Brian Holloway

Brian Holloway's Key Accomplishments Include. . .
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.

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.

Featured on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and The700 Club, Brian Holloway is recognized as a team building expert & visionary. 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, 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.

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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.
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.

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.

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.

Brian Holloway is more than "just another" professional athlete. He is an inspirational speaker and expert futurist. A former All-Pro football player, Brian Holloway understands how to attain optimum results and, most importantly, he knows how to communicate. Brian Holloway excels at providing transformational outcomes for organizations and companies who must break through to an extraordinary future.

• The Soul of The Championship Team
  

  The Ultimate Breakthrough Experience That Will be Remembered For Decades. For some it will be one of the most important experiences of their personal and professional lives. Moving. Life Changing. The Secret of Teams is revealed. The Perfect Fit.

• The Passion of the Playmaker!
  

  This is a strap yourself in wild, high speed roller coaster ride experience. First featured at the Million Dollar Round Table main platform. Showcased again last month for Security Mutual's Presidents table. Exciting. Engaging. Heart felt. (This focuses on the passion of the individual who must compete internally within the team, and collectively as a team.) A Real Winner.

• Dynasty Crafting - A Courageous Journey Inside World Class Teams
  

  Relevant. Meaningful. Major Take Aways. Frank. Compelling. Uncovers the silent but deadly toxins that kill fast companies -- Back biting, Blame Shifting, "Just doing my job and nothing more," and the most dangerous of all the creation of activity and no productivity. This equals economic death over time.

• How Winners Win!
  

  The Secrets of World Class Competitors. No theories. Real strategies that work for those high powered professions that must make the impossible happen! Raising The Platform. Changing The Game. Gets People off the sideline as "Spectators" and onto the field. Where they can take charge, take over and win! The ultimate key to celebrating each other - and crafting a high powered culture that consistently outperforms the competition.

• The Secret of Championship Teams
  

  The Ultimate Transformation Million Dollar Sales Mastery - Success To Significance & Winning The Most Treasured Life Client Relationship. For those that are ready to play the biggest game of their life... as they shift from "what they do" to the most powerful context of all... "what they are for." The Art of Servant Leadership. Introduction to Legacy Crafting -- 100 Game Plan.

• How To Win - When It Matters The Most
  

  Brian Holloway's Most Sacred Conversation - Reveals the Secrets Strategies To Come From Behind, Face Massive Adversity, And Still Win. No Excuses. WARNING! This is not the weak at the knees.

• The Bootcamp
  

  This is not a Speech. This is a thoughtful conversation for the serious minded. A grueling 3 hours conversation with no breaks - That will alter the course of a persons life - forever. For some Shocking. Considered The most important transformation work that unleashes the Competitor Within.

• Holloway and 'The Fridge' Dynasty Crafting
  

  Never before have two opposing Super Bowl TEAM Captains come together -- to provoke, challenge and inspire new thinking for corporate TEAMS -- who must make the impossible happen.  Dynasties are only possible and achievable through new levels of thinking....outside the box.  It's the only way to get beyond the incremental growth (improvement) paradigm.  William "The Refrigerator" Perry, the 9th most recognized athlete in the World joins with Brian Holloway, NFL All-Pro, and top marketing guru in the sports entertainment category, hired by 210 Fortune 500 Companies. Take Always: Profound message, hard hitting on the power of TEAM possibilities. This is so REAL and in your face even the stubborn and resistant GET IT. It's a CELEBRATION of the power, scale and capacity of new thinking -- outside the box possibilities and synergies that can be created in even the most unlikely places and persons. It shows the strength and power of "GETTING OVER IT" -- exceptional for those people that just cannot GET OVER -- the old ways of doing business. It's a FUN time -- everyone is going to have a great time.   Everyone is going to laugh.  This breaks down all the barriers and brings people together to one accord.  Old wounds are reconciled.  The organization starts to "breathe", to "live", to "perform" again.   What I'm saying is -- something will be AWAKENED. It's a story that will be talked about for years -- the message will LIVE ON. So will the impact (Particularly if we close with a GAME BALL Ceremony)! Once in a lifetime type deal.  You will never, ever see 2 opposing SUPERBOWL TEAM Captains -- at one place, at one time, sharing the same vision.  Won't happen.  This is big stuff.

"Brian did a fantastic job! He has real world experience, not just in the NFL, but in the corporate world as an executive coach and motivator."

--- DaimlerChrysler

"Brian has the energy of an ox, the interesting stories of J.R. Tolken and the wealth of experience of a great professional athlete."

--- KPMG

"Brian was a truly inspirational and insightful presenter. He embodies the spirit of integrity and leadership that both our associates and customers demand from Bank of America."

--- Edee Fuller, Bank of America, Card Services Marketing Manager

"Brian's insights into how to handle changing condition were inspiring and particularly relevant to the dynamic nature of our business."

--- John Porio, ESPN Director of National Accounts

"Brian I get stuck being a PEACEMAKER - now I know I need to be a PLAYMAKER."

--- Tuggy Makaiwi, Commercial Sales Manager, Coast Building Products.
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