Frank Candy

Fresh ideas + proven strategies

Frank Candy is passionate about helping people work through change and turning around failing businesses, and his presentations are chocked full of the wisdom of a successful entrepreneur and business strategist. Frank lives and teaches the key principles of excellence, preparation, persistence, collaboration, focus, and creative. Armed with these principles, he founded and built several companies. Today, he combines these same principles with the insights of first-hand experience to deliver relevant, practical and crowd-pleasing programs. Frank's customized and interactive presentations deliver specific ideas, winning strategies, and pertinent applications. Each interactive program, filled with wit and humor, will equip audience members with valuable tools to reach desired business goals and improve the bottom line.

The author of several books and articles, Frank is published in five languages and dozens of industry magazines and trade journals. INC. Magazine chose to feature Frank Candy in their special publication, 100 of the Greatest Marketing Ideas. And in a "reader's choice survey" for Corporate Meetings and Incentives Magazine, he was selected as a "favorite professional speaker" in America. Frank has made appearances on CNN, MSNBC, NBC, Fox, NPR, and over 100 radio shows. He has also been featured in Working Woman Magazine, Facilities Magazine, SOURCE Magazine, USA Today, Growth Newsletter, to name a few of the publications in which he has been highlighted or quoted.

Every program Frank delivers is customized and guaranteed to leave your audience laughing, thinking, and motivated to take action. He holds nothing back when sharing real-life stories, insightful perceptions, and his unending optimism.

Beyond his entrepreneurial pursuits, Frank also spent a dozen years in human resources, labor relations, sales, training and engineering with Consolidated Rail Corporation. Frank has owned several businesses, including a bar, bakery, and bike shop, which he purchased, operated, and sold just for the challenge and fun. A former athlete, program coordinator and instructor with the International Wilderness Experience School, and guest lecturer at colleges, Frank is a one-of-a-kind consultant and bottom-line speaker who delivers results. Some of his most popular presentations include:

It's All About Results
Innovation-The 24/7 Mindset
The New Company of the Future
How to Create Value Worthy of Devotion
The Grow Values: Cultivate Your Business
Sales for High Tech, Low Tech, Slow Tech and No Tech
Sales Force 2012: A Look into the Future
Overcoming-Win in Times of Massive Change and Uncertainty
Advanced Negotiation . . . Only for the Serious

Testimonials

“Frank Candy's speech very helpful ... His preparation was outstanding ... [his] ability to field questions was the best I've ever seen and he showed a real sensitivity to our audience.”
—Jane Sardelle, Program Development, Federal Reserve Bank

“FANTASTIC presentations to our workforce ... feedback has been overwhelmingly positive ... Your "tum-around" abilities are indeed exemplary and were a much needed relief to our challenging situation.”
—James E. Baker, Manager, Labor Relations & Legal Affairs, Cutrale Citrus Juices

“I've hired Frank Candy to deliver over 30 speeches in seven states. Each time he inspired the audience to overcome the adversity of tough times, motivate them to go to a higher level, and laugh while doing it ... He is fast on his feet, has a valuable message, a lot of depth, very humorous, and a great speaker.”
—Elsom Eldridge, Convention Director, NGH

“How you could keep a group of guys who sell high technology for a living laughing and learning for 90 minutes [is] fabulous. This is the fourth time I've heard you and each time was different, brilliant and fresh. You are amazing!”
—William Young, Internet Services of Texas

“Excellent, wonderful, first-rate, and energizing are a few of the comments I received from our group about your program. I especially appreciate how easy it was to work with you ... great job of customizing your program just for our group.”
—Jim Kern, General Manager, Syntegra (USA) Trading Systems

“WOW! The presentation was everything you promised and more: fast paced, entertaining, educational, excellent handout materials ... [our attendees] were very pleased. You gave them a lot of great new ideas!”
—Barbara Miller, Executive Director, CFADA

Oh, Frank, did you light up the room! We all learned new things to be more productive ... It was brilliant the way you tied our industry's challenges and your stories all together.”
—Robert Schuster, HSME, Florida

* speaker fees subject to changes without notice