Before he began speaking professionally in 1988, Alan had an impressive career as a senior executive with Oppenheimer and other national investment firms. But he didn't start there. Before he ascended the towers of Wall Street, he worked his way through graduate school managing restaurants, collecting garbage, working as a day laborer and driving a truck. Audiences sense that he has indeed "been there, done that." Now Alan works with a wide range of organizations, many of them undergoing major transitions.

The first and only speaker to come out of the investment business and be inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame, Alan Parisse builds a message that touches people intellectually and emotionally, making a lasting impression that helps them to adapt and flourish.

Programs
• This is Your Time
  Alan combines insight and wit to demonsrate that challenges and adversity can be the lauching pad for tomorrow's successes. When we have the perspective to see opportunties, the self-esteem to keep our attitude up and the common sense to avoid quick, easy fixes, then we can forge ahead with vigor, passion and resolve.

• The New Face of a Leader
  In these times of fast history, people and the problems they are facing are changing. That is why leadership must be transformed. Successful leaders must be willing to let go of what has worked in the past and try new ways of being and doing. Alan ignites the spark that rekindles a leader's excitement for finding new solutions to inspire his or her team along a fresh and fulfilling path into the future.

• Shift Into High Gear
  Alan focuses on finding the energy and motivation to "go hard" when external factors say "quit" or "just hang on." Great businesses are created in difficult times by those who have the will to stay positive, get creative and keep serving customers and make a unique contribution.

• Thriving in Turbulent Times
  In the face of stunning technological advances and global market fluctuations, agility is essential. To recover from problems, or to sustain and enhance success, organizations must be able to move quickly and gracefully, and their people must have an enthusiasm for finding fresh solutions to new problems. Alan passionately communicates innovative insights in a way that inspires people to get on with the task at hand.

• The Great Salesperson in Changing Times
  Alan re-examines the tried-and-true basics of selling and demonstrates how salespeople can be even more successful and indispensible going forward. Just as his proven "rules of selling" have helped thousands succeed in the past, his revised rules provide fresh motivation and a roadmap for the future.