Joe
Rodriguez has spent thirty years inside consumer and industrial
product companies around the world and (through Ernst & Young,
The Q2000 Group, and Global Innovation Leadership) as a consultant
to those companies and to leading technology businesses. His experience
has given him a first-person, hands-on perspective that lets him
help a wide range of organizations meet the challenges of the
21st Century.
Joe
is an international business speaker who integrates practical
experience with a unique perspective about business. Joe is quick
to get your participants involved. He will delight your group
with tons of content and knowledge, using stories, often humorous,
that come from real life experiences.
Joe
is the author of many articles on innovation, leadership, and
quality improvement and is the co-author of books on innovation-focused
management. He is fluent in English and Spanish and conversational
Portuguese, holds MS and MBA degrees, is certified by the Product
Development and Management Association and the Institute of Management
Consultants, is active in numerous professional organizations,
and is a member of the National Speakers Association. His diverse,
multi-national, multi-industry experience (which makes him such
a valued speaker on performance improvement, innovation, the implementation
of "lean" operations, and similar topics) is constantly expanded
through his consulting work as the Senior Managing Partner of
Global Innovation Leadership, Inc.