Lee Stuart
After two previous careers - as a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper journalist and as a leader of innovative product and new business development initiatives with Hallmark Cards - Lee has come to know a thing or two about communication ... communication with customers, with employees, with shareholders, and with every organization’s broader “public.”
“Every transaction - whether it’s personal or professional, between two individuals or between an organization and thousands of its customers - begins and ends with communication. The difference between excellence and mediocrity has little to do with your products, services, brand essence, or market share. It has everything to do with communication,” says Lee.
Through his many years of experience as a corporate leader, consultant, media trainer, and executive coach, Lee has placed exemplary communication skills at the center of his practice.“You may be the best widget maker in the world. You might have elegant business processes. You might have outstanding talent. But none of that matters if you can’t communicate your message to yourself, first, then to the others you hope to reach.”
Lee brings experience in disruptive innovation, organizational effectiveness, and executive coaching to his speaking and consulting portfolio. He is a founder and principal of LeaderFuelNow, a management consulting and executive coaching firm in Overland Park, Kansas. He is also the creator of “F-5 Innovation,” the one-of-a-kind interactive workshop that delivers powerful communication, messaging, innovation, branding, marketing, and positioning insights to business clients. Having been a member of the elite Association of the Managers of Innovation and a popular keynote speaker on business communication and strategy, Lee combines bleeding edge thinking about new-to-the-world business development with practical, hands-on leadership skills.
At Hallmark, Lee and his teams were consistently benchmarked by the American Productivity and Quality Center for excellence in innovation management, in strategic partnerships, and in fostering a professional environment in which disruptive thinking can flourish. Lee and his teams identified, developed, validated, and successfully launched into the marketplace such programs as Hallmark Pet Love Greetings, Hallmark Music, Hallmark Books, Long-Distance Greetings (in partnership with Sprint) and other programs that generated more than $100 million in new business for the Hallmark brand.
As a consultant, Lee has assisted financial services companies, health care networks, law firms, telecommunications giants, and federal government agencies in re-thinking and re-deploying human and financial capital in support of startling innovation initiatives. As an executive coach, Lee helps organizational leaders articulate, monetize, and propagate innovation strategies and organizational design.
MOST REQUESTED TOPIC:
F-5 Innovation - Strategies to Disrupt Your Mind, Your Market, and Your Management
Lee Stuart's “F-5 Innovation” is an unparalleled program of business innovation, marketing, management, and problem solving strategies designed for instant comprehension and immediate application. Effective internal and marketplace communication strategies are the centerpiece of the program. The trick to breakthrough business success is understanding how and when to commercialize creative ideas. This fact-paced, interactive program explores disruptive innovation and management strategies that are jam-packed with real-world business examples.
After two previous careers - as a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper journalist and as a leader of innovative product and new business development initiatives with Hallmark Cards - Lee has come to know a thing or two about communication ... communication with customers, with employees, with shareholders, and with every organization’s broader “public.”
“Every transaction - whether it’s personal or professional, between two individuals or between an organization and thousands of its customers - begins and ends with communication. The difference between excellence and mediocrity has little to do with your products, services, brand essence, or market share. It has everything to do with communication,” says Lee.
Through his many years of experience as a corporate leader, consultant, media trainer, and executive coach, Lee has placed exemplary communication skills at the center of his practice.“You may be the best widget maker in the world. You might have elegant business processes. You might have outstanding talent. But none of that matters if you can’t communicate your message to yourself, first, then to the others you hope to reach.”
Lee brings experience in disruptive innovation, organizational effectiveness, and executive coaching to his speaking and consulting portfolio. He is a founder and principal of LeaderFuelNow, a management consulting and executive coaching firm in Overland Park, Kansas. He is also the creator of “F-5 Innovation,” the one-of-a-kind interactive workshop that delivers powerful communication, messaging, innovation, branding, marketing, and positioning insights to business clients. Having been a member of the elite Association of the Managers of Innovation and a popular keynote speaker on business communication and strategy, Lee combines bleeding edge thinking about new-to-the-world business development with practical, hands-on leadership skills.
At Hallmark, Lee and his teams were consistently benchmarked by the American Productivity and Quality Center for excellence in innovation management, in strategic partnerships, and in fostering a professional environment in which disruptive thinking can flourish. Lee and his teams identified, developed, validated, and successfully launched into the marketplace such programs as Hallmark Pet Love Greetings, Hallmark Music, Hallmark Books, Long-Distance Greetings (in partnership with Sprint) and other programs that generated more than $100 million in new business for the Hallmark brand.
As a consultant, Lee has assisted financial services companies, health care networks, law firms, telecommunications giants, and federal government agencies in re-thinking and re-deploying human and financial capital in support of startling innovation initiatives. As an executive coach, Lee helps organizational leaders articulate, monetize, and propagate innovation strategies and organizational design.
MOST REQUESTED TOPIC:
F-5 Innovation - Strategies to Disrupt Your Mind, Your Market, and Your Management
Lee Stuart's “F-5 Innovation” is an unparalleled program of business innovation, marketing, management, and problem solving strategies designed for instant comprehension and immediate application. Effective internal and marketplace communication strategies are the centerpiece of the program. The trick to breakthrough business success is understanding how and when to commercialize creative ideas. This fact-paced, interactive program explores disruptive innovation and management strategies that are jam-packed with real-world business examples.
