Tony Jeary
Tony Jeary is a strategist. Many call him The RESULTS Guy™ because of this simple fact—he helps clients get the right results faster. He is a unique and powerful facilitator and subject matter expert who has advised over 1,000 clients, written over 5 dozen books personally, and helped others publish dozens more. His studio process of live note taking, combined with his Strategic Acceleration methodology, is a secret weapon for his special clients. Tony has invested the past 30+ years developing facilitation processes and systems that allow him and his team to accelerate results, doing planning meetings in a single day, and producing results that often take days, weeks, and months in a single eight-hour session. That’s a rare gift.
The world’s greatest CEOs recognize the importance of thinking, strategy, and communication; and many seek Tony for all three of these. He’s a gifted encourager who helps clarify visions.
The primary goal of every leader is to enhance value and communicate their vision effectively so that their teams can execute that vision in the marketplace. He does this, personally coaching presidents and CEOs of Walmart, TGI Friday’s, New York Life, Firestone, Samsung, Ford, Texaco, and SAM’s; even those on the Forbes richest 400 list engage Tony for his advice. Tony personally helps these top leaders: define their goals; accelerate their opportunities; create, establish, and build their personal brands and careers; deliver powerful paradigm-shifting presentations; grow their leadership abilities; and accelerate the right results faster! He and/or his whole firm can be booked through his business manager. Tony Jeary International can be retained to do amazing things to support accelerated RESULTS.
Learn more at www.tonyjeary.com.
Lamar Smith
At age 73, Lamar Smith is beginning his fifth career. His first four completely different careers provided unique grounding and qualifications for the new focus.
Lamar’s first career was as an entrepreneurial photographer during his college days, when he ran his own multi-faceted and highly successful business. Balancing a fifty-hour work week with maintaining a full university course load, he received his BBA in business administration (marketing) from Georgia State University in 1969. In 2018 Lamar was designated a Distinguished Graduate of GSU, their top honor.
After graduating from college, Lamar began his second career. He entered the Air Force and attended Officer Training School, where he received his officer commission as a distinguished graduate. After graduating from pilot training with the top flying scores in his class, Lamar entered the fighting in Southeast Asia. Over the next year he logged 117 missions and almost 1,200 hours of combat time, approximately half of which was associated with directing combat search and rescue efforts for downed crew members. Lamar’s decorations include two Silver Stars (gallantry), six Distinguished Flying Crosse (heroism or extraordinary achievement), and eleven Air Medals (heroism and meritorious achievement). After returning from Southeast Asia, he married schoolteacher Jan Book and was assigned as an Instructor Pilot and Flight Examiner in the T-38 Talon advanced supersonic jet trainer.
In 1977, Lamar resigned his commission after seven years in the Air Force and started his third career—with First Command Financial Planning—as a field representative. After 6 promotions, in 7 years Lamar became President and Chief Operating Officer of First Command in 1985. In 1992, he was designated Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, a position he held until 2007. During his 15 years as CEO the size of the firm increased 3 fold and profits grew 4 fold.
Lamar then entered his fourth career as an outside member of for-profit and non-profit boards of directors, where he continues to add value through his commitment to serving disadvantaged individuals.
Over the course of his first four careers, Lamar has honed his communication ability, learned about organizational dynamics, gained expertise in corporate governance, and learned about personal development/growth and team effectiveness. He has now committed himself to his fifth career—sharing these powerful lessons with executives and professionals, along with their teams. Through writing, speaking, involvement with key organizations, and accelerating the success of individual executives and professionals, he seeks to use his unusual set of insights and experiences, emphasizing the power of balanced living, to continue serving the grand experiment in human freedom that is America.