Everyone has been telling you that you should ‘thrive instead of survive’, ‘refuse to take part in this recession’, and to ‘focus on the positive’.   The fact remains that the country is in a hole! And to get you and your business out of that hole, your actions need to speak louder than any words.

Ten start-ups in 20 years guarantees that at some point Troy Hazard has seen his fair share of down cycles in the economy.  It’s through these tough lessons that he’s developed this powerful keynote to give audience participants the tough love they need to prepare them and their business for a more powerful and purposeful rebound out of a global economic crisis.

In his presentation, Troy will recount experiences from some of the toughest economic crunches he’s been in and share the lessons he has learned to rebound and prepare a business for a better future. He encapsulates this powerful message in 5 key steps to take to ensure that business owners and managers not only come out this economic hurricane undamaged, but in front of the storm and their competitors.

Troy’s stories have kept audiences engaged in 16 different countries and this presentation has quickly become one of his more popular. His presentation offers participants a clear and simple path to follow to ensure they have a strong rebound out of the recession and lead the business revolution to recovery.

• Responsibility – Don’t wait for someone else to fix it. Get busy! You are the common denominator between success and failure, so take control of your destiny.

• Reality – Now is the time to take a good hard look at the REAL position of your business. Are you in touch with your truth?

• Review – What have you forgotten to do well in your business, and what can you do to build a stronger platform in your business to rebound into the future?

• Relationships – The strength of your business recovery comes from the strength of your business relationships. Who have you forgotten to show the love to?

• Revolution – Every revolution has a leader. Are you ready to get on the front foot and take charge?

Leading people is tough, particularly in tough times, and everyone has an opinion on how to lead and what makes a good leader. So, what is the best way?  Ask a leader of leaders.  Troy Hazard is a business veteran with 10 start ups in 20 years under his belt.

He has served as President on the Global Board of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), the premier, peer-to-peer, global community, network and resource for entrepreneurs, with more than 6,600 members worldwide in approximately 108 chapters and 38 countries.

This group is made up of some of the world’s greatest business leaders, tuning over a combined $120 billion.

In short, Troy has proven himself in one of the toughest leadership roles on the planet.

In this session, Troy will share some of the lessons he learned as a leader of leaders, and as a leader of teams. This presentation also contains a collection of information from some of the planet’s brightest and most successful business leaders and lessons learned from Troy’s own businesses.

Troy will explain why he believes leaders are not born, they evolve. He will uncover the four key character traits that make up a good leader and offer real world business experiences that demonstrate how to improve your skills to maximize the impact on those you lead. Armed with this information you will be more focused, balanced, aware and effective.

Troy’s 20 years experience in business has given him the opportunity to address many business groups around the world on a range of topics. This has earned him the title of Certified Speaking Professional, an international designation awarded by the National Speakers Association.

Troy’s presentation delivers real life leadership lessons:

• Learn the four key personality traits of a true leader from a true leader.
• Learn how to lead in truth, not fear. Learn how to hire, motivate and develop good staff in tough times.
• Learn how to manage rapid staff growth while maintaining control of your team.
• Learn how to have your staff work with you, not for you.
• Learn that in leadership, there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance.
• Learn why leaders are not born, they evolve.
• Learn how to be aware of your own leadership evolution.

It’s been said that until you’ve reached the point of total desperation you’ve never really experienced ‘the edge’ in business.  And Troy truly has lived on the edge on more than one occasion.  His business savvy is a direct experience launching 10 start-ups in 20 years.  This entrepreneurial spirit and experience was recognized in 2006 when he became the leader of leaders as the Global President of The Entrepreneurs’ Organization

It is this real world experience that has led him to truly understand how to FutureProof a business, and in this fast paced presentation Troy will highlight lessons he has learned from being on the edge, and how to prepare your business for a better future. He will share stories of success, and he will also share his own personal experiences of what happens when you stop looking to the future and get stuck in the past.

Troy’s presentation delivers answers to the following key business questions:

• Opportunity or obstacle? How to make the most of the current economic environment and prepare for the future.
• How to break down business barriers created by bad belief systems.
• How to FutureProof your personal vision to FutureProof your business success.
• How to know if you’re driving your business into the future or into the ground.
• Why responsibility equals reward.
• How to identify the difference between fear and greed vs. truth and reality.
• Back to the future – How back to basics can lead you into a better future.
• Change or die

He’s been a franchisee twice, a franchisor once, hosted two hugely successful national network franchise television shows, been a global franchise consultant for almost two decades, and has founded 10 companies in 20 years.

It is through these businesses and through working as a consultant for some of the world’s biggest franchise brands that Troy has learned the lessons on how to predict issues in business before you need to experience them. This real world experience has led him to truly understand how to FutureProof a business.   Brands such as Baskin Robbins, Goodyear, Subway, Choice Hotels, Cartridge World, and Smoothie King have all benefited from Troy’s experience.

In his presentation, Troy will share stories of success and franchise best practice, and he will also share his own personal experiences of what happens when, as a franchisee, you stop taking responsibility and get in the road of your own future. In his address Troy will deliver the following:

• Real life examples and case studies on how to deal with the top three challenges faced by franchisees in the current market.
• Insight on the top three things franchisees are most likely to have to address in the near future.
• He will set participants on a path to take more responsibility for their future.
• He will show participants how to break down their own business barriers created by their fear-based belief systems.
• He will give participants a road map on how to FutureProof their personal vision for business success.
• A checklist to help participants assess if they’re driving their business into the future or into the ground.
• The importance of ‘Back to the future’ – How back to basics can lead to a better future.