Robert Mayer

Education & Experience

• University of California at Berkeley (B.S. Business)
• Boalt Hall School of Law ( now renamed Berkeley Law), University of California (J.D)
• Mayer & Glassman Law Corporation (1971-2011)

Here's a Little of What's Been Said About Robert Mayer:

• Sunday New York Times
  "Mayer...(has) intriguing ways to break a deadlock or come up with hard figures acceptable to both sides...It's martial. It's mental judo. Where you use the other guy's energy to win. It's charisma."
  
  
• CNN's Larry King
  "Bob Mayer is a lawyer's lawyer."
  
  
• Robert Hudecek, Retired President/CEO
  Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Co.
  "A tender and effective approach to tough problems.
  
  
• Richard Freedman, Retired CEO Pottery Barn Inc. stores
  "Bob Mayer tells you what to say and how to say it."
  
  
• Kathleen Kelley Reardon, USC Marshall School Professor
  "Mayer is, in fact, a master of persuasion strategy."
  
  
• Academy Award winning actor, Cuba Gooding, Jr.
  Bob Mayer knows "how to finesse the results you want without pleading, prodding, pushing or pulling."
  
  
• Rob Kautz, former President & CEO, Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc.
  "A persuasion pro."
  
  
• Success Magazine:
  "...Strategies that will connect you more persuasively and effectively with customers, employees, even competitors."
  
  
• Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, University of Southern California:
  "...(Mayer's) strategy of influence and the secret of getting what you want in a non-coercive, non-manipulative way."
  
  
• David Crosby of Crosby, Stills & Nash:
  "...No magic elixirs or mumbo jumbo: just straight-talking, easy-to-understand, easy-to-remember, and easy- to-use principles of persuasion and negotiation secrets I've seen in action when Bob Mayer has successfully negotiated for me."
  
  
• Herald Newspapers:
  A "straightforward, no-nonsense style."
  
  
• Nolan Bushnell, "Father of the Video Game Industry"
  "Robert Mayer is a world-class negotiator."
  
  
• Chicago Tribune
  "Mayer's view...is to plan several moves ahead, making offers and counteroffers which will naturally lead to the other person's propensity to accepted your precalculated compromise proposal."
  
  

Lecturer/Workshops Presented:

• "How to be a Mediator" Workshop, sole presenter. National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, "NACVA"
• UCLA Extension
• Tulane University Law School
• Tulane University Graduate Business School
• Pepperdine Law School
• USC Graduate School of Business
• State of California Employment Development Department Managers
• County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors Commission on Human Relations
• Master of Negotiation Class -- Dubai, UAE

Professional recognition:

