About Us

The People Behind SmartStorming®

About Us

The People Behind SmartStorming®

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SmartStorming Partners Keith Harmeyer and Mitchell Rigie are authors, consultants, facilitators, speakers, and recognized thought leaders on the topics of innovative thinking, creative problem solving, and idea generation. Harmeyer and Rigie have a combined 50+ years of experience, generating innovative, business-building ideas for some of the world’s best-known brands.

Keith Harmeyer

Keith’s professional background includes over 25 years in advertising and strategic marketing; sales and business coaching; and advanced communication and presentation skills training.
As a marketing and creative executive at agencies in the Omnicom and Publicis
networks, as well as founder and principal of his own marketing communications firm, Keith created countless successful brand marketing programs and business presentations for many of the world’s best known and most successful companies, such as American Express, JPMorgan Chase, Sony, Time Warner, ABC, Disney, Philips, Fujifilm, Conde Nast, Sports Illustrated, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche, McDonald’s, leaders on their sales and presentation techniques, utilizing his proprietary system for persuasive communication.
Keith is a graduate of Loyola University and Tulane University, both in New Orleans, and of Coach University, the world’s leading training organization for professional coaches.
He is a member of the National Speakers Association and the Florida Speakers Association.

Mitchell Rigie

A highly-respected creative professional for over 25 years, Mitchell has expertise spanning the fields of art, design, communications, strategic marketing, and human development. He is a thought leader in the emerging field of peak creative performance and achievement; his “Creative Flow Principles” have helped thousands of creative professionals in different industries achieve higher levels of productivity.
As a Vice President and award-winning creative director for advertising agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi and Foote Cone Belding, and as a consultant for agencies in the WPP and Omnicom networks, he has managed teams in the development of innovative campaigns for Fortune 500 clients including: Johnson & Johnson, American Express, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Pfizer, and General Electric.
Mitchell is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and Coach University, the world’s leading training organization for professional coaches. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Rhode Island School of Design.

 

 

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