Recently named one of the top “50 Best Minds on Leadership” by Leadership Excellence Magazine, Dr. Freiberg is among the most influential voices on the speaking circuit today. He is also among a select group of thought leaders working with Collective IQ, the top corporate venture advisor and platform in the world, to bring growth and innovation to their clients. Kevin has made a career out of understanding the core values and unconventional strategies used by world-class leaders. His book NUTS! was hailed by the Financial Times as one of the top five global business books of the year.

Dr. Freiberg has appeared on CNBC, CBS Sunday Morning, and the CBS Morning News for his views on the critical links between leadership, corporate culture and exceptional customer loyalty. He hasalso appeared on the television series Lessons in Excellence for CNBC India. His articles and interviews have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and Investor’s Business Daily.

As the founder and CEO of the San Diego Consulting Group, Inc. and its professional speaking firm, freibergs.com, Kevin helps business leaders translate the winning strategies from enduring great companies into their own models of success. He is widely acknowledged for his expertise in helping clients build strong, purposeful cultures where:

People have fun and do heroic work that matters
Everyone leverages technology to get smarter, better, an faster
Gutsy leaders excel at hiring, retaining and unleashing world-class talent
Customer-centric employees turn knowledge, service and hospitality into life-long loyalty
People take charge of their lives at work and assume responsibility for growing the business
Courage, risk and innovation enable the firm to establish rules by which others must play the game

Dr. Freiberg helps business leaders better understand the impact of their choices, attitudes and behaviors on corporate culture and organizational performance. He has challenged corporate leaders all over the world to create unmatched productivity, customer service, and profitability by becoming faithful, devoted, hardworking servants of the people they lead. Kevin has a global practice working with firms in Southeast Asia, Europe, Japan, India, the Middle East, Central and South America, as well as companies throughout the United States and Canada.

Kevin Freiberg has worked with some of the world’s most admired companies—companies on the forefront of a revolution driving the new economy. A partial list of the firm’s clients include: American Express, Bank of America, Business Consultants—Japan, Caterpillar, Century 21, ConocoPhillips, Coors Brewing Co, Cox Communications, Eli Lilly, Ernst & Young, FedEx, Federated Department Stores, General Electric, General Motors, Infosys—India, Jack-in-the-Box, Kuwait Gulf Link, Inc, Major League Baseball, Merrill Lynch, Minolta, NCR Japan, Nestle, Otis Elevator, Southwest Airlines, Sprint, Staples, State Farm Insurance, Tata Motors—India, Unisys, U.S. Marine Corps, and Universal Studios.

Before becoming a full-time speaker and consultant, Kevin taught for eight years at the University of San Diego and San Diego State University. He has a masters degree in Communication from San Diego State University and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of San Diego.

The Freibergs live in San Diego where they sprint to keep up with three active children: Taylor-Grace, Aubrey Hope, and Dylan. These three children are their reasons for hope and their cause for celebration. Kevin and Jackie are determined to raise their son and two daughters in such a way that they won’t need to be fixed as adults. They are active supporters of Voices for Children, an organization dedicated to defending foster children in the courts, and of Monarch High School, a first-of-its-kind high school for homeless children. Kevin and Jackie are working to help make this prototype school a model for other communities across the United States.