Gary Yamamoto

Gary Yamamoto is a business author who speaks to corporate leaders on Change-Age leadership. Gary covers the human side of leadership, with topics on change, motivation, creativity, and mindset.

A professional speaker since 1972, Gary is the founder and CEO of the Self-Navigation Institute™, a consulting and speaking firm that specializes in professional and personal development. 

Gary's professional background gives him a wide variety of experiences to draw from. He began a 22-year engineering career designing complex communications systems. Gary has worked in most of the countries of  the Far East and South Pacific, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Antarctica. 

As an engineer, Gary was also the reliability and vulnerability engineer for the Polaris, Poseidon, and Trident warhead systems. After moving to Arizona, Gary managed the testing and evaluation of the most sophisticated communications systems. Gary then changed his career to become the CEO of a trade book publishing company for nearly five years. Gary then sold his share of the company to devote full time to his speaking and consulting careers. Even with this busy schedule, Gary has managed to find the time to author 4 books, including his popular, Professional Power, Personal Excellence: 7 Steps to Accelerate Your Career.  

Gary is an enthusiastic and dynamic speaker. His speeches always come from his heart, sharing personal stories and appropriate examples to help people. Gary has spoken to a wide and diverse clientele and also provides individual counseling. Gary is a former faculty member of the University of Arizona and is also a member of the National Speakers Association. 

Gary's Change-Age Leadership presentations enable leaders to improve leadership skills, increase performance, unleash creativity, and improve bottom-line results. His presentations always reflect his passion for his work and his message. Let him  masterfully combines his valuable insights with humor, story-telling, personal experiences, and audience interaction to bring home his message of constant change and improvement.