Adam Hartung

Adam Hartung helps companies innovate to achieve real growth with 20 years of practical experience in developing and implementing strategies to take advantage of emerging technologies and new business models. He writes, consults and speaks worldwide.

Adams book, "Create Marketplace Disruption: How to Stay Ahead of the Competition" (Financial Times Press, 2008), helps leaders and managers create evergreen organizations that produce above-average returns.

Adam is currently Managing Partner of Spark Partners, a strategy and transformation consultancy. Previously, he spent eight years as a Partner in the consulting arm of Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) where he led their efforts in Intellectual Capital Development and e-business. Adam has also been a strategist with The Boston Consulting Group, and an executive with PepsiCo and DuPont in the areas of strategic planning and business development. He has helped redefine the strategy of companies such as General Dynamics, Deutsche Telecom, BancOne, Subaru of America, Safeway, and Kraft. Adam received his MBA from Harvard Business School with Distinction.

Through a rich collection of case studies and stories, Adam keeps his talk relevant and focused on your industry, your business, your marketplace. Your team and your employees will understand what it takes to turn an organization in a new direction and seize the opportunities in a turbulent market in order to launch new growth and innovation.

Read Adams weekly Forbes blog by visiting http://blogs.forbes.com/adamhartung/.