Sean Wise

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Crowdsourcing: From Me to We
Just what is Open Innovation/ Crowdsourcing / Wisdom of Crowds / Wikinomics? The process of creating something new and of value by tapping into groups of people with desired characteristics. This keynote will provide techniques that you can immediately put to work in order to drive efficiencies, innovation and performance and help you understand what the world’s most innovative firms are doing to ensure their relevance in the years and decades to come.  

The Learned Capatalist: From Classroom to Boardroom 
This keynote will provide attendees with a working understanding of the latest tools for innovation and allow audiences to immediately apply these tools to their organizations.  Lessons are based on the 25 theories you didn't know you needed to know. Wise takes academic research from the classroom to the boardroom and specifically uses academic theories that will impact your business. 

Make Your Knowledge Flow Go!: How to Make the Most out of What your Firm Knows
The internal knowledge process represent the most vital source of sustainable competitive advantage for firms. Wise discusses how to measure how well a firm is leveraging their knowledge, how to find bottlenecks and other barriers and how to determine if knowledge investments are paying returns.

Entrepreneurship for the Enterprise
YouTube, MySpace, Flickr and their sort have once again brought entrepreneurship to the forefront of the economy. Innovation and grass roots marketing have become the buzz words for big and small companies alike. But what can big business learn from the world of startups? What can large enterprise executives learn from fast growing entrepreneurs?

Inside the Dragons' Den
What you can learn from this runaway television success story in a multimedia behind-the-scenes presentation. Dragons' Den is now in its seventh season.

Wise Words: Setting Yourself up for Business Success
If you or your organization is interested in becoming more successful, showing your value, learning from high growth entrepreneurs, or raising capital, Sean's "Wise Words" to business success will help you.

Summary Profile

As one of Canada’s leading mentors for emerging growth companies, Sean Wise helps business dreams become profitable realities. 

Since 2000, Wise has facilitated more than 100 venture capital boot camps, financing forums and industry conferences. After training with Wise, his clients have collectively raised more than $2.5 billion for their businesses. 

Wise’s considerable expertise is featured in his monthly Globe and Mail column, Wise Words, as well as on the CBC hit business reality show Dragons' Den, as industry advisor and online host, helping find Canada’s most promising new business venture. Dragons' Den is now in its seventh season.

Since 2007, Professor Sean Wise has been teaching at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. In 2008, he was appointed to the faculty as a Professor of Entrepreneurship & Strategy where he lectures undergrads and MBAs on the starting a business, venture capital and innovation. Sean is also currently working on his PhD in Business at the University of Glasgow.

His intense, entertaining and direct approach as Canada's Entrepreneurial Evangelist has gathered a following of disciples, who swear by his lessons and best practices for success.

Client Testimonials:

 “He brings valuable insights, a direct and frank dialogue, a willingness and enthusiasm to help a company succeed and his own proven track record to share experiences.”

Senior Partner, Ernst & Young 

“Interesting, motivating, and inspiring. His passion for work clearly shone through as he shared his past experiences and knowledge on what it takes to create a successful business venture.”

Queen’s Entrepreneurs’ Competition