• Best Lawyers in America — Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Judge, 2008 American Bar Association National Law School Negotiation Finals Competition
• Certificate: 25 years of Martindale Hubble AV "Preeminent" rating
• Los Angeles County Superior Court Panel of Mediators
• American Arbitration Association Panel of Mediators
• Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court Bar
• MSNBC, "Your Business" interview
• CNN interview
• CNN-FN ("In the Game" — interviewed by Marvin Kalb)
• Fox national news interview
• ABC national television (interviewed by John Kasich)
• New York Today interview
• Appearance on more than 165 othe radio and television programs including:
  • CNN
  • CNN-FN ("In the Game" — interviewed by Marvin Kalb)
  • National Cable TV
  • Microsoft On Line ("Watercooler Show")
  • National Public Radio ("Marty Nemko Careertalk")
  • National Public Radio ("A Good Book to Live In" Show)
  • KMPS-FM Radio — Seattle WA ("Introspect")
  • KIRO-TV — Seattle (News)
  • KPIX Radio — San Francisco ("Anything you say")
  • KFRC Radio — San Francisco ("Cammy Blackstone Show")
  • KSFO Radio — San Francisco ("Savage Nation")
  • KCAL-TV — Los Angeles (News)
  • WEWS-TV — Cleveland OH ("Morning Exchange")
  • WDOK Radio — Cleveland OH ("Morning Show")
  • WWWE Radio — Cleveland OH ("Jeff and Flash")
  • WAKC TV — Akron ("Your News")
  • WJBK TV — Detroit area ("Eyewitness Morning")
  • WYST Radio — Ohio
  • WJR Radio — Detroit ("Focus with Paul W. Smith")
  • WNK Radio — Detroit MI
  • Success Radio — National radio
  • WNYC Radio — New York ("New York Beat")
  • WOR Radio — New York ("Rambling with Gambling")
  • Connecticut Cablevision ("The Exchange")
  • WNBC-TV — New York ("Weekend Today in N.Y.")
  • National Radio Syndication ("Something You Should Know")
  • KST Radio — Sacramento CA("Enid Goldstein Show")
  • KALW Radio — San Francisco CA ("Career Talk")
  • KTLA-TV — Los Angeles CA(News)
  • KPFK Radio — Los Angeles ("Let's talk about it")
  • KCUE Radio — St. Paul MN("Feature Focus")
  • KQWC Radio — Iowa
  • WSD Radio — Illinois ("Book Club Show")
  • Syndicated New England Radio ("Bob Coffee's Coffee Break")
  • WTIC — Connecticut and SE New England ("Ray Dunaway Show")
  • SLFK Radio — Tampa and Orlando FA
  • WSPD Radio — Toledo and Southeast Michigan ("Anderson and Company")
  • Super Radio — Boston MA + 6 satellite markets ("John and Judy Show")
  • KDKA Radio — 35 states
  • Money Radio — Los Angeles area
  • WBRK Radio — Western Massachusetts, So. Vermont ("Dan Valent's Open Mike")
  • KCKC Radio — Southern California ("Bill Anthony Show")
  • Lansing MI ("Tim Baron Show")
  • Keys Radio — Corpus Christi TX("Money Magazine Show")
  • KWNG — Minnesota (Westwood One Syndicated Show "Feature Focus")
  • WSDR — Oregon ("Jay Pauley Show")
  • WHPC — New York (Bill Horan's Secrets of Success)
  • WJXQ-FM — Minnesota MN("Breakfast Club")
  • WLKF-AM — Cleveland ("Hot Talk with Dave Campbell")
  • KJAD-AM — Montreal, Quebec ("Nightside Show" with Al Grazelle)
  • KMNY-AM — California ("Your Road To Success")
  • KCVM-FM — Cedar Falls, IA ("Morning Show")
  • WCOJ-AM — Philadelphia, PA ("Joe Thomas Show")
  • WFBC-FM — Greenville, SC ("Hawk & Tom Show")
  • CRN — Cable Radio Network ("Cable Talk")
  • WNBB-FM — Greenville, NC ("Morning Show")
  • WLW-AM — Cincinatti, OH ("Midday with Mike McConnell")
  • KYW-AM — Philadelphia, PA ("Morning Report")
  • KAIR-FM — Kansas City, KS ("Jason and Brian")
  • WBAA-FM — Lafayette, IN ("AM 920 Magazine)
  • KSAC/KAHI — Sacramento, CA ("Popp Off")
  • WBIX-AM — Boston, MA ("Stu Taylor Show")
  • WGY-AM — Albany, NY ("The Don Weeks Show")
  • WDWS-AM — Champaign, IL ("Gary O'Brien and Friends)
  • KXEL-AM — Des Moines, IA ("On the air with Mike Bunge")
  • KMJE-FM — Sacramento, CA ("Morning Show")
  • WPHM-AM — Detroit, MI ("Morning Show")
  • KNKK-FM — Lake Havasu, AZ ("Morning Show")
  • Bob Rivers Show-Nationally Syndicated — Seattle, WA
  • WKWS-FM — Charleston, WV ("Amanda Walton")
  • KRDO-FM — Colorado Springs, CO
  • KMJE-FM — Sacramento, CA ("Morning Show")
  • WKWS-FM — Charleston, WV ("Wolf Wake Up Crew")
  • Z95-3 — Vancouver, Canada ("Nat & Drew in the Morning")
  • KTRS-AM — St. Louis, MO ("Scott St. James Show")
  • WZLX-FM — Boston, MA ("Common Ground")
  • The Frankie Boyer Show--Nationally Syndicated — Chicago, Pittsburg, Boston
  • XM Satellite Radio-Jan Summers host
  • KAHL-San Antonio TX (Ron Thulin Show)
  • WABI-FM — New York (You And Your Money)
  • WRHU-FM — New York
