Eric Riz | SpeakerHub

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Bio

An entrepreneur focused on driving change and improving corporate efficiency, Eric is the Founder & CEO of Empty Cubicle; the world's first verified job platform. Eric is the force behind the corporate vision of the company, changing the way organizations hire world-wide, and filling a recognized gap in the hiring process. With the launch of Empty Cubicle’s proprietary technology, Eric has created disruption in the HR space, drastically reducing the amount of time companies spending sourcing and vetting new hires.

In addition to his role at Empty Cubicle, Eric is a sought-after keynote speaker and author, delivering speeches on business and technology topics around the world. His thoughts have been featured in The Globe and Mail, Entrepreneur Magazine, Fox Business, The Motley Fool and Huffington Post. Eric sits on the Microsoft Cloud Advisory Board, acts as a Judge for the Microsoft Imagine Cup as well as a Mentor for Futurpreneur Canada. He is also a 6-time recipient of the SharePoint MVP award and was named one of B2BNN’s 2016 HR Influencers.

Current position (1)

Founder & CEO

Empty Cubicle Inc.

Degrees (2)

Business and Information Technology

Western University

1997 to 2000

MBA, Global Management

University of Phoenix

2005 to 2007

Presentations

Presentations (5)

Fast Forward: Risks and Opportunities in Future Data

Predicting the future has never been more challenging - not because of the lack of data but because of the flood of ungoverned and risk laden information.

Microsoft states that 2.5 exabytes of data are created every day. Expectations and reliance on data are being pushed to the limits, as demands around artificial intelligence, machine learning and hybrid options continue to grow.

Governance and Risk are the buzz words for tomorrow's organizations, but what do they mean?

Each of you is in a powerful demanding position of great responsibility. What are the implications of the enormous acceleration of data that compounds each minute? Join Eric as he walks through this complex data conversation and empowers you to mitigate risks and make the most of the opportunities. You'll be inspired, energized and informed by this speech.

Trust in a Transparent World

Create a powerful and outstanding brand for your organization in today’s crowded and constantly changing marketplace. “Trust”, Eric says “is easier to lose than gain. There is unprecedented transparency in today’s world. I’ve seen
organizations spend years on a trust-building campaign see it come undone in just minutes. Permanent public minutes!”
Eric shares his wisdom, insights and what worked for him (as well as what didn’t) as he built his business from the ground up, gaining investors from the start.

Rediscover Recruitment: How Tech is Changing Hiring

Experience is everything. Technology is changing the way organizations hire; the better the technology, the stronger the expectations are that the candidate will succeed in our organizations.

Today, artificial intelligence has helped reduce the time spent throughout the hiring lifecycle. With an ultimate goal of taking days to get candidates in front of decision makers instead of weeks; no doubt, the pressure is on AI to deliver, but it's up to companies to change their recruitment strategies to accommodate.

This session will break-down hiring fiefdoms and explore how companies can adjust their strategies to embrace technology.

Straight from the Hip

In 2007, Eric donated bone marrow and saved the life of a 22 year old stranger. As the first to have a bone marrow harvest performed at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Eric's unique experience is one he speaks of often. This speech focuses on the donation experience and how that surgery changed his life.

Making SharePoint Strategic

The highest and most effective use of SharePoint includes business units operating at the same level with SharePoint including your original data. SharePoint must be deployed as a shared system of data, where trusted information is surfaced up from accounting, document management, data collection and governance. Without these components in place, it is questionable whether or not your implementation will succeed.

The question is, how do you create and align a SharePoint road-map and plan that is strategic to your organization and not tactically based on implementing SharePoint to perform only a percentage of what it is capable of doing. Join Eric Riz to learn how to make SharePoint the enterprise system that Microsoft intended it to be. He will discuss deployment strategies, tips for aligning your line of business (LOB) data, and help you conceptualize how your SharePoint implementation can become strategic while devising a business plan for your implementation.

Past talks (1)

Trust in a Transparent World: Build Your Brand by Creating Credibility and Trust

Ryerson Univeristy - Startup School

Toronto, Canada

February 6, 2018