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Watch Ed in Action
You can count on Ed’s presentation to deliver. He is known for his ability to connect with an audience of any size. Whether you are scheduling Ed to be the keynote speaker at your national conference for over 5,000 attendees or for a leadership training of less than 100, he is experienced with delivering a message that your audience will keep with them long after your program ends.
You can be confident that Ed’s experience of over 30 years as a top speaking professional will allow him to deliver a memorable program for your event.
Companies, organizations and business owners bring Ed in to specifically address the issues of how to elevate attitude and mindset when change causes uncertainty and overwhelm, how to get clarity and stay focused on goals in a world of distraction, and how empathy is the key to embracing change and creating a culture of connection and positivity.
About Ed Gerety
Ed Gerety is author and one of the top inspirational youth speakers and leadership trainers in the United States. Through his personal experiences, inspirational stories, and powerful lessons, Ed teaches the life skills that are essential for our youth to develop as leaders in school and in life. These skills include respect, character, gratitude, leadership, attitude, empathy, and making a difference.
Ed’s programs are relevant and critically important because these life skills are often being overlooked and not taught in today’s fast paced technology driven world.
Whether he’s speaking to students, educators, or parents in middle school, high school or top colleges such as Northwestern University, Fordham University or the University of Southern California, Ed has the unique ability to connect with the hearts and minds of his audiences about real issues. He firmly believes that it’s never too early or too late to improve yourself, to start following your dreams, or to strive to be a leader.
What differentiates Ed is his anecdotes, stories, real-life experience, and the message he brings to his audience. He has the unique ability to connect with the hearts & minds of his audience through his authenticity and platform skills. Committed to on-going personal development throughout his 30-year speaking career, Ed lives the message that he shares. He consistently delivers over 100 paid speaking dates a year and the relationships that he’s built with his clients, has them booking him year after year.
Ed is the host of “Parents Navigating the Teen Years” Podcast and the author of “Combinations: Opening the Door to Student Leadership”. Ed is also a contributing author of four books on leadership and personal development. He recently served six years on the National Board of Directors for the National Speakers Association (NSA). The NSA awarded Ed their highest earned designation, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), an honor held by less than 10% of speakers who belong to the International Federation of Professional Speakers.
Ed continues to do extensive study in the areas of leadership and peak performance. He has completed the Boston Marathon three times, and he received his 200-hour yoga teacher/certification through Yoga Alliance in 2022. He lives on the New Hampshire seacoast with his wife and two children, along with their golden retriever dog Gracie, their two cats Sugar and Coco, and one bearded dragon named Trevor.
On July 10, 2005 Ed Gerety received his Certified Speaking Professional designation at the National Speakers Association Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. Certified Speaking Professional (CSP™), is an honor held by less than 10% of speakers who belong to the International Federation of Professional Speakers. Professional speakers who have earned the CSP™ designation bring a proven track record of experience and expertise to your event.
