The Hero Factor
How Great Leaders Transform Organizations and Create Winning Cultures
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About Jeffrey
Jeffrey Hayzlett
Global Business Celebrity. Change Agent. The man who helped transform one of America's most iconic brands — and never stopped moving.
Former Fortune 100 CMO
5× Hall of Fame
Bestselling Author
Chairman, C-Suite Network
Primetime TV Host
Podcast Host
5×
Hall of Fame
Inductee
Inductee
His Story
Global Business
Global Business
Celebrity
Jeffrey Hayzlett is a primetime television host, global business celebrity, speaker, bestselling author, and Chairman of C-Suite Network — home of the world's most trusted network of C-Suite leaders.
With decades of front-line experience at the highest levels of business — from the boardrooms of Fortune 100 companies to stages in front of thousands — Jeffrey has built a reputation as one of the most compelling and energetic business voices in America.
"If I've learned one thing over the years, it's that there's no secret to success. It takes hard work, dedication, and your blood, sweat, and tears. Most people only do things when it's convenient — hard work is just that. Hard work. But I promise it will be worth it."
He is one of the most compelling figures in business today — inducted into five business Hall of Fames, a well-traveled public speaker, former Fortune 100 CMO, and author of numerous bestselling business books that have shaped how leaders think about change, growth, and culture.
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Case Study
The Kodak Story
Jeffrey's most famous chapter — and the one that defines his authority on change management — is his tenure as Chief Marketing Officer of Eastman Kodak. The challenge was enormous. The stakes were higher. The results became a business school case study in transformation.
50,000
Employees led through one of the most consequential brand transformations in American business history
26 Years
Average employee tenure at Kodak — a deeply entrenched workforce resistant to change
Film → Digital
Brand repositioned from dying film company to competitive inkjet printer market player
When Jeffrey walked into Kodak, he inherited a company built on a century-old business model that was rapidly becoming obsolete. Film photography was dying. Digital was everywhere. And a 50,000-person workforce with an average tenure of 26 years was deeply invested in the old way of doing things.
"When I walked into Kodak, the average employee had been there 26 years. The company employed 50,000 people and was built on a dying model. My job wasn't to manage the past — it was to drive the future."
Jeffrey's role wasn't to tinker at the margins. It was to reposition a global icon — to take a brand synonymous with film and make it credible, competitive, and relevant in the inkjet printer market. That meant confronting institutional resistance, redefining the brand, and driving change through an organization that had every reason to resist it.
The Kodak story is now the centerpiece of Jeffrey's keynote presentations — not as a story of corporate survival, but as a living playbook for what it actually takes to drive real, lasting transformation in any organization.
By the Numbers
A Career Measured in Impact
50K
Employees led through Kodak's transformation
170+
Keynotes delivered per year at peak
Top 2%
US professional speakers market
5×
Business Hall of Fame inductee
4
Bestselling business books
Recognition
Five Hall of Fames
Inducted into five of the most prestigious business Hall of Fames — a recognition of decades of leadership, innovation, and impact at the highest levels of business and marketing.
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01
Speaker Hall of Fame
National Speakers Association
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02
Sales & Marketing Executives Hall of Fame
Sales & Marketing Executives International
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03
Business Marketing Hall of Fame
Business Marketing Association
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04
Direct Marketing Hall of Fame
Direct Marketing Association
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05
Industry Award of Distinction
National Association of Quick Printers
Current Role
Chairman,
Chairman,
C-Suite Network
Jeffrey serves as Chairman of C-Suite Network — the world's most trusted network for C-Suite leaders. The platform connects CEOs, CFOs, CMOs, and other senior executives through exclusive events, content, media, and peer communities.
"C-Suite Network exists because the problems that keep executives up at night can only be solved by people who've been in that room. That's what we built."
As Chairman, Jeffrey sets the strategic vision for the network, leads its media properties including C-Suite TV and C-Suite Radio, and personally mentors and connects executives across industries. The network's reach spans thousands of senior leaders worldwide.
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The world's most powerful network connecting senior executives across every major industry.
C-Suite TV
Primetime Business Television
C-Suite Radio
Business Podcast Network
Events
Exclusive Executive Summits
Community
Peer Network for C-Suite Leaders
Media & Television
On Screens &
On Screens &
Airwaves
Jeffrey isn't just a business leader — he's a media personality. From primetime television to the podcast studio to feature interviews with the world's top business publications, Jeffrey's voice reaches millions.
Television
C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett
Primetime television host on C-Suite TV, interviewing the world's top CEOs and business leaders on strategy, growth, and leadership.
Watch on C-Suite TV
Podcast
All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett
Hosted on the C-Suite Network podcast network. Jeffrey goes one-on-one with business leaders, entrepreneurs, and executives shaping the future of industry.
Listen on Spotify
Press & Media
Featured in Leading Publications
Bloomberg, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fox Business, Inc. Magazine, Fast Company, Time Inc., and more. Jeffrey's insights reach millions of business leaders globally.
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Published Works
4 Books.
4 Books.
One Mission.
His Philosophy
"There's no secret to success. It takes hard work, dedication, and your blood, sweat, and tears. Most people only do things when it's convenient — and I'm here to tell you hard work is just that. Hard work. But I promise it will be worth it in the end."Jeffrey Hayzlett
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Jeffrey Hayzlett is a global business celebrity, primetime TV host, bestselling author, and Chairman of C-Suite Network. A former Fortune 100 CMO of Eastman Kodak, Jeffrey is inducted into five business Hall of Fames including the NSA Speaker Hall of Fame. He is one of the most sought-after keynote speakers in America on change management, leadership, and business transformation.
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Jeffrey Hayzlett is a primetime television host of C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett and Executive Perspectives on C-Suite TV, and podcast host of All Business with Jeffrey Hayzlett on C-Suite Radio. He is a global business celebrity, speaker, bestselling author, and Chairman of C-Suite Network, home of the world's most trusted network of C-Suite leaders. As former Chief Marketing Officer of Eastman Kodak, Jeffrey led 50,000 employees through one of the most dramatic brand transformations in American business history. He is inducted into five business Hall of Fames including the NSA Speaker Hall of Fame, Sales and Marketing Executives Hall of Fame, Business Marketing Hall of Fame, and Direct Marketing Hall of Fame. A well-traveled keynote speaker in the top 2% of the US speaking market, Jeffrey is the author of four bestselling books on change, leadership, and business growth.
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