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Greg Bell

Author of "Water The Bamboo"

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Greg Bell Biography

Greg Bell, CSP, is a recognized thought leader, author of Water The Bamboo: Unleashing The Potential Of Teams And Individuals, and founder of the Water The Bamboo Center For Leadership. As an innovator and keen observer of highly successful leaders and teams, he distilled his findings into the Water The Bamboo approach to success. Through his entertaining and content-driven keynotes and seminars, Greg has encouraged and inspired thousands of leaders and teams to identify and water their bamboo to create remarkable results.

Greg learned the virtues of discipline and hard work from his grandfather, a Texas farmer. Greg was the first in his family to graduate from college; he played basketball at the University of Oregon where he was twice named Inspirational Player of the Year. After receiving a political science and law degree from the University of Oregon, he practiced law within a large organization.

Personal events inspired him to re-evaluate his life and priorities, and he helped launch the Coaches vs. Cancer campaign for the National Association of Basketball Coaches—a non-profit that has raised over 50 million dollars for cancer research.

Greg has become a highly sought-after speaker and thought leader. He teaches Water The Bamboo through his books, blog, and over 80 speaking engagements a year to help leaders and teams unlock their unlimited potential for growth. Greg is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), the highest earned designation for the National Speakers Association and International Federation of Professional Speakers. Only 10% of speakers have earned this designation.

Starting as a personal mantra, Water The Bamboo has evolved through the daily practice and hard-earned success of the leaders, coaches, high-performing individuals, and teams who have embraced the philosophy. Greg and Water The Bamboo were featured on a Public Broadcasting special that aired on stations across the country.

Simply put, Greg is a problem solver who will help you and your organization flourish. Water The Bamboo is not a feel-good philosophy; it’s about seeing the world in a new and profound way for better results.

Greg lives, works, and plays in Portland, Oregon with his wife and three daughters, whose middle names are Grace, Hope, and Joy.

Speaking Topics
  • Adapt Like Bamboo

    Don't just survive, thrive with change

    For organizations or individuals to reach their greatest potential, they will inevitably face change. It will take commitment – and a circle of strong relationships – to thrive in the midst of it, but you will emerge more powerful and ready for the next challenge.

    In this energetic presentation, Greg Bell will show leaders and teams how to embrace change, ask strategic questions, and harness the human talent and potential within their organizations • without losing focus. Greg will help guide participants to be strong and flexible like bamboo. Attendees will leave excited and equipped with the skills to design and implement a successful strategy for change.

    (Note: A specialized program is available for leaders/managers/supervisors on leading change.)

    • How you will benefit:

    • Understand change as a process

    • Develop a strategy to support your team in the face of complex challenges

    • Empower others to embrace change to drive new results

    • Learn how adaptability and persistence can lead to newfound creativity and innovation

  • Don't Farm Alone

    How to grow better relationships for better results

    Whether you are connecting with clients or collaborating as a staff on strategic goals and objectives, building strong relationships is the foundation to your organization’s success. Working professionals will spend the majority of their lives on the job. If you want a workplace characterized by trust, collaboration, and shared risk, this is the program for you.

    This riveting, research-based program, modeled on the GregBell Curve®, will demonstrate how cultivating healthy relationships within your organization will lead to heightened productivity and personal success. Insightful, humorous, and practical, this Water The Bamboo® presentation will leave employees energized and eager to connect and reconnect.

    • How you will benefit:

    • Foster a culture of trust and shared vision

    • Break down the silos in your organization

    • Learn the tools and skills for empowering relationships

    • Establish strategic partnerships that can help you succeed

    • Discover a framework for collaboration

  • Lead Like a Bamboo Farmer

    Revitalize your team by cultivating strong roots

    By adopting the principles of Water The Bamboo as your leadership style, you can create an environment that energizes and inspires your team to reach new heights in their working relationships and team results. As a leader, you may feel that all eyes are on you, but giant bamboo doesn’t grow in isolation. It grows in groves, where individual stalks draw strength from one another. If you deepen the roots of your bamboo grove (team), amazing things can happen. To lead a team effectively, you will need to lay the groundwork for success. In this insightful presentation, Greg Bell will give you tools and strategies that will guide you and your team to reaching your full potential. How you will benefit:

