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Eric Boles

Teamwork, Leadership & Peak Performance Authority

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Biography

Eric Boles is the president and founder of The Game Changers, Inc., a leadership development ﬁrm located in Lakewood, WA. He is the author of several executive and emerging leader development programs that are used across the globe and have been translated into seven different languages. A natural motivator, he is also an executive advisor, coach, and trainer. Through assessment, consulting, coaching and corporate training, The Game Changers, Inc. has set a new standard for helping organizations enhance their culture and develop higher levels of commitment and performance. Read More >

Eric Boles is also a highly acclaimed, motivational keynote speaker who shares his inspiring, yet challenging insights and strategies with thousands around the world each year. He has recently worked with some of the most recognized and respected organizations such as Motorola, Nordstrom, Nationwide Financial, Dunkin Brands, Verizon Wireless, Michelin Tires, Novo Nordisk, John Deere, TD Ameritrade, Aviva Insurance, Starbucks, Fluor, USAA and Alaska Airlines. Eric speaks to a wide variety of audiences including those in leadership and sales as well as those in ﬁnancial services, manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, education and with various professional associations.

Prior to becoming an authority on Leading and Managing Change, Teamwork, Cultural Transformation and Peak Performance. Eric played in the National Football League with the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers where he was introduced to many of the concepts of high performance and teamwork he shares today. He was fortunate to be coached and to play with some of the ﬁnest in professional football such as Pete Carroll, Brett Farve, Reggie White and Mike Holmgren along with many other great athletes and coaches.

Eric is an avid sports fan, reader and golfer. He and his wife of over 20 years, Cindy, have two teenage daughters, Taylor and Madison. Read Less ^

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Leading Change in the New Reality

Fearless Leader

Teamwork and Leadership Authority

Exceeding Expectations

Speaking to Leaders

Speaking to Sales Pros

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Leading & Managing Change in the New Reality

Leading and Managing Change has never been easy. But it’s never been more challenging than it is today in this “New Normal” or “New Reality”. The customer has never been more demanding, the competition never stiffer, employees less engaged, and change and technology advances only getting faster. Plus, despite all these demands, many leaders are being asked to accomplish more, faster and remain flexible to marketplace demands and changes. Read More >

Leading Change in the New Reality by Eric Boles will focus on key strategies and insights to allow you to lead and manage change and even influence change more effectively.

Key Points of this Presentation:

Leaders becoming “Dealers of Hope”.
Changing the Momentum.
Three reasons you may be resisting change.
Leading to win or not to lose?
The need to give and receive timely feedback and act on it.
Overcoming fear and uncertainty and leading more courageously.
Seeing the potential through all the hazards and noise around you.
Communicating the “Why” and the “How” to change.
Having difficult conversations…making tough decisions….taking action.
No longer allowing good intentions to be a substitute for actual accomplishment.
Inspiring your people and leading and modeling the change.
Being at your “best” more of the time.
The need to be resilient and to bounce back quickly.

Eric Boles will weave powerful stories and depth around each of these strategies that will touch the heads and hearts of your people. Plus, he’ll work with you to customize his presentation around your meeting theme, key business issues and goals so you get the results you want. They’ll also receive relevant information that they can put to work immediately both personally and professionally. Eric looks forward to the possibility of working with you. Read Less ^

Move To Great

Eric Boles will deepen your understanding of the fundamentals of personal mastery and change enablement. Participants learn time-proven techniques and skills for enhancing personal accountability and helping themselves and others overcome the natural, human resistance to change. Boles provides a scientifically sound set of tools that will enable individuals to increase their self-efficacy (the ability to cause and make happen), improve their self-esteem and enhance their ability to set and accomplish bigger and better goals. A result of experiencing Moving To Great is a renewed sense of commitment and a greater willingness to seek out and implement new approaches to tackling both personal and organizational challenges.

Lead With Purpose

In this speech, Eric Boles will help you become intentional in how you positively influence others. The goal being that your influence grows alongside your commitment to creating great relationships. You will enjoy the practical and personal application of principles for inspiring, motivating, and developing others. Boles builds on the skills you already possess and equips you to achieve positive change in your life and the life of your organization through effective, visionary leadership.

More Than Winning

The goal of every team is to win; no matter the venue or arena of competition, sports or business, the objective is to come out on top. What if there was a better approach that does not involve winning or losing, winning was simply the by-product? The pursuit of excellence is not about winning – it is “More than Winning.” It is giving your very best in pursuit of a goal or worthwhile endeavor bigger than yourself. It is bigger than any one individual and demands your very best. Eric Boles focuses on releasing a team’s potential. This is the result of effectively leveraging the individual strengths for the benefit of the team and the goal. We’ll show you the keys to unlock the potential.

Fearless Leadership

Perhaps the greatest challenge that you will ever face in life is the conquest of fear and the development of the habit of courage. Fear has always been the greatest enemy of mankind. When Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” he was saying that the emotion of fear, rather than the reality of what we fear, is the cause of associated anxiety, stress and unhappiness. This speech by Eric Boles is based on this premise. Just think: What would you dare to dream, be or do if you were able to overcome your fears? Fortunately, the habit of courage can be learned!

Testimonials

"Eric is an authentic and passionate speaker, and he held a commanding presence on stage as our keynote speaker. His style, demeanor and message clearly conveyed our theme of GAME ON., and we all walked out of the keynote feeling motivated and ready to win. It was an absolute pleasure to have Eric join us at our event, and I am pleased to recommend him as a keynote speaker."

