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Bob works with leading edge business owners and independent professionals who want to profitably enhance their leadership and careers, as well as organizations that want to remain competitive and profitable, to motivate, educate, and empower their staff, improve client acquisition, increase sales, and become more profitable.

Thousands of leaders and professionals across North America and the globe have been successfully applying Bob’s idea-rich, creative, practical, and ‘profitable’ Ideas At Work! over the past sixteen plus years.

Bob ‘Idea Man’ Hooey is an inspirational, confident, results based leader, motivational keynote speaker, sales success coach, corporate success trainer, strategic business coach, facilitator, and award winning author.

He is international speaker on personal leadership, sales success, employee motivation, applied creativity, business innovation, and enhanced personal performance. Busy man! Productive man!

Creating captivating stories personally mined from 29 plus years rich experience, Bob challenges his audiences and readers to engage his Ideas At Work! He motives them to act on what they hear with clear, easily understood success building blocks, results-based leadership, sales, and career development and success, innovative ideas as well as proven leadership development, sales success, and career enhancement techniques.

Current position (3)

President and Creative Catalyst

Ideas At Work!

Creative Lead

Accredited Speakers

Chief Explorer and Ideaman

Have Mouth Will Travel

Achievements (2)

Accredited Speaker

This is the covetted professional level designation earned by Toastmasters International... to date (2020) only 87 Toastmasters in our history have earned it. Bob was #48 and earned his in 1998

Spirit of CAPS

This award is given annually to one professional member in recognition of their contributions to excellence in the speaking profession and commitment to the ideals and values of the Canadian Association of Professional Speaking. Bob was inducted in 2011

Degrees (2)

Certified Kitchen Designer - Emeritus, Kitchen design

National Kitchen and Bath Association

1991 to 2001

Computer Science

University of Alberta

1967 to 1968

Presentations

Presentations (6)

Ideas At Work!

Bob's motivational keynotes will...

- Engage your mind
- Challenge your will
- Touch your heart
- Nurture your spirit
- Tickle your funny bone
- Equip your leaders and their teams to grow and to win!
- Engage your audience
- Enrich your career, leadership, organization and/or business

In the Company of Leaders!

How to lead and create a culture of personal leadership and responsibility

Successful leaders in all industries and organizations have come to realize their primary role is to recruit, prepare, and power up other leaders. Lead your organization to a more productive and profitable level. Engage these proven ideas and techniques to equip and motivate your 'leaders' to take personal leadership responsibility and succeed.

The Power of One! Yes, YOU do make a difference

When you dare to follow your beliefs and take personal responsibility for your own life – you impact everyone around you. That kind of positive personal leadership has a ripple effect that changes the world. That’s how communities, companies, and entire countries are transformed. Entire industries have been created by one person who dared to take personal leadership. This is why the greatest men and women throughout time are remembered in history books. The fact is, you can, do, and will make a difference. All that remains to be answered is, ‘What difference do you want to make?’ That’s the Power of ONE! That’s the Power of You!

Building Bridges - Not Walls!

Leadership, Sales, Career, and Business Success are each built on mutually productive foundational relationships

The power of applied leadership, teamwork, and vision, coupled with the inspiration of cheerleaders, coaches, and champions, can create miracles. This inspiring keynote challenges your leadership and your teams to reach out and reach up in setting and surpassing their goals and dreams. Long term success is built on long term mutually beneficial relationships.

Against the storm!

Rising above it! How to take personal leadership when life flips you upside down or throws you into change. (Courage to Lead!)

Life happens in the midst of our plans! We need to stop, change pace, and refocus our energies on a regular basis. We need to effectively handle the changes and challenges that rise up, such a business reversal, a drought, unexpected storm, or the after-effects of 9-11. Bob toured ground zero shortly after that disaster. Bob sailed through a 'baby' typhoon off the coast of Japan and battled unforgiving seas for his life to attain a safe harbor in Kobe. This high impact session challenges you to change direction, as needed, and apply personal leadership to overcome the storms and challenges in your life, career, or organization.

Expect Greatness!

How to enhance your success and surpass your 'BIG' goals (New for 2016)

In life we typically get what we expect - why not expect greatness? Why not set some big goals that stretch you, perhaps even scare you? You can do so much more than even you imagine. Move out of your comfort zone into the winner's zone with this inspirational and challenging keynote from someone who believes life is an adventure to be lived daily. Be inspired to live to your fullest potential and amaze your family, co-workers and community.

Workshops (6)

Legacy of Leadership

Whether your field is industry, hospitality, sales or marketing, association management or agriculture, we all need to deal with the changes and challenges that rise up, such a business reversal, a drought, unexpected storm or the after-effects of 9-11. The Legacy we Lead is built on our effective engagement and strategic interaction with our teams. Being on the leading edge in any field or endeavor requires continuous and directed growth. This focused session, led by a respected and proven leader, will rekindle your fires of ambition and achievement and provide the ideas and fuel needed to achieve them. Outline specific techniques, ideas, and innovative tools to equip and prepare yourself to inspire and to lead your organization to thrive and change to successfully meet the unique challenges of the 21st century. Enhanced performance is built on a commitment to personal leadership.

