Alan Weiss is a leading consultant, speaker, and author. His consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients such as Merck, Hewlett-Packard, GE, Mercedes-Benz, State Street Corporation, Times Mirror Group, The Federal Reserve, The New York Times Corporation, Toyota, and over 500 other leading organizations. His prolific publishing includes over 500 articles and 55 books, including his best-seller, Million Dollar Consulting, and his latest, Million Dollar Launch. His books have been on the curricula at Villanova, Temple University, and the Wharton School of Business, and have been translated into 12 languages. The New York Post called him “one of the most highly regarded independent consultants in America,” and he holds an annual Thought Leadership Conference which draws world famous experts as speakers.