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"And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them."
Psalm 78:72

 

 

Gene Blanton is the founder and Chief Warfighting Officer™ of the Semper Fidelis Leadership™ Institute.

 

Gene is not just a "speaker".  Gene is a leader who speaks.  You will be able to tell the difference.  At the age of 19, when most people are just discovering the meaning of responsibility, Gene was a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, having received four meritorious promotions for his leadership abilities.

  

In September/October 2005 and then again in May/June 2007, Gene traveled to western Al Anbar Province in Iraq, where he was embedded with the magnificent Marines of the 2nd Marine Division.  He had the privilege to accompany today's heroes as they patrolled, convoyed and even bled fighting terrorism.  His book, Semper Fidelis Leadership™: From The Corps to the Corporation, documents how Marine Corps leadership applied to the business world can produce extraordinary bottom-line results.

 

At the age of 25, Gene was U.S. Systems Manager for LeBlanc & Royale Communications, responsible for the oversight for the installation of the cellular systems in such cities as Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Los Angeles.

In 1986, at the age of 28, Gene founded Summit Communications, Inc.  Gene and his team built microwave, broadcast, cellular and fiber-optic systems for such clientele as AT&T, MCI, Sprint, and affiliates of ABC, NBC & CBS. After building Summit Communications, Inc. into a multi-million dollar firm, Gene sold his company and started his next entrepreneurial venture.

In 1990, Gene founded Small Business Wall Street®, a firm which provides capital and helps small business owners define, create and measure wealth.  The Small Business Wall Street® Warfighting Doctrine creates wealth by coordinating the three major dynamic interactions of a company’s financing, operations, sales & marketing and financing to maximize wealth under the umbrella of Semper Fidelis Leadership™. Gene is the former host of the Entrepreneurial Spirit Radio Program and a much sought after speaker. Gene delights audiences world-wide with his message of principle-based entrepreneurship and ethical leadership.   

Gene serves as the leader of the Semper Fidelis Leadership™ Class at the 25,000 member Prestonwood Baptist Church.  Gene and the love of his life, Shelia are on their third decade of marriage, reside in Dallas, Texas and have two married children, six grandchildren and one on the way! 

For more info on Gene's speaking, training,coaching services or group book orders, please contact us at gene@semperfileader.com.

 

Some of Gene's audiences/clients have included:

The Federated Group (Macy's, Bloomindales)
5th Marine Division Association ( Iwo Jima Marines)
American Association of University Women
Universal Technical Institute
Motorcycle Mechanics Institute
Marine Mechanics Institute
The Small Business Administration
The Financial Advisors Forum
Lake Arlington Baptist Church
Soaring Eagles Conference
United States Marine Corps
Dental Lab Association of Texas
John Hancock Financial
Guardian Life
State Farm Insurance
Instant Tax Services
Association of Information Technology Professionals
Automated Collection Technologies
 Dallas Baptist University
U.S./Sino Management Symposium ( China)
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
Men of Honor - Prestonwood Baptist Church
Ascendix Technologies
Olicom
First Baptist Little Rock
CEO Netweavers
Automotive Management Institute
Cingular Wireless
 Northwood College
National Exchange Club Leadership
Business and Professional Women/USA
Pre-Paid Legal Services
New York Life
Promari Corporation
General Motors
Houston NorthWest Church

 

Click below are Gene's articles written on his last
trip to Iraq for the Long War Journal:

 

Grandkids and War Zones

The Intellectual Grunt – Part One

The Intellectual Grunt – Part Two

Battle Sight Zero

COIN, Sheikhs and Eatin’ Goat

 

 

 

 

 

$19.95

Foreword

 

Leaders are not born! Where do they come from? It is not heredity; but the environment that creates them! A coordination of

events, circumstances, and effort fosters leadership. Leadership is learned. This book quantifies the key behaviors needed to reach that goal: becoming an outstanding leader!

 

In Gene Blanton’s book “SEMPER FIDELIS LEADERSHIP: From the Corps to the Corporation”, you will learn how to apply time-honored principles and disciplines of leadership used by the United States Marine Corps. Gene Blanton has captured the key lessons of what makes successful and knowledgeable leaders. There are no real “rose gardens” in life without cultivation of the field.

 

Blanton has shown he is a master cultivator of leaders.

 

Having served in the United States Marine Corps and in the business community, I have seen a great array of leaders and leadership styles. The personal success that I have experienced throughout my career in the military and business has been in a large measure due to following the “well worn path” of leadership principles of the United States Marine Corps. Training to be a great leader is based on consistent, dependable, and reliable education.

 

The leadership lessons and principles outlined in Gene Blanton’s outstanding book will provide those in any leadership position the answer for leadership needs. “SEMPER FIDELIS LEADERSHIP” is a must read for all those who aspire to great leadership. If you follow the lessons in “SEMPER FIDELIS LEADERSHIP” you will be successful. This book is destined to become a classic work on leadership training!

 

Semper Fi and Lead On!

 

James L. Williams

Major General, USMC

Commanding General

4th Marine Division

May 2007

 

 

 

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