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David Nour is a social networking strategist and a thought leader on the quantifiable value of business relationships. He delivers keynote speeches , motivational lectures, social media  and sales training under the banner of his company and brand Relationship Economics.

Background and Career
David Nour is a native of Iran. He has earned an Executive MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and a BA degree in Management from Georgia State University.

He Started his career with SGI (Silicon Graphics) where he worked in Sales and Sales management for 3 years.

He then moved to Kforce Consulting where he served as a CRM, eBusiness, Supply Chain National Director for 2 years.

Post his tenure at Kforce he served as a President in Accelerating 1to1 for a year.

He then joined Pequot Capital as a Senior Management Advisor where he served for 2 years.

He started the Nour Group in October 2002, to provide Strategic Management Consulting to its clients. Currently he is serving as a CEO of The Nour Group, Inc.

Published Work


David has authored books like:-
 * Relationship Economics (Wiley, 2008)
 * The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Raising Capital (Praeger, 2009)
 * ConnectAbility (McGraw-Hill, 2010)
 * He is a contributor to The Social Media Bible (Wiley, 2009)
 * He has published a series of books as well as DVDs on B2B Social Networking Technology Tools Best Practices, with the following titles:-
 * Twitter for Business
 * Facebook for Business
 * Linked In for Business
 * You Tube for Business

Upcoming Publications
Tentatively named as "RETURN ON IMPACT: Leadership Strategies in the Social Media Age" (Publisher - The Association Management Press, ASAE's publishing arm)

Awards and Recognitions

 * In 2005 he was named to Georgia Trend’s "40 Under 40"
 * He has also been featured in Atlanta Business Chronicle’s "Up and Coming" and "Who’s Who in Atlanta" Technology Awards.
 * He had been nominated in the coveted Turknett Leadership Character Awards.
 * He has been featured in a few publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Association Now, Entrepreneur and Success magazine.