Tad Hargrave
marketing consultant to hippies

radical business

• http://www.tadhargrave.com

• Skype: thargrave

I work exclusively with "green", local, sustainable, holistic, life-affirming and otherwise conscious entrepreneurs who are struggling with their cashflow, not attracting as many clients as they want and who don't "love" the idea of marketing (even in they love their business).

I offer a bunch of products and services that help you become a better marketer and figure out low-cost (or no cost) pressure-free strategies to the perfect amount of clients who are "just right" (and we do it in a way that feels clean, wonderful and exciting not slick and slimy).

I think what I do best is lead workshops and do consulting with people that help them develop a very strong "marketing core".

The Top Ten Reasons My Clients Tell Me They Love to Work With Me:

I recently was thinking about how I could add more value to the lives of my clients. It seemed like a good place to start would be to identify what value theyre already receiving and to focus my efforts around strengthening and building those things.

So, I sent out an email asking my clients, Why do you do business with me?. The responses were very gracious and kind. But also unexpected and incredibly specific.

I thought their candid feedback might help give you a sense of who I am and what it is that I offer.

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My Clients Told Me They Loved the Fact That . . .

REASON #1. My Initial Products, Services and Consulting Are Not Only Incredibly Valuable but Affordable: I am the ONLY marketing consultant I know of to offer the bulk of my workshops, core products and initial consultations on a Pay What You Can (PWYC) basis.

REASON #2. Im a Conscious Business Coach: I am one of the ONLY marketing coaches in North America to work exclusively with green, holistic, conscious, and community-minded businesses:

REASON #3. Im An Insider with Outsider Perspective: Ive been deeply into the worlds of activism, personal growth, and spirituality since I was 18 but I also have the marketing know-how.

REASON #4. I Am Able to Help Them Beyond Just The Money: The focus of my work is not only to help my clients make more money and attract more clients, but to gain a refreshing clarity, feel re-inspired, reconnected to their clients and more confident in themselves - which often ends up making them more money anyway.

REASON #5. I Have Distilled and De-Slickified Decades of Sales and Marketing Wisdom: The material that Im teaching was not pulled out of thin air. It is proven. Corporations have paid elite consultants hand over fist for this proprietary information for this exact same information. Entrepreneurs who apply it make more money than those who dont. Period. I have simplified and distilled this to be useful for conscious entrepreneurs and filtered out the unethical, manipulative and exploitative practices.

REASON #6. I offer Strategic (Not Tactical), Sustainable and Trustworthy Guidance on the Fundamentals: My focus is not on overloading you with a bunch of random information, tools and tactics to get rich quick but on helping you root your marketing more deeply in the almost always ignored fundamentals of marketing and experience the surprising and massive (yet organic) growth that comes from that.

REASON #7. Im Young, Innovative and Unorthodox: I dont believe in changing who I am, or trying to make my events or products more comfortable for mainstream businesses. I dont wear a suit; I wear a kilt (see picture - and notice my "Shazam!" shirt). I dont use or teach high pressure sales tactics. I am constantly looking for the innovative edges in marketing for conscious businesses that can add dollars to your bottom line (without adding more harm to the Earth or its creatures).

REASON #8. My Business Strives to Be a Hype-Free Zone: Frankly, I used to be full of hype (among other things). Now Im not. I feel better. A decade ago my prospects avoided me (owch). Now I hear words like, youre very upfront, forthright, and honest, refreshing, no hype, good feel, easy vibe, no pressure, down to earth. Most people think that marketing = hype. Not true. The best marketing is hype-free, pressure-free and feels incredibly honest and refreshing.

REASON #9. Im Rather Relaxed, Down to Earth, Entertaining and Engaging as a Presenter: Uhh . . . I think that ones pretty self-explanatory.

REASON #10. Im There For Them Over The Long Haul: I stay in touch with my clients and add continue to add value and be available long after the initial transaction whether or not people buy from me again.

