Todd Gerelds | Author, Trainer, Keynote Speaker

Todd Gerelds

Author, Trainer, Keynote Speaker

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Todd Gerelds
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Todd Gerelds is author of the book, Woodlawn, a dramatic, powerful, and true story of redemption and reconciliation that occurred in the middle of what many say was the most racially charged and volatile era of Birmingham, Alabama's history. The miraculous events that Todd witnessed as the young son of Coach Tandy Gerelds--Woodlawn High School's football coach in the early 70's--has now become a major motion picture playing in thousands of theaters across the country. Its message of hope, faith, and God's incredible power to change lives through love has already made a huge impact in our public and private schools, churches, athletic teams, businesses, charity organizations, and many individual lives.

In his book, Todd recounts how he witnessed God's amazing love transform a team, his dad, a school, and even a city over the following years as he tagged along to practices and games with his father. Though the events unfolded decades ago, the message of grace, love and change that is possible through Jesus brings fresh relevance to today's culture. Many Christian leaders and pastors believe that God is using this amazingly timely story to do a major work among His people, this country, and even the world. Todd's talks are driven by the passion he feels about having personally experienced God's life-changing love and the extraordinary work he believes God accomplishes through every day, ordinary people.

The message of reconciliation and hope inherent in Woodlawn's story reaches far beyond the football field. It speaks to our individual lives, our families, our churches, our businesses, and our country, calling us to believe that there is a better way to relate, to understand each other, and to unite in our effort work smarter and better together. God has uniquely positioned and gifted Coach Gerelds' son not only to tell the story, but also to truly equip and enhance other people's lives in the process.

Through years of training under and playing football for Coach Gerelds (who later became renowned for his ability to develop mediocre teams into State Champions), Todd inherited his dad's love and skill for coaching. Like his father did, Todd loves to help individuals and groups recognize their gifts, capitalize on their strengths, and most importantly, learn how to relate and work well with others on their team to achieve a greater result. But Todd's brand of coaching has not occurred on the football field. Instead, it has played out in the professional world, particularly through the diverse, innovative, and competitive medical field. Todd has spent 20 plus years in the medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries helping clinicians and their patients. Serving in diverse capacities as field rep and district manager, national sales trainer and personal counselor and mentor, Todd has poured his life into equipping patients, colleagues, doctors, and friends to live better lives. As a result, he has consistently ranked as a top performer, earning a wide variety of sales awards with two Fortune 500 and 100 companies.

Those who know Todd describe him as possessing an uncanny ability to draw even the most introverted stranger into lively and then deep-hearted conversation. His natural gift of relating and connecting with people of all walks of life has earned him strong recognition as an engaging, informative, and effective keynote speaker for churches, ministries, sports teams, businesses, and at civic and charitable functions, having spoken broadly on topics of leadership, integrity, and talent and character development in both the personal and professional realm. Todd's Woodlawn book, the current popularity of the accompanying major motion picture, and his passion for coaching, equipping, and uniting, makes Todd's message powerful and relevant for every organization that needs cohesive, relational teams.

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