Clay Morgan is an&nbsp;Executive Consultant and Faculty Member for Leath Group, LLC&mdash;a dynamic curriculum development and intellectual property&nbsp;greenhouse&nbsp;that grows leaders and shapes cultures.&nbsp;As an author and speaker, Clay&nbsp;has&nbsp;presented extensively.
In addition to his first book,&nbsp;Undead: Revived, Resuscitated, and Reborn&nbsp;(Abingdon Press), Clay&rsquo;s work has appeared in&nbsp;The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Patheos, Problogger, Pop Matters,&nbsp;and beyond. He&rsquo;s served as head editor and/or writer for multiple Pittsburgh publications and with circulations into the hundreds of thousands.
A passionate teacher, Clay has taught history, political science, research, and communication at the University of Pittsburgh, Robert Morris University, Community College of Allegheny County, the University of Phoenix, and California University of Pennsylvania.
Aside from teaching, Clay has worked as a&nbsp;research and writing consultant&nbsp;for a variety of organizations, most notably the National Parks Service, CareerLink, and Infinity Broadcasting. Prior to teaching, Clay started a successful r&eacute;sum&eacute; writing service in which he was able to help hundreds of jobseekers at job fairs and workshops.
After developing 18 courses in eight years for his own sections, he was contracted to rewrite a course on human communication for Robert Morris University&rsquo;s organizational leadership program.
His passion for understanding and teaching about communication and successful leadership grew until 2015, when he left higher ed and Pittsburgh to put classroom theories into practice as a consultant for corporations around the globe.
Clay loves communicating all sorts of topics to diverse audiences through multiple media. He&rsquo;s consulted for CBS Radio/Viacom, appeared on a variety of TV and radio programs such as HuffPo Live, and served as a fill in cohost for a Salem Communications afternoon talk show on multiple occasions.
As a blogger, vlogger, and podcaster, he continually experiments with creative ways to communicate his unique teaching style to online audiences hungry for entertaining answers delivered quickly. Clay&rsquo;s second book, <a href="http://claypicks.com/influencebook">Gain Influence Through Communication: How To Connect With Others and Build Meaningful Relationships</a>, was released in 2018.
He launched <a href="https://communicationkingdom.com/">Communication Kingdom</a> in 2020, a one stop website and podcast platform designed to help business professionals and entrepreneurs craft clear messages, create memorable presentations, speak effectively in public, and gain influence for good.
He lives in Dallas with his wife Jennifer Cho, who is an executive in marketing and PR.

Clay Morgan

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Ashley Acker, PhD, is an&nbsp;Executive Consultant,&nbsp;and both a&nbsp;Faculty Member&nbsp;and&nbsp;Program Advisor&nbsp;for&nbsp;Leath Group, LLC&mdash;a dynamic curriculum development and intellectual property greenhouse that grows leaders and shapes cultures.
With expertise in instructional design, individual and organizational assessment, and leadership development, Ashley has spent the last several years partnering with companies both large and small, across a wide variety of industries, to develop solutions in the following areas:
<ul>
<li>People Operations</li>
<li>Change Management</li>
<li>Flexible Work Practices</li>
<li>Management Training</li>
<li>New Hire Onboarding</li>
<li>Customer Service</li>
<li>Leadership Coaching</li>
<li>Customer Service</li>
<li>Marketing Strategy</li>
</ul>
Ashley is passionate about changing the way we work and helps organizations increase the flexibility of how, when, and where they work in order to boost productivity and profitability. She frequently speaks and consults on the topics of results-only work environments, managing virtual teams, online collaboration, and the changing nature of work and leadership.
She has served as an instructional designer, curricula developer, trainer, presenter, project manager, coach and director of operations. Her entrepreneurial nature, creativity, and attention to detail make her an indispensable asset in both large and small engagements.
Ashley earned her BS in&nbsp;Psychology&nbsp;from Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth, TX, her MS in&nbsp;Industrial Organizational Psychology,&nbsp;and her PhD in&nbsp;Experimental Psychology from The University of Texas at Arlington. She is a graduate of Coach U, the leading global provider of coach training, and is a Certified Director of Operations.

Ashley Acker

Live Online

COMMUNICATION KINGDOM SERIES—March 2024 Sprint

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Lecture

Are you struggling to connect with your audience? Did your last presentation flop? Does speaking with others make you insecure? Maybe you&rsquo;ve tried strengthening your messaging, but you struggle to order your thoughts, and your presentations are unorganized and confusing as a result.&nbsp;
You&rsquo;re not alone. We&rsquo;ve all known the frustration of struggling to connect with folks who seem like a perfect match for our passion and expertise.
These courses will show you the exact steps to take so you can build confidence, engage listeners, and gain influence through communication.
<ul>
<li>Present in public like a pro.</li>
<li>Become more visible and memorable.</li>
<li>Share your message with anyone.</li>
<li>Reduce your anxiety over public communication.</li>
<li>Elevate your message above the noise.</li>
<li>Solve your public presentation problems.</li>
<li>Stand out in the crowd.</li>
</ul>
Nothing gets accomplished without effective communication, and every encounter you have with someone on the job is a presentation. The Communication Kingdom Series will show you what it takes to be interesting, clear, and memorable as you change the way others view and respond to you.

Communication Kingdom Series

Communication

Leadership

Culture

Are you struggling to connect with your audience? Did your last presentation flop? Does speaking with others make you insecure? Maybe you&rsquo;ve tried strengthening your messaging, but you struggle to order your thoughts, and your presentations are unorganized and confusing as a result.
You&rsquo;re not alone. We&rsquo;ve all known the frustration of struggling to connect with folks who seem like a perfect match for our passion and expertise.
These courses will show you the exact steps to take so you can build confidence, engage listeners, and gain influence through communication.
<ul>
<li>Present in public like a pro.</li>
<li>Become more visible and memorable.</li>
<li>Share your message with anyone.</li>
<li>Reduce your anxiety over public communication.</li>
<li>Elevate your message above the noise.</li>
<li>Solve your public presentation problems.</li>
<li>Stand out in the crowd.</li>
</ul>
Nothing gets accomplished without effective communication, and every encounter you have with someone on the job is a presentation. The Communication Kingdom Series will show you what it takes to be interesting, clear, and memorable as you change the way others view and respond to you.

Communication Kingdom Series

Cross-Realm Connection Strategies to Build Meaningful Relationships with Others

Communication Kingdom Series Volumes Include

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Communication

Leadership

Culture

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Clay Morgan

Ashley Acker

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23

2024

2024

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