Bryan Dodge
At all of his events, he stresses the importance of keeping professional life and personal life in balance.
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Bryan Dodge’s 25 plus years of experience teaching and inspiring people of all walks of life to reach their full potential has made him one of the nation’s leading choices as a professional speaker/trainer for corporate events, conferences, and conventions
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Bryan Dodge’s 25 plus years of experience teaching and inspiring people of all walks of life to reach their full potential has made him one of the nation’s leading choices as a professional speaker/trainer for corporate events, conferences, and conventions. He incorporates experiences from his professional and personal life into each one of his presentations. Bryan has been happily married for over 31 years and a dedicated father for 26 years of three wonderful children and definitely understands the need for professional and personal life balance.
Professional History
After graduating from the University of Nebraska in 1980, he accepted a position with Elanco where he earned the prestigious “Mac Award.” After seven years with Elanco, Bryan started Results, Inc., a company to promote educational seminars throughout the United States and Canada. As his company grew to over 100 employees, he relocated to Dallas and added another division called Results Educational Network, which filled stadiums in six major cities and featured the most sought after speakers and personalities. The knowledge he acquired and relationships he built from working with top executives evolved into delivering an increased number of in-house training and coaching sessions. After 12 successful years, Bryan sold Results, Inc. to pursue a full time professional speaking and coaching career.
Professional speaker
Bryan Dodge probably holds the record for being the busiest communicator in America. His inspirational keynote covers professional and personal development, success habits of the wealthy, and leadership principles. The underlying thesis of all of Bryan Dodge’s teachings is that “Life is too short not to be happy, and life is too long not to do well.” His programs are designed to accelerate professional and personal growth and produce the favorable results people look for in life both at work and at home. He clarifies your thinking process so that good decision making skills come easily. At all of his events, he stresses the importance of managing and maintaining professional and personal life balance.
Author
The Good Life Rules: 8 Keys to Being Your Best at Work and at Play, published by McGraw-Hill and a Borders Books Best Seller, is his latest book release. He is the author of three professional development audio programs, How to Build a Better You, How to Build a Complete Sales Person, and How to Build a Purpose Guided Life. He is also the co-author of the book, Becoming the Obvious Choice, which sold over 250,000 copies.
Radio Personality
Bryan is in his 6th year as the host of the “Build a Better You” radio program. The show airs on two of Dallas/Fort Worth’s premier radio stations,KLIF570 AM from 3:00 to 4:00 PM every Saturday. During his show Bryan reaches out to his audience, inspiring them to strive for their goals and aspirations.
This program teaches people the steps to build the chemistry and energy shared by winning teams. Master communicator Bryan Dodge deals with the core principles and real-world issues necessary for everyday team success. Participants learn:
-Why being a team player is so important in today’s world
-How to support and build on the strengths and skills of the people around them
-Communication techniques to help deal with negativity
-How to discover and develop your Talent DNA — the key to building a successful business team
This one-of-a-kind workshop alters how people view their individual responsibility and elevates every participant to higher levels of leadership. Bryan challenges leaders to take team performance to the next level by conquering their fears and helping their people overcome their inhibitions. Participants learn:
-The three laws of leadership and how they affect every area of life – from the boardroom to the soccer field
-What truly motivates people
-How to find and keep a good team
-Skills that improve team communication
-The intangible quality that enables leaders to reach new levels of performance
In this workshop, Bryan Dodge coaches and encourages salespeople — whether veteran sales professionals or those brand new to the field — to master new levels of professionalism. In this workshop, Bryan teaches participants:
-How to develop the characteristics of a professional salesperson
-Questions that all top producers answer the same way
-How to master seven tools of the sales profession
-Practical do’s and don’ts of establishing a good first impression
We all know the value of setting goals, but many of us never do it or do it ineffectively. Bryan Dodge teaches a powerful, step-by-step program for goal-setting: The Truth of Diminishing Intent (the 48 Hour Rule). By emphasizing the life-changing difference that goal-setting can make, teaching people a simple method for doing it, and motivating them to begin applying this method immediately, Bryan’s program has been the turning point in thousands of lives.
Negotiation is primarily an exchange of satisfactions. But how do you develop a climate and attitude of “win-win” while negotiating? In this workshop, Bryan Dodge teaches these keys to successful negotiation:
-Communication skills that lead to increased understanding
-Areas of negotiation – price, control, power, position, recognition, etc.
-Values vary – priorities, importance, and moral issues
-Issues – have the real concerns been uncovered?
-What is said non-verbally – observing actions, body language, attitudes, and sincerity
-Questioning – in-depth probing that can lead to a win/win outcome
-Information – the party with the most information has the advantage
-Patience – don’t let the other party rush you; control emotions on both sides
-Planning – detailed planning gives a negotiator options and the ability to predict offers.
-Foresighted planning protects against making concessions.
In this high-impact session, master communicator Bryan Dodge provides the inspiration, insights and need-to-know information that help participants gain new communication skills and refresh old ones. Participants evaluate their own communication skills and learn the steps needed to become more productive and professional communicators. Bryan also emphasizes key communication practices that energize and sustain winning teams.
In this fast-paced workshop, Bryan Dodge coaches participants to improve the quality of their time at work and balance the quantity of their time at home. Participants learn:
-The four cornerstones of organization
-A simple method for prioritizing tasks
-Nine time-saving techniques that can double productivity
-How to plan and manage complex tasks from conception to completion
-How to identify time-wasters
-Quick solutions to life’s daily challenges
Bryan also makes the connection between time management and goal-setting, teaching strategies to move from just getting the bare minimum done day-to-day to making your dreams a reality.
Keynote speaker, author, and radio personality Bryan Dodge will open your mind and heart to unleash your full potential in business and at home by teaching you the new skills in how to lead today’s generation. People do not want to be managed; they want to be coached and mentored in these ever-changing times. The goal of this training is to give you the tools to create a culture that stands strong during tough times. You will form the chemistry of a winning team by learning effective communication and team-building skills. Bryan’s program is refreshing and entertaining, yet informative and educational. His vibrant and spirited delivery style keeps his audiences in tune to every word.
Attendees will walk away with many take-a-ways including but not limited to:
-Be skilled at creating chemistry
-The power in coaching up instead of managing down
-Coaching is about redefining the possible
-The key is to help people go somewhere specific
-The key to hiring the right people
-Transparency is the key to true leadership
-Changing a toxic culture
-How to lead today’s generation
-How to earn and maintain trust with your team
-How to handle conflict and confrontation
-Creating a culture that stands strong during tough times
Bryan also makes the connection between time management and goal-setting, teaching strategies to move from just getting the bare minimum done day-to-day to making your dreams a reality.
Bryan Dodge is one of the nation’s leading educators. Dedicated to empowering people to be their best, Bryan is an expert on the topics of upward career growth, awakening potential, building loyal and committed teams, developing sales savvy, win-win negotiating, and balancing work and family.
Bryan offers targeted programs to meet his client’s needs. Bryan doesn’t believe in boilerplate presentations centered on a limited number of topics. Instead, he offers meeting planners flexibility and versatility:
Bryan’s areas of expertise include:
- Leadership
- Communication
- Team Building
- Time Management
- Goal Setting and Achieving Goals
- Negotiation
- Consultative Salesmanship
- All Aspects of Personal and Professional Development
Bryan will create a customized program to reflect a meeting’s theme or a client’s desired message!
In every presentation, Bryan gives his clients an inspiring, educational and actionable experience. Bryan blends an engaging, energized approach with practical techniques and tools that empower them to immediately start tapping their full potential.
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