Ned Parks
Meet Ned Parks
As an entrepreneur, author and radio talk show host, as well as a community leader and outdoor enthusiast, Ned Parks pulls from a wealth of experience to deliver upbeat and highly interactive programs.
At age 26, Parks accepted an offer to attend Warrant Officer Candidate School and the U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot School. A year later, he was flying helicopters along South Korea’s conflicted DMZ. By age 28, Parks’ experience teaching teamwork, leadership and interpersonal communication skills in high-pressure environments came into play when he successfully completed the U.S. Army’s adult education program and became a classroom and flight line instructor.
Upon returning to Ohio, Parks founded Parks Aviation Services Inc. Just three years later, Parks sold his highly successful business and joined a manufacturing company as a division general manager. Within one year, he turned the struggling, lackluster division into a highly profitable group, restoring employee morale and reducing turnover. Now, Parks harnesses his passion for helping others by conducting humor-filled leadership and motivational keynote speeches and workshops on the challenges of everyday life.
Facilitator Programs
- High-impact Learning: Fundamentals for Designing the Adult Learning Experience
- Turning Conflict Into Collaboration
- Crash the Barriers: Build Your Team
- Managing Accountability and Reducing Conflict in High-Performing Teams
- Using DiSC to Improve Communications
- CELEMI Decision Baseâ„¢-Sharpening Your Strategic Business Acumen
- Facilitation Skills
- Finance and Accounting for the Non-financial Professional - CELEMI Virtual Apples and Orangesâ„¢
- Healthy Conflict for Collaborative Results
- Prioritizing Projects, To-Do Lists and Interruptions
- Securing Project Success Through
- CELEMI Cayenneâ„¢
- CELEMI Exploring Change™ DiSC®: Keys to Improved Communication
- CELEMI Tangoâ„¢ - Success Through People
- CELEMI PartnerStockâ„¢-Unlock Your Supply Chain Potential
- CELEMI Agile Moveâ„¢
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) - The Basics