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With more than 25 years of entrepreneurial and senior management experience, Felipe Gómez Arbelaez has developed a solid narrative and portfolio of products and services that give leaders, teams and organizations reliable and proven tools to reach extraordinary performance. Leveraging his passion for music and with a grand piano on stage, Gomez will inspire his audience and provide tools to consistently aim for operational excellence, create meaningful connections and build effective cultures of innovation. He is the author of the bestselling book, Attitude-E: The Method for Being Entrepreneurial and Fulfilling your Dreams.

His keynote presentation centers around the Power of Virtuosity:

  • What it means to be a “virtuoso” and why it’s an important quality for organizations in today’s world
  • Identifying the keys to be a virtuoso in everything we set out to do.
  • The mindsets and behaviors that leaders and organizations should adopt to thrive in the #NewNormal
  • The importance of perfecting our methods, being more aware of the attitudes we assume and doing everything we do with love and passion.

Gomez is a Business Administrator from the University of Los Andes in Bogota, Colombia with an MBA from IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland. Throughout his career, he has always been an entrepreneur. In 1995, he founded Ink., a pioneering company in Multimedia, Interactivity and Internet. After several years of success, growth and expansion into Ecuador and Costa Rica, he attracted investors and up-scaled the operation, becoming the first and most successful e-business consultancy in Latin America, with offices in 7 different countries . He was Director for the Central American and the Caribbean region and a Member of the Board of Directors.

In 2003, he became the Founding President and Member of the Board of Farmacity Colombia, the first drug store chain in Colombia, where a successful culture of innovation and intra-preneurship was created. Under his guidance, he introduced the chain into Colombia, establishing more than 14 premises in two years.

Between 2009 and 2014, Gomez was the President of Compass Group Colombia, a leading global company in food services and later became Director of Innovation and Business Development for the Latin American region.

He is currently dedicated to promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and virtuosity with his keynote presentations. In two opportunities, Gomez was awarded “Outstanding Delegate in the World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs” in Paris (1998) and New York (2000), an event organized by the United Nations and Harvard’s Leadership Institute. He has participated in various conferences speaking about entrepreneurship and the application of new technologies in businesses, including Standford University, Darden School of Business, CESA and the University of the Los Andes, as well as other international events in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Mexico, Argentina, Central America, Austria and Colombia.

Gomez is married with four children and is passionate about music, in particular piano, as well as card magic and cooking.

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Virtuoso: Living the Virtuoso Life

Combining management acumen and a lifelong passion for music, Felipe inspires audiences with an entertaining and memorable learning experience.

Discussing the tools and ideas for becoming a virtuoso – and illustrating it all with help from an on-stage grand piano – Felipe inspires audiences to consistently aim for excellence, create meaningful connections, and build effective cultures of innovation.

Key Takeaways:
· Incorporate the three drivers of virtuosity – Method, Attitude, and Passion – into your life
· Develop a strong willingness to excel and reach peak performance
· Energize teams by developing a culture of virtuosity

Attitude-E for the Entrepreneurial Mindset

Felipe presents Attitude-E, a powerful framework that awakens entrepreneurial mindsets in individuals, teams, and organizations. Throughout the talk, Felipe explores the six fundamental attributes to build and sustain an entrepreneurial attitude: Envision, Energy, Endurance, Ensemble, Elasticity, and Engagement.

Key Takeaways:
· Learn how to apply the Attitude-E framework
· Inspire and motivate teams to reach their potential
· Create the collective will for teams to think and behave differently

Testimonials

If you are looking for an inspirational speaker to motivate your team, inspire your team, and help your team raise their game…. You MUST bring Felipe Gomez to meet with your team. Our time together has been a gift.
– Ray Malouf/VP Talent Acquisition - Whole Foods Market
Outstanding, the messages are so powerful and so relevant and delivered in such a wonderful way.
– Annie Chae - Amazon
Felipe represents a very unique blend of a thought leader, a humanist, a true artist, a restless doer, persistent and determined. Felipe is an experienced speaker who conjures an outstanding multimedia experience that brings the audience to their feet, grateful for his simple but powerful message that provides frameworks and insights to orchestrate transformational change starting tomorrow.
– Eduardo Braun/CEO Argentina Airports, content curator, speaker and author
Although I acknowledge that your presentation is relevant to any organization, it would have been very difficult for us to find a better match to our specific needs. I appreciate your time and the energy with which you delivered your keynote. I truly congratulate you for the quality of your presentation.
– Al Merino - IBM
I had the opportunity to attend one of the best business presentations I have ever seen. Felipe Gomez is the real deal. Great takeaways!
– Kevin Leitz/Pro Team leader - HomeDepot
This week at Autodesk we had the opportunity to share with a great speaker and outstanding piano performer. His session, besides the great content he delivers its an entirely different experience.
– Robert Mikse/Region President - Autodesk

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