A keynote by David Kidder is an experience like none other. David is known to light up the room with energy, challenge your thinking with his particular brand of radical candor, and ultimately spark a new competitiveness and desire to go on offense. Because while big used to eat little, now fast eats big.
David is an experienced international speaker with a dynamic, high-energy presence and a flexible style to fit your event. He has presented keynotes, hosted interactive panels, given candid off-the-record fireside chats, and engaged audiences of 7 to 7000. He’s a regular guest on podcasts and broadcast television interviews and can deliver practical insights in five minutes as easily as captivating an audience for an hour. His gritty, real-world experience as a four-time entrepreneur and active angel investor combined with his understanding of the priorities and pressures of Fortune 500 leaders ensures his presentations will leave your audience inspired AND ready to take action to become growth leaders.
David speaks on a variety of subjects, including:
- Enterprise disruption
- Growth leader mindsets
- Refounding: the future role of all Fortune 500 leaders
- Inorganic growth: the intersection of enterprise and entrepreneurs
Impact / Outcomes:
“David Kidder has a unique understanding of how to scale innovation. His team at Bionic brings grit, candor and just the right amount of sharp provocation to help leaders develop an agile mindset and accelerate in today’s need-for-speed world.”
Linda Boff, CMO, GE
“Deploying David Kidder’s Growth Operating system at Citi was a game changer. His powerful and compelling case for change hit home. Our leaders stepped into the urgent need to learn new skills and new ways of working in order to bring relevant new products and services to our customers.”
Debbie Hopkins, Former CEO, Citi
“David Kidder and his team at Bionic offer innovative and powerful ways for legacy companies to create entirely new legacies.”
Pauline Brown, Former Chairperson, LVMH North America
“Working with David Kidder and the Bionic team gives teams the energy, tools, and, most importantly, the courage to innovate and scale new growth.”
Beth Comstock, Former Vice Chair, GE
“David Kidder came to speak at our EY 5×2 office in NYC and lit up the room with his energetic style and engaging dialogue. David talked about his new book, New to Big–going on offense and embracing entrepreneurial thinking to discover new ideas and turning them into big business. Great Keynote, everyone loved him—he’s got EY buzzing!!”
Herb Engert, NYC Managing Partner, EY
“With passion and unbridled candor, David and Bionic team deliver not just the “Growth Operating System tools” but the ability to spark a new way of thinking among ‘co-founders’ and provoking large Enterprises to do things very differently. With energy and conviction, they break through deeply ingrained, change resistant routines. And create change that is infectious and enduring.”
Jud Linville, CEO, Citi Cards, Citi
“David Kidder understands like nobody else what makes start-ups successful and how big companies can learn from them. If entrepreneurship is a new form of management, David is the Michael Porter of our era! Bionic has been instrumental in our quest to be a growth organization and master the “new to big” discipline.”
Pedro Earp, Chief Marketing and ZX Ventures Officer
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