Dick Cross
The Cross Partnership Ltd.
- Concord MA
8-time turnaround CEO, Private Equity Partner, Harvard Instructor, Professional Speaker
Social
Biography
Industry Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
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
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
CEO Turnarounds
CARSTAR Inc. Spaulding & Slye Colliers, MW Manufacturers Inc, Valley Manufacturers Inc, Dateq Inc, PBG Inc, Bear Archery Inc. NORCOM Inc.
Education
Columbia Business School
MSc Business
Business
1981
Harvard university
MLA
Deisgn
1976
University of Virginia
BA
Architecture
1971
Testimonials
Managing Partner
Fenway Partners
Dick Cross’s capacity to distill outwardly complicated concepts into comprehensible, value- creating, ideas that can be put into immediate action is rare. Listen to him speak. Read his book... you’ll learn something and be entertained.”
Past CEO of The National Federation of Indeoendent Business
Multiple workshops and speaking engagements for NFIB
Listening to a Dick Cross speech or reading his book is the equivalent of spending two full days, one-on-one, in a casual setting with this leading American business thinker. His presentation style is conversational, easy to understand and will make a lasting impression on everyone who hears him.
Past Chairman and CEO, AutoZone, Inc
Multiple speaking events and workshops
Take a very bright architect who is trained to know how things "fit." Put him in positions of leadership where he invests the front half of his career as an advisor to CEO's and the back half actually being the CEO...and get one incredibly believable business leader and speaker. LIstening to Dick is a personal gift of a lifetime.
CEO and Managing Partner
Toth Brand Imaging, Inc.
Save your time and money on other speakers. Dick Cross is one of those rare, generous birds who shares all he's learned from taking the theoretical and applying it to the real-life practice of running companies. His speeches and his book are musts for anyone in management searching for strategic enlightenment.
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.
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, 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.
Event Appearances
Greatest Factor Business Performance --- Nothing Even Comes Close.
Virginia Counsel of CEO's Richmond, Virginia
2012-06-14
Sample Talks
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.
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.
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.
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Workshop Leader
- Author Appearance
- Corporate Training
