Ole Carlson is an author (Beneath the Armor and Aspire), speaker, corporate trainer and strategic planning consultant. His audiences, corporate clients, and readers are global. For 15 years he was a Vistage Chair in the Seattle market.

Ole has spoken in 49 states and 10 countries. He has spoken to 1000 plus Vistage CEO Groups worldwide. He has appeared on the keynote podium along side business gurus and authors - Tom Peters, Ken Blanchard, Oren Harari, and Jack Canfield.

Ole has received international recognition for his work in personal and corporate transformation:

• 1999 - The Executive Connection (TEC) in Australia selected Ole as their International Speaker of the Year.
• 2006 - Vistage International selected Ole as their inaugural Impact Speaker of the Year.
• 2007 - Vistage International honored Ole as one of the 5 best speakers in the 50 year history of Vistage/TEC.

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