Don Akers inspires audiences
to be more resilient
when life throws its punches.
Don Akers is a recognized expert in business
applications of non-verbal communication and applied psychology
for personal performance. An international speaker
since 1984, he has spoken for and trained an impressive
client
list
including CEO's, sales, managers, customer service, engineers, and
teams.
Don is a former Olympic contender and Golden
Gloves Boxing champion. With more than 70 fights he became one of the
top middleweight fighters in the world.
Don combined the lessons he learned in the boxing
ring with 15 years of award winning Fortune 100 sales experience. He landed a first-ever sole-supplier
contract for Union Carbide with Texaco, and he created effective
sales models that are still being used around the world.
He holds a BS in engineering, is certified as a clinical hypno-therapist, master practitioner of NLP and third degree reiki
master. Walking on fire, opposing world class boxers,
and jumping a motorcycle 80 ft. prove him an expert on confidence
under pressure.
Negotiating a six figure settlement on a cancelled
project with the Department of Energy, winning a seven figure
contract at 25% over market with a fortune 500 company, and signing
three competing distributors to contracts in one year prove the
same skills and concepts apply to business.
Don has appeared on NBC, PBS, and ESPN. His
monthly newsletter is distributed nation wide.
Passionate,
authentic and inspiring, Don Akers leaves audiences feeling better
about themselves, their challenges and the people they work with.
