Steve Gilliland

Profile

Steve Gilliland, CSP is one of the most in-demand and top rated speakers in the country. Steve's motto is: "If you take care of people, the business will follow." Implementing this principle, he has helped people grow their business and expand their life by teaching them to rethink their work, their relationships, and themselves. Organizations throughout the world have grown more profitable by improving their #1 resource - their people. Steve learned great compassion for people and commitment to a hard-work and balanced-life ethic, at the knee of his highly principled Christian mother.

Steve Gilliland has an appeal that transcends barriers of age, culture, and occupation. He has shared the platform with such distinguished people as Dr. Warren Bennis, Governor Ann Richards, Rudolph Giuliani, Bruce Jenner, and Bob Eubanks, as well as Jack Canfield, creator and co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul. Speaking the language of active business leaders, he is featured in the book "Conversations on Leadership".

Steve launched his full-time speaking career and built a million dollar corporation on the same philosophy he expounds to his audiences - If you continually learn more about your company, your industry, your customer and yourself, you will always be a leader. You will be purpose-driven rather than process-driven and you will make a difference. He speaks to more than 250,000 people annually, influencing the lives of millions. An extensive array of Steve’s books, CDs, videos and DVDs has been utilized by small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, Whether he is kicking off an event, training all day, or closing a convention, Steve is a speaker who challenges people to change; he motivates them to do so.

Clients Comments

"Steve effectively prepared content that totally connected with the audience. Through his humorous anecdotes and energetic body language his message definitely resonated with everyone; reignite your passion, stay focused and lead with passion! Our sales team ended the conference feeling highly motivated to live happier lives by rediscovering their own passion both personally and professionally."
- Susan Mainella - Director of Marketing, Wine Rack, Vincor Canada

“Congratulations! You were one of our top-rated speakers. Your session was extremely well received, and your presentation met the needs of the Realtor association executives”. As one attendee said … “ … by far the best inspirational speaker I’ve ever heard. His energy and enthusiasm flowed over to all who attended the session and led us from laughter to tears to laughter." - National Association of Realtors, May, 2006

“Steve performed for us this year at Monumental Life Insurance company’s Chairman’s roundtable conference. Award winners, spouses, guests, home office attendees, all 1200 of us were thoroughly entertained … and enlightened. He wowed us, mesmerized us, made us laugh – many times – made us reflect – often – and made us glad that we had contracted with a speaker who could set the stage for a positive experience for the remainder of the conference. What a hoot … worth every single dime!“ - Monumental Life Insurance Company, August 2006