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S. Chris Edmonds

S. Chris Edmonds

Thought Leader, Author, and Executive Consultant

S. Chris Edmonds is the founder and CEO of the Purposeful Culture Group. After a 15-year career leading and managing teams, Chris began his consulting company in 1990. Since 1995, he has also served as a senior consultant with the Ken Blanchard Companies. Over the years Chris has presented to clients in industries including automotive, banking and financial services, government, hospitality, insurance, manufacturing, non-profit, retail, sales, pharmaceutical, software, and technology (hardware ...

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S. Chris Edmonds is the founder and CEO of the Purposeful Culture Group.

After a 15-year career leading and managing teams, Chris began his consulting company in 1990. Since 1995, he has also served as a senior consultant with the Ken Blanchard Companies.

Over the years Chris has presented to clients in industries including automotive, banking and financial services, government, hospitality, insurance,
manufacturing, non-profit, retail, sales, pharmaceutical, software, and technology (hardware and software).

Chris has helped clients consistently boost customer satisfaction and employee engagement by 40+% and profits by 30+%.

Chris is the author or co-author of six books, including Leading At A Higher Level with Ken Blanchard, #POSITIVITY AT WORK with Lisa Zigarmi, #SUCCESSFUL CORPORATE LEARNING Instructional Design tweet with Vicki Halsey and Mitchell Levy, #CORPORATE CULTURE tweet, #GREAT BOSSES tweet, and his Be a GREAT Boss eBook. His next book will be published by John Wiley & Sons in September 2014.

Chris has delivered over 200 keynote speeches to audiences as large as 5,000.

He received his master’s degree from the University of San Francisco in Human Resource and Organizational Development, and is an adjunct professor at the University of San Diego School of Business.

Chris is an accomplished musician and performer. He provides guitars, banjo, and vocals for Graystone Records recording artist Jones & Raine. Two singles from the band’s 2009 debut album made the Billboard country charts.

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