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Passionate speaker with a heart for helping people see the true value of themselves. Corporate speaker teaching team members to own their work space, productivity, and teams.
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Price Range: $500 and up
Languages: English
During 21 years experience as a professional speaker, trainer, consultant, and personal coach, Adam has worked across public and private sectors to improve the quality of life and work of all he works with. With storytelling as his core skill, Adam's delivery style is one that contains transparency, humor, and heart. His passion for moving audiences with his words is clearly evident in every event he speaks. Audiences will learn how to find out how to establish ownership in their life, their relationships, and their work like never before.
13 Years of Experience Ready to Work for You!
Adam lives with his wife and bonus son in Northwest Arkansas. Together, they have five children. Living his best life right now, Adam believes speaking into the lives of people to help them live their best life is his mission.
Adam was born in central California and lived there until the age of 15. When his father died on Father's Day of 1992, his mother moved him and his brother to Arkansas where they started over. Starting over is a prevailing theme in Adam's life.
Adam has a Bachelor's degree, two Master's Degrees, and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. He spent 6 years as a high school teacher, four years as a high school principal, and 13 years as a professional motivational business speaker and consultant of leadership development.
Projector or TV with HDMI connection required if the event planner desires visuals.
Speaking Topics
"You're Hot! If Nobody's Telling You, You Should Be."
This presentation takes the audience on a journey of personal discovery to add value and quality to their lives.
"Own It!"
This presentation shows audiences how shifting from a consumer mindset to an ownership mindset can change their personal and professional life."
"The Big Idea"
This presentation leads audiences on a mission to discover their "Big Idea;" the idea that can change their life for the better.
Influences include the following authors and speakers:
John Maxwell -- John C. Maxwell is a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, coach and speaker who has sold more than 24 million books in 50 languages. ... He is the founder of The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team and EQUIP, a nonprofit organization that has trained more than 5 million leaders in 180 countries.
Andy Stanley -- Andy Stanley founded Atlanta-based North Point Ministries in 1995. Today, NPM consists of seven churches in the Atlanta area and a network of more than 90 churches around the globe that collectively serve nearly 185,000 people weekly. A survey of U.S. pastors in Outreach Magazine identified Andy as one of the ten most influential living pastors in America.
Patrick Lencioni -- Patrick Lencioni (born c. 1965) is an American writer of books on business management, particularly in relation to team management. He is best known as the author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, a popular business fable that explores work team dynamics and offers solutions to help teams perform better.
Stephen Covey -- Stephen Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
Dale Carnegie -- Dale Carnegie was an American writer and lecturer, and the developer of courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills.
Ken Blanchard -- Kenneth Hartley Blanchard (born May 6, 1939) is an American author. His extensive writing career includes over 60 published books, most of which are co-authored books. His most successful book, The One Minute Manager, has sold over 13 million copies and been translated into many languages.
Marcus Buckingham -- In 2006, Buckingham started The Marcus Buckingham Company (TMBC) to create management training programs and tools. The company helped him to launch a coordinated series of products in conjunction with the publication of Go Put Your Strengths to Work. Most notable was Trombone Player Wanted, involving a young boy who wants to abandon playing the trombone in favor of the drums.
Mel Robbins -- Melanie Robbins is an American television host, author, and motivational speaker. Robbins is known for covering the George Zimmerman trial for CNN; her TEDx talk, "How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over"; and her book, The 5 Second Rule.
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