Gil has been a professional business speaker for over 28 years. He has delivered more than 3,600 keynote speeches, presentations, and seminars before thousands of people from 46 countries. His client list includes Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, Allergan, Merck, Teva, Citroen, and many more. In the late 1970s, Gil was a software geek who started coding at 15 years old. Later, he served in a key position in the Israeli Defense Forces’ computer center, and trained many of the future entrepreneurs and leaders of Israel’s high-tech industry. Years later, he became an international speaker and one of the world’s leading authorities on communication and business strategy.An award-winning entrepreneur, Gil has built five million-dollar companies and was nominated for the prestigious "World Entrepreneur of the Year" award in Israel, as a part of the world competition organized by Ernst & Young. Gil was one of the first mentors in Microsoft Ventures' startup accelerator, as well as at Palo Alto’s UpWest Labs and UC Berkeley’s Skydeck program. As a thought leader himself, he is the author of another best-selling book, Intimate Marketing.Gil is a high-energy speaker with a special ability to bond with his audience. Participants at his lectures feel that he speaks to each and every one of them, individually, as if it were an intimate chat. The participants always leave with ideas for immediate implementation and a sense that they have taken part in a special intellectual and emotional experience.