Gregory Knapp

Greg Knapp helps leaders and organizations get crystal clear on their purpose in and out of the workplace, so they can be more engaged, happy, productive, and successful. He helps people live a life of significance and make a real difference. That’s what his book, Go! How to Find and Pursue Your Passionate Purpose, is all about.

Greg has used his degrees in counseling psychology, two decades of research, and his experiences creating three small businesses to become an expert in the field. He’s been in radio for over 20 years, winning awards and high ratings that led him to achieving his ultimate radio goal – becoming a nationally syndicated talk show host. His thousands of hours “on the air” are why his speaking events are so entertaining and transformative.

Greg’s previous work history helps him understand and relate to all kinds of team members. He’s dug ditches, worked construction, waited tables, spent some time as a felony probation and parole officer, counseled children, families, and adults, and taught executive team building classes at outdoor retreats – including climbing and rappelling techniques.

Greg has given his expert opinion as a guest on CNBC, Fox News Channel, CNN, CNBC, 41 Action News, and KCTV5. He has penned opinion columns for The Washington Examiner, The Dallas Morning News, Human Events, and Big Government.

He has an amazing wife and two daughters who are a ton of fun. The family enjoys living near the beach in Florida.

Business On Purpose: How getting everyone on board with your compelling purpose leads to an engaged, productive, loyal, and happy team

Are you struggling with employee engagement and morale, stagnant productivity and high turnover rates – even for the team members and executives you want to keep? Are you looking for ways to engage, motivate and inspire your team?

A revolution is breaking out over the purpose driven workplace. Research has proven that organizations with a strong sense of purpose develop a better culture and work environment, and team members who are significantly more engaged, creative, productive, loyal, and happy. All of that leads to a better bottom line.

Starting with purpose is what the best people want in their work. It triggers their internal motivators and brings out their peak performances. It also helps attract and retain the very best people.

Do Less and Achieve More on Purpose: How focusing on what's vital and eliminating distractions leads to more success in less time

Your busy lifestyle and the demands on your time have you pulled in a million directions. Emails, meetings, faxes, and phone calls distract you from the real work you want to do. Sometimes you get so busy putting out fires, you barely have time to do the things that matter most to the future of your business and life.

What if there was a way to sift through all the noise and focus on the vital things?

This presentation leads to a new mindset on your work and life, and provides tested strategies and action steps to silence the distractions and focus on what’s most important in order to Do Less and Achieve More.

Create the Successful Mindset on Purpose: How the world's top leaders think differently

Successful people have a special mindset. They have a mindset focused on growth and learning what they need to achieve all their goals. They ask, “Why not?” “What can I learn from this?” “What if?” They have confidence in their abilities to do what is necessary to win.

Is your mindset helping you or actually working against you and holding you back? Your mindset is not set in stone. You can learn how to think in a way that will help you succeed in every part of your life.

So what if you, your leaders, and everyone on your team could develop and use the successful mindset in every part of their lives?

In this presentation you will learn what makes up the successful mindset, how to create it for yourself and your team, and how to translate that into action.

“Greg presented Business on Purpose to HR professionals who are always looking for strategic ways to engage employees, increase morale and reduce turnover rates. He was energetic, his communication style interactive, and he provided pertinent research on why companies are most successful when the organization’s goals are aligned with employees’ sense of purpose. I would highly recommend him for your next event.” — SPHR, SHRM-SCP, EPNKC Board Treasurer

“Greg connected on a personal level that was not only inspirational, but also reflective. We purchased copies of his book for all of our employees, so they would leave with a road map to Find and Pursue their Passionate Purpose at work and for life.” — President, RestaurantLink

“Greg’s presentation was very insightful. I appreciate how he brought awareness to the things we do daily that impact our focus and increase our stress. Being in HR I always say I’m multitasking but I learned that there is no such thing! My goal now is to make a concerted effort in planning my day the night before and setting aside focus time daily.” — Human Resources Director, City of Lansing

"Greg provided our team with great advice on how to be more engaged through ensuring clarity of connection to our company’s purpose. We left the session invigorated with actionable next steps due to Greg’s animated and inspiring presentation style." — VP Chief Actuary & Chief Risk Officer, Sun Life U.S.