Ira Blumenthal
Ira Blumenthal   An international business development expert, a highly respected consultant to world class clients, a university instructor, a celebrated writer, and an incredible energetic and dynamic public speaker, Ira Blumenthal is truly a modern day business “Renaissance Man.” Ira is founder and president of Co-Opportunities, an Atlanta based business development company that counsels clients such as Coca Cola, Nestle, Exxon, Wal-Mart, United Artists and others. Ira has written many articles on change, marketing, business development, strategic alliances, branding, and other subjects and is the recipient of “The George Washington Honor Medal” for literary excellence. He is the author of “Ready Blame, Fire! (Myths and Misses in Marketing),” released in 1997.

  Ira is an institute adjunct faculty member at Notre Dame University and a guest lecturer at Michigan State Uniuersity, and is the recipient of the Educational Foundation's highest honor presented for his commitment to business education. Ira has been the focus of features and quoted in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, BrandWeek, Entrepreneur, USA Today, People Magazine and more. As an entrepreneur, Ira created and developed the first branded food court in an American supermarket. He was also the creator of both “Brand Building For Your Future,” a history-making branding conference, as well as “Strategic Alliances For A Brand New World,” an innovative educational exposition on strategic alliances. Ira is a high-content business speaker. Ira is dedicated to exceeding expectations and is firmly committed to education and motivation. Although he is a highly successful veteran of food industry sales, marketing and management with multi-national companies such as Sara Lee, Ira's viewpoints and vision on business building apply to all industries. His wide range of experience gives him a broad base of knowledge to draw on and share in his speeches.

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