Verne Harnish

Founder

Miami, Florida, United States39 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of Scaling Up and Growth Institute.
Expert in strategic planning and business growth.
Keynote speaker at global business events.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Business Growth Expert with a focus on strategic planning and executive education.

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Skills

Core Skills

Strategic PlanningBusiness StrategyThought Leadership

Other Skills

Growth StrategiesPublic SpeakingEntrepreneurshipLeadershipManagementStart-upsManagement ConsultingMarketing StrategyNew Business DevelopmentSocial NetworkingCoachingExecutive CoachingLeadership DevelopmentSmall BusinessCustomer Engagement

About

Verne Harnish is a world-leading expert, speaker, author, and entrepreneur in the field of business growth. He has spent more than 30 years educating entrepreneurial teams. As part of his personal mission to support entrepreneurs, he co-founded Growth Institute, a premier online training company that has helped mid-market companies in over 50 countries learn and implement the latest business methodologies. He also founded the world-renowned Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) and chaired for 15 years EO's premier CEO program, the "Birthing of Giants", held at MIT. Verne is also the Founder and CEO of Scaling Up, a global executive education and coaching company with over 180 partners on six continents, Known as the "Growth Guy" syndicated columnist, Verne is also a regular columnist for Fortune magazine. He's the author of Scaling Up, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits and, along with the editors of Fortune, authored The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time, for which Jim Collins wrote the foreword. With his expertise in high demand, Verne chairs annual Growth Summits in North America, Europe, and Asia and continues to teach in the MIT-based executive program he founded. He is also a private investor in many scaleups. Verne is a father of four who enjoys piano, tennis, and magic as a card-carrying member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.

Experience

Intro

Expert

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Business and Consulting Services
https://intro.co/VerneHarnish

Geoversity

Co-founder and Chair

Jan 2016 – Present · 10 yrs 3 mos

Scaling up: a gazelles company

2 roles

Owner

Aug 1996 – Present · 29 yrs 8 mos

I provide growth companies with the strategic planning tools they need to increase profits and cash flow, while blocking out competition.
I am involved in running strategic planning events around the world. Currently, I serve as chair of Malaysia's "Taipan: Making of Asian Giants" executive program and the Growth Summit in Australia. I have also chaired Canada's Top 40 Under 40 Program.
I write the syndicated "Growth Guy" column and a column for Fortune magazine's Venture section.
As a keynote speaker on strategic planning at conferences and events around the world, I address topics such as "Dominating Your Industry: The Four Critical Decisions" and "Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: Three Key Disciplines for Driving Execution."

Strategic PlanningBusiness StrategyGrowth StrategiesPublic Speaking