Dr. Bryan Deptula to Present at Chamber Luncheon

This weeks luncheon will be held Thursday and will be a short workshop/lunch.  We are so fortunate to have Dr. Deptula, Assistant Professor of Leadership and Management at Nova Southeastern University, I encourage everyone to attend!

 Enjoy great food, dynamic speakers, and exciting networking opportunities. Chamber luncheons are open to the public. Chamber members receive special member-only pricing.

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Speaker
Bryan J. Deptula, M.B.A., Ph.D.

Presentation

Attendees choice:
(1) Leading Change in Dynamic environments 
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(2) Mentoring as a tool for developing future leaders

Please reply to this email with your choice of topic.

Biography
Dr. Bryan J. Deptula is an Assistant Professor of Leadership and Management at Nova Southeastern University. Bryan specializes in the study organizational behavior, development of effective leaders and followers, mentoring and developmental relationships, and human resources. He excels at creating high energy interactive learning environments, facilitating meetings and critical thinking, and coaching people to achieve life goals and a personal best-self.

He holds a Ph.D. from Florida Atlantic University, a M.B.A. from Suffolk University, a BA in Economics from University of Delaware, and is alumnus of Corporate Eduducation (CEDEP) at INSEAD University in France. Dr. Deptula is a certified Korn-Ferry coach of Leadership Potential.

Bryan and his wife Kristen are co-founders and chief officers of BKD Partners, a leadership development and crisis leadership firm focused on transforming human potential into leadership & organizational performance. In a prior post as Assistant Professor at Central Washington University, Bryan co-created a four stage leader journey purposed for advancing students’ personal and professional growth. Dr. Deptula facilitates leadership development training and executive education to organizations including Amadeus, Univision, and Tracfone.

Bryan is an active member of the Fort Lauderdale Rotary Club, University of Delaware and Suffolk University alumni South Florida Chapters, and First Presbyterian Church; where he also provides pro-bono consulting. 

He is published in a leading academic and practitioner based journal, the Leadership Quarterly. Dr. Deptula is an active member of the Academy of Management and the Southern Management Association; and has presented research at the Western Academy of Management.

Before joining the faculty, Bryan was an executive and trainer with over 14 years industry experience. As a Director at First Choice LLC, his leadership role involved developing and delivering continuing education on management skills and leadership, training, and employee development programs; writing sales manual for national sales meetings and personally training over 2000 individuals at weeklong and weekend conferences and forums.

Bryan J. Deptula, Ph.D., M.B.A    
CEO/Founder: BKD Partners
Assistant Professor of Management & Leadership 
NSU email: bdeptula@nova.edu
Business email: bryan@bkdpartners.com     
Cell: 978.590.5920                        
Skype: bryan.deptula