I am an award-winning entrepreneur and CEO, bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, International keynote speaker, and military veteran. After serving 8 years on Special Forces A-Teams (commonly known as the Green Berets), I’ve parlayed the lessons I learned from my time in the service and applied them to the business arena where I have attained extraordinary success.
I’m the Founder & CEO of broughtonHOTELS (www.broughtonHOTELS.com), a leader in the boutique hotel industry; and yoogozi.com, an inspirational online learning forum for leaders and high achievers. I have had the honor of receiving several business awards, including:
• Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year®
• The National Veteran-Owned Business Association’s Vetrepreneur® of the Year
• Coastline Foundation’s Visionary of the Year
• Passkeys Foundation’s National Business Leader of Integrity
• And my firm was recently awarded HSMAI’s Best of the Best Hotel Management Company of the Year and has also been included on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Hot 500 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies
I’ve authored several articles and books on leadership, team building, and entrepreneurial significance. My two most popular books include:
• The #1 bestseller, VICTORY: 7 Revolutionary Strategies for Entrepreneurs
• FLASHPOINTS for Achievers with inspiring messages that bring significant results, a daily journal
My upbeat, creative approach to business and life has been featured in newspaper and magazine articles across the country and I’ve been a guest on news and TV programs on every major network, including multiple appearances on:
• CNBC’s The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch
• MSNBC’s Your Business with JJ Ramberg
• Travel Channel’s hit show, Hotel Impossible
• CBS News referred to me as “the nation’s foremost expert on leadership and entrepreneurship.”
• Named by LA Weekly as a Top 10 Speaker in North America
I have presented to, coached, and mentored thousands of current and aspiring leaders and entrepreneurs across the country. The keynote addresses and training programs I’ve delivered include topics on entrepreneurship, leadership, and overcoming fear and failure. I presented them to Fortune 100 firms, universities, non-profits, medical facilities, and even the Pentagon’s Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
I attended the Executive Program at Stanford University, studied Russian at the world-renowned Defense Language Institute, and studied Political Science at the University of California Santa Barbara.
To learn more about me, who I am, and what I do, please visit www.LarryBroughton.com and www.broughtonHOTELS.com.
