I'm the CEO and the Big Kid of Geoteaming, specializing in using technology and adventure for corporate team building and leadership skills. I spent 10 years at Microsoft specializing in cross-team collaboration and Doing More With Less for teams, and have spent the last 11 years teaching all of my experience in 4 hours or less.

I have won the Training Magazine 2008 Top Young Trainer of the Year Award, BBB Innovative Business Practices, Top 40 Entrepreneur Under The Age of 40 (although I'm 41 now), and I've made the Fastest Growing Minority Owned Business for 3 years in a row.

I have 3 amazing kids aged 12, 10, 8 and when I'm not playing/working, I'm playing with snowboarding, riding my Harley, playing poker tournaments and anything else to have fun!

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Schedule

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I'm speaking at:

Tue Feb-10, 8:00 AM- 10:45 AM

I'm attending:

Sat Feb-07, 6:00 AM- 5:00 PM
Sat Feb-07, 7:15 AM- 11:30 AM
Sat Feb-07, 11:15 AM- 3:30 PM
Sat Feb-07, 12:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Sat Feb-07, 8:00 PM- 11:00 PM
Mon Feb-09, 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM

Conversations

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Feb 9
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Feb 8
"Great organization, I got a big walk in on Saturday, I'll have to join you on Monday morning, thanks again for organizing, I'll see if I can get myself out of bed and start at the Marriott..."
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Feb 8
"I'm a huge fan of outstanding customer service. I think service is the way to differentiate yourself in this economy as well as continue to justify a more premium price. I've led panels where I have proclaimed "Policy is business' 4 letter word", you know, "I can't do that because of policy!" Nothing gets me more riled up than that. Here's my last story of horrible cus..."
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Feb 8
"What a first day of the conference! I got to party with sharks, meet the MPI CEO, bust out of the Blackjack tournament after staging a massive return with 2 blackjacks in a row, and of course, partied all night. I've heard all sorts of stories about the business climate, here are some of the best snippets: Sideways is the new up. It's like someone turned off the business spigot in November la..."
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Feb 1
"I'm doing research for my session that I'm presenting on Tuesday at 9:00 and I'm curious to what new team challenges you and your team are facing in this new economy? How do you create communication and trust in the age of shock and awe? What unique stories do you have that tell the state of your teams now? Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you all!"

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Feb 13
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Feb 7
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Jan 23
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Jan 21
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Jan 21
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Jan 21
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Jan 20
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Jan 20
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Jan 18
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