Glen Gould

Glen Gould is a dynamic and engaging professional speaker and nationally recognized leadership connection expert. He’s earned his place as one of the most inspiring and thought-provoking platform presenters through his 40+ years of working for and with business and association leaders.

He is the author of seven books on leading and connecting for success including, Meet Me At Starbucks, Million Dollar Meetings, 101 Networking Nuggets, and Is Your Networking Working?, He is a student of success who is engaged in the business community daily and works with local and national organizations and association boards.

Glen began his career at the age of 11 working for a catering company more than 50 years ago. This gave him instant exposure to business and local leaders and piqued his interest in what made them the way they are. Following his dream of being a professional golfer, Glen worked at world-class resorts including The Tournament Players’ Club at Sawgrass where he learned first-hand how leaders treat people and how they connect for success.

It was during his time as a Golf Professional that Glen began to connect how successful people and organizations work. Using what he learned about how successful people connect, Glen became the president of the Punta Gorda (FL) Chamber of Commerce where he led revitalization efforts in the wake of Hurricane Charley recovery and clean up. He was recruited as Director of Small to Midsized Business at the Metro Atlanta Chamber and concluded his chamber career at the Newnan-Coweta Chamber (2015 Small Chamber of the Year).

He's started five multimillion-dollar enterprises from the ground up and has connected with and coached hundreds of small to mid-sized business leaders to do the same.

High performing organizations trust Glen to identify opportunities for leaders to succeed at a higher level and he has earned a reputation of distilling complex ideas and issues into actionable steps that are easy to immediately understand and implement. He believes in the power of connections and has built his career using what he teaches and believes.

Glen Gould’s deep experience as a successful entrepreneur, teacher, facilitator, and platform presenter ensures participants receive Step-by-Step actions, Straight-forward approaches, and Logical Processes that result in measurable, immediate improvement for leaders of all levels. He connects leaders to their higher level.

Glen led a team of volunteers in founding the Punta Gorda Wine and Jazz Festival featuring the International Release of Spyro Gyra’s 28th album in 2006. He was a record setting sales manager for Slazenger Golf during its reintroduction to the U.S. market, and has served as Board Chair for The Atlanta Micro Fund, an SBA loan intermediary, and on the board of Southeastern Assistance in Healthcare, Toastmasters, Rotary, and Boys and Girls Clubs.

An avid runner, Glen has completed 12 Olympic distance marathons and countless half-marathons, 10K's  and 5k's.

He has worked with successful organizations like Allstate Insurance, Allstate Financial Services, The Peoples Bank, Community Bank, Charlotte State Bank, Canongate Golf Clubs, Cypress Communications, Habitat For Humanity, Subway, Florida’s Blood Centers, American Chamber of Commerce Executives, Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Florida Association Chamber Professionals, Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, Pennsylvania Association of Chamber Professionals, AISEC (Association internationale des étudiants en sciences économiques et commerciales), Junior Chamber International, Automotive Oil Change Association, Georgia Association of Business Brokers, Sarasota Community Foundation, Macon Convention and Visitors Bureau, Greater Women’s Business Council, National Rural Economic Developers Association, and hundreds of local chambers of commerce and local small businesses.

Glen is a sought-after guest on business podcasts. In 2022, he had the honor of being a guest on the premier podcast of Nightingale Radio, a project of Diana Nightingale (known to millions as the First Lady of Transformation and the widow of the Father of Personal Development, Earl Nightingale). He's appeared on the Beer and Business Podcast (#3 in business), Burn the Boats, The Courage to Lead. and many others.

He has written for numerous trade and association magazines including State Farm, Careerbuilder, and hundreds of chambers of commerce and has appeared on numerous local and regional television and radio programs.