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Gary Ware

Gary
Ware

Creative Catalyst, Leadership Coach + Transformational Play Expert

San Diego, CA

Playful

Growth

Curiosity

Gary uses play to help teams unlock creativity and confidence, and he sparks collaboration with experiential methods proven to drive peak performance. A certified professional coach, Gary is also a sought-after keynote speaker and corporate facilitator. He was recently featured as one of the Top 100 HR influencers of 2021 by the Engagedly HR software platform. He spent fourteen years in the corporate world and pursued improv in tandem to master public speaking. But Gary quickly discovered that combining improv and play could be a powerful solution to achieve various business challenges. Following his new passion, he created workshops for his team and other executives in his network to deepen relationships and improve creativity. Gary became obsessed with learning how to use play as a transformational tool and as a result, happily transitioned to full-time coaching and facilitating. Gary brings his unique skill set to team-building experiences, corporate training and development, and keynote talks.

Focus + Specialties

  • Creativity
  • Feedback + Communication
  • Executive Coaching
  • Leadership Coaching + Development
  • Storytelling
  • Public Speaking + Presence
  • Team Dynamics
  • Wellbeing + Alignment

Industry Experience

  • Tech
  • Energy + Utilities
  • Media + Entertainment
  • Hospitality
  • Finance + Insurance
  • Healthcare
  • Philanthropy, Nonprofits + Social Enterprise
  • Education
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing + Communications

Gary
Ware

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Degrees + Certifications

BS, Music Computer Science // San Diego State University

BS, Interactive Media Design // Art Institute of California – Los Angeles

Professional Certified Coach, 2021 // International Coach Federation

Professional Certified Coach, 2020 // CoachVille

Certified Laughter Yoga Leader, 2019 // Laughter Yoga International

Super Human Interaction Technology Certification, 2019 // Human Communications Institute

eSpeakers Certified Virtual Presenter, 2020 // eSpeakers

 

Company Experience

AARP
Bamboo HR
Berkeley Lab
Culture Amp
GoFundMe
Harrah’s Casino
HP
Inbound
Inclusive Capital Partners
Intel
Intuit
Kaiser Permanente
Salesforce
San Diego Padres
SAP
SXSW
US Bank

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