Biography
Hank Wasiak is a communications industry leader with an impressive resume of experience working with the corporate elite of global business. He is co-founder of The Concept Farm, one of today's hottest creative development companies. Hank is a three time Emmy award winning TV host and actor, best selling author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, teacher and a Reiki Master. Hank has been nominated for 17 Emmy Awards in the past three years. He personifies today's Renaissance man.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Hank had a stellar career in the marketing communications business, becoming the the youngest Vice President of Doyle Dane Bernbach at age 26, President of Ketchum Communications at 32, a Divisional President of Brown Forman at 36 and has risen to the top of every organization he was with. He retired as Vice Chairman of McCann Erickson WorldGroup, the world's largest marketing communications company, to co-found The Concept Farm.
Hank is executive producer and segment host of the company's Emmy award winning weekly series "Cool In Your Code". Hank has won three consecutive New York Emmy Awards. In 2006, a "Best on Camera Performance" Emmy for his innovative celebrity interview series, "Back on The Block",another in 2007 for "Best Arts and Culture" feature as segment host for"Code Read" which celebrates New York authors and literature. In 2008 Hank received his third consecutive on camera host/performer Emmy for his critically acclaimed "Back on the Block" interview with the legendary Eli Wallach.
Hank teamed up with Dr.Kathryn D. Cramer, Ph.D., author and sought after leadership guru, to create one of today's most innovative and best selling self help/ business book series, "Change The Way You See Everything", and "Change The Way You See Yourself", published by Running Press. Kathy and Hank are frequent keynote speakers at corporate and association events and seminars. The third book in the series, "Change The Way You See Everything - TEEN EDITION" will be released in Spring 2009.
Hank earned a Bachelors degree in Advertising from Pace University, an MBA in Marketing from the Baruch School of Business, has held an Assistant Professorship at Pace University, and has taught at Eckerd College, the University of South Florida. Bellarmine College and the University of Louisville.
