IN MY OWN WORDS: "I like to think of myself as someone who, after nearly 30 years of real-life business experience, 'in the trenches, not the Ivory Tower' often offers unique and sometimes common-sense approaches to solving what seems like complex problems for businesspeople.I have been very fortunate to work with people from around the world who come from all walks of life and are at different levels of success. I love teaching them how to make their businesses to be more productive, profitable and prosperous." OFFICIAL BIO: Tim Houston is a bestselling author, professional speaker. For nearly three decades, he has dedicated himself to helping businesses of all sizes to become more productive, profitable and prosperous through referral-based marketing and business networking.Tim has positively impacted thousands of businesspeople through his high-energy keynotes, workshops, masterclasses and consulting sessions across the globe. He has shared the platform with business leaders and authorities such as Bob Burg, Tom Connellan, Michael Gerber, Dr. Ivan Misner and Susan RoAne.Tim has written four books which have been category bestsellers on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other lists. He is a contributor to The New York Times Best Seller and multiple #1 Best Seller, Masters of Sales (Entrepreneur Press, 2007). Tim's articles on the topics of business networking and referral marketing and generation have been translated and published in magazines, newspapers and blogs around the world. Over the years, he has been interviewed on many local TV and radio shows and the books/projects he has been involved with have been featured in: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur Magazine, Business Week and USA Today.Tim is the Founder of The CoreConnect Community, a private, membership-based, carefully curated, peer-advisory community of top-tier business owners and entrepreneurs who are dedicated to supporting each other's success through shared knowledge, resources, and mutual professional and personal growth opportunities. The members are seasoned business owners or start-ups that have at least two (2) years of experience in owning their current or a previous business. (The CoreConnect Community is NOT a networking or referral/leads group). Learn more at www.timothyhouston.comSpecialties: Referral Generation, Referral Marketing, Sales, Networking, Marketing, Word-of-Mouth Marketing, Speaking, Training, Presentation skills, Entrepreneurship, Peer Advisory.