Steve Farber is the founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, an organization devoted to changing the world through the cultivation and development of Extreme Leaders in business and beyond. Listed on Inc’s ranking of the Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts in the world, Farber is a bestselling author, popular keynote speaker, and a seasoned leadership coach and consultant who has worked with a vast array of public and private organizations in virtually every arena. Farber’s third book, Greater Than Yourself: The Ultimate Lesson of True Leadership, debuted as a Wall Street Journal® and USA Today® bestseller. His second book, The Radical Edge: Stoke Your Business, Amp Your Life, and Change the World, was hailed as “a playbook for harnessing the power of the human spirit.” And his first book, The Radical Leap: A Personal Lesson in Extreme Leadership, is already considered a classic in the leadership field and was named one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time. His column, The Extreme Leadership Chronicles, runs weekly on Inc.com. Less   View all posts

Chris Hallberg one of Inc. magazine’s Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts has been taking big risks, and getting outside of his comfort zone his entire life. He joined the Army National Guard Military Police at 17, was an officer at a Maximum Security prison at 20. By the ripe age of 23, he was a Sergeant in both organizations leading other officers and soldiers in dynamic and challenging environments. After serving in uniform, he began his career in sales and marketing, and quickly became the #1 producing Sales Representative. Chris then leveraged all of his leadership experience and training and then led several sales teams to success. As Sales Manager, he took a $3M Remodeling company and helped them grow to $8M in 3 years, and then as VP of Sales took a $9M Restoration company and led them to $20M in revenue in just 1 year. After two years over $25M in revenue the company was successfully sold to a private equity group. Chris then started his own energy efficient remodeling business in 2009 at the onset of the “great recession” and despite difficult market conditions he quickly scaled the business to $2M in sales, and sold the company after two years of profitable operations with over 20% Net Profit to the bottom line. After selling his business Chris started to help other entrepreneurs with their businesses, while coaching several entrepreneurs he noticed that the majority of business owners were basically just “Making it up every day” so he looked for a solution to help them. In early 2014 He found it, it’s called EOS® or the Entrepreneurial Operating System® and became one of 50 Certified EOS Implementers nationally. He has been personally trained by EOS creator and best-selling author of Traction-Get a grip on your business Gino Wickman. Chris uses EOS as the main “Framework” for all of his coaching engagements with entrepreneurial leadership teams across the nation. Chris has successfully leverage his time serving in uniform with all of his business experience to “Meld” both worlds together as “The Business Sergeant” and is currently working on his first book titled “The Business Sergeants’ Field Manual, Military Grade Business Execution , without all of the Yelling and Push-ups!” (Releasing in early 2017 www.bizsgt.com) Chris teaches Entrepreneurial Leadership Teams to adopt a more military mindset, and stop accepting poor leadership, accountability, and results. Within a few months his teams start to execute like a well-oiled military unit that can accomplish anything that it puts its mind to. He provides a fun, fast paced learning environment that keeps his leadership teams highly engaged by teaching simple, practical tools that are proven to help you “Break thought the ceiling”, and propel your company to new heights. Chris lives in Denver Colorado with his wife of 19 years and their two sons. Less   View all posts