Les Garnas

Les Garnas, has used his thirty-five years of practical business experience to coach the young and eager, as well as successful business people to even higher levels of success. As one who has walked in the shoes of salesmen, people managers, department heads, and corporate executives, Les has consistently used his skills as an adult education specialist through his own businesses, to groom others for success.

Les is a strong believer in helping to build self-esteem in others as the foundation for future achievements. He is highly skilled in the art of one-to-one coaching and motivation in the areas of sales, sales management, leadership development, strategic thinking, teamwork, relationship management, executive communications and the art of developing emotional competence.

His many and varied experiences in working with over 2,000 professionals has led to his writing two books about business-centered networking: How to Use People to Get What You Want and Still be a Nice Guy!, Petersons, 1994) and most recently, Business Networking Simplified (For the Internet Age, Edgemark Publishing, 2012).

Both books underscore the value of committing to developing networking “sweat equity” in building one’s career—keeping a good job, getting a better one, or, in these uncertain times, regaining lost momentum for downsizing victims. Les is passionate about helping people to understand and embrace the value of change, with an ever-constant focus on personal and professional growth and development.