Phillip Van Hooser is a highly respected keynote speaker and seminar leader with expertise in the areas of leadership, human resource development, and interpersonal communication skills. A hands-on leader, Phil has been directly involved in organizational movements toward continuous quality improvement and participative employee involvement since 1980. A gifted storyteller, Phil masterfully uses "lessons from life" as a corporate manager, hog farmer, professionally trained baseball umpire, grave digger, encyclopedia salesman and successful entrepreneur to share his uplifting messages about the power of individual leadership. His entertaining and inspiring combination of content, energy, original humor and practical applications leaves his audiences captivated and challenged to achieve even more.