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Dr. Nido Qubein        

Award-Winning Leadership & Transformation Speaker; Business Author; President of High Point University

Dr. Nido Qubein came to the United States as a teenager with limited English and only $50 in his pocket, embarking on what has become a notable journey of achievement and contribution. His inspiring story was chronicled in the documentary "A Life of Success and Significance," broadcast by The Biography Channel and CNBC.

As an educator, Dr. Qubein is the President of High Point University, a thriving undergraduate and graduate institution hosting 4,500 students from over 51 countries. Under his leadership since 2005, the university has seen significant growth, expanding from 1,450 to 4,100 students and from 92 to 310 acres. The university has raised over $100 million, leading to the revitalization of the campus with numerous new academic buildings and dormitories. Dr. Qubein has authored a substantial array of books and audio programs that are distributed globally, including titles such as "Stairway to Success" and "The Time is Now, The Person is You."

In the business realm, he serves as the Chairman of the Great Harvest Bread Company, a national retail bakery chain with 220 stores across 43 states. Additionally, Dr. Qubein holds directorship roles on the boards of several prominent organizations, including BB&T and the La-Z-Boy Corporation. His strategic vision and leadership have been integral to these roles.

Dr. Qubein is also a highly respected professional speaker, known for addressing diverse topics ranging from leadership and change management to effective communication and personal achievement. His dynamic speaking style has earned him numerous accolades including the Toastmasters International Golden Gavel Medal and induction into both the International Speaker Hall of Fame and the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans.

His philanthropic efforts are notable; his foundation annually provides scholarships to dozens of deserving young people, having awarded over 700 scholarships worth more than $6 million to date. Dr. Qubein has been honored extensively for his civic and philanthropic work, including receiving The Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the DAR Americanism Medal, and being named Citizen of the Year and Philanthropist of the Year in High Point, North Carolina.

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Change

Change is an eternal concept. In today's competitive marketplace, organizations must be able to grasp the reigns of change to ride it to a successful future. Many people are afraid to alter their behaviors, but it often proves more threatening than challenging.

Nido Qubein transports audiences on a journey through business examples from his careers as a university president, business leader, corporate executive, and public speaker. He talks about change in an enlightening and transformational way so that audiences actually want to change for the better! Whether it is reculturing an organization or changing the mindset of an individual, this topic is as popular and timely as ever.

From Success to Significance

Out of adversity emerges abundance. Difficult times often are filled with opportunities. Nido Qubein came to the United States as a teenager with little knowledge of English and only $50 in his pocket, yet ended up a mega-success story. Today, he is president of a leading university and chairman of a national retail company—and one of the most sought-after leadership speakers on the professional circuit.

Qubein will share his own story and his ideas and strategies for succeeding through even turbulent times. This dynamic, authentic, entertaining speaker delivers a powerful, inspiring message on finding focus, balance, and meaning in business, and in life. You'll leave this presentation entertained and inspired to be impactfully innovative.

Achieving Peak Performance

This presentation will show you how to prepare your employees for high productivity and your company for maximum profitability. Learn how to grow a well-trained, educated, and motivated team. Nido Qubein makes an important point: Teaching people skills without giving them a vision for a better future—a vision based on common values—is only training.

He goes beyond dictionary definitions to show that yesterday’s thinking looks at the tasks people perform today and asks “How can we train our future employees to do these things?” Tomorrow’s thinking looks at the kind of people needed to execute corporate strategy and finds ways to educate employees to become those kinds of people.

How to Sell, Serve, and Succeed

To sell effectively in today’s ever-changing, competitive world, one must master sales skills and behavioral knowledge. Nido Qubein teaches both with humor and audience involvement. He focuses on the Law of Identification (when something becomes personal, it becomes important; treat every customer as if you’re about to lose them) and teaches participants to ask penetrating questions. (How must this person feel first so that this person will buy from us?) Nido Qubein emphasizes this statement: Prospects don’t want to buy your product; they want to buy the product of your product. Remember: Your service and product must be better than your competitors, and your customer must readily acknowledge that.

If I Wanted to Buy What You Sell, Would I Buy It from You?

Why should people do business with you? How easily can someone else imitate what you do? Do your customers think of you first? Nido Qubein shares dynamic principles for personal and corporate achievement. It doesn’t matter how much you know or what you can do. What matters is what your customers and colleagues believe and perceive you can do for them. Do they understand and value what you are offering? Your positioning reflects other people’s confidence in your ability to do whatever you do with professional competence and expertise—how much they trust you to meet their needs.

Your positioning is the way people feel about you and your work; it’s about the way you make them feel when doing business with you. Nido Qubein shows your audience how to “position” for maximum results using a practical approach and a professional strategy.

Communicate Like a Pro

Communicating effectively with people, inside your company and beyond, is a minimum-requirement skill in our ever-changing global marketplace. This presentation is designed to help your audience develop the communication skills required and to wield them with power and effectiveness.

They’ll learn not only the basics, but many of the finer points Nido Qubein has picked up during a long and successful career as a professional speaker, author, and advisor to top executives and to successful companies, including specific strategies used to “connect” for persuasion and results. To date he has written a dozen books, delivered thousands of speeches, and showed millions the art of effective communication. Entertaining and educational. An audience favorite!

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Change Management/Reculturing an Organization

Change is an eternal concept. In today's competitive marketplace, organizations must be able to grasp the reigns of change to ride it to a successful future. Many people are afraid to alter their behaviors, but it often proves more threatening than challenging.

Nido Qubein transports audiences on a journey through business examples from his careers as a university president, business leader, corporate executive, and public speaker. He talks about change in an enlightening and transformational way so that audiences actually want to change for the better!

Whether it is reculturing an organization or changing the mindset of an individual, this topic is as popular and timely as ever.

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News


President of High Point University Dr. Nido Qubein Hits Amazon Best-Seller List With New Business Book
Accomplished business leader and dedicated philanthropist Dr. Nido Qubein, president of High Point University, recently joined with other leading experts from around the world to co-write the book titled, Breaking Through: The World’s Leading Entrepreneurs and Professionals Share Their Insights for Achieving Breakthrough Success! The book was released on June 12, 2014 by CelebrityPress™ – a leading business book publisher.
Nice work if you can get it: High Point University’s president sure gets paid pretty well (and Duke’s isn’t far behind)
The highest-paid college president in North Carolina is not running Duke, UNC, NC State or Wake Forest. That honor belongs instead to Nido Qubein, president of High Point University, a private school 70 miles west of Durham with an enrollment of 4,400.
Documentary on HPU President Nido Qubein earns Emmy nomination
HIGH POINT – A documentary about the life and success of High Point University President Nido Qubein that aired on the Biography Channel has been nominated for an Emmy award.

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