Hardy Smith, Iom Email & Phone Number

Nonprofits and Associations face several challenges in today’s competitive environment: Building consensus among board members, fundraising, plan management, productivity, and participation all are at the top of the list. The biggest issue organizations have is board engagement and commitment. I can fix that.My job as a speaker and consultant is to customize solutions, strategies, and systems to help leaders create the corrections and culture necessary to transform those challenges from “pain management” to high performance. Those corrections were the catalyst for my new book, Stop the Nonprofit Board Blame Game: How to Break the Cycle of Frustrating Relationships and Benefit from Fully Engaged Boards. In it, Leaders learn strategies that will support them to:• use feedback from a wide spectrum of board members to reveal unique perspectives• understand why performance problems exist and what to do to improve them• identify realistic, results-oriented solutions that significantly boost engagement• inspire your board to take consistent actionIt may just be the perfect next read for you if what you are looking to do is improve the engagement and effectiveness of your board and strengthen your relationships. How else can I help? With more than 30 years in NASCAR racing, I know a lot about performance – and pressure! I know about calculating and calibrating -- and how even the smallest of adjustments can result in big wins. I had the privilege to lead new and existing facilities development; event organization for some of the country's largest spectator events; governmental relations at local, state, and national levels; news media relations and community outreach. I have extensive experience working with nonprofits, volunteer-based organizations, community groups, and associations and a deep understanding of what it takes to bring people together, move agendas forward, and help teams of all sizes develop communication that can lead to big breakthroughs. As a consultant with a learned eye and agility to problem-solve, I can help your team shift gears from low expectations to full-throttle focus to expand, develop, and exceed expectations. As your keynote speaker and storyteller, you have my word that your audience will both laugh and learn as I share life lessons, business strategies, experienced “ah-ha’s”, and important pathways to thrive both personally and professionally.If you’re ready to put your organization’s goals into high gear and nurture a peak performance culture of collaboration, then give me a call at (386) 451-0652.

Listed skills include Nonprofits, Public Speaking, Community Outreach, Strategic Planning, and 6 others.

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  Jacksonville State University

  Political Science/History