    • Learn how to balance 'high expectations' while providing 'high support'

    • Discover how to assess your team members and provide the support they need to succeed

    • Identify and understand the formula for peak team performance

    • Cultivate strong, resilient values within your team

    • Inspire others to be bamboo farmers

  • Awaken the Bamboo Farmer Within You

    Break through to your full potential

    From front-line employees to upper management, this keynote will inspire you to reexamine your personal and professional dreams, while creating value for others in the workplace – and beyond. It is perfect for all employee events, associations, and conferences. In what has become his most popular presentation, Greg Bell will demonstrate how adopting the mindset of the bamboo farmer can transform your life and those around you in amazing ways. Giant bamboo grows with astonishing speed and strength. However, such growth only comes as a result of the bamboo farmer faithfully watering the bamboo over time until it can establish deep and resilient roots. We all can become bamboo farmers, nurturing the qualities of patience, courage, self-discipline, persistence, and belief. How you will benefit:

    • Identify core values that will lead to profound growth

    • Learn the secret formula for peak performance

    • Develop a mindset that will lead to higher performance

    • Adopt the characteristics of the bamboo farmer

    • Create breakthrough results in your personal and professional life

Videos
Books
Bamboo Farmer Wisdom: 101 Inspirational Thoughts

Bamboo Farmer Wisdom: 101 Inspirational Thoughts

Water The Bamboo: Unleashing The Potential Of Teams And Individuals

Water The Bamboo: Unleashing The Potential Of Teams And Individuals

FAQs
  • How do I book Greg Bell to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Greg Bell for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Greg Bell, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Greg Bell or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Greg Bell

    Speaking fees for Greg Bell, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Greg Bell are under $10,000 for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Greg Bell, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Greg Bell speak about?

    Greg Bell is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Business, Change, Comedians, Communication, Customer Service, Entertainment, Inspirational, Leadership Speakers, Personal Growth, Relationships, Teamwork and Teambuilding.
  • Where does Greg Bell travel from?

    Greg Bell generally travels from Portland, OR, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Greg Bell’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Greg Bell for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Greg Bell for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Greg Bell or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Author of "Water The Bamboo"

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Portland, OR, USA
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Greg Bell Biography

Greg Bell, CSP, is a recognized thought leader, author of Water The Bamboo: Unleashing The Potential Of Teams And Individuals, and founder of the Water The Bamboo Center For Leadership. As an innovator and keen observer of highly successful leaders and teams, he distilled his findings into the Water The Bamboo approach to success. Through his entertaining and content-driven keynotes and seminars, Greg has encouraged and inspired thousands of leaders and teams to identify and water their bamboo to create remarkable results.

Greg learned the virtues of discipline and hard work from his grandfather, a Texas farmer. Greg was the first in his family to graduate from college; he played basketball at the University of Oregon where he was twice named Inspirational Player of the Year. After receiving a political science and law degree from the University of Oregon, he practiced law within a large organization.

Personal events inspired him to re-evaluate his life and priorities, and he helped launch the Coaches vs. Cancer campaign for the National Association of Basketball Coaches—a non-profit that has raised over 50 million dollars for cancer research.

Greg has become a highly sought-after speaker and thought leader. He teaches Water The Bamboo through his books, blog, and over 80 speaking engagements a year to help leaders and teams unlock their unlimited potential for growth. Greg is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), the highest earned designation for the National Speakers Association and International Federation of Professional Speakers. Only 10% of speakers have earned this designation.

Starting as a personal mantra, Water The Bamboo has evolved through the daily practice and hard-earned success of the leaders, coaches, high-performing individuals, and teams who have embraced the philosophy. Greg and Water The Bamboo were featured on a Public Broadcasting special that aired on stations across the country.

Simply put, Greg is a problem solver who will help you and your organization flourish. Water The Bamboo is not a feel-good philosophy; it’s about seeing the world in a new and profound way for better results.

Greg lives, works, and plays in Portland, Oregon with his wife and three daughters, whose middle names are Grace, Hope, and Joy.

