Ed Smith
Ed Smith is a former professional athlete turned author and motivational speaker and host of EZ Sports Talk in Phoenix, AZ. Born and raised near Trenton, New Jersey, Ed grew up with a strong family foundation and unwillingness to give up on his dreams and goals. Following his passion for baseball, Ed graduated high school in 1987 and was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 7th round of the MLB draft. Nine years later and still looking to break out of the minors, Ed decided to turn a new page and embark on the greatest journey of this athletic career, pursuing professional football.
Through hard work and dedication, Ed broke into the NFL and followed a path that landed him with the Atlanta Falcons and a trip to the Super Bowl in 1998. Reaching the pinnacle of professional football after enduring hardships and uncertainty, Ed realized the lessons he had learned about discipline, dedication, teamwork, and leadership could be applied to all aspects of life and inspire those who need the clarity and motivation in life to achieve their goals.
Today, Ed shares his life lessons with aspiring athletes, emerging leaders and seasoned executives around the world with speaking programs tailored to Executive Development, Team Building, and Sports Leadership.
Ed Smith is a former professional athlete turned author and motivational speaker and host of EZ Sports Talk in Phoenix, AZ. Born and raised near Trenton, New Jersey, Ed grew up with a strong family foundation and unwillingness to give up on his dreams and goals. Following his passion for baseball, Ed graduated high school in 1987 and was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 7th round of the MLB draft. Nine years later and still looking to break out of the minors, Ed decided to turn a new page and embark on the greatest journey of this athletic career, pursuing professional football.
Through hard work and dedication, Ed broke into the NFL and followed a path that landed him with the Atlanta Falcons and a trip to the Super Bowl in 1998. Reaching the pinnacle of professional football after enduring hardships and uncertainty, Ed realized the lessons he had learned about discipline, dedication, teamwork, and leadership could be applied to all aspects of life and inspire those who need the clarity and motivation in life to achieve their goals.
Today, Ed shares his life lessons with aspiring athletes, emerging leaders and seasoned executives around the world with speaking programs tailored to Executive Development, Team Building, and Sports Leadership.
Executive Development
Identify, develop and trust your talent
Build loyal leaders from within: Inspire and motivate your executive leaders
Create specific objectives in line with the vision of the organization
Empower your leaders
Sports Leadership
The world of professional sports is parallel to the business world. When you can inspire individuals to serve selflessly, contribute willingly and unite as a strong team - success is inevitable. Effective leadership creates a healthy productive and unified environment that leads to strong individual efforts and elevated team/organizational success.
Ed Smith inspires you to be a great leader who can motivate others to create lifelong shining moments and...
Team Building
The reward for all the hard work culminated in our appearance in Super Bowl XXXIII.
How did the Atlanta Falcons transform into the High Flying Dirty Birds? I would like to share that experience with you.
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Attention to detail: know your role, assignments and execute - there are no small roles
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Commitment to the cause by each individual
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Effective and collaborative communication between...
