Jeremy Gutsche
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Jeremy Gutsche is a Canadian innovation expert, author, "one of North America's most requested keynote speakers", co-host of Trend Hunter TV and founder of TrendHunter.com. He is most well known for his role at TrendHunter.com, described by The Independent
as "the world's biggest online cool hunting magazine". At the end of 2008, Entrepreneur Magazine
reported the community as having 20,000 members and 8,000,000 monthly views.
Gutsche has been described as "a new breed of trend spotter" by The Guardian
, an "Oracle" by the Globe and Mail and "on the forefront of cool" by MTV
. He is frequently sourced by the media for his opinions on the next big thing, including The Economist
, Fox Business, CBC News
, and Entertainment Tonight
.
In 2008, Trend Hunter TV was launched, co-hosted by Jeremy Gutsche and Sandra Stinchcombe. The TV program features content provided by the Trend Hunter community members.
In 2011, Trend Hunter celebrated 500,000,000 total page views.
subsidiary). Exploiting Chaos was released in September, 2009. The book was named one of Inc Magazine's Best Books for Business Owners and ranked #1 Most Popular at 800 CEO Read from September to December 2009.
and was Capital One
's Director of Upmarket in Canada. At Capital One, he led his team to grow a $1 billion business.
He holds an MBA from Queen's University
, studied innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, graduated from University of Calgary
with a BCom in Finance (With Distinction) and is a Chartered Financial Analyst
.
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
as "the world's biggest online cool hunting magazine". At the end of 2008, Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneur is a publication that carries news stories about entrepreneurialism, small business management, and business opportunities. It is published by Entrepreneur Media Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California....
reported the community as having 20,000 members and 8,000,000 monthly views.
Gutsche has been described as "a new breed of trend spotter" by The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, an "Oracle" by the Globe and Mail and "on the forefront of cool" by MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. He is frequently sourced by the media for his opinions on the next big thing, including The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
, Fox Business, CBC News
CBC News
CBC News is the department within the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on CBC television, radio and online services...
, and Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
.
TrendHunter.com
In 2005, Gutsche launched Trend Hunter, an online trend community and series of trend publications. The community includes a global network of several thousand contributors that identify emerging micro-trends. These micro-trends are then published for an audience of several million monthly views, which provide the data for Trend Hunter's research. Categories include: pop culture, design, technology, fashion and art.In 2008, Trend Hunter TV was launched, co-hosted by Jeremy Gutsche and Sandra Stinchcombe. The TV program features content provided by the Trend Hunter community members.
In 2011, Trend Hunter celebrated 500,000,000 total page views.
Trend Hunter Research
In 2007, Gutsche launched Trend Hunter Research to leverage the viewership data and content insights from the TrendHunter.com community. Each week, Trend Hunter Research features the most popular micro-trends in weekly trend report read by journalists, entrepreneurs and marketers. In addition, professional trend research is produced for corporate clients.Keynote Speaking
Jeremy Gutsche is a keynote speaker in the categories of innovation, strategy and marketing. He has spoken internationally at more than 180 events since 2008,, with a speaking career launched via his website, book, and large events like the 2010 World Education Congress, where he was the closing speaker for 3,500 meeting planners.. He is best known for his Exploiting Chaos keynote, based on his similarly-titled book.Books
Gutsche's book, Exploiting Chaos: 150 Ways to Spark Innovation During Times of Change, is a Gotham title (a Penguin GroupPenguin Group
The Penguin Group is a trade book publisher, the largest in the world , having overtaken Random House in 2009. The Penguin Group is the name of the incorporated division of parent Pearson PLC that oversees these publishing operations...
subsidiary). Exploiting Chaos was released in September, 2009. The book was named one of Inc Magazine's Best Books for Business Owners and ranked #1 Most Popular at 800 CEO Read from September to December 2009.
Honours
- 2011 Cisco Innovation Excellence Award
- 2011 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award - Ontario
- 2010 Axiom Business Book Award - Gold Medal in Success / Motivation
- 2010 University of Calgary Graduate of the Decade Award
Background
Prior to starting Trend Hunter, Jeremy Gutsche was a management consultant with the Monitor GroupMonitor Group
Monitor Group is a global management consulting firm headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States and with 27 offices in 26 major cities around the world. It provides strategy consultation services to the senior management of organizations and governments...
and was Capital One
Capital One
Capital One Financial Corp. is a U.S.-based bank holding company specializing in credit cards, home loans, auto loans, banking and savings products...
's Director of Upmarket in Canada. At Capital One, he led his team to grow a $1 billion business.
He holds an MBA from Queen's University
Queen's University
Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...
, studied innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, graduated from University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
with a BCom in Finance (With Distinction) and is a Chartered Financial Analyst
Chartered Financial Analyst
The Chartered Financial Analyst Program is a graduate level self-study program offered by the CFA Institute to investment and financial professionals...
.