As both a fractional CMO and C-Suite advisor, I am a leader in the field of international B2B marketing and have spoken at conferences and published research on B2B decision making on stages around the world and with Fortune and the FT.My super-power is translating technical product details into uniquely powerful, purpose-based narratives for decision makers in complex markets like financial services, risk management, supply chains, technology infrastructure, AI, Cyber-security and 5G. I have led brand strategy and culture change programs for the C-Suites of enterprise technology giants (Verizon Business, HPE, SAP, Teradata), global investment banks (Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Kaupthing), asset managers and brokers (Neuberger Berman, Charles Schwab, US Trust), financial/alternative marketplaces (OTC Markets, Sharespost), banks (Citi, Capital One) networks (Amex, Visa, MC) and fintech and AI start-ups. My approach is to create brand and innovation platforms rooted in a unique vision and culture and easily understood values. I recently led teams that created these sort of platforms for HPE and Verizon Business Group and, in the years leading up to the Global Financial Crisis, for Kaupthing Bank and Morgan Stanley.I am ever curious and want to help people see things in new ways and work with people from different backgrounds and cultures. I am quite serious: I am probably the only person in the world who can grade cotton and diamonds, I was a cotton broker in Memphis TN and a diamond dealer in Belgium and Japan, I launched the world's best selling robot (Roomba), was strategy consultant to the CEO and Chairman of Europe's fastest growing investment bank and have been an ad executive and hat salesman in NY. What's your background and what do you want to achieve? I would be interested to know.I take my two mottos from Einstein and W. Carlos Williams: "A question well asked is half answered" and "No ideas but in things", respectively. In other words framing business issues correctly is essential but bringing ideas to life in interesting ways is even more important.Specialties: Creative problem solving; Strategy formulation; Team and culture building; Thought Leadership development and implementation.