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Brian Holloway          

Five-Time NFL All-Pro & Former Executive Vice President of the NFL Players Association; Motivation & Team Building Expert

Brian Holloway started his football career as the number one high school recruit. Stanford’s Bill Walsh identified Holloway's potential and recruited him to launch his high-powered West Coast Offense. Standing at 6’7”, and weighing 275lb, Holloway, played as an offensive tackle. His passion and work ethic led Stanford to national rankings while protecting future Hall of Famer, John Elway's blindside. Holloway's dominant performance as a left tackle in the 1981 NFL Draft captured the interest of many NFL Teams, leading to his selection by the New England Patriots in the first round.

Holloway's competitive spirit and novel style of full-field play transformed the 2-14 New England Patriots into a team with a culture of champions. As a 5X All-Pro and Team Captain, Holloway played a key role in leading the Patriots to their first Super Bowl in 1985, facing the “Super Bowl Shuffle” 85 Chicago Bears. Despite the loss, this marked a significant turning point for the Patriots. He also contributed to the Patriots winning the AFC East division in the 1986 season. Holloway continued his professional football career with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1987 and 1988.

In addition to his on-field accomplishments, Holloway served as Executive Vice President of the NFL Players Association. In this role, he helped negotiate the new collective bargaining agreement that resulted in the NFL’s landmark Billion Dollar TV Contract. His family legacy includes being the 5th generation of advisors to The White House and Homeland Security.

Following his football career, Holloway transitioned into a successful career as a motivational speaker. His entrepreneurship executive curriculum assists clients in outperforming their competition, retaining talent, and building world-class teams. His client list includes General Electric, Wal-Mart, Salomon Smith Barney, Verizon Wireless, AIG Life, Harvard Business School, Hewlett Packard, and Cisco Systems. Holloway uses his unique insights to coach CEOs and teams on reinventing their organizations.

Holloway's significant achievements and contributions have been recognized with appearances on Good Morning America, Today, NBC Sports, ABC Sports, and ESPN. He has also been featured in USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune. He currently resides in Florida with his wife, and they have 8 grandchildren. His legacy continues with his son, David Holloway, who also played professional football.

Speech Topics

Win the Customer Experience.

In Sales we must have the mindset of the Champion to win, to secure the life client. “A High Speed Roller Coaster Ride You Will Never Forget!”

The Passion of the Playmaker.

The most requested client keynote from the Fortune 500. “Powerful! Meaningful! Relevant! Important! Inspirational!”

Executive Bootcamp.

(1 Day) This is not a speech. This is a thoughtful conversation for the serious minded. THIS IS HARD.

CRUNCH TIME!

-- WINNING! With YOUR TWO MINUTE OFFENSE!** This is not a keynote. This is a WAKE UP CALL! This is high-level corporate learning when you are in THE PEAK MOMENT. There are 7 very specific things a LEADER must do to reach their TEAM to launch the TWO-MINUTE OFFENSE. TWO-MINUTE OFFENSE is the most powerful battlefield strategy that can advance your position FAST; it requires that you MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPEN. It all comes down to energy, execution and an obsessed PASSION to WIN. The bottom line… it’s CRUNCH time and there is no margin for error. You don’t just turn this switch on and off – you must develop this high octane MUSCLE within the culture, conversation, attitude and beliefs. It’s the only way to SUCCEED in a shifting, uncertain and turbulent future.

EXPERIENCE

to secure the life client relationship. No more backbiting. No more blame shifting. No more silent but deadly withholding. It’s time to get back in the GAME and get to the next level. This keynote is a jaw dropper. High impact. This gets your TEAM from the sidelines as spectators to the field as a PLAYMAKER. (Most people who are talking about being burnt out – haven’t even been lit yet.) Entertaining. Fun. High Energy. Interactive.

THE MINDSET OF THE CHAMPION.

(The Ultimate Winning Edge!) Getting To The Next Level! -- Turn Around The Stubborn & Resistant to Become The Inspired Super Charged TEAM. No more sleepless nights wonder what “else” is going to happen next. There’s nothing worst than living in the nightmare of your dream that is dying hard. In today’s high paced, stressed out business environment the competitive charge has turned from WINNING –- to seeking security and hoping for survival. This is not a time for resignation and despair – it’s time to break out of the “box” and reinvent who we are in the face of the impossible. In Sales we must have the mindset of the Champions. This is how we WIN the sacred CUSTOMER

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UNLEASHING THE PASSION OF THE PLAYMAKER

(45-90 minutes) For Those High Powered Executives That Must Make The Impossible Happen. This is the crown jewel of motivational keynotes. It is the most requested keynote from my clients that include 228 Fortune 500. After 16 years inside the Super Culture of World Class competitors and 12 years inside corporate boardrooms this is the most important conversation they will ever have. These are my promises. (1) I will get leaders “un-stuck” once and for all. (2) I will uncover the untapped wealth, power & potential that lies harbored inside the flurry of business activity. (3) I will provide the solutions to getting people on-board once and for all. (4) I will clearly define the pathway to the next level and provide the momentum to get there. (5) The impact will be measured in decades.

The DNA! of CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

(45-90 minutes) Winning TEAMS Win for a reason. They have a Winning System that brings out the Winning Culture and releases the ultimate WINNING Edge! The Winning Attitude. I will literally take you into the most important learning any business leader could ever have that will literally SOLVE FOREVER some of the biggest dilemmas that prevent TEAMS from coming together. You will leave this presentation with the exact step-by-step process that will turn around YOUR TEAM in 24 hours. Once this system is in place – you will never again be blind sided by backbiting, blameshifting and the silent but deadly, withholding – organizational viruses that Kill fast company. (All this stuff operates invisibly underneath the organizations conversation, crushing inspiration, sucking the life and energy out of the living system. One senior executive replied…”I learned more about organizational excellence in this fast paced jammed packed 3 hours – than I did in MBA at Harvard.”

DYNASTY CRAFTING: THE POWER OF CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS

(45-90 minutes) To Increase Performance, Improve Customer Relationships And Win Gains In Market Share. The most powerful and explosive asset and organization has is the total knowledge base of their TEAM. On Championship TEAMS the knowledge, the ideas, the creativity and the passion comes together for a total TEAM focused effort. These synergies create synergies to achieve a future that was not possible before. In today’s competitive marketplace this is the only competitive advantage that truly exists…this is the SECRET of TEAMS.

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