ABOUT SPEAKER

Michael Bergdahl Background: Michael Bergdahl is a professional international business speaker, author and turnaround specialist. Bergdahl worked in Bentonville, Arkansas for Wal-Mart, as the Director of “People” for the headquarters office, where he worked directly with Wal-Mart’s founder Sam Walton. It was Sam Walton who gave Bergdahl the nickname, “Bird Dawg!” Previous to Wal-Mart he worked in the FMCG Industry for PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Division in the sales organization and headquarters HR staff assignments. Bergdahl has 26 years of Human Resources experience. He’s an experienced turnaround specialist who has participated in two successful business turnarounds. (American Eagle Outfitters, VPHR & Waste Management RVP HR). Bergdahl is a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Behavioral Sciences. He earned a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification from the Society for Human Resources Management.

Wal-Mart Competition Authority: Michael Bergdahl is considered an authority on Wal-Mart Competition. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, CNN FN, MSNBC, CNN International, Univision, CBS National Radio and Bloomberg TV. He has participated in internationally televised news debates on “Power Lunch”, “On the Money”, “Morning Call”, and “Closing Bell”. Articles written by him, and articles written by others about him and his books, have appeared in business newspapers and magazines around the world.

His Books: He wrote his first book about “The Strategies of the World’s Largest Company”, entitled: What I Learned from Sam Walton: How to Compete and Thrive in a Wal-Mart World. His second book is written about “The Tactics of the World’s Richest Man”, entitled, The 10 Rules of Sam Walton: Success Secrets for Remarkable Results. Note: Rob Walton, the current Chairman of the Board of Wal-Mart and son of Sam Walton, wrote the Foreword for “The 10 Rules of Sam Walton” book. Both of these books were published and distributed internationally by John Wiley & Sons. Translated versions of his books are available in Russian, Thai, Indonesian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese, and Spanish.

Professional International Speaker: Michael Bergdahl is a professional international business speaker with substance, who is one part business, one part inspiration and one part storyteller. He has spoken professionally in cities on six continents including: * Brisbane, Australia * Beijing, China * Melbourne, Australia * Vancouver, British Columbia * Toronto, Ontario * Mont Tremblant, Quebec * Caracas, Venezuela * Bogotá, Colombia * Panama City, Panama * Cologne, Germany * Istanbul, Turkey * Malaga, Spain * Moscow, Russia * Port Douglas, Australia * Santiago, Chile * Durban, South Africa * Kiev, Ukraine * Valladolid, Spain * and across the USA *.

His Program: “The Wal-Mart Way” - Based on his first book, What I learned from Sam Walton, Michael Bergdahl will discuss “The Wal-Mart Way” through a discussion of the 7 key strategies of Wal-Mart. Bergdahl will follow the acronym, “POCKETS” which stands for Price, Operations, Culture, Key Item Promotion, Expenses, Talent and Service. He will explain the key to each of Wal-Mart’s Best Practices, that have made it the World’s Largest Company. He will discuss Strategies and Tactics that audience members can take from “The Wal-Mart Way” to make their businesses even more successful. Audience members will learn the Tactics of “The World’s Richest Man”, Sam Walton”, and the Strategies of Wal-Mart, “The World’s Largest Company.”

AIM Inlines will be bringing Michael Bergdahl for the very first time to Bangkok on 2nd of April, 2010 @ Novotel Hotel, Siam Square!!! Call now to reserve your seats for this event:

Amin Rais
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