Tom Pearce - President of iLead Consulting & Training

Tom Pearce eats change for breakfast and hopes you do too! His passion is helping difference makers make their difference. He has been working with leaders and teams around the world for the past twenty years in such places as Yemen, Indonesia, Nigeria and China. He has stories to tell and experiences to share, not only about how leaders around the world manage change, but also about how leaders can be identified and nurtured at all levels of an organization.

For the past 18 months, Tom has been one of the nation's top presenters of the "Who Moved My Cheese?" learning experience. As the first enrollee in the first certification class offered by Linkages in Boston, Tom foresaw the wonderful opportunity to help people understand and embrace change to get better results, both personally and professionally. Tom has spoken to and facilitated groups ranging from five to five hundred around the country on the subject of Change. His spin-off speech, "Eat Change for Breakfast and You'll Never Go Hungry" leaves audiences asking for more . . .more fun, more stories and more insight on the subject.

Mr. Pearce's professional experience includes seven years with Mobil, nine years with Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) and five years in Consulting and Training. As a former Human Resources Vice President for ARCO in China, Tom managed a budget of $8 million and a staff of 25 employees. Tom has an MBA from Duke University and a B.A. in Communications from the College of William and Mary. He lives in McKinney, Texas and enjoys golf, fishing, tennis and coaching youth sports. He can be contacted at 972-569-8822 or at TomPearce@ileadusa.com.