Running TOO Fast?

Today's executives, entrepreneurs and business owners, employees, and families are over-committed and over-whelmed. If you are too busy to lead, you are too busy to succeed! Increase your personal and professional productivity and leverage your time more effectively. Explore practical ideas and innovative, use-immediately techniques that free up time for the important people and activities in your life. Recognize and minimize your time wasters. Recapture your idle time for productive use. Schedule your priorities to regain your balance. This engaging session will energize, educate and empower your employees, leaders and their teams to succeed!

Why Didn’t I ‘THINK’ of That?

The creative power of Ideas at Work!

Make ME Feel Special!

Idea-rich customer service strategies

Speaking for Success!

Idea-rich techniques to master your message and power up your presentations

Thinking Beyond the FIRST Sale!

Idea-rich strategies to create repeat buyers for sales professionals

Past talks (1)

Building blocks for long-term speaking success

Destiny 2020

Barcelona, Spain

April 18, 2020

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Books & Articles (9)

Speaking for Success: Adding mastery to your message; and power to your presentation.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,

2012

Foundational Success

Success Publications,

2013

Legacy of Leadership

Success Publications,

2013

In the Company of Leaders: Leadership Success can be Yours

SuccessPublications,

2014

Make ME Feel Special!: The Art of Customer Service

SuccessPublications,

2014

Why Didn't I THINK of That?: The creative power of Ideas at Work!

Success Publications,

2014

Running TOO Fast?: Creating Time to Lead and Still Have a Life!

SuccessPublications.ca,

2014

Generate More Sales: 'Even' in tough times

2014

Maximizing your promotional architecture by Bob 'Idea Man' Hooey

Expertise (17)

Business

Clients

The Brick

BMO, Bank of Montreal

SimplexGrinnell

AUPE

Carmacks Construction

Agrium Fertilizers

Art Van Furniture

Indigo/Chapters

Alberta Transportation

CN Rail

Saputo Foods

City of Edmonton

Edmonton Tourism

Atlantic Subway Ltd.

Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties

The Business Link

Chapters Bookstores

Community Futures

County of Thorhild

Town of Redwater

Insurance Corporation of BC

YWCA Management Team

State Insurance Fund

Intuit Canada

Grand & Toy

OK Tire

Arbour Memorial

All-West Glass

Fortis Alberta

SKF Canada

U of A - School of Business

U of L - Management Student's Society

U of L - Faculty of Management

Mount Royal College

BCIT

SAIT

NAIT

UCLA

PAPS - Philippines

AFCP - Paris

Douglas College

Langara College

Capilano College

Rotary International

PSA Ireland

PSA South Africa

PSA Spain

CAPS

NSA

PSA Scotland

Awards & certifications (3)

Spirit of CAPS recipient

Canadian Association of Professional Speakers

2011

CAPS President's Award

Pat Katz, CAPS National President

2000

Professional level Accredited Speaker

Toastmasters International

1998

Reviews

Testimonials (4)

I have known Bob "Idea Man" Hooey for several years. I have had the pleasure of seeing him in action on several occasions. I admire Bob's leadership and dedication. He is one of those guys that puts everything into the projects and speaking engagements in an effort to benefit everyone in his presents. If you need a guy that will take on one of those difficult corporate challenges call Bob Hooey.
Allan Head
Owner/Developer
Safety In a Box
Verified
As the International President of the Global Speakers Federation I have seen many speakers present in the last 12 months around the world. Bob "Idea man" Hooey is one of the most outstanding speakers I have seen and worked with. He truly walks his talk and is a fountain of ideas and innovation in his presentation on stage and in his dealings off stage. I recommend Bob to anyone who is seeking a dynamic speaker who will bring something interesting, thought provoking and fun every time he gets up to speak.
Lindsay Adams
CEO
Big Brand Speaking
Verified
We were thrilled when we secured Bob Hooey to speak at our annual convention in April this year. Having heard so much about him over the years, I found him true to his reputation - an absolute professional, keeping the client in contact and informed, sending through requirements early and confirming all that we needed from him. And then on the day, delivering a wonderful, fun and engaging presentation that both communicated Bob's message and fit in with our theme brilliantly. And not only did Bob do all he promised to do, he also helped us to promote our event with his connecting with relevant people and social media posts and engagement. Should I have the opportunity in the future, I would love to work with Bob again.
Charlotte Kemp
Speaker
Reinvention and Relevance
Verified
Bob "Idea Man" Hooey is one of Canada's best known speakers and creativity leadership gurus. He is deeply respected by other speakers, who regard him as both a mentor and an expert with significant experience in the speaking profession. He has a keen sense of what will work and why. He combines his experience and his innate sense of leadership to coach others to success.
Sarah Elaine Eaton, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Calgary
Verified

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