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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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Fleet of Foot
Innovation3 min read

Fleet of Foot

Philips exits North American TV manufacturing, focusing resources on better opportunities while growth remains strong.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

First Do No Harm
Leadership4 min read

First Do No Harm

This deal is just another effort to Defend & Extend the traditional hub/spoke airline system the major airlines have used – unprofitably – for 30 years.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Finding the Rapids, or the Whirlpool
Leadership5 min read

Finding the Rapids, or the Whirlpool

The company is constantly trying to stave off rumors of an impending bankruptcy. Meanwhile, the company equity value today is less than it was 50 years ago

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Finding White Space
Innovation2 min read

Finding White Space

It’s too bad that McDonald’s is so Locked-in to its Success Formula that it had to resort to letting Chipotle’s go outside.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Finding Optimism
Leadership2 min read

Finding Optimism

too many leaders use Defend & Extend Management and kill the growth of their company. They manage for protection of the old Success Formula and wipe out all capabilities to Disrupt.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Financial Machinations
Leadership2 min read

Financial Machinations

The only reason to undertake such an action is to protect the existing Success Formula. In IBM’s case the company’s most recent earnings announcement (last week) saw earnings increase in North America only 1%.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Fighting Trends is Expensive – Coke and Mcdonald’s
Leadership5 min read

Fighting Trends is Expensive – Coke and Mcdonald’s

The open question now, for patient investors with a multi-year focus, is whether either, or both, companies are going to go back to long-term valuation growth (meaning they are a buy) or if their value has fizzled (meaning they are a sell)?

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Falling Off the Cliff
Leadership2 min read

Falling Off the Cliff

The pressure became so great Howard was forced to go from public radio (called terrestrial radio now) to pay radio (called satellite radio.)

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Fake-out
Leadership2 min read

Fake-out

the company has not Disrupted any of its old Lock-ins. They have not admitted that the Success Formula is outdated, and they have not attacked any of the Lock-ins keeping the company doing what it has always done.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Fake Growth
Leadership3 min read

Fake Growth

The signs of a good acquisition are when the buyer says (a) this will change our way of doing business (b) we will operate this in a seperate environment so it can develop its own market approach (c) we will monitor progress and look to adopt learning from this new acquisition in our existing business.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Fait Accompli
Leadership4 min read

Fait Accompli

The CEO, who over the last few years has watched the company lose market share, see it’s share price drop to a 54 year low (chart here), sold off many of the most valuable remaining assets (like GMAC) and overseen write-offs that exceed the entire market value of the firm is not responsible??

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

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