Lawrence D. Schwimmer

Lawrence D. Schwimmer is an internationally known expert on resolving conflicts on the job (and in life). He is an accomplished businessman, life coach, and writes a regular column for “The Huffington Post.” Schwimmer has appeared on NBC's "TODAY Show" and featured in “Time Magazine,” “US News & World Report,” and “The Washington Post.”

As a professional speaker, he has had more than 25,000 business and professional people attend his “Risk-Taking” and “Managing People & Conflict Resolution” workshops, lectures and talks. He has taught his classes and workshops at the City Colleges of Chicago and Northwestern University. He is also a noted expert on practices guaranteeing women's rights in the workplace, winning national praise for his corporate seminar: "Women On The Fast Track." As a respected life coach, he has produced, written and hosted his own program on PBS -- "Winning Face to Face: The Art of Resolving Conflicts."

Schwimmer is an entertaining and interesting speaker who knows how to motivate and inspire his audience. He’s known all over the world for teaching his six famous techniques for resolving conflict. Schwimmer has authored three best-selling books, "How To Ask for a Raise Without Getting Fired" and "Winning Your Next Promotion in One Year (Or Less)!" both published by Harper & Row. And his latest, “What the Hell Is Going On in My Life, is available on Amazon.com.

He has held senior level executive positions with such leading multi-national companies as Gillette Co., Nabisco, and the financial services divisions of Smith-Barney and McGladrey/H&R Block. As a mergers and acquisitions expert, Schwimmer has personally consulted with 9,600 business owners and has been involved in the sale of 135 companies. He currently resides in San Francisco, California.

He received his Bachelor's in Marketing from Northern Illinois University, where he also did his M.B.A. graduate studies. Schwimmer also holds his National Association of Security Dealers licenses and a Real Estate License. He currently resides in San Francisco, California.