Greg Bell Speaking Topics

  • Adapt Like Bamboo

    Don't just survive, thrive with change

    For organizations or individuals to reach their greatest potential, they will inevitably face change. It will take commitment – and a circle of strong relationships – to thrive in the midst of it, but you will emerge more powerful and ready for the next challenge.

    In this energetic presentation, Greg Bell will show leaders and teams how to embrace change, ask strategic questions, and harness the human talent and potential within their organizations • without losing focus. Greg will help guide participants to be strong and flexible like bamboo. Attendees will leave excited and equipped with the skills to design and implement a successful strategy for change.

    (Note: A specialized program is available for leaders/managers/supervisors on leading change.)

    • How you will benefit:

    • Understand change as a process

    • Develop a strategy to support your team in the face of complex challenges

    • Empower others to embrace change to drive new results

    • Learn how adaptability and persistence can lead to newfound creativity and innovation

  • Don't Farm Alone

    How to grow better relationships for better results

    Whether you are connecting with clients or collaborating as a staff on strategic goals and objectives, building strong relationships is the foundation to your organization’s success. Working professionals will spend the majority of their lives on the job. If you want a workplace characterized by trust, collaboration, and shared risk, this is the program for you.

    This riveting, research-based program, modeled on the GregBell Curve®, will demonstrate how cultivating healthy relationships within your organization will lead to heightened productivity and personal success. Insightful, humorous, and practical, this Water The Bamboo® presentation will leave employees energized and eager to connect and reconnect.

    • How you will benefit:

    • Foster a culture of trust and shared vision

    • Break down the silos in your organization

    • Learn the tools and skills for empowering relationships

    • Establish strategic partnerships that can help you succeed

    • Discover a framework for collaboration

  • Lead Like a Bamboo Farmer

    Revitalize your team by cultivating strong roots

    By adopting the principles of Water The Bamboo as your leadership style, you can create an environment that energizes and inspires your team to reach new heights in their working relationships and team results. As a leader, you may feel that all eyes are on you, but giant bamboo doesn’t grow in isolation. It grows in groves, where individual stalks draw strength from one another. If you deepen the roots of your bamboo grove (team), amazing things can happen. To lead a team effectively, you will need to lay the groundwork for success. In this insightful presentation, Greg Bell will give you tools and strategies that will guide you and your team to reaching your full potential. How you will benefit:

    • Learn how to balance 'high expectations' while providing 'high support'

    • Discover how to assess your team members and provide the support they need to succeed

    • Identify and understand the formula for peak team performance

    • Cultivate strong, resilient values within your team

    • Inspire others to be bamboo farmers

  • Awaken the Bamboo Farmer Within You

    Break through to your full potential

    From front-line employees to upper management, this keynote will inspire you to reexamine your personal and professional dreams, while creating value for others in the workplace – and beyond. It is perfect for all employee events, associations, and conferences. In what has become his most popular presentation, Greg Bell will demonstrate how adopting the mindset of the bamboo farmer can transform your life and those around you in amazing ways. Giant bamboo grows with astonishing speed and strength. However, such growth only comes as a result of the bamboo farmer faithfully watering the bamboo over time until it can establish deep and resilient roots. We all can become bamboo farmers, nurturing the qualities of patience, courage, self-discipline, persistence, and belief. How you will benefit:

    • Identify core values that will lead to profound growth

    • Learn the secret formula for peak performance

    • Develop a mindset that will lead to higher performance

    • Adopt the characteristics of the bamboo farmer

    • Create breakthrough results in your personal and professional life

Greg Bell Videos

  • Greg Bell - TEDx - Motivate - Inspire - YouTube
  • Greg Bell, motivational speaker, a recognized thought leader, and ...

Greg Bell Books

FAQs on booking Greg Bell

  • How do I book Greg Bell to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Greg Bell for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Greg Bell, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Greg Bell or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Greg Bell

    Speaking fees for Greg Bell, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Greg Bell are under $10,000 for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Greg Bell, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Greg Bell speak about?

    Greg Bell is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Business, Change, Comedians, Communication, Customer Service, Entertainment, Inspirational, Leadership Speakers, Personal Growth, Relationships, Teamwork and Teambuilding.
  • Where does Greg Bell travel from?

