Ed Brodow

Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt called Ed Brodow the "King of Negotiators."

Ed's practical, no-nonsense approach to an often-misunderstood subject has helped audiences and readers all over the world to overcome their fears and get what they want in business and in their personal lives. He is the best-selling author of seven books, including Negotiation Boot Camp, Beating the Success Trap, Fixer, and Women From Venus.

As a nationally recognized television personality, Ed has appeared as negotiation guru on PBS, ABC National News, Fox News, Inside Edition, and Fortune Business Report. His two-hour PBS negotiating special garnered rave reviews. Ed's ideas have been showcased in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Men's Health, Cosmopolitan, Business Week, Smart Money, Forbes, and Selling Power.

Since 1987, Ed's charismatic presentations have enthralled more than 1,000 corporate, association, and government audiences. His impressive client list includes Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, Starbucks, Learjet, Raytheon, Seagate, Hyatt, The Gap, Revlon, Zurich Insurance, Mobil Oil, the IRS, and the Pentagon. In previous careers, Ed was a corporate sales executive (IBM, Litton, Singer), Marine Corps officer, and movie actor with roles opposite Jessica Lange, Ron Howard, and Christopher Reeve.  A member of Screen Actors Guild, Ed lives in Monterey, California.