Jonathan Wygant
President and Founder of BigSpeak, Inc.
Direct Contact Info
Email: jonathanw@BigSpeak.com
Jonathan Wygant is president and founder of BigSpeak, Inc. and BigSpeak Beyond (LEU) in Santa Barbara, CA. BigSpeak's corporate mission is: "To educate, enlighten and inspire human potential through world class resources and unparalleled service." BigSpeak serves the speaking and training needs of Fortune 1000 and multi-national companies worldwide.
Before creating BigSpeak and LEU, Jonathan was the CEO and cofounder of Iris Arc Crystal, an Inc 500 international gift ware manufacturing company. While at Iris Arc, he built the company to 5000 accounts, 120 employees and 135 sales reps nationwide.
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Jonathan's ability to generate organizational growth is coupled with a commitment to serving his employees and community. He was invited to the White House by President Reagan in recognition of Iris Arc's Arc Angel community service projects and the story is written up in Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work www.wowzone.com/arcangel.htm.
Jonathan draws on many years of hands-on business experience and extensive research into the best practices of visionary leaders and successful companies. He understands his client's needs and matches them with speakers and trainers who best deliver the messages that support positive, lasting organizational change. In this way organizations are able to adapt, compete, and profit by creating high-performance workplace environments.
Jonathan's team support and leadership at BigSpeak has created a happy and productive workplace for his employees. He is grateful for the opportunity to combine his professional skills with his lifelong passion for self development and culture improvement.
Affiliations:
Member, World Presidents' Organization (WPO)
Past Member, Young Presidents' Organization (YPO)
Member, American Society for Training and Development
Member, Meeting Professionals International
Member, Business for Social Responsibility
Board Member, Heal the Ocean
Education:
Master of Arts in applied psychology, University of Santa Monica
Bachelor of Arts in English with an Economics minor, Hamilton College

