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Maxim Behar

CEO
CEO & Chairman of the Board
M3 Communications Group, Inc.
Country or state 
Bulgaria
Available to 
Global
City 
Sofia
Fee 
Languages 
English,
Bulgarian,
...
Volunteer
Yes

Personal Details

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Maxim Behar,

CEO, M3 Communications Group, Inc.

President, WCFA

Maxim Behar is a leading global Public Relations expert, Founder, Chief Executive, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of M3 Communications Group, Inc. – a leading company in the field of Public and Media relations in Bulgaria.

In 2020 PRweek announced him Best PR Professional in Europe and his latest book The Global PR Revolution was listed by BookAuthority among 10 Best PR Books of All Time.

Maxim is currently President of the World Communications Forum Association in Davos, Switzerland, and was President of ICCO (International Communications Consultancy Organization) - the largest and most influential global organization of Public Relations professionals and practitioners.

He is a Harvard Kennedy School Graduate.

In 2016 Maxim was appointed to the Advisory Board of the first Museum of Public Relations in New York and became the first Bulgarian ever included in the prominent annual Global Power Book of the renowned British weekly PR Week. Same year African Public Relations Association appointed Mr. Behar as Ambassador for Europe and Honorary Fellow of the Association. Maxim serves since 2017 as an International Senior Consultant of the Chinese International Public Relations Association.

Maxim Behar uses his wide experience and strong presence in many countries all over the world in his daily PR and international business activities.

In 2017 he was officially inducted into the Global PR Hall of Fame in London.

Maxim Behar is also Honorary Consul General of Republic of Seychelles to Bulgaria.

M3 Communications Group, Inc. has won many awards and recognitions from all over the world – PR Agency of the Year (numerous times), “Best PR Agency in Europe’’, “Best corporate website” and recognition as the strongest PR Brand in the Bulgarian market.

Six years later, in 2005, he was once again the first Bulgarian to become full member of the American Public Relations Society. In 2001 he was elected President of the Bulgarian Business Leaders Forum and in 2004 he was officially announced Face of Bulgarian Tourism by a monthly tourism magazine.

Over the years he has received the award Communicator of the Decade of the Association of Business Communicators of India (ABCI), has been voted Bulgaria's Manager of the Year and has been chosen for Global Chairman of the Year - Stevie Awards, NYC.

Current position (3)

CEO & Chairman of the Board

M3 Communications Group, Inc.

President

World Communications Froum Association - Davos, Switzerland

Chair, International Growth, ExCo Member

Chair, International Growth, ExCo Member

Achievements (4)
Inducted into the Global ICCO PR Hall of Fame

Maxim became the first East European to be inducted into the ICCO Global PR Hall of Fame in London. Details here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5H5RJ8Ax7g&t=94s

Best PR Professional in Europe for 2020

This is an award voted by the prestigious PR Week jury, more details here - https://www.novinite.com/articles/204559/PRWeek+Announced+Maxim+Behar+Be...

CEO of the Year - International Stevie Awards

Announced CEO of the Year by the US Stevie Awards at a glamorous ceremony in Hilton Toronto

Communicator of the Decade - ABCI, India

Association of Business Communications if India announced Maxim Behar as Communicator of the Decade, details here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPBS5VXauZ4

Degrees (8)
Leadership Decision Making
Harvard Kennedy School
2019
Diplomacy in the Modern World
University of London
2019 to 2020
International Business relations
University of Economics, Prague
1980 to 1983
Modern Leadership by Lou Tice
The Pacific Institute, Seattle, USA
2011
Business Administration and Management
Yokohama Kenshu Center, Japan
1999
Leading and Managing Effective Teams
Metropolitan School of Business and Management (UK)
2020
Marketing and Communications Graduate
International Business Management Institute - Berlin, Germany
2019
Communications Skills Management Coaching
Udemy
2020

Presentations

Presentations (5)
Leadership and the Modern Communications Tools

How to use social media and internal communications tools to achieve excellent leadership results...

Fake News and Their Influence in PR Business

Fake news is a huge threat not only to PR business but also to societies, to our everyday life... Learn how to prevent and recognize them, how to fight and handle.... worth to know.

Leadership During and After COVID19

My latest book The Morning After treats the was we lead our businesses and teams in these turbulent times.

You can learn from the very source on how to do it, even tailor-made for your company or area of activities...

Possible to be provided online!

The Top 10 Most Important Trends in PR Business
Modern Public Relations and the New World

COVID-19 changed a lot PR business and there is a very professional explanation in what way...

Past talks (3)
The world in Social Media Chaos
World Communications Forum
Davos, Switzerland
March 10, 2017
Making Crisis an Advantage
Global Communications Summit
Zoom
May 12, 2020
Ethics in the Modern PR
ICCO Gloabl Summit
Dubai
October 11, 2022
  • All (44)
  • Videos (8)
  • Photos (34)
  • Slides (2)
EN Subtitles - Maxim Behar Speaks About Leadership in Presence of HRM King Simeon II
Maxim Behar Around The World...
PR Week Global Awards 2020: Maxim Behar - Best PR Professional in Europe
Maxim Behar at TEDx (English Subtitles).
Trailer of The Morning After by Maxim Behar
Trailer of The Morning After by Maxim Behar
ICCO President Exciting Years
PR Week: M3 Communications Group, Inc. announced Most Commended PR Company in Europe for 2021
Maxim Behar at TEDx
The Night of the Awards
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Books & Articles (8)

The Global PR Revolution
AllWorth Press ,
2019
The Morning After
Faber Publishing ,
2020
Generation F
Enthusiast,
2013
On modern Influencers
Behar for Forbes om COVID and Leadership
A story with Hillary Clinton
Five minutes to adapt for business decisions during COVID
The Morning After is already on the market

Expertise (12)

Leadership
PR & Communications
Social & Political
Media & Marketing
Business
Public Relations Leadership Social Media Top Management Visionery Communication Crisis Digital Brand Management

Clients

IBM
Cisco
World Communications Forum Davos
Chinese PR Summit
ABB
Iranian PR Symposium
Danone
Romanian PR Assocation
Total
FedEx/ TNT
Huawei
Baltic PR Weekend, St. Petersburg, Russia
Africa Communications Forum

Awards & certifications (4)

Inducted into The Global PR Hall of Fame
ICCO
2017
Executive Training Graduate
Harvard Kennedy School
2019
International Senior Consultant of CIPRA
Chinese International Public Relations Organization
2017
Global Ambassador
African Public Relations Organization
2016
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Why choose me? 

Practical oriented and precise, charming and very experienced. More at www.maximbehar.com

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International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO)
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