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Chip Conley: Peak How Great Companies get their Mojo from Maslow

Ever hear of Abraham Maslows Hierarchy of Needs? Chip Conley believes it can help you reach new heights in business, if you understand it. Chip is founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Californias largest boutique hotel company. His new book is 'Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow.' Chip explains Maslows Hierarchy of Needs, how he changed it to relate with his employees, clients and investors, and utilized this new pyramid to triple his business and grow into one of the largest hoteliers in California.

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Michael Gerber: Awakening the Entrepreneur Within

Michael Gerber has been called the entrepreneur\'s secret weapon, a genius and a brilliant visionary. He\'s inspired countless entrepreneurs to reach new heights of success. His new book is Awakening the Entrepreneur Within: How Ordinary People can Create Extraordinary Companies. Michael explains the five realities of the entrepreneur, the different parts of an entrepreneurs personality, and the concept of The Dreaming Room.

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Peak

After fifteen years of rising to the pinnacle of the hospitality industry, Chip Conley's company was suddenly undercapitalized. For relief and inspiration, Conley turned to psychologist Abraham Maslow's iconic Hierarchy of Needs. This book explores how Conley's company overcame the storm that hit the travel industry by applying Maslow's theory to what Conley identifies as the key Relationship Truths in business with Employees, Customers and Investors. Part memoir, part theory, and part application, the book tells of Joie de Vivre's remarkable transformation while providing real world examples from other companies and showing how readers can bring about similar changes in their work and personal lives.

Chip Conley

Chip Conley is the founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, California’s largest boutique hotel company, now celebrating its 20th anniversary. Starting out with virtually no industry experience, Chip opened his first hotel, The Phoenix, in San Francisco’s edgy Tenderloin district on a wing and a prayer. The company now consists of over 40 award-winning hotels, restaurants and spas across the state. Chip and his company’s time-tested techniques have been featured in INC, People, TIME, and other leading publications. A popular speaker and innovative leader, Chip is regularly consulted by corporate, civic and academic institutions for his opinions, guidance and wisdom on building and maintaining a successful and transformative enterprise, involving areas such as organizational leadership, creative business development, corporate social responsibility and spirit in business. Chip has been honored with the top hospitality industry awards and is recognized as a committed and creative philanthropist. He is a member of the Global Business Network and Young President’s Organization and received his BA and MBA from Stanford University.

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Michael Gerber

Michael E. Gerber has spent his life understanding and improving the world of the Entrepreneur. This passion led to the founding of E-Myth Worldwide in 1977 to transform the way that small business owners do the work of growing their companies. Having coached, taught, and trained over 50,000 small businesses in 145 countries, Michael has become the world's preeminent small business guru. He has now founded In the Dreaming Room. He lives in Carlsbad, California.

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