Elton Pride

Elton Pride is a self-help author, motivational speaker, small business owner, entrepreneur and business coach.

Elton Pride is CEO of Pride Global Management, a company specializing in training, coaching and business development. His organization helps businesses use past successes and failures as stepping-stones to future success. Elton Pride's number one objective is to help individuals and entrepreneurs reach their best field of opportunity and then build on it. He encourages you to use what you already have to rapidly create what you need in your business and life. His passion is to see business owners and individuals walk in their purpose, create a competitive edge for themselves and improve their personal economy.

For over 30 years, Elton Pride has studied and gained expertise in athletics, discipline and business. He has interacted with some of the most dedicated and talented athletes and business professionals, and identified core strategies to help you achieve excellence and lasting change in your life and business. He shares these core strategies with his clients so they can take action, reach their life goals and live their dreams.

Elton Pride has worked with over 100 businesses including Ford, Honda, Nissan and Precision Dynamics International, and has also worked with US Army personnel on leadership development. He is a contributing writer for Consultant Magazine and Leadership Newsletter which are distributed to General Motors Dealers. As a speaker and trainer he has impacted the lives of over 2600 people throughout the US. In training, lectures and individual coaching, Elton Pride delivers a powerful message that engages and inspires business owners and individuals.

Prior to founding his company, Pride Global Management, Elton Pride spent 20 years of his career working for one of the world's largest independent distributors of Toyota and Scion vehicles, Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET). While there he had the opportunity to receive world-class experience in all areas of business, personal development, leadership, change management, time management, finance, technology, teambuilding, communications, coaching, and more.

Elton Pride is also President of METC (Motivational Enhancement Training Centers), a nonprofit training company devoted to the development of youth and young adults.

He is a two-time State Champion (State of Florida) in the 330 Intermediate Hurdles, has a Bachelor's degree from LSU (Louisiana State University) where he earned an Indoor Mile Relay Record and holds a Master's degree from RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology).