Brian Holloway Speaker Biography
Five-Time NFL All-Pro, Former Executive Vice President of the NFL Players Association, and Motivation & Team Building Expert
A Stanford All-American, 5 time NFL All-Pro, and All-Star front line competitor, Brian Holloway was the 6’7″ powerhouse at the core of the 1985 New England Patriots Super Bowl team. In 1986, Brian Holloway was elected by his peers to forge a new direction in NFL policy, becoming the youngest Vice-President of the NFL Player’s Association at age 23. Brian Holloway retired from the NFL in 1992 after eight distinguished seasons with the Patriots and two with the Los Angeles Raiders. In 2013, Brian Holloway was hired by the Baltimore Ravens as a motivational Speaker/Coach/Mentor/Voice of Experience, several days before they became world champions, winning Super Bowl XLVII.
International Motivational Speaker
Today, Brian Holloway is an international motivational speaker and renowned corporate trainer, mobilizing companies and organizations in search of peak productivity, helping them achieve new levels of excellence. He understands how to transform thinking within organizations and challenge the competitive spirit of diverse work teams. Hired by over 200 Fortune 500 Companies from around the world, Brian Holloway has set himself apart in delivering high-performance value for hard-charging corporate competitors. In fact, multi-billion dollar giant HP and Compaq called upon Brian Holloway to help meld their two extraordinary cultures into one, single, focused, turned-on team during one of the world’s largest industrial mergers.
Clients
His client list includes Wal-Mart, Albertsons, Honeywell, MBNA, Bank of America, Apple, Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, Cisco Systems, State Farm, SalomonSmithBarney, Knight Trading, AIG, Reebok, DaimlerChrysler, Google, Stanford, Yale, Fox, The White House, Best Buy, Wachovia Bank, and thousands more. Brian Holloway has been a featured guest lecturer at Harvard’s Business School, Stanford University, Princeton, New York Graduate School of Business and Williams College.
High Impact Presentations
Brian Holloway’s stories and case studies are scenes from his own life. Entertaining, motivating and instructional, Brian Holloway uses multi-media technology along with actual NFL game footage to showcase critical points on competitive excellence. These powerful, high-impact presentations have immediate take-home value for everyone — athlete and non-athlete alike.
Media
Featured on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and The 700 Club, Brian Holloway is recognized as a team-building expert & visionary. Brian Holloway’s accomplishments have landed him appearances on Good Morning America, the Today Show, ESPN and NBC Sports, as well as feature coverage in USA Today, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the L.A. Times, and the Chicago Tribune. He has testified before Congress, guest lectured at Harvard University Business School and been the featured speaker at Stanford University’s Centennial Celebration.
Overcoming Challenges
Brian Holloway grew up to face and overcome many challenges — he spent much of his youth adjusting to life in 12 different states, even being labeled a “slow learner”. Persistence and an unstoppable spirit propelled Brian Holloway through his early struggles and on to academic and athletic awards throughout his high school and college years. He was heavily recruited by Ivy League Universities Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, and Princeton, and inundated with over 350 scholarship offers. Brian Holloway chose Stanford University and earned varsity letters in both football and track under Coach Bill Walsh.
Philanthropist
Brian Holloway’s commitment to service grew throughout his playing days, when he helped develop the first College Degree Completion Program for Professional Athletes. Beyond the game, he helped establish the Challenger Center for Space Science Education — a living education memorial to the crew of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Brian Holloway’s community activism embraces the homeless and inner city youth, and he vigorously supports Special Olympics, D.A.R.E., United Way and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Brian also maintains a seat on the Stanford Athletic Board.
Corporate Trainer
Brian Holloway is direct, frank and brings a level of intensity and focus to his presentations that moves, inspires and changes people. This intellectual capital comes from over 16 years of experience inside the super-culture of championship teams and the ten-plus years spent inside corporate boardrooms. As a consultant to billion-dollar companies, Brian Holloway brings high-level sales and marketing expertise that transforms thinking, and translates into millions in increased sales. As an international motivator, his speaking engagements reach over 1 million people worldwide. President Bill Clinton recognized Brian Holloway as one of America’s top emerging leaders.
Brian Holloway Speaking Topics
The Art of Crafting Dynasties -- NFL Lessons for New Market Economy
There are those teams that compete from the context of simply winning games -- while other teams are in the business of "dynasty crafting." Either way, winning market share gains in today's new market economy doesn't mean companies can rest on their laurels. Motivational speaker Brian Holloway reveals how to win gains, get the competitive edge and achieve peak performance over the long term.
Making the Impossible Happen -- The New Science of Competitive Excellence
In pro football, championship teams do not hold the belief that change is difficult, painful and time intensive. Former NFL All-Pro Brian Holloway shows audiences how teams can thrive after internal shake-ups or crises, and why corporate cultures must transform and re-invent who they are in the face of change.
Success to Significance -- Engaging in the Greatest Game of All
You are in business to create a profit and generate returns to shareholder value, especially in the aftermath of one of the most volatile times in market history. Corporate consultant Brian Holloway shares what he learned during his highly successful experience in the NFL on the field and in the board room that brings back fire, intensity and excitement to leaders and teams and helps them achieve championship results.
The Keys to Winning -- Unleashing Team Passion, Creativity and Intensity
This dynamic keynote from executive coach Brian Holloway features the trade secrets of world class competitors -- and the keys to unlocking the extraordinary that lies dormant in people, organizations and teams. Holloway delivers a wake-up call to audiences, revealing new possibility, productivity and profitability that extends far beyond what has ever been achieved before. Vince Lombardi built champions by focusing on the 5 fundamentals of Goal setting, Dedication, Preparation, Sacrifice and Intensity. Holloway reveals the 5 NEW SECRETS, business intelligence to create NEW LEADERS that win and win and win again in the face of massive disruption and adversity.
Sales - Total Market Domination
You’re not selling a product; you’re selling something much more, it’s infinite, scalable and sustainable. Learn the SECRET to becoming #1 in the market. Holloway reveals his SECRETS to his 126,000,000 media reach that extends to 185 countries around the world. It will shock you to discover how to capture, engage and win your customers for life.
New Leadership - The Ultimate Winning Edge
Vince Lombardi built champions by focusing on the 5 fundamentals of Goal setting, Dedication, Preparation, Sacrifice and Intensity. Holloway reveals the 5 NEW SECRETS, business intelligence to create NEW LEADERS that win and win and win again in the face of massive disruption and adversity.
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“I have been totally inspired by your speech today – it gave me the desire to be the very best leader anyone could be and I can only do that through my TEAM @ 4205 – we’re the best!”
- Gabriele Zarecer | Albertsons, Store Director
“Brian confirmed my beliefs in TEAMWORK and the value of people in any organizations success.”
- Tom Weekley | UAW, Assistant Director
“I never knew football players could be such eloquent speakers – Brian is a wonderful motivational Speaker and is a testimonial to people who say it can’t e done! He is proof it can be done! ”
- Eilum Gilbert | Verizon Information Services, DSM
“The focus in individual responsibilities is right on target for employees who need to interact in their family business environment on a daily basis.”
- Bob Sutton | Medicine Shoppe, Director
