Ed Brodow Biography
Ed Brodow is an internationally renowned expert on the art of negotiation. SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt dubbed Ed the “King of Negotiators.” Forbes Magazine agreed, ranking Ed as one of the nation’s leading dealmakers. He is the bestselling author of four books including Negotiation Boot Camp: How to Resolve Conflict, Satisfy Customers, and Make Better Deals (Doubleday) and Beating the Success Trap: Negotiating for the Life You Really Want and the Rewards You Deserve (HarperCollins).
Ed is negotiating consultant to some of the world’s most prominent organizations, including Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Starbucks, Learjet, Raytheon, Philips, Hyatt, The Gap, Revlon, Zurich Insurance, Mobil Oil, the IRS, and the Pentagon. As a speaker, he has enthralled more than 1,000 audiences in Paris, Athens, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Toronto, and New York with his charismatic stage presence, infectious humor, and practical ideas on negotiation and success.
A nationally recognized television personality, Ed has appeared as negotiation guru on PBS, ABC National News, Fox News, Inside Edition, and Fortune Business Report. His two-hour PBS negotiation special garnered rave reviews. Followed by hidden TV cameras in New York, Boston, and San Francisco, Ed proved to American consumers that they have the power to negotiate better deals in department stores and retail malls. His innovative negotiating strategies have been showcased in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, The Globe and Mail, Entrepreneur, Business Week, Smart Money, Forbes, and Selling Power. A true “Renaissance Man,” Ed has been a corporate sales executive (IBM, Litton Industries), US Marine Corps officer, novelist, and Hollywood movie actor with starring roles opposite Jessica Lange, Ron Howard, and Christopher Reeve.
A veteran member of Screen Actors Guild, he lives in Monterey, California. His website is www.brodow.com/.
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