  • WSPA-FM — So. Carolina (Bo Griffin Show)
  • KUCI public radio — Orange County Calif. (Debra Keith, host)
  • The Talk Radio Network 15 stations — (The Big Show, Dave Scott, host)
  • WZTK-FM — No. Carolina (Allan Handelman Show)
  • WMKY-FM — Kentucky (Chuck Mraz Show)
  • Lifestyle and Business Talk Radio-national network. (Debbie Nigro Show)
  • WAZO — Wilmington NC ( The Morning Show)
  • WLEA — Rochester, NY ( Kevin Doran Newsmaker Show)
  • Success Radio Network, (Michael Hart, host)
  • WNWS-Tennessee (News Talk Radio)
  • CJAD-Montreal (Peter Holder, Holder Tonight Show)
  • KWMT — Des Moines, IA (Rich Hancock, host, The Morning Show)
  • WICC — Bridgeport, CT (Brian Smith, host, Afternoon Free Ride Show)
  • WOCM-FM — Maryland
  • WTRC — South Bend, IN (Bill Darwin Show)
  • WFHN-FM — Providence, RI (JR and Sharon Show)
  • WKRC — Cincinnati, OH (The Morning Show, host, Craig Kopp)
  • WCMF-FM — Rochester, NY (Brother Wease Show)
  • WFHR — Central Wisconsin (Ryan Lindsey, host, Talk Radio)
  • WHAS — Louisville, KY (Denton Randall Show)
  • Langer Broadcasting Cable — Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh (F. Boyer Show)
  • KYMO-AM/FM — Illinois (Reid Howell Show)
  • KOTA — Rapid City, SD (Don Grant Show)
  • KILT-FM — Houston, TX (Lance, John, And Morning Crew Show)
  • WCMA — Toledo, OH (Troy Neff Show)
  • CFBT-FM — Vancouver, BC (The Kid Carson Show)
  • Pacific Talk Radio News-national syndication (Kathryn Zox Show)
  • Sirius Satellite Network (Jay Thomas Show)
  • Pacific Accent Radio Network-national syndication. ( Right Balance Show)
  • KYMO AM/FM — Harrisburg, IL (Reid Howell, host)
  • MAXIM — New York, NY (The Bower Show)
  • Wham — Rochester NY (Chet and Beth Show)
  • CKGL — Ontario, Canada (The Gary Doyle Show)
  • KYW — Philadelphia PA (Don Lancer, host, Morning Report)
  • WICC — Bridgeport, CT (Brian Smith, host, Afternoon Free Ride)
  • KWMT — Des Moines, IA (Rich Hancock Show)
  • KWMT — Cedar Rapids, IA (Andy Petersen, The Evening Edition Show)
  • WTOX — Richmond, VA (AM Richmond With Tony Booth Show)
  • WRHL — North Central, IL (Bruce Enrietto Show)
  • WKNH FM — Keene, NH (John-Michael Dumais, host, Oasis Forum Show)
  • WSB — Atlanta, GA (Suzi Marsh, host, Choosing Life Show)
  • 9 FM Retro Radio— Chicago, IL (Joey Fortman Show)
  • WPDR — Madison, WI (T.J. Kulin, host, The Party Line Show)
  • Insight Radio — San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, and Nashville ("Mastering Ourselves Show")
  • WPDR — Madison, WI (The Party Line)
  • XM Satellite Radio (Channel 169, "The Power")
  • KLZR FM ¬¬--Topeka and Kansas City KS ("Merrill in the Morning")
  • WWPR — Tampa FL("The Dr. Robyn Show")
  • WVLK — Kentucky (Tim Woodburn, host)
  • WCGB — Cincinnati OH ("Tracey Live Show")
  • 107.FM — Minneapolis MI ("Balanced Breakfast Show", Ian Punnett, host)
  • KQTH FM, Tucson, AZ ("Circles of Change Show", Dr. Zara Larsen, host)
  • WGRT--FM, Detroit, MI (Cathie Martin, host)
  • KVYN-FM-- San Francisco ("Morning Show", Kellie Fuller, host)
  • KMA--AM, IA (Chuck Morris, host)
  • WCCO, Minneapolis MN
  • Voice America National Network ("The Katheryn Zox Show")
  • WFSH FM--Atlanta GA ("Kevin and Taylor In The Morning Show", Kevin Avery, host)
  • Business Talk Radio National Radio Network, Stu Taylor host
  • Media Tracks, National syndicated show (Pat Reuter, host)
  • WGRT FM —Detroit, MI (Cathie Martin, host)
  • 107.FM — Minneapolis, ("The Balanced Breakfast Show", Ian Punnett, host)
  • Business Talk Radio Network (Stu Taylor, host)
  • Media Tracks national syndicated radio
  • K0RN AM, Sioux Falls, SD ("Clayton Mick Show")
  • CFRB-AM, Toronto, Canada ("Moore In The Morning Show")
  • KWKM-FM, Flagstaff, AZ ("Jean Barton Show")
  • KPNW AM Eugene, OR "Morning Wake Up Show" (Rob Holloway, host)
  • WIBA, Madison, WI ("Outside The Box Show" (Mitch Henk, host)
  • Talk Radio Network, national. (Jay Alan and Molly Paige, hosts)
  • Voice America Network, national. ("The Karen Zox Show")
  • KKZZ AM, Los Angeles ("Kim Pagano Show")
  • KKZZ AM, Los Angeles ("The Business Of Life Show", Ron Tunick , host)
  • KMA AM, Shenandoah, IA ("KMA Land Show", Chuck Morris, host)
  • WCCO, Minneapolis, MN (T.D Mischke, host)
  • WSLR FM, Sarasota, Fl (Jumping Mullet Report, Doug Miles, host)
  • WOCM FM,Ocean City, MD ("Morning Show", "Bulldog" host)
  • KCMN AM, Colorado Springs, CO ("Tron In The Morning" show, Tron Simpson, host)
  • KKNW AM, Seattle, WA ("Conversations With Vicki Show", Vicki St. Clair, host)