United States Leadership Training Expert
Dr. Joey Ruiz is a seasoned CEO, entrepreneur, HR business partner, and leadership advisor who helps clients improve their leadership effectiveness with greater self-awareness, confidence, passion, and purpose. He has decades of experience coaching, consulting, and advising some of the top growth-focused executives, entrepreneurs, and organizational leaders, including those from Fortune 500 companies. As a proven strategist and coach, he has collaborated with many leaders in the architecture of talent management and leadership development strategies designed to attract, develop, enable, and retain high-caliber leaders. His mission is to help leaders and their organizations elevate performance, integrate ethical leadership, and achieve significant growth for a sustainable impact.
Joey’s character and relentless drive were shaped while overcoming extreme adversity and poverty in his youth. Through sacrifice, faith, and support from kindhearted people along the way, he was accepted into the U.S. Military and later became the first college graduate in his family. After holding leadership positions in multinational companies, Joey launched several successful business ventures and is now focused on leadership development, organizational change management, and transformational principles to drive growth and culture. Joey’s unique life experiences combined with his passion for developing stronger, more ethical leaders has now led him to partner with Crestcom International as the CEO of LeadRite, an authorized licensee.
Joey has earned a doctorate in Organizational Change Management and Leadership from the University of Southern California, a master’s degree in Organizational Development and Leadership from Gonzaga University, a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from Hope International University, and an academic certificate in Executive and Professional Coaching from the University of Texas Naveen Jindal School of Management. Joey also holds multiple certifications and training certificates from esteemed organizations, including Hogan Instruments, Wiley/Everything DiSC, American Management Association, Human Capital Institute, Michigan State University, The John Maxwell Team, Society of Human Resource Management, and the Human Resources Certification Institute.
Joey previously served on the Board of Directors of Connections Academy, a fully accredited virtual public charter school (K-12), and the Business and Accounting Programs Advisory Board of Saddleback College, California's top-ranked transfer school.
Joey’s hobbies include spending quality time with his wife and four children, fitness training, reading, traveling, and church activities.
Joey’s character and relentless drive were shaped while overcoming extreme adversity and poverty in his youth. Through sacrifice, faith, and support from kindhearted people along the way, he was accepted into the U.S. Military and later became the first college graduate in his family. After holding leadership positions in multinational companies, Joey launched several successful business ventures and is now focused on leadership development, organizational change management, and transformational principles to drive growth and culture. Joey’s unique life experiences combined with his passion for developing stronger, more ethical leaders has now led him to partner with Crestcom International as the CEO of LeadRite, an authorized licensee.
Joey has earned a doctorate in Organizational Change Management and Leadership from the University of Southern California, a master’s degree in Organizational Development and Leadership from Gonzaga University, a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management from Hope International University, and an academic certificate in Executive and Professional Coaching from the University of Texas Naveen Jindal School of Management. Joey also holds multiple certifications and training certificates from esteemed organizations, including Hogan Instruments, Wiley/Everything DiSC, American Management Association, Human Capital Institute, Michigan State University, The John Maxwell Team, Society of Human Resource Management, and the Human Resources Certification Institute.
Joey previously served on the Board of Directors of Connections Academy, a fully accredited virtual public charter school (K-12), and the Business and Accounting Programs Advisory Board of Saddleback College, California's top-ranked transfer school.
Joey’s hobbies include spending quality time with his wife and four children, fitness training, reading, traveling, and church activities.
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Leadership Presence – Projecting Confidence with Authenticity
How do you define leadership presence? Is it defined solely by what you wear and how you look? Or is it the ability to exude confidence and authenticity in any environment? Leadership presence accounts for 26% of what it takes to get a promotion. However, many people struggle to understand how to enhance their presence to stand out as talented leaders within an organization. Join host Jenn DeWall as she looks at leadership presence in the new hybrid workplace and how leaders can show up authentically while projecting the confidence and charisma needed to lead successful teams today.Â
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The Productivity Edge: Strategies for Getting More Done in 2024
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Featured Resources
How to Have Difficult Conversations about Race with Dr. Caprice Hollins
On this week’s episode of The Leadership Habit Podcast, Jenn DeWall sits down with Dr. Caprice Hollins to learn how to have difficult conversations about race. Leaders at all levels are learning to lean into this topic because it impacts our lives, our workplaces, and...
How Reading Fiction Makes You a Better Leader with Melanie Bell
How Reading Fiction Can Make You A More Effective Leader On this week’s episode of The Leadership Habit podcast, we explore a unique perspective on leadership with Melanie Bell, the founder of Leaders Who Fiction. Melanie shares how reading fiction can make you a...
Crestcom International Named a 2024 Top 20 Leadership Training Company by Training Industry
Training Industry Announces Selections for the 2024 Top Training Companies™ Greenwood Village, CO — April 2024 — Crestcom International is honored to announce that Training Industry, a leading authority in corporate learning and development (L&D), has recognized...
Conflict Management in Leadership with Carol Bowser
In this week’s episode, Jenn Dewall talks to workplace conflict expert Carol Bowser about how leaders can get comfortable handling conflict. Most people would rather avoid conflict than manage it! However, part of leadership is learning to have difficult...
