Stan Phelps

Stan Phelps is a TEDx speaker, Forbes contributor, and Certified Speaking Professional based in Cary, North Carolina. As the founder of StanPhelpsSpeaks.com, he inspires leaders to think differently about their most important stakeholders. Stan’s keynotes, workshops, and Goldfish Tank programs focus on the value of customer experience as a competitive differentiator and the importance of employee engagement in building a strong corporate culture. He has spoken at over 600 events in 19 countries (US, Canada, UK, Spain, Ecuador, Peru, The Netherlands, Japan, Russia, France, Germany, Australia, Bahrain, Malaysia, Israel, Singapore, Mexico, The Philippines, and Sweden) for Fortune 500 brands such as IBM, Target, ESPN, UPS, Ricoh, GSK, Tesco, and Citi. Stan challenges brands to explore new opportunities, showing them how to be more successful in tomorrow's changing world. Working with clients to create keynotes and workshops that are memorable, meaningful, and on-brand. He is the author of the Goldfish Series of books... Purple Goldfish 2.0 Green Goldfish 2.0 Golden Goldfish Blue Goldfish Purple Goldfish Service Edition Red Goldfish Pink Goldfish 2.0 Purple Goldfish Franchise Edition Yellow Goldfish Gray Goldfish Red Goldfish Nonprofit Edition Diamond Goldfish Silver Goldfish Red Goldfish Promo Edition Black Goldfish ...and one fun book: Bar Tricks, Bad Jokes And Even Worse Stories: 101 Bar Tricks, Riddles, Jokes and Stories Prior to focusing on speaking, Stan held leadership positions at IMG, adidas, and the PGA of America. He also spent seven years as Chief Solutions Officer at Synergy, an award-winning experiential marketing agency. At Synergy, he helped create larger than life brand experiences for brands such as KFC, M&M's, Starbucks and organizations such as NASCAR, MLS, and the USTA. Stan received his BS in Marketing and Human Resources from Marist College, a JD/MBA from Villanova University, and a certificate for Achieving Breakthrough Service from Harvard Business School. He is a Past-President of the AMA Triangle, a 700+ member chapter of the American Marketing Association and NSA Carolinas Carolina Chapter. Stan lives in Cary, North Carolina with his wife Jennifer and two boys Thomas & James. He can be reached at stan@purplegoldfish.com or +1.919.360.4702