Charles Garcia | Successful Entrepreneur, Best-selling Author and Leading Latino Motivational speaker

Charles Garcia

Successful Entrepreneur, Best-selling Author and Leading Latino Motivational speaker

Charles Garcia
Biography

Charles P. Garcia is the best-selling author of A Message from Garcia. His personal story is as dynamic and inspiring as his books. Whether he's serving as a key advisor to some of the world's most important business, military and political leaders, founding his own highly successful company, surfing a towering wave off the Hawaiian coast or racing his Dodge Viper, he does it with a refreshing blend of gusto, style and down-to-earth approachability.

Since graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy and earning a master's degree in public administration from the University of Oklahoma as well as a law degree from Columbia Law School, Garcia has made a mark in business, government, the military and education--and as a role model to the Hispanic community. In 1997, at the age of 36, he founded a global business that was ranked eighth on the Inc 500 list of fastest-growing privately held companies in the country. Hispanic Business identified Garcia as one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the United States and Univision Television selected him for their series Orgullo Hispano(HispanicPride), which spotlights Hispanics who have made an exceptional impact on the culture and life of American society.

In 1988 at age 27, Garcia was selected as one of 14 White House Fellows that year. He later received two more presidential appointments: the first was to serve on a national education commission, and the next was to serve as chairman of the U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors, which oversees all operations at the military academy. Additionally, the governor of Florida appointed him to serve as the only Hispanic member of the state's Board of Education. Garcia has worked in three presidential administrations and has advised a Cabinet secretary, a governor and a former NATO Supreme Allied Commander on diverse issues ranging from education, drug interdiction, Latin American politics, counter insurgency training and more. A highly decorated military officer, Garcia was tapped to be the behind-the-desk military analyst for Telemundo during the Iraq War and has appeared as a commentator on Crossfire, Fox News, CNN, CBS, Univision, CNN en Espanol and The Cristina Show.

Garcia has attended corporate governance courses at Harvard Business School, the Wharton School, Columbia Business School and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. He currently serves on two Fortune 500 company boards--the board of directors of the WinnDixie Stores, Inc. and an advisory board of Aetna--and has become a highly sought-after speaker, presenting talks on leadership at Fortune 500 companies, professional associations, government agencies and other organizations worldwide. By using anecdotes to illustrate character-building lessons learned throughout his lifetime--from his childhood growing up in Latin America to his thrilling years in Washington, D.C., working along-side the world's most respected leaders, to launching his own successful global firm from an empty broom closet--Garcia shares inspiring stories of leadership, public service, entrepreneurship and family life that motivate and energize audiences in powerful ways. His deep sense of peace, his commitment to public service, and his infectious zest for life have inspired thousands of people around the world--his trademark takeaways can change your life or transform your organization.

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Thriving in the Business World
A Crash Course in Entrepreneurial Success

Even in today’s tough economy, you can be a successful entrepreneur. If starting your own business is your passion, then you won’t find a better person to show you the ropes than Charles Garcia. In this fast-paced, informative presentation, Garcia pulls from his 15 years of experience starting and growing his own businesses to help audiences avoid obstacles and achieve greatness on their paths to entrepreneurial success. He knows what he’s talking about. Garcia started a small company with three people out of the broom closet of another firm and grew it to sixty offices in seven countries. His firm was named by Inc. magazine as the #8 fastest growing, privately held company in the country. He was named Entrepreneur of the Year by three national organizations. You won’t find a better mentor for entrepreneurs anywhere else.

Catch the Latino Wave
How to Reach (and Profit From) The Latino Customer

There are only a handful of speakers who truly understand how to successfully market to the Latino consumer, and Charles Garcia is one of them. In this presentation companies and audiences will learn many of the unique and interesting cultural complexities and nuances of the Latino culture and mind set and how corporations that want to target this booming demographic can do so successfully.

Diversity in Action
Making Your Employees "Differences" Work for You

Never has it been more important to capture the ideas, innovations, and energies of every employee in your business. The rapid globalization of business and our nation’s own changing demographics are sure to have a profound and growing effect on America’s corporations. Those who embrace diversity with a strategic approach and an eye toward economic benefits and return rather than as a socially mandated, "feel-good" directive based on keeping the company politically correct will be able to compete more effectively in the future. In today’s economy, companies must take a holistic approach to diversity, one that incorporates employee recruitment, supplier/affiliate relationships, marketing, community involvement and more. Diversity is not just a way to remain competitive in our changing world but can and will give you the competitive edge in seeking out new customers and increasing revenues.

The American Way of Leadership—10 Life-Changing Secrets From Great American Leaders

Garcia imparts 10 timeless tenets of successful leadership derived from over 200 interviews with America’s top leaders while researching and writing Leadership Lessons of the White House Fellows: Learn How to Inspire Others, Achieve Greatness, and Find Success in Any Organization. He encourages audiences to challenge their preconceived notions of leadership while helping them absorb the practical, tactical qualities of truly great leaders and apply these principles to their own lives. At the same time, he will illustrate these lessons with personal glimpses into how America’s super successful leaders work, how they think, and how they reached ultimate success.

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