Howard Goldman is the author of the new book, Choose What Works: The Proven Secrets To Professional Greatness.

Howard Goldman is a partner at Management Associates, an international management consulting firm, which he founded over a quarter-century ago. Prior to that he served as the Director of Artist Development for Capitol Records/EMI, developing such artists as the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Linda Rondstadt.

Management Associates provides a broad range of consulting services including the development of winning strategies, new ways of managing change, and the mobilization of high-performance teams. Management Associates has a base of operations in northern California, as well as affiliates in Japan and Europe.

He is recognized internationally as an innovator and expert in organizing initiatives in business that boost the performance, profitability, and satisfaction of his clients.

Clients of Mr. Goldman include: Apple Computer, America Online, Walt Disney Co, Estee Lauder, Inc., Morgan Stanley, NEC, Land Rover, Computer Sciences Corp., British Aerospace, Crystal Decisions, Sprint PCS, and many hi-tech start-ups.

Additionally he has served as a venture partner with iMinds Ventures in San Francisco, a leading early-stage investment firm. He was also a director of SoftBook Press, the pioneering e-book company, as well as a director and strategic advisor to numerous start-up companies.

Goldman was the chairman of the faculty of the Center for Management Design, a corporate university for senior executives. He lectures on consultative strategies at John F. Kennedy University.

He received the "Breakthrough Award," and "Leadership Award" from Transformational Technologies, his peers in the global consulting industry, in recognition for outstanding accomplishment.

Goldman holds a B.S. Degree in Communications from Temple University. He also served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a medical corpsman.

He is married to Lisa Miller Goldman, resides in northern California, and has two adult children.