Momentum keynote

Thank you to everyone who attended the Momentum Convention.

We were delighted to welcome Erick James as the Momentum Convention keynote speaker. Take a moment to watch one of Erick's video's below:

Erick James is a Business Growth Consultant with the Business Growth Services team at the Center for Economic Growth in Albany, NY. He works with small and mid-sized manufacturing and technology companies leading growth projects and training programs focused on revenue generation and process improvements.

He is a certified Innovation Engineering Black Belt and specializes in helping companies create, communicate, and commercialize innovations using the Innovation Engineering Management System* with clients ranging from start-ups, to universities, to 3rd generation manufactures, to service-based companies and consultancies.

In 2010 Erick received the "Group Practitioner of the Year" award at the National Manufacturing Extension Partnership Conference.

As a writer, he has co-authored three books: How Not to Suck at Communication, How Not to Suck at Mentoring, and the illustrated and design-award winning parable Change: A Story for All Ages.

He has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from Cambridge University (UK).

Additionally, Erick is a professional stand-up comedian who plays clubs, colleges, and theaters all over the country.

The keynote was sponsored by GWI.