Anthony Reed, CPA, PMP
Button 1 Button 2

Five Reasons to Book Anthony 

1. AUDIENCES LOVE HIM

Anthony instantly connects with attendees. Audiences consistently rate Anthony as the “highlight” of the event. Everyone can relate to running a race. He quickly relates management and leadership to endurance sports. He shows the audience how to become mental marathoners.

For the keynote speech or seminar, that everyone will be talking about long after your event is over, book Anthony.

2. CAPTIVATING STORIES

There’s nothing more powerful than real-life, engaging stories that relates to business and sports. He even won film festival awards for the motivational and inspirational documentaries.

Anthony is a powerful storyteller. His keynotes and workshops are full of real-life stories with powerful insights that then lead to powerful tools and actionable takeaways. For example, he manages business risks (and stress) the same way he managed cheetahs on the marathon course.

3. Customized Content with Actionable Takeaways

Anthony focuses on the soft skills that fix the hard problems. This includes leadership, risk management, change management, motivation, negotiaions, and coaching. A runner has no control over a challenging marathon course. They can only control their approach to the hills that lie ahead.

Anthony takes the time to interview key stakeholders and team members, reviewing materials, and weaving in relevant themes and areas of focus based on interviews, materials and your specific requests.

4. REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES

Anthony brings experiences from being employed at Fortune 100 companies, governemtal agencies (federal, county, and city), quasigovernment agencies, and consulting firms. He's also the CEO and founder of an international firm.

Anthony relates to everyone. He has finished first and dead last in races. He's dealt with a wide variety of marathon day weather from sub-zero temps in Antarctica to over 100 degree temps in Texas. He's even dealt with bicycle derailier cables snapping in a biathlon and being chased by seals during a marathon. He knows how to manage stress and take risks to win.

5. HE'S BOTH A HISTORY MAKING ATHLETE AND A WITNESS TO HISTORY

Anthony is the first Black in the world to complete marathons on all seven continents. He's also one of about fifty people in the world who completed the marathon "hat trick." This consists of finishing

  1. at least one-hundred marathons

  2. marathons in all fifty States

  3. marathons on all seven continents, including Antarctica.

For these and other acccomplishments, he was inducted into two national hall of fames.

He also wrote an article about his experiences in the finish line area during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
Smithsonian Museum Artifacts of Anthony

Hiring the right speaker for your event is a very important decision. Anthony Reed has worked with clients delivering custom keynotes and leadership programs. His customizable topics include

  • Transformative Leadership - Transformative Leadership and Type T Managers; Leading Through Difficult Times; Seven Leadership Lessons From Running Marathons on Seven Continents

  • Building Mental Toughness - How to Become a Mental Marathoner; Finding the I in Team

  • Change & Risk Management - There's No Fun in the Comfort Zone; Embracing Risk & Change Like a Marathoner

  • Selling Project Management - Change Your Mind to Change Their Mind; PM PR (Project Management Public Relations)

  • Goal Setting & Productivity - Your Race, Your Pace

  • Work-Life Balance - It's All About You; If You Can't Control It, Don't Worry About It

He is the ultimate choice for audiences in all industries. His work focuses on developing ordinary individuals into extraordinary individual contributors, team members, and leaders. Here are a few reasons why Anthony has become a favorite among meeting and event planners.