<p>With customized solutions that integrate proven methodologies, and forward-thinking strategies and technologies, Ben Casnocha delivers insights for all kinds of organizations to effectively innovate and remain relevant in today’s evolving, fast-paced business environment.</p><p>Named “one of America's top young entrepreneurs” by <i>BusinessWeek</i> and one of the top trendsetters in the talent industry for 2015 by Human Resources magazine, Casnocha is helping organizations learn how to merge the start-up mindset with talent development and human capital to recruit, manage, and retain the entrepreneurial employees who are critical for success in the networked age.</p><p>Casnocha is the co-author of two <i>New York Times</i> bestselling books with LinkedIn founder/chairman Reid Hoffman. Their most recent, <i>The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age</i> outlines a new and innovative framework for managing today’s employees. The #1 bestseller, <i>The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career</i> has been translated into a dozen languages and has become one of the most referenced guides on how to thrive professionally in the modern world.</p><p>Recently, Casnocha served as Chief of Staff in the office of the chairman at LinkedIn. He is also a serial technology entrepreneur, a partner at Allied Talent, where he advises companies on talent issues and an advisor at Wasabi Ventures, where he incubates and advises internet entrepreneurs. His work has been featured by dozens of outlets, including CNN, <i>Charlie Rose</i>, <i>Harvard Business Review</i> and <i>The Economist</i>.</p>
Talent Development Thought Leader, New York Times Bestselling Author & Tech Entrepreneur
<ul><li><strong>The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Network Age</strong></li><li>The employer-employee relationship is broken. Managers face a seemingly impossible dilemma: You can’t afford to offer lifetime employment. But you can’t build a lasting, innovative business when everyone acts like a free agent. The solution: Stop thinking of employees as family or free agents and start thinking of them as allies on a tour of duty. Based on his recent <i>New York Times </i>bestselling book with Reid Hoffman, founder/chairman of LinkedIn, Casnocha explains how to recruit, manage, and retain the entrepreneurial employees your business needs to succeed in the networked age.</li><li><strong>The Start-Up of You: Transform Your Work and Career with Entrepreneurial Thinking</strong></li><li>The career escalator is jammed at every level, from high unemployment rates to creative disruption shaking every industry. The employer-employee pact is over and traditional job security is a thing of the past. Based on his #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling book, Casnocha presents a blueprint for how to thrive in this new economic landscape by developing the entrepreneurial strategies and mindset to jump-start your career. This is a bold presentation on thriving in a world where every professional must be the entrepreneur of his or her own life.</li><li><strong>Millennials at Work: Crossing the Generational Divide</strong></li><li>Today, four generations are in the same workplace at the same time, introducing an unprecedented host of challenges and opportunities. To bring out the best of your millennial employees, and to create a corporate culture where all generations can effectively work with each other, you need to rethink every aspect of how you recruit, manage, and retain employees. Casnocha's background makes him uniquely qualified to speak credibly on his own generational dynamics while also drawing upon his leading corporate experience.</li></ul>