- Keith Ferrazzi
Keith Ferrazzi is the co-author of the book "Never Eat Alone" with
Tahl Raz aboutmarketing and (human) networking. He has been called one of the world's most "connected" individuals by both "Forbes " and "Inc." magazines Fact|date=March 2007. He is CEO of Ferrazzi Greenlight, a sales and marketing consulting firm.History
Ferrazzi graduated with a BA degree from
Yale University , where he became a member of theSigma Chi Fraternity; he was one of that chapter's founders. He then received a MBA fromHarvard Business School .Ferrazzi started his career as an early leader in the quality movement as the youngest examiner of the
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award . He was Chief Marketing Officer ofDeloitte Consulting .He was the youngest
Chief Marketing Officer with aFortune 500 company when he worked forStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide [http://www.fastcompany.com/resources/networking/ferrazzi/bio.html Ferrazzi Bio] before being recruited asChief Executive Officer forYaYa Media , an interactive entertainment consultancy, which popularized the term "advergaming ".Ferrazzi founded and chairs Big Task Weekend, a foundation focused on putting the most important companies in the world to work together to both solve important social issues along with increasing their shareholder value.
In 2005, Ferrazzi authored the book "Never Eat Alone", which discusses the need for networking and human relationships as a major part of any strategy for success in today's world.
Books
* "Never Eat Alone", ISBN 0-385-51205-8
References
External links
* [http://www.ferrazzigreenlight.com/ Ferrazzi Greenlight]
* [http://nevereatalone.typepad.com/ Keith's Never Eat Alone Blog]
* [http://www.keithferrazzi.com/ KeithFerrazzi.com]
* [http://www.thespeakersgroup.com/blog/tag/keith-ferrazzi-interview Keith Ferrazzi Interview Transcript]
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