Gary Schwantz
Ph.D.
TX, USGary's tagline says it well, clear · creative · encouragement. Dr. Gary (as his friends call him, and almost everyone becomes his friend) loves to speak about savoring and treasuring life and work
There are times we all need a word of encouragement. However even more powerful than words is the parallel of story. In Gary's conversations he invites us into the story of his and other's lives that allows for a new understanding of how to live life fully, enjoy work more completely, lead with greater heart
Actually, this makes Gary sound like he takes himself more seriously than he does. Your folks will have fun with Dr. Gary's presentations. He doesn't try to be funny, he just naturally is. He is especially gifted at laughing at himself.
Smooth, calm, no gimmicks, typically only a microphone, it seems like Gary touches each of your folks in a different way.
His Ph.D. is in Family Consumer Sciences Education from Texas Tech University. His master's is from the University of North Texas in Public School Administration and bachelor's from Texas Tech - Family Studies and Home Economics Education. This simply lets you know Gary is a teacher at heart. One great additional value of his academic work is the ability to research, to pull diverse elements together, to place them into a cohesive package, and teach them well. He can present on any number of topics in management, leadership, and business - but all as an encouragement to savor this life we lead.
For seven years Dr. Schwantz served as the Director of Educational Services for The MED Group. He had three key roles at The MED Group. His primary role was in creating an on-line program called MED University. MED University is the industry leader in providing on-line training for the HME Industry - a collection of more than 130 courses all created specifically for the industry. The majority of the MED U courses were written by Dr. Schwantz and he served as editor for all courses. He also served as speaker and facilitator for numerous meetings. Finally, he created EmTrak, an on-line human resource management tool for creating job descriptions, setting goals and providing employee evaluations.
Dr. Schwantz taught for ten years as faculty in the College of Human Sciences at Texas Tech University and twice received recognition from students as Outstanding Faculty. Currently he teaches as adjunct professor in the College of Media and Communcations.
Gary has been speaking and teaching for years, but about seven years ago made the jump to doing this as his life's work. One of the common themes in his presentations is to live life as an adventure - so he finds himself practicing what he preaches. His first book, Get To or Got To? (choosing to love life, or not) was published in 2009. His second eCouragements: Email Messages on Savoring Life was published late 2012.
Gary's tagline says it well, clear · creative · encouragement. Dr. Gary (as his friends call him, and almost everyone becomes his friend) loves to speak about savoring and treasuring life and work
There are times we all need a word of encouragement. However even more powerful than words is the parallel of story. In Gary's conversations he invites us into the story of his and other's lives that allows for a new understanding of how to live life fully, enjoy work more completely, lead with greater heart
Actually, this makes Gary sound like he takes himself more seriously than he does. Your folks will have fun with Dr. Gary's presentations. He doesn't try to be funny, he just naturally is. He is especially gifted at laughing at himself.
Smooth, calm, no gimmicks, typically only a microphone, it seems like Gary touches each of your folks in a different way.
His Ph.D. is in Family Consumer Sciences Education from Texas Tech University. His master's is from the University of North Texas in Public School Administration and bachelor's from Texas Tech - Family Studies and Home Economics Education. This simply lets you know Gary is a teacher at heart. One great additional value of his academic work is the ability to research, to pull diverse elements together, to place them into a cohesive package, and teach them well. He can present on any number of topics in management, leadership, and business - but all as an encouragement to savor this life we lead.
For seven years Dr. Schwantz served as the Director of Educational Services for The MED Group. He had three key roles at The MED Group. His primary role was in creating an on-line program called MED University. MED University is the industry leader in providing on-line training for the HME Industry - a collection of more than 130 courses all created specifically for the industry. The majority of the MED U courses were written by Dr. Schwantz and he served as editor for all courses. He also served as speaker and facilitator for numerous meetings. Finally, he created EmTrak, an on-line human resource management tool for creating job descriptions, setting goals and providing employee evaluations.
Dr. Schwantz taught for ten years as faculty in the College of Human Sciences at Texas Tech University and twice received recognition from students as Outstanding Faculty. Currently he teaches as adjunct professor in the College of Media and Communcations.
Gary has been speaking and teaching for years, but about seven years ago made the jump to doing this as his life's work. One of the common themes in his presentations is to live life as an adventure - so he finds himself practicing what he preaches. His first book, Get To or Got To? (choosing to love life, or not) was published in 2009. His second eCouragements: Email Messages on Savoring Life was published late 2012.
BEING THE DIFFERENCE
One of the tenets of camping is to leave the campground better than you found it - not only clean up after yourself, but prepare the campground so that the wood is already there for the next camper. For our lives to have meaning and significance beyond today - we have the opportunity to make this world a better place than we found it. A key element for those who love life is they make a difference in the lives of others, more to the point, they (you) are a difference in the lives of...
How about a rhetorical question, "Is it easy to lose balance and a sense of what is important in life when you are tasked with running departments and organizations that are pulling you 1,000 different directions?" Easy answer: YES! Don't let the title throw you. Like most of you, I am by nature ADHD, not a Zen bone in my body. I work at savoring life, at not missing it, at creating balance and taking time. In order to feed creative juices, we have to slow down, create balance, open up our...
LESSONS FROM A 4-YEAR-OLD: MANAGING STRESS AND LIFE
Of course this presentation includes practical tips on managing stress, including: how to get organized, workspace set-up, nutrition, sleep and others. But the real heart of this message comes from lessons I learned from my nephew Colin, when Colin was 4. A profoundly practical message on reducing stress and increasing enjoyment!
We can't inspire others unless we are inspired ourselves. Dr. Schwantz contends that this inspiration is found in loving life. He'll share what allows him to view life as a privilege, a "Get To". For other members of the dark side, you will enjoy his ideas and find some a practical way to love life - for those on the lighter side you'll enjoy his humor. In addition, how do we apply this idea of seeing life as a privilege to our work as leaders and managers? Practical, funny and...
When I taught at Texas Tech, I gave my students a wisdom assignment. They were to interview 4 people 35 or older and ask them questions about their favorite moments, the best piece of advice they ever got, their greatest regrets. This presentation is a collection of those pieces: some funny, some sad, all thought-provoking.
The key message: it's never too late to make our lives matter!
The book, How Starbucks Saved My Life, is the story of Michael Gill, who at age 58 lost his job with a powerful NYC ad agency. Eventually broke and unemployed, he takes a job as a barista at a Starbucks in NYC and finds his life.
Using excerpts from the book and other sources - we will see examples in action of servant leadership, teamwork, customer service. We will delve into some of the processes, the differences between busyness and productivity. Finally, we will discuss the...
