnb, and American Express, and appearances in the Harvard Business School Distinguished Speaker Series. I speak on leadership, customer experience, community, job search, and navigating technological change while keeping humans at the center.
My podcast appearances include BBC World Business Report, Lenny’s Podcast, and LinkedIn News’ Get Hired podcast. I've also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Fast Company, which named me to its Fast Company 100 list of leaders shaping the 21st century.
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Fall 2026
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I have just finished writing Never Search Alone: College Edition. This is a full rewrite. The book is now in production. Hope to have it out in January 2027.
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The fall 2026 Council meetings are planned for end of October. Learn more about joining one of our Councils for CEOs, Product leaders, and others.
I'm coaching CEOs and Chief Product Officers working in some of the top AI companies (it's intense, to say the least).
We had a great summer running high school and college Introduction to Business classes in our World of Business Reading Group program and we are now running an adult class this fall, which is going gangbusers.
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* high school and college students * adults
My volunteer team and are writing up all the reports from the 15th Slow Art Day, a global art movement I launched 15 years ago that helps people learn how to slow down, look at and love art; (Washington Post * Annual Reports).
I’m on a speaking tour about AI and about Never Search Alone and I'm just back from a tour of Asia.
You can read my full bio.
And my books are listed in the left navigation.