JERRY BUSONE

Keynote Speaker. Author. Leadership Expert.

Jerry Busone is a retired Global Leadership Development Executive after 28 successful years at ADP, a Fortune 200 leader in Human Capital Management. Today, most people just call him “Coach.” He now collaborates with companies and athletes on a variety of leadership topics through his “Off the Bench Leader” series. Jerry began his career as a women’s basketball coach, going to the national tournament nine times, taking three trips to the Final Four and winning two national championships. He has coached two players of the year, 4 All Americans and 7 Olympians. Jerry’s career in business includes turning around and building up struggling teams and winning twelve performance awards in fifteen years as a leader. He helped build the global leader development program for ADP, and spent 9 years developing emerging, new, and tenured leaders. Additionally, he has run the Leader Classroom Experience, a blended approach to learning. Jerry's action-based experiential learning style is a perfect fit for both today and tomorrow’s workplaces. He believes in the fierce philosophy that relationships and successes with people are created one conversation at a time. He motivates people to do something different while striving for the extraordinary that brings sustainable results wherever he speaks.

Certifications Include:

Marcus Buckingham Standout
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 – Talent Smart
Miller Heiman Selling
ICCU Coach
Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership
Covey’s 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity
Certified Coach for Gallup’s Strengths Finder
Crucial Conversations
Dale Carnegie Sales Leadership
Franklin Covey’s Time Management Keynote and Motivational Speaking
Leadership Development, Pipeline Management, and Succession Planning

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KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

Presentations can be delivered to any size audience and will be customized to the organization’s specific industry, culture, and meeting objectives. We will also leverage a wealth of personal leadership stories to enhance engagement and impact.

CUSTOM WORKSHOPS

After a thorough needs analysis with key stakeholders, we will design a customized workshop to address identified needs. All workshops will be developed with a simulation-based experience to facilitate high-levels of engagement and learning retention.

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

An effective leadership pipeline is essential to an organization’s health. The program must be designed to identify the right talent with a objective selection process Once identified, a successful program will be both experiential and ongoing rather than a single event.

COACHING & TRAINING

With the right content and a great delivery, an extensive training program can change the future of an entire organization. Jerry Busone has done just that – see what he can do for you.

“For our annual athletics department staff retreat we searched for a dynamic speaker to help us enthusiastically kick off the start of another academic year. Upon the recommendation of our head women’s basketball coach, Jerry was chosen and did a tremendous job speaking to our athletics department staff. Jerry’s delivery was engaging and interactive while at the same time sparking individuals to think closely about effective language we use conversing with one another. As a former coach, Jerry understands the nuances of college athletic departments which helped the staff relate to his message. Overall, our department retreat this year was a success due in large part to Jerry’s impactful workshop.”
Drew Scales: University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Athletic Director

“I first met Jerry at LDP, a Leadership Development training hosted in Georgia by ADP. I had heard nothing but great things about him and was excited to meet the legend himself in person. Jerry kept us all engaged throughout the entire training and exceeded all expectations that I had based off the amazing things that I had heard from everyone at the company. He was not only dedicated to developing the group that entire week, but he kept in touch after I flew back to Chicago. He was there to talk me through a rough patch when I didn’t get the promotion I had sought after post training and motivated and encouraged me to continue on the path and have faith. He then introduced me to a new position and pushed me to keep an open mind. Thanks to him I’m now going to fly out to New Jersey to pursue my dream job. Jerry not only has an amazing story to tell of his own, is incredibly motivational and captivating in front of his audience, but also genuinely cares about others development and well-being. You won’t find another Jerry, that’s for sure. I only hope that those wanting to achieve greatness get a chance to meet him in person so that they can encounter the same experience I did.”
Karolina Buczek: ADP Small Business Services

It is rare that you find a leader like Jerry. He is educated, intelligent, knowledgable and experienced. He is also kind, caring, thoughtful and generous. Jerry commands the attention of a room - when he speaks, you listen - but he is then able create an environment of trust and acceptance that encourages you to share your story, and then he listens with genuine interest. Jerry is an exceptional leader, teacher, coach and human being.
Lisa Stinton: Major Accounts Executive

I had the amazing privileged of attending Jerry's leadership development program at ADP. Jerry displace constant positive and encouraging energy. His insight into coaching, feedback, and developing your leadership brand is extensive. I feel very blessed to have gotten to spend a week learning directly from a great coach!
Chad Lucas: Account Executive at the World's #1 Cloud Computing

Jerry was, and is, one of the most dynamic, forward-thinking and professional people I ever dealt with during my many years as a sportswriter. Honest, trusting and trustworthy, we have stayed in touch and I see those same qualities and a burning desire to constantly improve himself that made him a successful leader of young people at the absolute highest level of competition.
Jim Ducibella: Award- Winning Author of King of Clubs

Jerry Busone was my first sales manager after I graduated from college and I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor/coach…love seeing life come full circle
Cesar Ensico: Founder and Managing Partner of Evotek

“I was recently introduced to Jerry in June of this year, as he facilitated a workshop for our sales leadership team. Jerry came highly recommended and exceeded my expectations. Jerry has a way of connecting with his audience, and I genuinely found the workshop to be high impact for the sales leaders.”
Kristy Baykowski: NSD, Endo

There is a reason that Jerry has NCAA National Championship rings and it is because he is a winner. A great motivator, coach and leader. In sales he was always at the top of his game. As a leader he had the respect of his staff, peers and clients. As a coach he was always a student of the game. Winning is a universal language in business and Jerry speaks it fluently.
Ed Nichioka: Owner at Principal Consulting Group Hawaii/DNA Communications/Nishioka Media

I have known Jerry professionally for 5 years. He is one of the most dynamic speakers I have seen and can hold the attention of any room. I have been lucky enough to see him present on many different topics in front of many different types of audiences. So when it came time to choose a dynamic speaker for front line leadership development topics, I knew just where to go for the insight I needed and the execution required. Jerry has an enthusiasm for leadership development that is unmatched. I have yet to see someone that is more dedicated to the development of others than Jerry. He listened to some of the opportunities that our organization had for front line leaders, and partnered with us to make sure that the message and workshop we chose to execute fell in line with our organizational objectives. Thanks Jerry for coming with us to Nashville and supporting the development of our leaders.
Jeff Day: National Sales Director, Endo Pharmaceuticals

Jerry Busone is one of the experts in business leadership and motivation. I was fortunate enough to work with him at the start of my leadership career, and the skills he taught have helped shape the leader I am today. He gave me much to pass on to my teams over the years. This is a book you definitely want to read to take yourself and teams to the next level.
Alan Gurock: Group vice president, North American commercial analytics sales, Adobe

Jerry introduced me to individual employee development. He taught me to address the individual, highlight their strengths, and help them exploit those strengths. He also taught me you can lead a horse to water and you can entice them to drink through personal motivation, articles, and stories to inspire their souls. Through these techniques, he took our team off the sidelines and not only put us in the game, he made us winners.
Lee Ann Hollington Gehers: Vice president, client relations, ARI