Gary K. Yamamoto, B.S.E.E, is the founder and CEO of the Self-Navigation Institute, a management consulting and speaking firm that specializes in professional and personal development. Gary is an electrical engineer, author, speaker, seminar leader, and consultant who has been speaking and consulting since 1972.
Gary Yamamoto helps people to improve their performance and increase their productivity. His presentations offer practical and effective methods to help people overcome their personal limitations and lack of motivation. His presentations are tailored to meet the different needs of each group he addresses. Essentially, he is a fun engineer with a sense of humor, who helps people reengineer their lives to achieve excellence. Your attendees will leave his presentations feeling uplifted and knowing they have effective strategies and tactics to improve their performance and increase their productivity.
Gary Yamamoto brings vast experience from his varied background to his presentations. He started his career as an electrical engineer working for the US Government. During that time, he managed the design and testing of complex communications systems and facilities throughout the Pacific Rim countries, from Adak, Alaska to Antarctica. He was also the reliability and vulnerability engineer for the Polaris, Poseidon and Trident warhead systems. After over 22 years with the US Government, he found he needed to do something different and started a trade book publishing company, where he was publisher and CEO for over 5 years. Then, having a desire to share his knowledge, Gary taught classes on management and creativity as a faculty member of the University of Arizona.
Feeling the calling to share his knowledge with a larger audience, Gary then became a professional speaker. As an engineer, his presentations are logical and easy to apply. However, unlike the stereotype of technical people, Gary is a lively and personable speaker, who shares his insights through stories and examples.
Gary Yamamoto's presentations are a combination of information, motivation, and humor. An enthusiastic and dynamic speaker, Gary combines valuable insights with fun, storytelling, personal experiences, and audience interaction. He offers the keys to an entrepreneurial mindset that enables attendees to increase performance, enhance personal and professional development, and speaks from his heart to help people to restore their passion for work and life. He will bring and use his trademark samurai sword to help attendees "get the point"
Yamamoto has spoken to a wide and diverse clientele, from corporations, associations, and government agencies. He also offers a unique program with total audience involvement--his dynamic and entertaining presentation on dreams.
Gary Yamamoto is the author of "Professional Power, Personal Excellence: 7 Integrated Steps to Accelerate Your Career," that shows individuals how to improve their careers by improving not only their abilities, but also their behavior. He is also the author of "Creative Dream Analysis: a guide to self-development" He is working on yet more books, so stay tuned!
Gary is the author of:
Professional Power, Personal Excellence: 7 Integrated Steps to Accelerate Your Career, $24.95, a step-by-step, self-improvement program on how to excel in your career while balancing and enjoying your personal life.
Creative Dream Analysis: A Guide to Self-Development, $12.95, is an excellent guide to interpret the messages from your dreams for guidance for change, growth and profit.
Gary is the co-author of:
The Business of Successful Speaking: Proven Secrets to Becoming a Million Dollar Speaker, a step-by-step method to becoming a successful professional speaker, written with Andrea Gold, President to Gold Stars Speakers Bureau
Gary is author of 2 children's books:
Jason's Journey Into the Rainbow, a children's book that teaches children how to use the colors of the rainbow to ch
