Ty Boyd Executive Learning Systems at a Glance

Founded: 1980

Chairman: Ty Boyd

President: Patricia Boyd

Vice President and Dean of Faculty: Anne Boyd

Executive Faculty: Molly Boyd Hunt, David Reinhardt

Services: We teach speaking and presentation skills to Fortune 1000 executives in more than 40 countries. Our seminars help executives communicate more effectively with their customers. We also offer one-on-one presentation skills training.

Courses and services include:

* The Excellence in Speaking Institute (signature 3-day course)

* ESI Advanced (course for experienced speakers, open only to ESI graduates)

* Executive Partnerships - Extended, one-on-one, confidential communications coaching for senior-level executives.

* Communications Coaching - For professionals preparing for a special presentation.

Courses are held for client companies. We also offer “open enrollment” courses available to everyone.

Growth of business: While as a private company we don’t disclose revenue, we will say every year for the past five has been our best year yet.

Estimated number of ESI graduates: 13,000

Sample clients: Pifzer, Johnson & Johnson, Bayer, Belk Store Services, Kroger, IGA, J.C. Penney, Capital Cities/ABC., Inc., CBS Sports, Fox Network, NASCAR, BB&T, Bank of America, Wachovia Bank, Duke Energy, Goodrich

Reason for starting the business: Two clients, Aetna Life and Apple Computer, asked us to teach their people how to be more effective speakers and communicators. We realized others could benefit from the service.

Biggest strength of the business: We honestly believe our speaking seminars are the best in the nation. Our students are on their feet 18 times over the course of three days, giving presentations. Speaking is recognized as the number one fear of executives in business today, and we deal with that fear early. Many students see dramatic change. For some, it’s life-changing.

For more information, call us at 704/333-9999, or email molly@tyboyd.com.

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