As a result of this presentation, Robert was invited to speak at two prestigious national conferences. Soon after he appeared at those events, requests for Titanic began coming in from throughout North America. In 2000, the New England Disaster Recovery Exchange became our first repeat customer. They asked for a custom program in keeping with the “Wild, Wild, Web” theme of their annual conference. The success of this second presentation, Custer, prompted Robert to leave his job with Iron Mountain and turn his unique programs into a full-time venture.

Our third program, Pearl Harbor debuted at an annual IBM conference that same year and the session quickly filled to over-capacity. The commotion caused by those turned away caught the attention of a respected industry magazine. Our fledgling business received a significant boost when it was made the subject of a feature article entitled, History in the Making.

It was not long before more clients were asking for return engagements. Requests also began coming in from outside the business continuity community. To meet demand we added programs based on the American Revolution, Lewis & Clark, The Alamo, and the events of September 11th. While we continue to specialize in business continuity and emergency preparedness we now cover a variety of topics ranging from leadership and teamwork to successful project management.

Historical Perspectives was founded in New York State’s historic Hudson Valley in 1999 and relocated to historic Atlanta, GA in 2002. We operate with our sister company, Strategic Directions, as part of North-South Enterprises. Strategic Directions offers solutions related to sales process, performance management, and organizational structure.