In our message/trainings, we believe the only long-term competitive advantage any organization has is its people.  Our commitment is to bring out the absolute best in every person we serve.  Nothing less.  We believe that a business can't grow until its employees grow, and that companies, teams, families and communities only succeed when the people that make them up succeed.

With over 20 years of continued research and development, our trainings and courses are designed to provide leadership experiences that transform individuals, teams and companies to become the absolute best.  We believe that this standard cannot be reached through a lecture, a power point or passive participation.  Our trainings are about full immersion.  They are challenging, they are engaging, and they are effective.  Because we only do what works.

We will never claim that the journey will be easy.  We will claim that it will be worth it.

The world moves at an immeasurable speed.  What works today will be obsolete tomorrow.  No one can afford to waste time or resources.  Individuals must continually push themselves, their teams, and their companies to innovate, raise standards, and be at their absolute best in every aspect of their personal and professional lives.

This mindset is at the forefront of the development of our trainings.  With over 20 years of continued research and experience, our action-oriented trainings require participants to experience - not just hear about - leadership.  Our trainings immerse participants into an environment which demands participants to think, speak, and act at their absolute best.  Nothing less.  The result is an individual, a team, and a company that is confident in themselves, ambitious towards their goals, innovative in their thoughts, passionately committed, and results oriented.

We refuse to waste your time.  We refuse passive participation.  We refuse anything but the absolute best.

And, ultimately, we are interested in what you are interested in:  What works.  We are committed to ensuring immediate and long-term results within you, your team, and your company towards the real world accomplishments that you desire.

We are professionally equipped to serve businesses in handling the characteristics of a modern corporate climate.  Training sessions are available for individuals, small groups, departments or entire companies.  Our training programs apply to businesses of all industries, sizes and locations.  We are flexible and willing to work with companies to accommodate their specific needs. For more information about our trainings and how we can best serve your business, follow the links or contact us.

The leadership courses that we offer were first designed as the primary management development tool for Famous Dave’s BBQ of America.  ‘Famous’ Dave Anderson himself, along with Brandon Johnson, then Director of Management Training with Famous Dave’s, developed the Hog Heaven University leadership training program in order to cultivate the absolute best from employees and create a culture of commitment, creativity, open communication, results and growth within the corporate offices and restaurants.  Dave and Brandon’s commitment to help employees reach their true potential from a personal and professional development standpoint is a major reason Famous Dave’s went from four restaurants to one of the top restaurant companies in the country.  Famous Dave’s of America continues to deliver elements of this leadership training program within the company, and as a result, continue to enjoy great success and a definite competitive advantage throughout its over 170 of restaurants nationwide.

After establishing the tremendously successful and sustaining management training program within the Famous Dave’s company, Mr. Johnson changed his focus away from the hospitality industry in order to further his personal mission of developing all people willing to discover and realize their true leadership potential to benefit themselves and society.  Mr. Johnson partnered with James Anderson, Dave Anderson’s son and a lifelong student and advocate of personal development, in order to co-found LifeSkills.  Together, Brandon and James created a collaboration committed to providing world class leadership trainings to businesses, teams and individuals across the world.

Much of the success of these trainings over the years results from three key philosophies that have emerged from our 20-years of experience and service to thousands of enriched people throughout our history:

1.People grow the most when placed in challenging situations, based on the model of your comfort zone = your success zone;

2. The best and most effective leadership development courses are ones that continually evolve and improve with regard to ever-changing economic, social market, and business environments

3. Knowledge is best retained and used when taught holistically; engaging an individual’s intellect, emotion, body, mind, and spirit. 

We choose to apply all of these principles in our leadership courses; which has allowed us to remain one of the nation’s top leadership development trainings for businesses of all sizes, industries, and locations. 

In today's rapidly changing marketplace, it is critical for employees to reach their highest potential to help companies remain more than just competitive  The result of every person consistently operating at their absolute best creates a dynamic, thriving and sustainable business.  Committed to providing immediate and long-term results, we understand and embrace the characteristics of today's corporate climate:

• Both personal and professional lives of people are merging together now more than ever.

• Business development and advancement is in direct proportion to the development of individuals' leadership skills
• The largest generational shift in leadership happening now.
• The future workforce and leaders are more committed to having a life in balance, rather than focusing strictly on their jobs or careers.
• Businesses need to get more done with fewer resources in order to compete in today's marketplace..

• 'Soft' skills are demanded within a growing competitive global economy.

We are professionally equipped to serve your business to handle all of these characteristics of a modern corporate climate.  James and I are committed to helping your team/organization embrace and commit to personal growth.  We know that personal and professional lives are synergistic.  And we know that the personal lives of individuals are reflected by their behavior and productivity in the workplace.