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Adam Hartung

CEO / Managing Partner - Spark Partners

Adam Hartung

I currently serve as the CEO of three companies: Content Laboratory (a content services company,) Spark Partners (a growth strategy firm offering assessments, strategy consulting and on-line self-administered revenue growth tools,) and Soparfilm Energy (an oil & gas exploration & production investment company.) Over the last thirty years, I have served on multiple boards, including Audit Chair for a NASDAQ traded company, and advised boards of directors on managing for disruptions and promoting innovation into corporate management.

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My passion is public speaking on the importance of growth, innovation and strategy to succeed. As a keynote speaker I have been invited to over 1,000 leadership events, both multi-company and single company. My portfolio includes speeches, presentations, workshops and executive coaching on how to achieve faster growth from higher levels of innovation driven by trends.

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Incredible Offer
Leadership1 min read

Incredible Offer

McDonald’s is so desparate to preserve it’s Lock-in, and beat back this guy, that they are making an incredible offer in order to bring back in more shares, hopefully raise the EPS, and beat back this fellow.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

In This Corner, the Challenge
Leadership2 min read

In This Corner, the Challenge

McDonald’s business today is remarkably like it was in the 1960s. The company still franchises and operates a hamburger chain.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

In Good Company – Innosight and Ibm
Innovation3 min read

In Good Company – Innosight and Ibm

Mark Johnson's Seizing the White Space expands on using White Space for innovation. GM needs fresh leadership perspectives, not just industry insiders.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Impatient Management
Leadership2 min read

Impatient Management

The world moves quickly, and it takes precious little time for a company to falter and fail. Take for example Sun Microsystems.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Ignominious Ends- Sears And Malls
Future3 min read

Ignominious Ends- Sears And Malls

Back in 2004, Eddie Lampert bought all the bonds of defunct Kmart and used those assets to do a merger with Sears – creating Sears Holdings that encompassed both brands.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

If at First You Don’t Succeed …..
1 min read

If at First You Don’t Succeed …..

The better phrase would be "If at first you don’t succeed, learn something from what you did and try a different tack

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

IBM’S Demise- Why You Can Do Much Better
Practice5 min read

IBM’S Demise- Why You Can Do Much Better

Despite IBM bragging about its one-off supercomputers and interesting artificial intelligence uses, there were no new commercial products helping customers build out trends.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Hurricanes and Plane Crashes
Leadership3 min read

Hurricanes and Plane Crashes

The President went on television in front of bright lights (powered by portable generators) to say that yes, New Orleans needed to be rebuilt. And he promised lots of money.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Hunting for Growth
Leadership4 min read

Hunting for Growth

The competitors are getting better and better at matching the old Wal-Mart advantages, while offering their own new advantages.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

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