“I changed my whole life as a result of hearing a compelling message by Tony Chatman."

Donna Sims-Wilson
Executive Vice President and Head of Equity, Sales and Trading
M.R. Beal and Company

 

ABOUT TONY

The phrase “He changed my life” has become common place among those who have heard Tony Chatman. Tony has the rare gift of immediately connecting with his audience, regardless of age, race, gender or socio-economic background.

Tony was only the second African American to receive a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University’s prestigious Paper Science and Technology School.  Upon completion of his degree, Tony worked for a number of years as a chemical engineer for a Fortune 500 company. It was during this phase of his life that he had a life changing interaction with an at risk youth. This moment left such profound impression on him that he left both his corporate career (while nearing the completion of his first patent) and his graduate studies at the University of Chicago to work in the non-profit sector with the desire to make an impact on the communities around him.   It was this work, which often included counseling groups and individuals that led Tony to begin studying human behavior, with the intent or understanding what makes people tick, excel, and change.

As a keynote speaker Tony continues to leave an indelible mark on people around the world.  World famous motivational speaker Les Brown recently described Tony as “brilliant”, and “life changing”. Tony has delivered over 900 transformational presentations to diverse audiences with attendances as large as 6000 people.

In addition to being a highly touted keynote speaker, Tony works with top level leaders at corporations and organizations around the world helping them to gain the leadership, communication, motivation, team-building and executive selection skills necessary to excel in today’s business environment.  Tony utilizes his unique skills as one of four people in the world certified in Method Teaming, a series of psychometric instruments, utilized primarily by top executives to provide a method and a language for world class teaming and executive candidate selection, along with his extensive knowledge of human behavior and his vast experience in coaching and counseling to help leaders at all levels better understand the human dimension of leadership.   His clients include: The United States Secret Service, Chase Bank, NASA/SGT, Acushnet/Titleist, the EPA, Embarq and the Bermuda Ministry of Education. 

In 2010 Tony began hosting his own Chicago-based television show called The BluePrint Show, providing viewers with the fundamental tools needed to succeed in various areas of life.  Tony is also in the process of writing his first book entitled: Why I Hate My Job: What Leaders Must Understand About The Human Dimension of Leadership.  

 

PAST CLIENT LIST

Acushnet/Titleist
American Family Insurance
Bermuda Department of Public Transportation
Bermuda Ministry of Education
U.S. Secret Service
Clear Channel
Cummins
Chase Bank, NA Clear Channel
Environmental Protection Agency
Embarq
Estee Lauder
Fox Valley Sales and Marketing Seminars
Hawthorn Group
Healthways
Hott 107.5 Bermuda
Inspiration 1390 Chicago
Inter-Island Communications Ltd
Maellan Associates
Marvelous Maids
Memorial Hospital of Sheridan
NASA Sgt.
N.O.A.A.
OST Adult Offenders Facility
Quad Cities Church of Christ
Regional Health, Inc
Schlumberger
Southwest Medical Center
St. Genevieve Hospital
St. Johns Mercy Medical Center
Touchette Regional Hospital
USA Technical Search
Waddell and Reed
WVAZ – V103 Chicago

 

 

 

 

 

 

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