Sam Horn has an impressive personal and professional background that contributes to her being a sought-after keynote speaker, best-selling author, respected creative consultant, and an in-demand media resource. A partial list of credentials includes:

An award-winning professional speaker who has presented programs to more than half a million people worldwide since 1981 and for such corporate and convention clients as Hewlett-Packard, Fortune 500 Forum, NASA, Legg Mason, the IRS, Lockheed Martin, ASAE, United States Tennis Association, the U. S. Navy, National Governors Association, Loma Linda University, Associated General Contractors, State of Hawaii, Booz Allen, and America Bankers Association.

Sam was honored as the top-rated speaker at both the 1996 and 1998 International Platform Association conventions and was selected as the 2003-2004 Outstanding Capital Speaker. Her programs are frequently the most well-attended and highly-rated at conferences as they’re known for being fun, fast-paced, and full of real-life ideas participants can use immediately to reap real-world results.

A respected author of well-reviewed books from major publishers including Tongue Fu!®, ConZentrate, What’s Holding You Back?, and Take The Bully By The Horns, all from St. Martins Press. These have been sold around the world (China, Japan, Argentina, France, and Germany); favorably reviewed in dozens of publications including Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Investors Business Daily, Foreign Service Journal, Dallas Morning News, and Readers Digest, and endorsed by many best-selling authors including Stephen R. Covey, Anthony Robbins, Jeffrey Fox, Susan Jeffers, Dave Pelzer, Susan Forward, Rabbi Harold Kushner, Richard Carlson and John Gray.

Her most recent book POP! Stand Out in Any Crowd (Perigee, Sept. ’06) has received enthusiastic testimonials from such respected business thought-leaders as Seth Godin (Purple Cow), Jeffrey Gitomer, (Little Red Book of Selling), Mark Victor Hansen, (One Minute Millionaire), and Ken Blanchard who said it is a, “Lively, fun, inspiring guide to getting heard, getting remembered, and getting results.”

A frequent media guest who has been interviewed on every major network (NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX) and on dozens of radio shows including National Public Radio and Dr. Laura. Her work has even been featured on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show and To Tell The Truth, where she and her Tongue Fu!® team stumped the panel.

Originator of innovative communication and creative methodologies. Sam created the trade-marked communication methodology of Tongue Fu!® and has licensed dozens of instructors around the world (Australia, England, Canada, 10 different states) to teach this program through her Tongue Fu!® Training Institute.

Executive Book Summaries said “Tongue Fu!® is a gold mine for anyone who deals with the public and Sam has added to the legacy of ideas on how to deal with people left by Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, and Dale Carnegie.

As the creator of The POP! Process (patent pending), Sam developed 25 innovative ways to craft one-of-a-kind titles, slogans, and brands that help professionals and their projects become one-of-a-kind instead of one-of-many so they can break out instead of blend in. She teaches her process in a variety of formats including one-on-one consulting, conference keynotes, POP! Institutes, CD series, and in her newest book.

14-time Emcee (and former Executive Director) of the world-renowned Maui Writers Conference. Sam has been privileged to work alongside such famous authors, screenwriters, and directors as Ron Howard, James Brooks, Garry Marshall, Frank McCourt, Richard Paul Evans, Nicholas Sparks, Sue Grafton, Tami Hoag, and Tony Hillerman. She also has worked with top decision-makers from all the major publishers and with the country’s top agents. She annually coordinates the Non-fiction-Business-Self Help Retreat group the week before Labor Day weekend.

Sought After Creativity Consultant. Young Presidents Organization asked Sam to coordinate the Creativity Alive series for their Family University in Ireland in 2005. Sam arranged for Pulitzer Prize winning humor columnist Dave Barry, Mitch Albom (Tuesdays with Morrie), and Andy Andrews (The Travelers Gift) to participate and facilitated their programs along with her own POP! presentation.

Sam has had the privilege of consulting with hundreds of clients to help them craft one-of-a-kind identities that helped their priority projects POP! out of the pack and get noticed and bought. Clients have raved about her ability to help them crystallize next steps that catapulted their ideas and offerings from obscurity to the spotlight.

Leader in “Infopreneur” industry. Sam founded the National Speakers Association chapter in Hawaii and served as its President for two years. She has presented for more than 25 NSA chapters around the country, keynoted at the Toastmasters International convention, delivered pre-conference workshops for International Coach Federation, spoken at Mark Victor Hansen’s Mega Book weekend, spoken at 10 national NSA conventions, chaired NSA’s Writers/Publishers PEG, and coordinated the Writers Track for their Cancun University.

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Areas of Expertise:
Advertising/Public Relations
Coaching
Communication Skills
Conflict Resolution
Creativity
Customer Service
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Inspiration
Motivation
Networking
Presentation Skills
Relationships
Speakers Bureau/Service
Success
Team Building

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shorn - Updated: April 11, 2011