“In one day, Bob helped us define a powerful growth strategy that would set us apart from our many competitors. That wasn’t all – he got our entire executive team energized and pulling together behind our new strategy.” - PETER STERN, PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT “Time after time Bob has helped us grow the wide variety of companies in our portfolio by enabling them to capitalize on their existing strategic assets.” - RICK PATTERSON, MANAGING PARTNER, SPIRE CAPITAL “As Chairman and CEO of Nestle USA, I worked with Bob for many years. Our great success with Juicy Juice can be directly attributed to our consumer communication that Bob directed. He’s a thought provoking person and uses a systematic approach to the development of business and brand strategy.” JOE WELLER, FORMER CHAIRMAN AND CEO, NESTLE FOODS USA “Here’s the lesson we learned from Bob – telling prospective customers that our B2B has been in business for 70 years doesn’t differentiate us and won’t grow our business. He helped us identify a meaningful, differentiating customer benefit that our company was already providing but not leveraging.” - ED KWIATKOWSKI, PRESIDENT, STACO ENERGY PRODUCTS “If you’re looking for practical wisdom from a battle-tested field general of business – look no further. I arranged monthly meetings for years with Bob to uncover the practical wisdom he delivers. His step-by-step strategic guide will unleash the resident magic in any organization that has the guts to put it to the test. - ROBERT DOTSON, CEO, T-MOBILE USA

Robert H. Bloom is a widely respected authority on business growth. 

As an entrepreneur, he grew a local advertising agency into a successful national agency. 

As US Chairman and CEO of Publicis Worldwide, the centerpiece of the $4.6 billion global marketing services company, he helped craft and implement the growth strategies of some of the world’s largest companies and brands. At Publicis, Bloom managed over 1000 employees, 12 US offices, and a roster of clients including BMW, L’Oreal, Nestle’, TGI Friday’s, Whirlpool, Zales Jewelers, and T-Mobile. 

He directed the launch of numerous brands that have become household names such as Southwest Airlines, Nestle’ Juicy-Juice, T-Mobile US, Novartis’ Theraflu and Triaminic.

He is currently advising firms of every type and size on their growth strategies.  

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Dave Conti is a writer and an editorial consultant specializing in business and self-help topics. He cowrote, with management guru Stephen H. Baum, What Made Jack Welch JACK WELCH: How Ordinary People Become Extraordinary Leaders. Based on interviews with 30 CEOs, the book examines life experiences that are the foundation of success in business and in life.

Conti is the former executive editor of HarperBusiness, the category-leading business book imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. He was responsible for a #1 New York Times bestseller plus numerous national bestsellers on the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and New York Times business lists. He acquired and edited books by many distinguished authors, including economist Lester Thurow, Dilbert creator Scott Adams, high-tech guru Geoffrey Moore, CNBC’s Ron Insana, self-help mentor Steven M. Pollan, journalist John A. Byrne, management authority Noel Tichy, and personal finance guru Ric Edelman.

Before joining HarperCollins, Conti was editorial director of Business McGraw-Hill, where he helped create a multimillion dollar publishing program and published a #1 BusinessWeek bestseller as well as an AAP best book of the year.