Dick Cross

CEO Turnarounds

CARSTAR Inc. Spaulding & Slye Colliers, MW Manufacturers Inc, Valley Manufacturers Inc, Dateq Inc, PBG Inc, Bear Archery Inc. NORCOM Inc.

Recent Articles and Interviews

2012-07-24

Chief Executive Magazine, The Conference Board Review, Inc.com, WGN Radio, Investors Business Daily, Chicago Tribune, Under 30 CEO, Personal Excellence Magazine, Leader's Edge Magazine, CEO Read Manifesto, Blog Business Success, 33 Voices, Costco Connection, AMEX Open Forum

Published Just Run It! Running an exceptional business is easier than you think

2012-04-03

Amazon best selling new release now in its second printing

Columbia Business School

MSc Business

Business

1981

Harvard university

MLA

Deisgn

1976

University of Virginia

BA

Architecture

1971

Managing Partner, Equity South Advisors, LLC

Several corporate keynotes and addresses

Dick Cross has a way of distilling complex ideas, like running a business, into simple to understand concepts. He talks about how to make sure that those simple ideas are constantly delivered to the organization and its constituents so that everyone understands the possibilities. He instills a positive outlook on his audiences with solid anchorages in integrity and values --- and in the process helps them to reach high insetting and achieving their goals. He conveys his deep commitment that a better world is always available to those who believe in themselves.

Chairman, The Walnut Group

Various corporate meetings and events

Having owned, operated, and invested in many businesses over the years I can say that Dick Cross's messages go right to the core of running successful companies --- outlining and explaining core platforms succinctly and with emphasis on fundamentals. Dick's focus is "old school" in the people matter most, both on the inside and with customers/ clients on the outside. Dick's speeches present a framework for businesses of all types in a dramatically convincing and easy to understand way.

Managing Partner, Smith Moore Law

Multiple addresses and events

Dick Cross combines his real-world experience with his attention to design and functionality to examine the inherent structural dynamics of a successful business venture. His speeches carry a a universal message which is as relevant to a small professional personal service business as it is to a large manufacturer of branded merchandise.

Greatest Factor Business Performance --- Nothing Even Comes Close.

Virginia Counsel of CEO's  Richmond, Virginia

2012-06-14

Character At The Top

The ways most people handle themselves at the top don’t work any more! Extreme support from today’s social workforce requires a new principles for how to handle yourself at the top. In this thought provoking message Dick lays out nine underpinnings for compelled followership.

Your Business On The Back Of An Envelope

It’s that simple? In this fast moving message Dick leads audiences through an immediately credible and adoptable model that reveals the points of leverage and how
to exploit them to unlock the hidden potentials in both investor- owned and independently-owned businesses.

The Greatest Question Never Asked

“How Do You Run A Business?” Why never asked? Because no one expects an answer. In this edgy keynote Dick demystifies this most important determinant of business success with simple, proven methods that audiences can use the very next day to be more effective in their jobs at the tops of their organizations.