Aaron McDaniel, Keynote Speaker & WSJ Bestselling Author

Aaron McDaniel is a globally recognized corporate manager, entrepreneur, speaker and author with a passion for helping companies scale to global markets, innovate and attract, & develop top talent. Aaron is currently a faculty member at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business (where he is also an alumnus) and is the co-founder of Global Class, an international consulting firm that helps companies expand to new markets and navigate the challenges of global expansion. Aaron is also the co-author of Global Class, the #2 WSJ and National Bestseller that is a playbook for building a global company, developed through interviewing more than 300 executives from 50+ countries who have scaled the world’s fastest growing companies. Aaron began his corporate career at AT&T, as part of its flagship Leadership Development Program. He rose to become one of the youngest to serve as Regional Vice President (at age 27) and was part of AT&T’s Diamond Club, Top 1% of sales managers worldwide. Aaron is a serial entrepreneur, having founded 3 companies that were acquired (Pong360, Tycoon, Access Invest), one of which he turned down an offer for on ABC’s Shark Tank. He is also the author of The Young Professional’s Guide to the Working World (an international top 10 listed book printed in multiple languages, with a foreword by New York Times Bestseller Marshall Goldsmith) and The Young Professional’s Guide to Managing (foreword by co-author of The Leadership Challenge, Jim Kouzes), has been featured in numerous media outlets including: Forbes, Inc., Bloomberg BusinessWeek, CBSRadio, Entrepreneur, and US News & World Report, and is trusted by top companies including: the Ritz-Carlton, Deloitte Consulting, Wells Fargo and UnitedHealth Group. Aaron is the Chairman of Project Giving Kids, a non-profit helping kids learn empathy through age-appropriate volunteering opportunities.