As founder of TrendHunter.com, the number 1 trend-spotting site in the world — the largest, most influential, most updated collection of cutting edge ideas available anywhere, Jeremy Gutsche, relentlessly tracks and finds The Next Big Thing — that valuable but elusive commodity — for a global audience that generates millions of views a month. Gutsche is a creative, globe-roaming individual with a broad appeal that stretches from The Economist, which uses him as a source, to MTV, which places him at “the forefront of cool.”

With phenomenal speed, Gutsche has grown Trendhunter into a trusted showcase for “what’s next” in marketing, design, technology, and other categories. The site’s been featured or cited in over 40,000 articles, and Gutsche has appeared everywhere from Entertainment Tonight to the BBC.

He’s also sought out by leading companies to speak on cool-hunting, innovation, marketing strategies, and The Next Big Thing and its relevance to their business. In bold, interactive keynotes, he delivers a blend of viral new trends, strategic frameworks, and a contagious enthusiasm for innovation. He possesses a unique perspective on innovation in the business context, and draws on his background in both corporate strategy and Web 2.0 to provide you with inspiration and tools to generate ideas, stimulate creativity and unlock potential. Jeremy Gutsche is the winner of The Cisco Innovation Excellence Award and the BDC’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In bold, interactive keynotes, he delivers a blend of viral new trends, strategic frameworks, and a contagious enthusiasm for innovation. He possesses a unique perspective on innovation in the business context, and draws on his background in both corporate strategy and Web 2.0 to provide you with inspiration and tools to generate ideas, stimulate creativity and unlock potential. At 28, as one of Capital One’s youngest Business Directors, Gutsche led his team to grow a billion dollar portfolio of market leading products. And as a Management Consultant for the Monitor Group, he advised Fortune 50 clients on top level strategy. His first business book, Exploiting Chaos, won an Axiom Business Book Award, was named an Inc. Best Book for Business Owners, and was a #1 bestseller on the 800 CEO Read list. His second book, Better and Faster, was a New York Times bestseller, #1 on Amazon and a CEO Read “Select” book for CEOs, entrepreneurs, and managers.

Topics

• Disrupt or be Disrupted – Learn to Spark Innovation & Change
• Adapt & Disrupt: Capture New Business Opportunities and Stay Ahead of
  the Pack
• Exploiting Chaos: 150 Ways to Spark Innovation During Times of Change
• Creating a Culture of Innovation

Publications

• Better and Faster: The Proven Path to Unstoppable Ideas (2015)
• Exploiting Chaos: 150 Ways to Spark Innovation During Times of Change (2009