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Pete Honsberger    

Lead Facilitator at CultureShoc & Author

Pete Honsberger brings a uniquely energetic, thoughtful, and relatable style to his speaking engagements, corporate training and virtual sessions.  Drawing on experience as a small business partner, Fortune 500 team building facilitator, and a former collegiate athlete/coach, Honsberger helps company teams and emerging leaders genuinely improve their performance.   

Honsberger specializes in high-energy team development training, business coaching, and speaking.  He has over a decade of facilitation and speaking experience, helping teams at all levels improve their relationships, alignment, and productivity.  Prior to CultureShoc, Honsberger coached high school basketball and managed a team of 20+ as a collegiate Assistant Sports Information Director.   

Honsberger is the author of "Wedding Toasts 101: The Guide to the Perfect Wedding Speech" (Simon & Schuster). He is the play-by-play broadcasting voice of Community Focus Television Sports. Honsberger was also a recipient of the Cleveland 25 Under 35 Movers & Shakers Award.

He holds a Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Communications from John Carroll University, where he was a defensive back for the JCU football team.  In his free time, Honsberger enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter at their home in the Cleveland area, as well as exercising and writing.

Speech Topics


The Buffalo Mindset: Charge Into the Storm!

To “Be a Buffalo” is to run head-on into storms and face challenges directly to solve issues and gain opportunities. Whether in our professional or personal lives, we are constantly given a choice run away from a storm like cows do, or be a buffalo and charge into it. In this session you'll learn practical ways to better control your destiny to achieve more.

A Buffalo Saved My Meeting

Most of us have spent too much time in lackluster, ineffectual meetings. Stop enduring these long, tired, awkward, and ultimately unproductive gatherings to meetings that are more engaged, productive and energetic. See how a Buffalo can help! Put "The Buffalo Mindset" into practice to get more out of our meetings!

Great Teammates Make Great Teams

Answer the questions, “What is a great teammate, how do you know if an employee is Great, Good or Not Right, and how can I become a great teammate?” This talk encourages both individual development and leveraging the information as a leader/manager.

The 8 Cornerstones of High-Performance Teams

Take charge of your company's culture to develop stronger, better teams. Statistics show that fully engaged employees perform 40% better than the average and are happier at work. And increased employee engagement means happier customers and a better bottom line. So, how do you get there? We’ll focus on aligning company culture with core values, creating transparency, building authentic trust, and recruiting and retaining top talent.

Crushing Complacency

Leaders need to be on alert for complacency at any level of your organization as it can affect company culture, employee retention and performance, and your bottom line. Learn the 3 Cs of both complacency and courage to Identify and break through complacency at all levels of your organization.

Common Sense EQ

Using Emotional Intelligence to your advantage in your business, your relationships, and your everyday life. With common sense, real life examples, Pete Honsberger leads your team to better communication and interpersonal relationships through enhanced Emotional Intelligence and Self Awareness.

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