About Brian Nelson-Palmer
Overall Mission
Be A Top Performer at work
Maximize Life Now Not Wait For Retirement
Brian’s drive is to help recently promoted office people managers level up their personal practical productivity skills to thrive under the additional workload.
Where IT Started?
The Doctor’s Office at Age 4
At age 4, Brian was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, and was told that life would be 10-20 years shorter than everyone else. Figuring out the easiest and best ways to thrive and maximize every minute, while still handling all of life’s responsibilities, became a lifelong pursuit. Paying it forward by sharing these tactics and hacks is the gift he now shares.
Brian’s always maintained an incredibly high level of performance at work, while also thriving in his personal life. From teaching fitness classes, to being the drummer in a rock band, to hosting a syndicated weekly radio show, to traveling the world, in addition to his day job. His friends continuously asked “How do you do it all?” and “How do you keep track of it all?” What he shared changed their lives, and they started referring him to others. This is where the idea for Productivity Gladiator® was born.
“Time is the currency of your life, spend it wisely.”
Education
Bachelors
Major: Business - Management Information Systems
Minor: Computer Science
Dual Masters
Two masters degree equivalents from the federal acquisition institute, and the highest level of certification, in both project management and government procurement.
Black Belt
His interest in continuous improvement surfaced in 2005 when his workplace began implementing LEAN Sign Sigma, an area which Brian has achieved Black Belt status.
Experience
Start-ups &
Small Businesses
Founded several businesses. Teams of 1-10.
Productivity Gladiator® started in 2013.
Medium-Sized Businesses
General Manager for several City Furniture & Ashley Furniture stores. Sales Trainer.
Computer Instructor.
Large Organizations
Senior Project & Program Manager for the Federal Government.
Professional Speaker & Instructor
Certified Advanced Facilitator. Taught demanding professional development courses from names you’ll recognize such as 7 Habits.
Awards & Accolades
Selected By TED
The TED team selected Brian’s TEDx talk on time management as their “editor’s pick”, an honor bestowed to maybe one out of every 500 or so.
Award Winning Public Speaker
Won the Club, Area, & Division levels of the Toastmaster International Speech Competition. Competed in the region, one step away from the world championship of public speaking.
Would Recommend
When attendees were asked:
”On a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being not at all likely, and 10 being extremely likely, how likely are you to recommend this presentation to a friend or colleague?”
Brian’s overall average score is above a 9.
Highest Performer
Throughout his career, at all levels of leadership, Brian has always achieved the highest possible performance ratings and been recognized with dozens of awards.
Meanwhile Outside Of Work…
Salsa Dancer
Brian was in the Corazon Dancers, a salsa dance company which taught and performed Salsa, Merengue, & Bachata.
Drummer - Fellowcraft
Brian was the drummer for Fellowcraft, an award winning rock band.
Syndicated FM Radio Show Host
Brian was the host of DC Music Rocks, a Syndicated FM Radio Show & Podcast.
Fitness Instructor
Brian teaches Bodypump & group cycle classes.
Big Brother
Brian volunteers with BBBS as a big brother.
Boat Captain
Brian loves being out on the water, both for fun & for hire.
About The Name: Productivity Gladiator®
The “Productivity” Part:
This training gives people a system, a reliable process, to handle it all, and calm the overwhelm. The emails, the tasks, the projects, the life balance, the family, the phone calls, all of it. This training helps create team members you can count on. Team members with a proven system to keep track of it all, AND do it better and faster than the rest.
The “Gladiator” Part:
A “Gladiator” is the warrior you look for with the stick-wid-it-ness to persevere and win the war, not just one battle. A career is a “long game”. Productivity Gladiator® training provides specific tactics and skills to feel on top of “life” too, not just “work”. These folks become the go-to team members that people want to work with and are GOLD for an organization. The ones that can stick around, and keep pace over time, for the marathon, not just a sprint.
Get in touch
Taking the first step is the most important part of being organized and efficient — and it’s the hardest. Let Brian help.
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“I attended a breakout Brian gave at a conference. His style is engaging and I left with tips and tools that I could apply straightaway to my business. Highly recommend him as a presenter.”