Gary M. Kunath is the Founder and former CEO of the Summit Group. He grew it to a global enterprise and was ranked as one of the top sales training companies in the world in the field of value creation by Selling Power magazine. Recognized as a thought leader in the area of creating business value, he was named Businessman of the Year for the United States and was formally recognized for this achievement at a dinner hosted by the President of the United States. He has lectured in the Executive Education and MBA Programs of Duke University, University of Miami (Ohio), Emory University, Cornell University, Arizona State University, University of Georgia and the Citadel. He was a faculty member in the executive leadership programs of MARRIOTT, Lockheed, P&G, AT&T, and 3M.
He was part owner of multiple professional minor league baseball teams with partners Bill Murray and Mike Veeck. Ranked as one of the top ten best service companies in North America, they are famous for innovation around creating fun and the customer experience. He is author of the book “Life…Don’t Miss It” which shares with people how to maximize happiness, joy and contentment in life. He speaks and delivers seminars on “Happiness Is Calling…How to have the best life possible”, Maximizing Employee Happiness and Engagement, His approach changes lives. It has been installed at businesses with people initiatives around employee/family well-being, health & wellness, employee engagement. He was featured in major media outlets to a circulation of over 75 million people worldwide.
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