Speaking
I am the Chief Administrative Officer and an Associate Pastor at Church of the King in Mandeville, Louisiana, one of the largest spirit-filled congregations in the Greater New Orleans Metro area. Additionally, I am the President of The Make It Happen Learning Institute founded to help marketplace leaders revolutionize their companies and their teams with Make It Happen Team Values that reach people and unleash their extraordinary God-given potential through the “can do” leadership principles of the Word of God.
I have been speaking on topics related to leadership, teamwork, and personal development for more than 10 years. As a former business executive with operational responsibilities for multiple business divisions of Ochsner Health System, the largest integrated healthcare delivery system in the Gulf South, I have spoken at national business conferences, corporate leadership retreats, and team-building seminars. Besides speaking on a national level, I have also taught leadership principles on the corporate level through The Make It Happen Leadership Development College as well as taught Management Accountability principles and People Management lessons as an executive faculty member of the Ochsner Learning Institute. Lastly, as an executive staff leader, ministry team coach, and small group leader at Church of the King, I also enjoy the opportunity to share my faith and teach leadership principles based on the Word of God.
If you would like more information about opportunities for me to make a presentation to your company, team, or group, please contact me directly by sending an e-mail request for information to gborgstede@makeithappenbooks.com or calling me at 1-877-668-8899.
Presentation Topics
- Make It Happen Team Values: Keys To Building A High Performing Team ( 1.o hour presentation or 1.5 hour presentation) As a business leader with more than 20 years of diverse business leadership experience, Gary shares leadership insights on how to build a high performing team with Make It Happen Team Values.
- The Make It Happen Journey Leadership Series: Creating A Team Culture Of Empowerment That Reaches People & Unleashes Their Extraordinary God-given Potential (Leadership curriculum presented in 4 - 1 hour sessions including a Workbook for each participant and a personal signed copy of Gary’s book, The Make It Happen Journey) As a business executive and author of the business leadership book titled The Make It Happen Journey, Gary teaches the leadership principles and Make It Happen Team Values that has helped him to successfully create team cultures of empowerment that reach people and unleash their extraordinary God-given potential to make a difference in life.
- Enduring Patience: Building Blocks For Character That Lasts (45 minute presentation) As a certified finisher of the Florida Ironman triathlon race consisting of a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, and 26.2 mile run, Gary shares the leadership lessons he learned in preparing for a long-distance endurance event and the leadership applications to successfully running the marathon of life)
- Counting The Cost To Finish Well (45 minute presentation) As a certified RAAM team finisher, Gary shares his leadership experience and lessons learned in creating an 8-person cycling team to participate day and night in the non-stop 3,005 mile Race Across America on a bicycle climbing more than 100,000 ft of elevation over the mountains in Colorado and West Virginia, through the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico, through the agricultural plains of Kansas and Missouri, and across 14 states from Oceanside, California to the finish line in Annapolis, Maryland.
- Leading A Winning Team With Influence That Makes A Positive Impact (30 minute presentation) As the recipient of the Ochsner Spirit of Leadership Awards for the Department of the Year and Community Service, Gary shares his personal leadership insights on how to lead a winning team that makes a positive impact for customers and team members.
Previous Speaking Events
Please click here to see a list of previous speaking engagements listed at Gary’s personal and professional webpage.
