Leadership Development & Organizational Culture Advisory Firm; Creator of the E+R=O Framework; Partner to Elite Sports Teams & Fortune 500 Companies
Focus 3 Biography
Focus 3 is a Columbus, Ohio-based advisory firm specializing in leadership development, organizational culture, and performance improvement. Founded by Tim Kight, a graduate of UCLA and Princeton, the firm was established to help organizations align leadership, culture, and behavior to drive results. The name Focus 3 reflects its core philosophy, emphasizing three primary aspects of organizational performance: developing leaders, strengthening culture, and empowering people.
Tim Kight developed the E+R=O framework—Event + Response = Outcome—which provides practical tools for individuals and organizations to improve results by managing their responses to events. Brian Kight, Tim's son, joined Focus 3 and served as CEO, contributing to the firm's expertise in leadership, culture, and behavior systems for organizations and teams.
Focus 3 gained national attention through its partnership with college football programs, notably working with Urban Meyer and the Ohio State football team as a leadership coach. The firm's work with Ohio State Football was featured in Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and in the New York Times best-seller "Above the Line." Focus 3 has also collaborated with college football programs including Washington, Boise State, Houston, SMU, San Jose State, and Texas State, as well as the Chicago Bears. Tim Kight authored several training programs, including "The R Factor," "Lead Now," "The Power of Culture," "Winning," and "Attitude Matters." The firm was recognized by Manage HR Magazine as a recipient of "Top 20 Leadership Development Training/Coaching Companies."
After Tim Kight's passing, Heather Verity assumed leadership of Focus 3. With more than 35 years of experience as an entrepreneur, market strategist, and business coach, Heather has worked with Fortune 250 and Fortune 500 companies across industries such as insurance, financial services, athletics, beauty, and professional coaching. She was introduced to Focus 3 through a keynote address on "The R Factor" and became a Certified R Factor Trainer. Heather later became the owner and CEO of Focus 3. She is the author of "The R Factor: How to Maximize the One Thing You Can Control" and co-hosts the "Relentless & Real" podcast, which focuses on women in leadership.
Focus 3 serves clients across healthcare, financial services, government, education, manufacturing, real estate, insurance, banking, credit unions, hospitality, and athletics. The firm partners with organizations to address leadership, culture, and performance challenges, helping teams close the gap between desired culture and everyday behavior. Focus 3 provides frameworks and training to support improved results, ownership, and alignment at every level, maintaining a reputation in leadership development and organizational culture.
Focus 3 Speaking Topics
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The R Factor
The R Factor is a critical performance resource. It equips people with the mindset and skill set to be intentional about the way they think, make decisions, and take action. The R Factor is built on a simple, powerful equation:
Event + Response = Outcome
The key to producing outcomes is not the events or circumstances that people encounter, but how they choose to respond. Better outcomes in your business require better responses from people. The performance of your business is determined by how people manage the R.
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Relentless Leadership
Leadership is the powerful combination of Building Trust and Achieving Results. Trust without results is unacceptable. Results without trust is unsustainable.
The six pillars work together to produce the kind of leadership people want to follow. Strength in one pillar does not compensate for weakness in another. If one is missing or neglected, the effectiveness of a leader is diminished. When a leader consistently practices all six pillars, the stage is set for extraordinary results.
Focus 3 Videos
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What topics does Focus 3 speak about?
Focus 3 is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Business, Business Coaching, Business Consulting, Business Leadership, Corporate Culture, Culture, Disruptive Thinking, Empowerment, Executive Leadership, Human Resources, Leadership, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Strategic Leadership, Thought Leadership -
Where does Focus 3 travel from?
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Focus 3 is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The R Factor, Relentless Leadership and CULTURE Blueprint. The estimated speaking fee range to book Focus 3 for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Focus 3 generally travels from Columbus, OH, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Simon T. Bailey, Dr. Jackie Freiberg, Marcus Buckingham, Summer Jelinek and Israel Greene. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Focus 3 for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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