Aaron Bare & Co. is my company that engaged in coaching, facilitating, speaking, workshops, retreats, and writing. Beyond Aaron Bare, we have created a group of world class facilitators to solve problems, create, and sell stuff. We don’t just lead meetings— we ignite exponential thinking and craft epic stories that inspire real change. Having worked with over 500 companies and trained 10,000 facilitators and change agents across 100+ countries (even in places where cows outnumber people), we've lost count of the breakthroughs. But we’re only just warming up. We even created Flow Facilitation—because who said world peace can’t be achieved one facilitator at a time?Our mission is clear: simplify, innovate, and build one million change agents, because that’s what the future of leadership demands. Forget the old school, soul-sucking meetings. When people are engaged, entertained, and in flow, the results aren’t just impressive—they’re exponential (and the snacks are always better). We bring this energy to every room, whether it’s a conference hall or a Zoom call from across the globe. Our secret weapon? Group flow. We’ve literally written the playbook on it.Plus, we’ve published the Wall Street Journal Bestselling Exponential Theory: The Power of Thinking Big. So when you bring Aaron Bare to your stage as a keynote speaker, you're not just getting education and insight—you’re getting an unforgettable, engaging experience. Aaron blends captivating stories with sharp humor, challenges the status quo, and leaves audiences ready to tackle big ideas—and share even bigger laughs.

Invested in over 50 startups, exited 12, 15 still thriving and drove exponential growth advising. Companies like Purposely, Buzz Mouth, Kittyhawk, Michael Waltrip Brewery, EventMob, Qualia Health, Career Tours, Jobing.com, and many others...Mentor to Y-Combinator, 500 Startups, Tech Stars, Arizona Accelerator, Tampa Bay Wave, Arizona Collaboratory, Thunderbird, ASU, and Singularity University Accelerators. Founded 3 Accelerators and 3 Non-Profits.Currently building and investing time, money, and energy into Funny Bone Productions, Namaste Republic, League of the Extraordinary, and Innovative Circus.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation Professor and Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) at leading institutions, including Thunderbird School of Global Management, WP Carey Business School, Fulton School of Engineering, School for Health Solutions, and Skysong. I serve as the Creator and Chief Facilitator of Startup School, where I guide aspiring entrepreneurs in building scalable ventures with the potential to become industry leaders.My role as an EIR extends to Singularity University at NASA Ames, the Arizona Commerce Authority, and previously to Stanford’s D.School through the University Innovation Fellows program, where I contributed to fostering innovation and entrepreneurial thinking.At Thunderbird, the #1 MBA program in International Business, I am privileged to shape future global leaders, equipping them to navigate and influence the complexities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. As part of ASU, ranked #1 in Innovation, Sustainability, and Global Impact, I am dedicated to advancing initiatives that drive meaningful change on a global scale.

The Modern Day "Madmen," with less martini lunches.In 2006, Aaron was honored to be the Time Magazine - "Person of the Year." Aaron built an Award-Winning Digital Strategy Agency that worked with Google, Harley-Davidson, Coca-Cola and many other iconic brands. Then sold the agency to Lane Terralever in 2014. Stayed on as Innovator-in-Residence through 2015. Here, he failed at more things than he succeeded, yet learned a ton (win or learn). If there is one highlight: Built #1 App in Food/Beverage and scaled client to 9-million visitors a week.Other accolades in the digital world during Buzzmouth tenure:Amazon - early Prime member, challenged them to improve delivery times from 2-days to 2 hoursApple - beta tested nearly every product launched, launched quite a few apps tooBitcoin - facilitated an expert Bitcoin panel in 2013, earned 10k for the panel, did not invest 10k into Bitcoin. Big learning moment, as Bitcoin was then valued at $150 (approx. a $10m+ lesson) Solely responsible for Bitcoin’s meteoric rise, every time I sell it has its biggest gains. Google - helped machine learning automate AI to create better search results Facebook/Instagram - power user that helped fine tune their advertising analyticsMicrosoft - worked with company since DOS, 95, XP, and even transitioned with them to the CloudNetflix - fine-tuned algorithm to improve user experience movie watching, spent 10,000 hours here (Netflix Gladwellian Expert if you will)Tesla - invested in 2014, unfortunately bought Model S and not the Stock (a $40m lesson)Accelerator - created a unique methodology building, developing, and growing a dozen exits.Aaron’s only rule: Have Fun. Rule #2: Go back to Rule #1.

“Sales is dead, never get caught selling.” As the former undercover architect of the National Association of Sales Professionals (NASP), I stealthily grew the organization from a cozy 3,000 to a jaw-dropping 60,000 members in just 18 months. Then, like a true master of negotiation, I handed the keys over to a venture capital group in Detroit—because why not?The mission? To secretly build the ultimate skill set in sales (shh, we’re calling it “relationship-building”), marketing (aka “charming persuasion”), and negotiation (think Jedi mind tricks) while growing a non-profit like it was on steroids. If you're into exponential growth without ever admitting you're selling, this is the blueprint.

I launched the CRM for Walgreens and built the entire Culligan.com website—hydrating the digital world, one click at a time. Along the way, I snagged “The Pinnacle Award” at a global telecom company (because who doesn’t love a shiny trophy?).I also spearheaded a $38 million project for proactive maintenance, keeping everything running smoothly before anyone knew it needed fixing. Oh, and I built the organization’s first e-commerce training program.