"Why didn't I think of that?"

Bob “Idea Man” Hooey is a charismatic, confident leader, corporate trainer, facilitator, Emcee, author and motivational keynote speaker on creativity, sales, business innovation and enhancing team performance. Using personal stories drawn from rich experience, he challenges his audiences to engage his Ideas At Work! - to act on what they hear, with clear, innovative, building-blocks and field-proven success techniques to increase their effectiveness. Bob challenges them to hone specific ‘success skills’ critical to their personal and professional advancement.

Bob outlines real-life, results-based, innovative ideas personally drawn from 29 plus years of rich leadership experience in retail, sales, construction, small business, entrepreneurship, manufacturing, association, consulting, community service, and commercial management.

Bob’s conversational, often humorous, professional, and sometimes-provocative style continues to inspire and challenge his audiences across North America.

Bob’s motivational, innovative, challenging, and practical Ideas At Work! have been successfully applied by thousands of leaders and professionals in seven countries spanning three continents, to date.

Bob is a frequent contributor to North American consumer, association, corporate, trade and on-line publications on leadership, sales, productivity, employee motivation and training, creativity and innovative problem solving, priority and time management, and customer service. He is the inspirational author of nine books, as well as Success Systems, mini-book series, e-books and special reports to reinforce his various programs.

Award winning kitchen designer (retired), Bob ‘Idea Man’ Hooey, CKD-Emeritus is one of 75 Canadian kitchen designers to earn this prestigious certification by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NJ).

In December 2000, Bob was given a CAPS National Presidential Award “for his energetic contribution to the advancement of CAPS & his living example of the power of one;” and elected to the CAPS National Board. Bob is the co-founder and past president of the CAPS Vancouver Chapter, active member of the CAPS-Edmonton Chapter, an honorary founding member of the CAPS-Sask. Chapter, as well as an honorary member of the CAPS-Halifax Chapter.

In 1998, Toastmasters International recognized Bob “for his professionalism and outstanding achievements in public speaking.” That summer in Palm Desert, California, Bob became the 48th person in their 75-year history to be awarded this prestigious professional level honor as an Accredited Speaker.

He has been honored by the United Nations Association of BC (1993) and received the CANADA 125 award (1992) for his ongoing contributions to the community.