Alvin ( AJ ) Gentry
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Creative Leadership & Management Expert
Alvin ( AJ ) Gentry Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Leadership, Creative Thinking, Personal Development
- Career Focus
- Leadership Authority, Keynote Speaker, Author
As a caring visionary, Alvin Gentry is dedicated to leadership quality and creative thinking.
From school children and educated adults, to top CEO's or heads of state he believes in
inspiring and teaching people to control their destiny with principled leadership values.
He's a purpose-driven strategic advisor, coach and thought leader with experience
envisioning practical solutions with positive impact on the enterprise value chain
while working with Fortune 500, INC 5000 and public / private sector entities.
AJ is an accomplished and influential communicator sharing insights
on future trends in leadership, whole-brain thinking / decision, EQ,
human potential, performance mastery and stress modification.
Since 1980, his reliable foresight has identified key trends
in business evolution and accurately predicted the acute
social patterns defining markets now and for decades.
He believes industry must give back as a vital part of value structure and is a member of:
- Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy
Dr. Gentry remains dedicated to helping others identify and develop maximum potential hidden within self in an effort to improve the social and business environments one person at a time.
He is a also contributing member in such industry groups as:
- Stanford Center for Professional Development
- Center for Creative Leadership, Leading Insights Panel
- Friends of the Harvard Business School Executive Education Group
- Center for Effective Organizations / USC Marshall School of Business
- Executive Leadership, Franklin/Covey
- Executive Roundtable, Covey/Link
- INSEAD Executive Education Group
- Institute of Management Consultants
- Worldwide Management Consultants
Being personally mentored by Mr. W. Clement Stone and Mr. John Kluge throughout his career has given Dr. Gentry a unique perspective on the needs, desires and interactions of companies and customers, but his greatest honor was having the rare opportunity at the age of 9 to meet with and spend almost a week in conversation with Mr. Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich.
He welcomes communication with other innovators or those with concerns and makes every attempt to personally respond within the confines of his schedule.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Alvin ( AJ ) Gentry
"The learned and transferrable skill is the true value of the prospective employee."
"When you see value in others, you define value in self."
"Sustainable results are in the roots of your business not in pruning the leaves."
"The character of a person is never more defined than through empathy and patience with others." - Alvin Gentry
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