Jeffrey A. Kaplan

Jeffrey A. Kaplan, D.M.
 Managing Director
 Ferrazzi Greenlight
jkaplan@ferrazzigreenlight.com
                                                                                                                   

Entrepreneur, writer, speaker, educator and change agent Dr. Jeff Kaplan has presented to over 100,000 people on relationship development in 2010 alone.  His lifelong passion for architecting unique learning experiences has led him to pursue a varied career in the fields of business, publishing and public speaking.  As a young man, Jeff used his life savings of $1,500 dollars to start an events company. Headquartered in a garage, he started the business with one desk, a computer and three chairs. Jeff and a staff of two and quickly grew the company to international operations, before selling it for seven figures a decade later.  

His interest in working with some of the world’s top brands then led him to head the global consulting firm Capgemini’s marquee alliance with Microsoft Corporation – a $350M account portfolio.

Realizing his passion was to make the workplace better, Jeff partnered with Keith Ferrazzi on the # 1 New York Times Best-seller Who’s Got Your Back, designing a marketing campaign and book tour that changed book promotion forever.  As a result, Who’s Got Your Back reached number one on the New York Times overall best-seller list, a ranking only five other business books in history have achieved.

Jeff is now a partner in Ferrazzi Greenlight consulting, where he leads the Leadership, Development, and Training practice and manages the Greenlight Research Group, a think tank devoted to studying the bottom-line impact of better business relationships. He has delivered hundreds of presentations, trainings and keynote addresses and has been featured in numerous radio and television interviews.