Education
Western Illinois University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Business/Managerial Economics 1984-01-01 - 1987-01-01Work Experience
METAL MEN
Current
METAL MEN
Presentation 100%
Current
Presentation 100%
Winning Edge World Conference
Current
Winning Edge World Conference
HyperloopTT
Current
HyperloopTT
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network
Current
OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network
Opportunity Green
Current
Opportunity Green
TEDx San Francisco
Current
TEDx San Francisco
Business Rockstars
2011-01-01 - 2015-06-01
Business Rockstars
KenRadio Broadcasting
1990-03-01 - 2012-04-01
KenRadio Broadcasting
Founder Institute
2010-01-01 - 2012-01-01
Founder Institute
Skills
Summary
I’m Ken Rutkowski, a Business Talk Radio Personality, Innovative Strategist, Business Nextist, International Speaker, and one of the Premiere Experts in Emerging Business Technologies, New Media, the Digital Economy, and Connection. For over 30 years, I’ve made it my life’s work to connect with entrepreneurs, governments, and founders all over the world. My specialty is predicting and revealing new trends with data, statistics, and relevant insider information. I collaborate and map out how to best implement these trends with those I mentor and have in my community, METAL Men. I launched Tech Talk in 1995 which became Ken Radio in 1999. In 2012, I was the Co-Founder and Host of the #1 Business Radio Talk Show in America, Business Rockstars, which was listened to in over 300 markets across the U.S. I’ve interviewed over 30,000 people, including: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Oprah, Elon Musk, Bill Clinton, Jim Carrey, Donald Trump, Richard Branson, Tony Blair, Masayoshi Son, Larry King, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Paul Dejoria, Steve Palmer, Pierce Brosnan, Li Ka-shing, Jamie Dimon, Patrick Bet-David and Sara Blakely. Current Following: 1 Million+ on Twitter, 60K on Instagram, and 30K on LinkedIn. Current Speaking Topics: Power of Connection, Speaking Anyone’s Language, and Industry Trends vs. the Next Big Thing. Governments Who I’ve Consulted For: USA, Australia, Canada, Finland, Holland, Indonesia, New Zealand, Panama, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and the United Arab Emirates. Boards & Collaborations With: Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, SurfAir, Motorola, AT&T, Telstra, Singtel, SBS, Dish Network/ Echostar, and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies. Featured/Seen On: Good Morning America, Oprah, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Financial Times, Forbes, HuffPost, Entrepreneur, LA Business Journal, LA Weekly, Fast Company, FOX & Friends, Good Day LA, Inc., USA Today, Bangkok Post, Singapore Straights, Asia Times, the South China Morning Post, and other publications and networks around the world. Learn more about me at kenrutkowski.com.