People to set up my marketing trainings in their communities. All my trainings are run on a pay what you can basis so they're easy as heck to promote.

I've been involved in a lot of different things over the past decade so I hope this bio gives you a small sense of an overall arc.

My Life In Three Phases:

PHASE ONE: ten years ago I was deeply committed to the notion of "leadership within the system". I deeply believed that capitalism, technology and corporate-globalization were wonderful things.

PHASE TWO: But then I began to see that the system wasn't perfect. It had problems. Some substantial. But the system was still basically okay. Over the years that shifted into "leadership to change the system".

PHASE THREE: I now believe that the mainstream "system" is sick beyond any repair. My focus now is not how to "fix capitalism" but rather "leadership to build a finer world". If we have to tear down the old one, so be it. I see that alternatives that are community-based, holistic, eco-friendly, sustainable, life-affirming and just are central to creating the shift we need.

I am only 30 years old. I consider that to be very young. I offer you my work in the spirit of humility.

warmest,

Tad

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Now 30, Tad has been a full time innovator, trend setter, social entrepreneur and change maker since he was 18.

His work has gained the endorsement of a veritable whos who of positive changemakers from over 50 countries.

Past Work:

At 18, he founded The School Revolution - dedicated to providing students (grades 8-12) with powerful resources to transform their schools and communities. Since 1996, it has run over 78 day long youth events and retreats for over 150 schools across Alberta.

Simultaneously, since 1997, he has worked as the Executive Director of the Canadian branch of Youth for Environmental Sanity (YES!) a world renowned youth organization. With YES!, Tad has organized and facilitated over 40 week-long, summer YES! Action Camps! across North America for youth from over 40 countries representing every inhabited continent.

In 1997, Tad also founded of YES!s Facilitation Trainings for young leaders. In 1999, Tad founded Youth Jams: transformative community building events for leading young changemakers. These week-long events connect and support some of the leading young change makers in the world. Youth Jams have held 7 events.

Current Projects:

Most recently he started a consulting practice called Radical Business that helps conscious folk make more money. He does the majority of his work on a pay-what-you-can basis so that it can be open to all.

To develop this skill set he has studied extensively under conscious sales trainer Ari Galper and fundraising artist Lynne Twist. He has also studied deeply the works of marketing guru Jay Abraham and grassroots fundraising wizard Terry Axelrod.

Between Sept 2004 - Feb 2006, Tad dedicated himself to learning his ancestral language, Scottish Gaelic, in both Nova Scotia and Scotland. You can read more about his experience in Scotland at.

He also has a blog called "Healing Whiteness: An Exploration of the European Indigenous Soul" at which is woven around the core question, "Are white people indigenous? If not anymore, can they reclaim that?" -

Tads Sortid Past . . .

Tad has been a founding member of 3 comedy troupes, and recently completed his twelvth, and final, season with Edmontons Rapid Fire Theatre as a senior member where he performs weekly at Theatresports and Chimprov.

In 1999, Tad toured with the Whole Life Expo (the largest New Age Consumer Expo in the country) giving day long workshops for young people from around the country as a part of their Youth Challenge Program.

In October of 1999, The State of the World Forum chose Tad to be the facilitator of their prestigious Emerging Leaders Program. He has also been a core member of Canadaa Youth Environmental Network.

Tad has appeared in numerous publications from the Edmonton Journal, The Edmonton Sun, The Globe and Mail, Alberta Report, IONS Review, Ed Magazine, React magazine and nationally on CBC Radio. He was recently featured in the book Global Uprising and was chosen as one the thirty leading young visionaries in North America by Utne Reader magazine in their September, 2002 edition.

Tad continues to live in Edmonton, Alberta, where he was born. An accomplished improv comedian, sleight of hand magician and musician he is an exceptionally skillful, warm, and inspiring trainer and teacher. Tad is also a funny guy. Really.

For example - do you know why they only made one Yogi the Bear?

You'll have to email me for the hilarious punchline . . .