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Reviews

"Ken Dychtwald was a featured speaker at News Corporation's global management conference in July 2006, where he joined a line-up of powerful speakers that included Senator John McCain, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former president Bill Clinton. Not only did Ken command the audience, but his was one of the most enlightening, thought-provoking and entertaining presentations of the conference."

Peter Chernin, President and COO News Corporation

"I had heard you were a wonderful keynote speaker, but I cannot thank you enough for giving such a stellar performance. You not only made me and the Vituoso staff look good for hiring you, but you completely energized the audience for the rest of the week of the conference."

Matthew Upchurch, CEO Virtuoso, Ltd.

"Ken Dychtwald is a show stopper. He is one of the few speakers that can educate, entertain and have you laughing and crying all at the same time."

Brian Perkins, Company Group Chairman Johnson & Johnson Company

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Books

Speech Topics

The New “Power Consumer”: From Baby Boom to Age Wave

A compelling and comprehensive portrait of the new power demographic: boomers in middlescence and beyond. An examination of how this generation’s anti-authoritarian and rule-breaking behaviors have reshaped our culture, our society and our lives – and will continue to do so in the decades ahead as they migrate out of youth into the most powerful years of their lives.

With decades to go before they encounter old age, boomers now have more knowledge, money, social influence—and a taste for reinvention—than at any previous time in their lives. Yesterday’s “linear” model of aging/living is being replaced by a new “cyclic” life paradigm - bursting with continued personal growth, career reinvention, liberated leisure, rekindled relationships, financial freedom and enhanced spending power.

This dynamic presentation offers an insider’s guide to boomers’ buying patterns, attitudes, and expectations for this new stage of life, which are vastly different than those of any previous generation.

Re-Inventing Retirement

Based on research findings from numerous highly acclaimed studies of retirement conducted by Age Wave, this presentation provides an illuminating overview of the current state of retirement and a vision of tomorrow’s new retirement dreams.

It answers a wide range of key questions about the future of retirement:

How do people in the U.S. and around the world think of retirement? How is that changing? What are the new hopes, dreams, priorities, aspirations and fears for later life? How will the emerging adult lifestage demands of parenthood, eldercare, work, grandparenthood, singlehood, wellness and illness, and rehirement impact retirement itself? Have boomers saved enough to even think about traditional retirement?

In addition, meet the four retiree segments – the “Ageless Explorers,” the “Comfortably Contents” the “Live for Todays” and the “Sick and Tireds.” How is each group doing, and what has planning played in their retirement experience.

Women, Money and Power

It’s projected that by 2010, women will control 60% of the wealth in America.

However, today, at the opening of the 21st century, many women stand strong when wielding earning power but slump in their financial confidence, long term financial decision-making, control and savvy, and investment power. The final frontier for women in the gender revolution will be the gaining of power and control over their money, including savvy purchasing in traditional male-dominated sectors such as financial services, banking and credit cards, electronics and technology.

Based on groundbreaking finding from Age Wave’s landmark research study, Women, Money and Power, this presentation breaks the code on women and their relationship to money. It provides an illuminating and in-depth look at women’s motivations, hopes, fears, and challenges around money, saving and spending. In addition, we explore the five distinct financial personality styles of women and their money: 1) Cinderella, 2) Alice in Wonderland, 3) Wonder Woman, 4) Belle and 5) Goldilocks.

How the Age Wave Will Transform Financial Services

No industry stands to gain more than financial services from understanding the wants and needs of boomers as they rise up into an age wave. This illuminating presentation will shed light on boomers and their retirement-related needs, worries and aspirations.

How will the emerging adult lifestage demands of careers, parenthood, eldercare, grandparenthood, singlehood and rehirement affect retirement? What are the hopes and fears that motivate boomers in terms of investing financially in their future? What are boomers looking for from financial professionals? What does legacy mean to them? What does retirement mean to them?

An overview of the five stages of retirement: 1) imagination, 2) anticipation, 3) liberation, 4) reorientation and 5) reconciliation. What concerns people before, during and after retirement and what role can financial planning play in assuring that retirement will be a dream and not a nightmare.

Based on research findings from numerous highly acclaimed studies on retirement and financial services conducted by Age Wave, this presentation sheds light on how financial professionals can help boomers fulfill their personal "retirement dreams."

How the Age Wave Will Transform Health & Healthcare

Will the demographically-driven “age wave” produce pandemics of chronic disease – needing a wide range of innovative and cost-effective solutions? How far will the boomers will go in their pursuit of the “fountain of health?” What are the new frontiers of medicine – from genomics, anti-aging therapies, organ cloning and virtual surgery to pharmaceuticals, cosmeceuticals and nutraceuticals – and how might the public react to impending breakthroughs?

This presentation offers a sweeping view of how rising longevity, the aging of the population, and the personality style of the boomer generation are converging to transform nearly every aspect of our healthcare system – from professional training to IT to facilities to service delivery. It will also explore how the new empowered consumer, hoping to live a healthy "cyclic" life will place a wide range of new demands of medical and social service professionals in the years ahead.

The Global Age Wave

The massive demographic shifts creating the Age Wave are not isolated to the United States. These profound trends are transforming every region of the world.

Based on the largest international study on aging to date conducted by Age Wave, The Future of Retirement in a World of Rising Longevity, this mind-boggling presentation offers cutting-edge insights into the global population shifts that are occurring and what they mean for business and society. Do the people of the world look forward to traditional retirement? Do people want to live “linear” or “cyclic” lives? How will population aging impact the consumer marketplace? Which sectors and products will shrink and which will grow? Is mandatory retirement a thing of the past? How will work practices and policies need to change to prevent a “brain drain?” Who will pay for the hundreds of millions of long-lived men and women? Which countries are hopeful about their aging prospects and which are fearful? Which countries have done the best job of preparing financially, socially and politically for the age wave?

These and other pressing global questions will be answered in this illuminating, one-of-a-kind presentation.

How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent

Within a decade, millions of boomers will begin to retire. At the same time, declining birth rates will mean fewer younger workers. As a result, companies worldwide are about to experience a “brain drain” as competition for talent and worker loyalty mounts.

Learn the new rules for orchestrating the special contributions -and limits- of all the different elements of the new multi-generational workforce. Through savvy use of flexible work arrangements, innovative learning and mentoring opportunities, and creative compensation and benefits programs, companies have the opportunity to retain valuable employees and beat the coming shortage of skills and talent. Based upon Dr. Ken Dychtwald’s newest book, Workforce Crisis, co-authored with Tamara Erickson and Robert Morison.

Workforce Crisis

Within a decade, the massive boomer generation may begin to retire. At the same time, declining birth rates will mean fewer younger workers. Through savvy use of flexible work arrangements, innovative learning opportunities, and creative compensation and benefits programs, companies have the opportunity to retain valuable employees and prevent a "brain drain."

Learn the new rules for orchestrating the special contributions (and limits) of all the different elements of the new multi-generational workforce. Based upon Dr. Ken Dychtwald’s newest book, Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent, co-authored with Tamara Erickson and Robert Morison.