David Goldsmith is President and co-founder of MetaMatrix Consulting Group, Inc. Over the past 20 years David has founded or co-founded nine businesses ranging from distribution to manufacturing to advertising. He has been a consultant to various industries including telemarketing, high-tech, logistics, retailing, hospitality, tourism and manufacturing. Working with business owners, corporate and mid-level management, David rapidly creates strategies that win in the marketplace.

Speaking and consulting for over two decades, David has covered topics that include: change management, strategic and tactical planning, technology, leadership, marketing and new product and service development. He's worked with various organizations and businesses including Harley-Davidson, The Hartford Insurance Company, American Management Association and Blue Cross Blue Shield. His contributions have led him to sitting on the Board of Directors for the Veterans Outreach Center, EMA Society/Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, Board of Governors of the Citizens Foundation, American Society for Training and Development, the Leadership Council and Training and Education committees for the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce.

David's past has been littered with awards including the prestigious honor of The Citizens Foundation Central New York Entrepreneur of the Year. David's accomplishments have appeared in written media around the world, including the Japanese version of Entrepreneur Magazine and the Financial Times of London. This past year, David Goldsmith was named one of Successful Meetings Magazine Hottest Speakers of 2006.

Born and raised in Middletown, NY, David has studied at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Orange County Community College. He received a Dual Major with a B.S. in Biology and a B.S. in Psychology at Syracuse University. David graduated as a member of the Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-med honor society and also as a member of the psychology honor society Psi Chi. Rather than entering the medical profession, he chose a business career upon graduation and pursued an MBA at Syracuse University. A black belt in Tae Kwon Do, David is currently studying for his pilot's license.

• Enterprise Thinking: An Integrated Approach to Leadership and Management - Enterprise Thinking takes management through the process of understanding what it takes to grow in management and in leadership and then develops them through a better understanding of the roles the individuals play in the organization. This presentation uses real company examples, analysis of corporate needs and a process for understanding the four key elements needed to create action.
  
  
• Making Everyone Count: Team Building - Have you ever wondered, is there a better way to create teams? A way that generates high returns and is not so focused on management "communicating" with others? In this segment, you will learn what it takes to build a solid team from the ground up. Choose your own captains, learn how to empower others, make sure you've got the right structure in place, supply others with the right tools and guide the entire process...you will learn all this and more. This is the final piece to outfitting you with the tools you and your organization need to be successful in leadership and in management.
  
  
• In the Face of Change...A New Perspective - Organizations throughout the world are facing a multitude of rapid changes, from retraining to meet new world-class standards to reorganization in order to adapt to current evolving conditions. This presentation brings together information that reflects issues involving front line staff to the executive seat. A humorous, informative, thought-provoking program that brings the participants through the process of dealing with change.