- Executive Vice President, Medtronic Diabetes

"WOW!!! I, along with our entire sales team were blown away! You grabbed us from the first minute and held us on the edge of our seats for the entire 90 minutes. Your message was tailored perfectly to fit our audience and was exactly what we needed to hear! Eric, your insights on both professional and personal peak performance were so relevant to all of us. Your passion combined with your expertise, communicated in such a “useable” way was so refreshing. Plus, you taking the time afterwards to sign everyone’s book was just priceless! Seeing the looks on our people’s faces as you greeted them, shook their hands, and looked them each in the eye and exchanged a quick comment or story was incredible! You were the talk of everyone afterwards. Eric, I can’t thank you enough. I would recommend you to any organization, agribusiness or not, that wants a fabulous speaker who will leave a lasting impression. Our people are still talking about you a month later! You were so great to work with, too. So genuine and humble."

- J.R. Simplot Company

"Your message was a perfect mix of business information combined with inspiration, encouragement, and humor made a very memorable impression on 650 sales leaders that make our organization be ONE TEAM, ONE MISSION, ONE VOICE."

- Maquet Getinge Group

"[He] did a great job and our attendees really enjoyed the session! [He] also did a great job of incorporating things we said about our company into [his] speech. Our attendees were very motivated and talked about it the rest of the event. We look forward to having [him] in the future."

- Cambridge Investment Group

"Eric executed a difficult task with grace-speaking to every individual in the room, regardless of role or responsibility. It was clear he had internalized the background we had shared with him and made it his own."

- Bright Horizons Family Solutions

"Your presentation on 'Moving to Great' was just what our organization needed! You did an AMAZING job!!! The halls were buzzing and you were spot on with your entire message. As we kicked off our first career week, it was important for participants to understand the importance of owning their own career, building their own brand and unlocking the potential they already have. Eric, your personal storytelling and sense of humor resonated with everyone in the audience and, based on feedback we’ve received, you helped us achieve our goals!"

- Hasbro Toys, Senior Learning & Development Specialist

"WOW! Thank you so very much for your fantastic keynote message at our 2010 Profitability & Growth Conference in New Orleans. Your presentation was just perfect for our audience of corporate employees. The nearly 1000 attendees were still buzzing about your powerful message the next day. Your challenging insights on becoming a 'Dream Team' blending around leadership, focus, peak performance, and managing change were perfectly tailored to our meeting and business issues."

- Dunkin’ Brands, Dunkin Donuts

"Thank you for the wonderful job you did speaking with our leadership teams at Nationwide. Your emphasis on the importance of a solid personal life in achieving success professionally was powerful. Your message also resonated with our culture of providing meaningful and consistent feedback for our associates. Your energy and “real world” examples brought great inspiration, encouragement and motivation to the day-to-day tasks of leaders throughout our organization."

- President & COO, Nationwide Financial

"Eric fired up the team in a very logical, realistic, and reflective manner. His stories allowed his message points to be delivered in a way the team could relate to and internalize. He challenged us to take personal responsibility and compelled us all to think differently about our personal performance on the job, and in our lives. The presentation was impactful, and his passion drips. I believe true paradigm shifting and developmental growth occurred."

- I-Car

"Thank you so much! Today is, by far, the BEST training I've ever had. I've been to many training seminars and am not always impressed by the content or the speakers. However, I thought Eric was terrific—passionate, clear, and entertaining! Plus, the content was first rate. Thanks for putting on an excellent course!"

- Aflac Insurance

"I want to sincerely thank you for the incredible job you did as a keynote speaker at our Leadership Summit. You stole the show!! Our people were completely engaged from beginning to end with your timely message and your humble enthusiasm. We could not have been more please with your presentation. The content was right on target while providing the perfect combinations of education and inspiration."

- Executive Vice President, Alaska Airlines

"Eric’s high-energy delivery made for a fitting keynote at our annual meeting. His speech hit home with us both professionally and personally. As we continue on our journey of continuous improvement, Eric’s message will inform how our leaders approach the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead of us!"

- Turner Construction Company

"For the second year in a row you 'wowed' our franchise partners! You embraced our theme of 'exceptional' and instilled a piece of it within each person listening. What a way to kick off our conference! Thank you!"

- 1-800-Got-Junk

"The standing ovation you received afterwards indicates how our people truly feel about your presentation. We knew from our first engagement with you that you were ‘FABULOUS!!!’ but this round left us confident in coming back for more. Our people are truly challenged and inspired. Eric, you are a true professional and a delight to work with."

- Chief Operating Officer, Children’s Creative Learning Centers

"Your passion, energy and excitement permeated the room like no other keynote speaker we have had before. Your message set the stage for the entire meeting, capitalizing on the theme “Game Changer” and truly brought it home to all attendees…both Motion employees as well as our suppliers! I can’t tell you how many people came up to me after the meeting and commented about how you impacted them. Many told me they were ready to go out and sell more immediately after you spoke. To sum it up, you “lit a fire” with just about everyone in the room."

- Motion Industries

“Eric Boles was the wonderful keynote speaker for Furniture Today’s recent Bedding Conference. In football terms, Eric caught our pass and ran it in for an early touchdown. In business terms, he gave us a lot to consider. Here are just a few of the comments we received on Eric on our evaluations. These are all direct quotes:

Awesome.
Dynamic speaker.
Really enjoyed him.
Relevant and everyone can relate to sports.
Very motivational.
I loved Eric’s energy. He is an amazingly gifted speaker.
Made us think beyond our business to leadership.

Eric received top scores on his address, and he set the stage for what was our highest-rated Bedding Conference ever. He had energy, great content, and humility, and he talked about something even more important than business: The importance of taking care of ourselves. You would do well to ask Eric to kick off your next big meeting.”

- Furniture Today