Jeff Hoffman
Accomplished entrepreneur and innovator
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-Best known as CEO and Founder of Priceline
With years of experience founding and running companies in the tech sector, e commerce, and the entertainment industry, Jeff has the expertise and insights into how companies can gain the competitive edge they need to succeed.
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Jeff Hoffman is a successful entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, bestselling author, Hollywood film producer, a producer of a Grammy-winning jazz album, and executive producer of an Emmy Award-winning television show. In his career, he has been the founder of multiple startups, he has been the CEO of both public and private companies, and he has served as a senior executive in many capacities. Jeff has been part of a number of well-known successful startups, including Priceline.com/Booking.com, uBid.com, and more.
Jeff serves on the boards of companies in the US, Europe, the Middle East, South America, Africa, and Asia. He supports entrepreneurs and small businesses on a worldwide basis. He is the Chairman of the Global Entrepreneurship Network, which works with entrepreneurs in 180 countries, as well as being a founding board member of The Unreasonable Group. He supports the White House, the State Department, the United Nations, and similar organizations internationally on economic growth initiatives and entrepreneurship programs.
Jeff is a frequent keynote speaker, having been invited to speak in over 60 countries. He speaks on the topics of innovation, entrepreneurship, and business leadership, and is the author of the book SCALE, a how-to guide for growing your business. Jeff also teaches innovation workshops to major corporations on a regular basis.
Jeff was honored with the Champion of Entrepreneurship Award from JP Morgan Chase and Citibank, as well as receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award and being inducted into the Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame.
Outside of the world of technology, Jeff has produced TV shows, has produced movies in Hollywood, has produced musical events including concerts, tours, and charity events with such artists as Elton John, Britney Spears, NSYNC, Boyz II Men, and others, and serves on numerous charity and non-profit boards.
What do the world’s most innovative people do differently than everyone else, and how to be more like them.
Jeff describes how he rediscovered how to harness his childlike sense of wonder. We stop seeing the things around us and questioning everything around us.
- Remove filters and open your minds.
- Info-sponge: Step outside of your industry and business and see how others do things. Let your mind go.
- Connecting data points creates innovation
- Filter data by determining what is and is not relevant to your customer.
Businesses get stuck. You need to get certain critical points right in order to achieve hockey stick growth.
- Team Building and leadership
- Stop working on your business and step back and not work in it.
- Automatic/outsource things that are not your secret sauce
- Crowdsource questions – someone else has the answer. Connect with other companies in your industry.
- Determine your leverage points for industry, exploit advantages do you have that other companies in your industry don’t?
Leadership depends on teams. Traditional methods of finding employees will miss the rockstars. Find stars non-traditionally – you need to go find them.
- Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you
- Get out of there way
- Lead by serving
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