Meet Tim Elmore
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Elmore trains middle school, high school and college students with the skills they need to become authentic leaders with huge potential to transform society. Since founding Growing Leaders, Elmore has spoken to more than 250,000 students, faculty and staff on hundreds of campuses across the country, including Stanford University, Duke University, Rutgers University, the University of South Carolina, the University of North Carolina, Florida State University, and Baylor University. Elmore has also provided leadership training and resources nationally for the National FFA Organization and multiple athletic programs including, the University of Texas football team and the Kansas City Royals Baseball Club. In addition, a number of government offices in Washington, D.C. have gone through the Habitudes curriculum.
From the classroom to the boardroom, Elmore is a dynamic communicator who uses principles, images and stories to strengthen leaders. He teaches leadership to Chick-fil-A, Inc., The Home Depot, HomeBanc, Gold Kist, Inc., Home & Garden Party, Oti Consulting, Network TwentyOne International, and Purofirst, among others. He has also taught courses on leadership and mentoring at nine universities and graduate schools across the U.S. Committed to developing young leaders on every continent of the world, Elmore also has shared his insights in more than 30 countries -- including India, Russia, China, and Australia, among others.Elmore has written more than 20 books, including the best-selling Habitudes: Images that Form Leadership Habits and Attitudes, Life Giving Mentors and Nurturing the Leader Within Your Child. His newest book Generation iY: Our Last Chance to Save Their Future was released in August 2010. In addition, he has appeared on the ABC Family Channel. Elmore has worked alongside internationally recognized leadership expert Dr. John Maxwell for the past 25 years. According to Maxwell, “No one teaches leadership better than Tim Elmore.” Elmore lives in Atlanta with his wife, Pam, and his two children, Bethany and Jonathan.
Interested in having Tim speak on your campus or for your organization?
Contact Chloe Lufkin at 678-384-4484 or at Chloe@growingleaders.com
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