Stephen Krempl is an international speaker, best-selling author, facilitator, and corporate communications coach based in Seattle, Washington. He is an expert on how leaders can stand out and get noticed in their corporations, even in an increasingly competitive global marketplace. He is the creator of the Global Executive Mindset (GEM) and Winning in the Work World (W3) programs. Stephen has also authored nine books, including The 5% Zone: Visibility Strategies That Get You Noticed and Rewarded in Any Organization. His next book called Positively Negative: How to Turn Negative Messages into Positive Ones. For more information, visit www.kremplcommunications.com

Stephen has worked with thousands of leaders in over 30+ countries. His career spans 25 years working for Fortune 500 companies, Starbucks Coffee Company where he was Chief Learning Officer (Seattle), YUM Brands Inc. VP of Yum University and Global Learning (Louisville), PepsiCo Restaurants International(Dallas), and Motorola (Singapore)

His Global Executive Mindset(GEM) programs are offered through lectures, in-house and online programs that focus on developing high potential and future leaders, especially minorities to get noticed in their organizations. He is now spreading this GEM message to universities, enabling students to understand what is expected of them and through an online curriculum called Winning in the Work World.

Some of Stephen’s clients include SMBC, VISA, BASF, Applied Materials Inc, Global Foundries. BNP Paribas, OCBC, DBS Infosys, Kelly Services, CBRE, Monsanto, Hisense, ANZ, CB&I, FMCT, Telkom Indonesia, Mandiri Bank, Khazanah Nasional, South East Asia, National Parks Board, NUS, WSU, UW, Yum! Brands, LM Ericsson, Fiserv ASPAC, Fluke, and Youth Olympics 2010 Organizing Committee.