Isaiah Hankel is an internationally recognised speaker and author who helps individuals, teams, and organisations develop a more entrepreneurial mindset to accelerate their business success.
Isaiah's unique background allows him to offer a scientific approach and tangible methodology to the pursuit of purpose, focus, pace, and other entrepreneurial values that every individual and even the largest company can apply.
He has a Ph.D. in Anatomy and Cell Biology and has worked extensively as a Fortune 500 consultant in the biotechnology industry and with some of the world's leading corporations, including Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Roche and Genentech. He has also presented at many of the world's top academic institutions, including Harvard University, Stanford University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, The Pasteur Institute and The Curie Institute.
Long before getting his doctorate, Isaiah was a sheep farmer in rural Idaho who struggled in school and was diagnosed repeatedly with ADD and ADHD. He survived college and just made it into graduate school where he was quickly put on academic probation and forced to work as a janitor and sleep in a friend's basement to make ends meet. Just a few years later, Isaiah formed three successful, multinational businesses and published his bestselling book, Black Hole Focus.
The system Isaiah used to go from being an ADD-diagnosed sheep farmer to a being a successful entrepreneur, author, and business coach is carefully laid out in each his presentations. Isaiah mixes science, strategy, and entertaining personal stories to empower his audiences while providing a sequence of actionable takeaways that members can immediately use to improve their organisation's overall performance.
Isaiah's presentation style is clear and laced with energy and passion. Time spent with him will help to unlock the entrepreneurial mindset that businesses need for success.