Joe Calloway helps leaders, owners, and entrepreneurs improve performance and grow their businesses. He helps organizations focus on what is truly important, inspires new thinking about challenges and opportunities, and motivates people to immediate action.

Joe is the Executive In Residence at Belmont Univertisy's Center For Entrepreneurship. He is also the Director of Business Development and Strategy for Gilson Boards, a snowboard design and manufacturing company.

Joe has been a business author, consultant and speaker for 30 years and his client list reads like an international Who's Who in business, ranging from companies like Coca Cola and IBM to Cadillac and American Express. Joe also works with small to mid-sized business groups including franchisees, entrepreneurs, and a range of professional services groups.

Joe is the author of Be the Best at What Matters Most and five other ground-breaking business books including Becoming A Category of One: How Extraordinary Companies Transcend Commodity And Defy Comparison, which received rave reviews from The New York Times, Retailing Today, Publishers Weekly and many others.

His newest book is Magnetic: The Art of Attracting Business.

Joe has presented at business conferences in countries around the world including Italy, Sweden, South Africa, England, Swaziland, Canada, Mexico and throughout the Caribbean.

Joe is a popular speaker for business meetings and events, and although he has been inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame, he doesn't do traditional "speeches." Instead, Joe actively engages people in highly interactive keynotes and workshops that challenge assumptions and create new ways of thinking.

Joe lives in Nashville with his wife Annette, and their daughters Jessica and Cate.

"Our group came to life with your interactive style. You pushed us to think beyond our typical boundaries and challenged us to take our business to new heights." - HRI

"Joe was a SUPERSTAR! He exceeded our expectatins and was an excellent partner with us in delivering for our audience an outstanding program." - Sotheby's International Realty

"Thank you for making a real difference with your opening keynote! Your commitment to creating a connection with the audience was unique. Opening with your interactive format made a huge difference in getting the audience engaged and enthusiastic about the event, which continued all week. And, your presence at our digital event four weeks later was met with resounding accolades, as well. Thank you. Thank you." - Help Desk International

"We had an overwhelmingly positive response from our group. There wasn't a person in the room that didn't have solid takeaways from your talk." - Marshberry