Greg Bell

Motivational Speaker, Author, Leadership Expert & Podcast Host

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Greg Bell Biography

More than just a motivational speaker, Greg Bell is a Portland, Oregon-based thought leader, business consultant, and leadership coach. His popular books, "What’s Going Well?" and "Water The Bamboo: Unleashing The Potential Of Teams And Individuals," have inspired an array of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies like Nike, Disney and Comcast to the Portland Trail Blazers and Division I NCAA athletic teams such as the Oregon Ducks Football and the Gonzaga Bulldogs Basketball.

As an innovator and keen observer of highly successful leaders and teams, Bell has learned that the key to success is having the courage to use the skills you already have to achieve a result greater than you previously imagined. He shares his wisdom on his podcast, Water the Bamboo: Unleashing Your Potential, which features conversations with game-changers in business, health, entertainment, and athletics – and range from celebrities to unknowns who have accomplished remarkable results through daily watering.

Inspiring and energizing audiences with his engaging storytelling, Bell shares his knowledge with excitement and passion. His ability to masterfully blend insight and encouragement with just the right dose of reality makes him the consistently top-rated keynote speaker at major conferences. A Certified Speaking Professional -- the highest earned designation from the National Speakers Association -- Bell influences thousands of individuals and entrepreneurs each year with his innate ability to connect personally with audience members.

Whether you are rolling out a new culture initiative, developing your leaders, or seeking a keynote that will be remembered long after your event, Bell will deliver a tailored session that will encourage and inspire each attendee to become stronger, more empowered and more productive than ever before.

Bell holds political science and law degrees from the University of Oregon. In addition to his corporate leadership experience, Bell is a TEDx Talk alum and serves on the advisory board for the Portland TEDx conference series. He is the force behind Coaches vs. Cancer — a campaign for the American Cancer Society that has raised over $87 million for cancer research.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 09/03/2024.

Greg Bell Speaking Topics

  • Water The Bamboo: Unleash Your Potential

    Watering your goal -• or bamboo -• with focused attention can lead to astonishing results. Those who catch the spirit and understand the principles of the bamboo farmer will see their well-watered visions suddenly explode into reality—seemingly out of nowhere.

    This Water The Bamboo keynote for individuals will help everyone from front-line employees to upper management focus on the importance of self-responsibility and creating value for those we work and live with. One of Greg Bell’s most popular programs, it goes beyond the workplace to show attendees how to enrich their personal lives as well.

  • Peak Performance: Total Commitment is Necessary to Reach Your Peak

    In a fast-paced and ever-changing workplace, we’re all concerned with how to achieve peak levels of performance on an ongoing basis. The solution lies in the power of commitment.

    Unwavering commitment to a clear vision, values and goals enables an organization to harness the speed of change to a competitive advantage. When individuals feel driven and invested in the success of the team, the company and themselves, they’re more creative, focused and motivated to perform at their full potential. Greg Bell helps organizations unleash a level of commitment that generates an excitement and an energy that becomes contagious, fuels peak performance, and drives extraordinary results.

  • Change: If You Change Nothing, Nothing Will Change

    In today’s turbulent marketplace, the ability and willingness to adjust and adapt is a distinct competitive advantage. But, even the most successful businesses don’t like change. It’s hard. It’s scary. Most often it’s not the change itself that’s causing our angst, but rather our fear of changing a winning strategy or tactic.

    Change doesn’t have to be the enemy. Having a trusted partner leading change management in your organization can alleviate much of the stress caused by growth and change. Having the courage to do things you’ve never done will enable you to embrace change and the opportunity, innovation and growth it inspires. Sharing his expert insights and real-world stories, Greg Bell will help you and your organization unearth the courage and resilience to face the fear of change head on.

  • Leadership: Only Dead Fish Swim Downstream

    Throughout time, people have searched for the precise blend of ingredients that create transformational leadership. While the list is varied, there is one leadership characteristic that impacts and strengthens all others: Courage. Great leaders are willing to swim against the stream. They don’t wait for fear to subside; they’re resilient and confront it head on.

    Everyone has the capacity to be courageous. Through powerful stories and eye-opening anecdotes only he can deliver, when you choose Greg Bell as your leadership keynote speaker, you’ll learn how to unleash your own tenacity and cultivate the bravery and leadership potential of those around you.

  • Teamwork: Together Everyone Achieves More (T.E.A.M.)

    Teams are the foundation of organizational life. Yet any leader knows that building and leading high-performing teams is one of today’s most complex challenges.

    The pinnacle of teamwork is creating a solution that no one individual could create on their own. This is achieved when team members embrace diversity of opinion, work together to identify and solve problems, and are committed to a common vision, goals, and metrics. A strong team-building plan is critical for growing organizations. Giving organizations an under-the-hood look at the characteristics of high performing teams, Greg Bell explores how to build and nurture teams that consistently perform better, innovate more, and achieve collaborative success.

  • Innovation: There Are No Frontiers Beyond Your Reach

    Throughout Greg Bell’s years as an innovation keynote speaker, he’s noticed one inhibiting factor that stands out among the rest: while innovation is vital to shaping the future, potential breakthrough ideas often struggle to survive. Why? Because innovation introduces change. That’s right. Resistance, not a lack of creative ideas, is the most powerful lens for viewing an organization’s innovation mindset. Too often entrenched systems and bias thinking of "That’s not the way we do it around here" stifles innovation in its tracks.

    Innovation isn’t a person or a process. It’s a culture of curiosity that must be integrated into everything you do. It needs to be everyone’s job, all the time. Greg encourages you to open your mind and ask yourself “what if?” This mind shift breaks the bias that inhibits innovation, and fosters an environment in which creativity flourishes and ideas are turned into action.

Greg Bell Videos

  • Greg Bell - TEDx - Motivate - Inspire - YouTube
  • Greg Bell, motivational speaker, a recognized thought leader, and ...

Greg Bell Books

  • What's Going Well?: The question that changes everything.
    What's Going Well?: The question that changes everything.
  • What's Going Well? Journal: 90-Day Companion Journal
    What's Going Well? Journal: 90-Day Companion Journal
  • Bamboo Farmer Wisdom: 101 Inspirational Thoughts
    Bamboo Farmer Wisdom: 101 Inspirational Thoughts
  • Water The Bamboo: Unleashing The Potential Of Teams And Individuals
    Water The Bamboo: Unleashing The Potential Of Teams And Individuals

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Greg Bell is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Water The Bamboo: Unleash Your Potential, Peak Performance: Total Commitment is Necessary to Reach Your Peak, Change: If You Change Nothing, Nothing Will Change, Leadership: Only Dead Fish Swim Downstream, Teamwork: Together Everyone Achieves More (T.E.A.M.) and Innovation: There Are No Frontiers Beyond Your Reach. The estimated speaking fee range to book Greg Bell for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Greg Bell generally travels from Portland, OR, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jason Young, Jones Loflin, Rolfe Carawan, Jeff Tobe and Robert Stevenson. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Greg Bell for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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