    Greg Bell generally travels from Portland, OR, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Greg Bell’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Greg Bell for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Greg Bell for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Greg Bell or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Greg Bell is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Adapt Like Bamboo, Don't Farm Alone, Lead Like a Bamboo Farmer and Awaken the Bamboo Farmer Within You. The estimated speaking fee range to book Greg Bell for your event is $5,000 - $10,000. Greg Bell generally travels from Portland, OR, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Jeff Tobe, Amanda Gore, Yvan J. Garcia, Rolfe Carawan and Jason Young. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Greg Bell for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Greg Bell Speaking Topics

  • Adapt Like Bamboo

    Don't just survive, thrive with change

    For organizations or individuals to reach their greatest potential, they will inevitably face change. It will take commitment – and a circle of strong relationships – to thrive in the midst of it, but you will emerge more powerful and ready for the next challenge.

    In this energetic presentation, Greg Bell will show leaders and teams how to embrace change, ask strategic questions, and harness the human talent and potential within their organizations • without losing focus. Greg will help guide participants to be strong and flexible like bamboo. Attendees will leave excited and equipped with the skills to design and implement a successful strategy for change.

    (Note: A specialized program is available for leaders/managers/supervisors on leading change.)

    • How you will benefit:

    • Understand change as a process

    • Develop a strategy to support your team in the face of complex challenges

    • Empower others to embrace change to drive new results

    • Learn how adaptability and persistence can lead to newfound creativity and innovation

  • Don't Farm Alone

    How to grow better relationships for better results

    Whether you are connecting with clients or collaborating as a staff on strategic goals and objectives, building strong relationships is the foundation to your organization’s success. Working professionals will spend the majority of their lives on the job. If you want a workplace characterized by trust, collaboration, and shared risk, this is the program for you.

    This riveting, research-based program, modeled on the GregBell Curve®, will demonstrate how cultivating healthy relationships within your organization will lead to heightened productivity and personal success. Insightful, humorous, and practical, this Water The Bamboo® presentation will leave employees energized and eager to connect and reconnect.

    • How you will benefit:

    • Foster a culture of trust and shared vision

    • Break down the silos in your organization

    • Learn the tools and skills for empowering relationships

    • Establish strategic partnerships that can help you succeed

    • Discover a framework for collaboration

  • Lead Like a Bamboo Farmer

    Revitalize your team by cultivating strong roots

    By adopting the principles of Water The Bamboo as your leadership style, you can create an environment that energizes and inspires your team to reach new heights in their working relationships and team results. As a leader, you may feel that all eyes are on you, but giant bamboo doesn’t grow in isolation. It grows in groves, where individual stalks draw strength from one another. If you deepen the roots of your bamboo grove (team), amazing things can happen. To lead a team effectively, you will need to lay the groundwork for success. In this insightful presentation, Greg Bell will give you tools and strategies that will guide you and your team to reaching your full potential. How you will benefit:

    • Learn how to balance 'high expectations' while providing 'high support'

    • Discover how to assess your team members and provide the support they need to succeed

    • Identify and understand the formula for peak team performance

    • Cultivate strong, resilient values within your team

    • Inspire others to be bamboo farmers

  • Awaken the Bamboo Farmer Within You

    Break through to your full potential

    From front-line employees to upper management, this keynote will inspire you to reexamine your personal and professional dreams, while creating value for others in the workplace – and beyond. It is perfect for all employee events, associations, and conferences. In what has become his most popular presentation, Greg Bell will demonstrate how adopting the mindset of the bamboo farmer can transform your life and those around you in amazing ways. Giant bamboo grows with astonishing speed and strength. However, such growth only comes as a result of the bamboo farmer faithfully watering the bamboo over time until it can establish deep and resilient roots. We all can become bamboo farmers, nurturing the qualities of patience, courage, self-discipline, persistence, and belief. How you will benefit:

    • Identify core values that will lead to profound growth

    • Learn the secret formula for peak performance

    • Develop a mindset that will lead to higher performance

    • Adopt the characteristics of the bamboo farmer

    • Create breakthrough results in your personal and professional life

Greg Bell Speaker Videos

  • Greg Bell - TEDx - Motivate - Inspire - YouTube
    Greg Bell, motivational speaker, a recognized thought leader, and ...

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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