David BensonDavid Benson, Leadership Coach, is passionate about guiding business and community leaders to achieve their full potential. His business interests include leadership excellence, management integrity, motivating presentations, strategic planning, qualty communication, unselfish employee engagement, and executive coaching. As a trainer and facilitator, he prefers an interactive approach to speaking that energizes audiences and challenges them to make immediate and significant improvements to their professional and personal lives. David has over 25 years of experience in management consulting, corporate training, business analysis, and project management in a variety of fast-paced settings, from innovative start-up companies to industry powerhouses. The former Managing Director for Dale Carnegie Training of Utah, he was responsible for marketing, selling, and delivering content for professional development seminars and time-phased courses across the state. He has served as a consultant, presenter, and coach in the technology industry, advising over 100 small, large, and non-profit organizations at all supervisory levels. David is the author of "The Poorest Man in Zion: Wealth Beyond the Riches of Babylon," a series of cohesive essays on establishing a transcendent, thriving society rooted in principles of freedom, unity, virtue, diligence, charity, and continual improvement. Watch for a related volume, "A Practical Zion: The Companion Guide to The Poorest Man in Zion," a future publication that expects to serve as a pragmatic blueprint for implementing the described behavioral principles in a contemporary setting. David delivers ongoing Leadership Excellence Seminar and Course events across the United States. These in-person, full-day or time-phased training sessions focus on the six key characteristics of dynamic, engaging leaders that comprise his Leadership Excellence Model. A full-length, published examination of this model is forthcoming. In addition to dozens of technical certifications, David holds earned degrees in business (MBA, entrepreneurship specialization) from Utah State University, and in psychology (BS) from Brigham Young University. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard. Raised in urban Virginia, he now resides in northern Utah with his wife and three of his six children. He enjoys kayaking, musical performance, and playing late-night family board games. His present, peculiar challenge is preparing for an Olympic-distance triathlon. Please visit www.DavidBenson.us for background and offering information. Read More Read Less