When you feel like you’re running on a treadmill and breathing through a straw.

Dr. Ed Smith
Speaker | Consultant | Leadership Coach

With over 30 years of seasoned experience across commercial banking, church leadership, and nonprofit strategy, Dr. Ed Smith is a trusted voice for organizations and individuals seeking clarity, renewal, and direction.

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Impact of Dr. Ed Smith’s Leadership Programs

Transforming leaders through wisdom combined with practical organizational expertise.

Years of Service

Seasoned experience across commercial banking, church leadership, and nonprofit strategy

Leadership Confidence

Of leaders report increased confidence in bridging the “knowing-doing gap”

Team Alignment

Average improvement in teams navigating complex challenges with vision and purpose

Empowering Leaders for Impact

Experienced Guidance

Former President of Williamson College

Experiential Substance

Living out the principles he teaches

Faith-Centered Focus

Integrating faith with practical application

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Noteworthy Leadership Programs and Initiatives

Dr. Ed Smith offers two primary focus areas designed to help you discover your unique calling and navigate organizational challenges.

Men’s Ministry: Living a Called Life

Dr. Smith helps men understand and embrace their unique calling from Jesus – integrating faith into daily work & family, practical discipleship in the marketplace.

Churches & Nonprofits: Purposeful Change

Organizational culture assessment & development, strategic planning & implementation, navigating leadership transitions & conflict resolution.

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Tailored Coaching for Leaders and Organizations

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Dr. Ed Smith is dedicated to equipping leaders to not just “talk about” the Gospel, but to “implement it” in their daily lives and in the marketplace.

Ed’s approach is rooted in integrating faith with practical application. He believes that preaching rhetoric is necessary but not sufficient; true impact comes from applying teachings and living them out.

His academic foundation includes a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership (Regent University), an M.B.A. (University of Kentucky), and a B.A. (Georgetown College), complemented by extensive experiential training.

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Popular Speaking Topics & Engagements

  • Leading with Clarity in Times of Transition
  • Love Thy Neighbor. No Exceptions.
  • Christ-Centered Leadership in a Distracted Age
  • Living on Purpose: A Call to Men of Courage and Conviction
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Organizational Culture Transformation

Dr. Smith specializes in diagnosing organizational culture to produce meaningful and lasting change. He thrives in helping teams navigate complex challenges and bridge the “knowing-doing gap.”

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