Don Shapiro Bio

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Don Shapiro is president and founder of First Concepts Consultants, Inc., a management and marketing consulting practice that since 1985 has helped firms in 30 different industries to increase their rate of growth and market share. www.firstconcepts.com

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Don Shapiro is president and founder of First Concepts Consultants, Inc., a management and marketing consulting practice that since 1985 has helped firms in 30 different industries to increase their rate of growth and market share.  He specializes in strategy, marketing, sales, leadership, training and how to implement change. A curious nature, a passion for uncovering what causes things to happen and a creative spirit have lead him to make many discoveries about what makes organizations and people more successful. For over 40 years, he has been a public speaker inspiring and entertaining audiences with his unique insights. www.firstconcepts.com

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Don Shapiro is president and founder of First Concepts Consultants, Inc., a management and marketing consulting practice that since 1985 has helped firms in 30 different industries to increase their rate of growth and market share. He specializes in the areas of strategy, marketing, sales, leadership, training and how to implement change. For 26 years, clients have been saying he’s the guy “who asked the questions no one else ever asked.”  A curious nature, a passion for uncovering what causes things to happen and a creative spirit have lead him to make many discoveries about what makes organizations and people more successful.

His experience has involved both for profit and non-profit organizations. Prior to founding First Concepts, he was a chain restaurant executive and manager for many years and spent several years in sales and marketing for a national distributor of bicycles as well as commercial real estate. Some of the industries he has helped include restaurant chains, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, auto parts, high voltage relays, technology, hair care products, greeting cards, employment services, memorial parks, florist, pest control services and construction just to mention a few.

Whatever the situation, his work has focused on the relationship of an organization to its markets and how the organization needs to operate to attract and serve those markets. During his 40 years in the business world, Don Shapiro has made many discoveries and innovations that all deal with how we make effective decisions and influence others to make favorable decisions which have all been incorporated into First Concepts client services. His consulting projects have included complete reorganizations, new strategies and plans, changing organization cultures and developing and delivering sales training based on his discoveries about the ABC’s Of How People Buy.

Don Shapiro is an author who loves to write and speak. Besides the two blogs he writes on www.firstconcepts.com, he is active on Twitter under donshapiro1 and Linkedin. He is also writing a book “Life Is A Fork In The Road” about following our inner voice to make better choices (www.lifeisaforkintheroad.com and www.facebook.com/lifeisaforkintheroad ). For over 40 years, he has been a public speaker inspiring and entertaining audiences with his unique insights.

He is a graduate of the Executive Development Program at the UCLA Anderson School of Management and did his undergraduate work in business and communications at California State University Northridge. For 15 years, he was a member of the Sales and Marketing Executives Association of Los Angeles and served on their Board of Directors. For 8 years, he was a volunteer Big Brother and served on the Board of Directors of that agency. For over 18 years, he has been active in Toastmasters and currently is a member of Powerhouse Pros Club in Las Vegas. www.firstconcepts.com

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