Brian Carter is a popular speaker, bestselling author, and IBM Futurist you may have seen on Bloomberg TV, ABC, and in the Wall Street Journal. LinkedIn has called him “an expert you need to listen to.” His 20 years of business success guide The Carter Group and Optymedia, agencies that help great people and companies make their businesses even greater. Brian has worked with 100’s of organizations in 42 industries, including Microsoft, NBC, Salesforce, JP Morgan, McDonald’s, and The U.S. Army. He's taught over 150,000 students, has more than 500,000 online fans, an overall audience of over 5 million. Brian combines cutting-edge expertise, business experience, and professional stand-up comedy skills to deliver inspiration, info, humor, stories, and actionable takeaways, leaving every audience motivated and empowered with new tools and skills that will work today!