CEO / Managing Partner - Spark Partners
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.
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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The company's "return to basics" program has made it overly sensitive to retail coffee prices, while robbing the company of its highly desired cache.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
the leadership at Tesla didn't know what it meant to be a professional auto company, and to be professional auto executives.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
P&G's toilet finder app is clever but lacks impact. True innovation would address global needs and sustainability.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
the value of having friends hosting TV shows was clear. Sears went from $30 to nearly $200/share on the strength of Cramer's chronic recommendation.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The more adaptable Wendy’s has demonstrated its ability to one-up McDonald’s for years.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The XBox has been a yawn, far from breaking even on the massive investments.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Instead of putting money into more stores, management would start buying back shares in order to reduce the size of the equity pool
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The longer out the timeline, the more bearish I am. Strategy sees its results long-term rather than short-term, so given more time the impact becomes more evident
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The demand for travel and cars hasn’t declined – but you’d think so if you listened to executives from United and GM.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
the world’s biggest retailer has the world’s biggest Lock-in, and they will do anything they can think of to keep their Success Formula unchanged.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Defend & Extend (D&E) management thrives in growing markets, but without innovation, stalls when shifts occur.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The airline leaders aren’t stupid (even though it may appear that way to us travelers sometimes). Instead they are Locked-in to the point they have limited their options for solutions to a very few – which may not save them.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
the new CEO appears to have stepped in and made significant changes in the organization structure, as well as the product line-up at Chrysler.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
the best newspapers, who have the best news bureaus, would be leaders in taking news to the web.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The Post Office understands what it must do, and does it extremely efficiently.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The bail out probably saved America, and the world, from an economic calamity that would have pushed millions more into unemployment and exacerbated falling asset values.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
United Continental Holdings is the most recent public company to come under attack by hedge funds
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The reality is that both companies are on the brink of failure – and no one believes they can survive without some sort of government bailout.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The people of North Carolina passed a law to control the use of public bathrooms. Most people of the state thought this was a good idea
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The people of North Carolina passed a law to control the use of public bathrooms
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
If we want to position our businesses for success, it’s best we ask ourselves "What if…"
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The company’s IT spend to sales ration has dropped from 2.4% to 1.6% – a 33% decline.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
The division simply ignored the oncoming avalanche of opportunity being created by the internet and offshore IT services vendors – an avalanche they could readily see from their perch creating e-business opportunities and installing new technologies.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
Nancy Munro highlights how outdated tech can hinder success and emphasizes the need for innovation.
Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025
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