Phillip Van Hooser is a thirty-two year speaking industry veteran.  Phil joined NSA in 1988 and earned his CSP (1993), served as President of NSA-North Florida (1999-2000), was inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame (2006), served as NSA President (2009-2010) and was most recently named recipient of NSA's coveted Cavett Award (2019).  In our time together, Phil will share a number of practical lessons he's learned and practiced which he views as foundational in allowing him to build and sustain a successful speaking enterprise over the past three decades.

Phillip Van Hooser, MBA, CSP, CPAEWhen businesses and brands want to increase profitswhile improving employee performance and retention,they turn to Phillip Van Hooser.From leadership experience in manufacturing andconsumer products plus board leadership in banking,

Phil knows the anxiety and hard costs that follow low-performance leadership, communication and employee
engagement.

Add to that experience, Phil’s leadership training work with 1000+ unique clients, andthe results? Companies and individual leaders discover a commonsense plan forcreating a culture of trust, teamwork, and valued employee engagement!An accomplished business writer, and mentor to emerging leaders, Phil has laid out aclear success plan in multiple books including We Need to Talk: Building Trust When Communicating Gets Critical.Phil is a Certified Speaking Professional, a member of the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame. His is a 30+ year member and past president of the National Speakers Association, andis a recipient of the Cavett Award, NSA’s highest honor.He resides in the small rural town Princeton, KY with his wife Susan and their black lab, Jaz.