Rich Drinon

Rich Drinon

President, Drinon & Associates, Inc.

Topeka, Kansas Area

Current
  • President at Drinon & Associates, Inc.
Past
  • Professional Speaker, Trainer and Coach at Rich Drinon
Education
  • Gonzaga University
  • The University of New Mexico
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • University of Maine
Connections
401 connections
Industry
Professional Training & Coaching
Websites

Rich Drinon’s Summary

Rich Drinon helps emerging leaders develop necessary relationship, task and change management skills. This is accomplished through small group training and individual coaching utilizing instruction, dialog and learning exercises, including on camera role playing practice.

Over the past 22 years he's conducted thousands of training and coaching sessions for hundreds of organizations throughout North America. Rich's current clients are in the fields of: banking software, municipality management, surgical center management, funeral home management, broadcasting, gaming, construction, communications and association management.

Rich Drinon’s Specialties:

Leadership Now! (Building Relationship, Achieving Results & Navigating Change).


Professionalism in Customer Service


Rich Drinon’s Experience

  • President

    Drinon & Associates, Inc.

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    January 2007Present (3 years 3 months)

    Coaching and training in communication and organizational skills for leaders, managers and sales professionals.

  • Professional Speaker, Trainer and Coach

    Rich Drinon

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    January 1988January 2007 (19 years 1 month)

    Worked as a professional speaker at conferences, and provided management, sales and customer service training to hundreds of organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Changed name to Drinon & Associates in 2007.


Rich Drinon’s Education

  • Gonzaga University

    Leadership Communication 20082010 (expected)

    Completing my Master's Degree in Leadership Communication.

  • The University of New Mexico

    BA , Journalism , 19811983

    Activities and Societies:
    News Editor: New Mexico Daily Lobo. Intern: Albuquerque Journal, Sales Manager: KLYT Radio, Freelance Writer: Multiple Publications
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City

    Communication 19791980

  • University of Maine

    Journalism 19781979

    Activities and Societies:
    Campus Paper Reporter

Additional Information

Rich Drinon’s Websites:

Rich Drinon’s Interests:

Jazz, Football, Fitness, Business, Education & Training

Rich Drinon’s Groups:

Topeka Chamber of Commerce, Topeka Downtown Rotary, Coleman Hawkins Legacy Jazz Fesitival, Topeka SHRM, Manhattan HRMN

  •    University of Maine Alumni
  •    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
  •    University of New Mexico Alumni Association
  •    Gonzaga University
  •    Dale Carnegie Alumni USA
  •    World Future Society
  •    Gonzaga University online Master's of Organizational Leadership alumni/student group
  •    Jazz Friends
  •    University of Missouri Kansas City Alumni
  •    Kamakiriad
  •    Official Rotary International Group
  •    Jayhawk Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management
  •    Leadership And Networking
  •    Drinon & Associates Networking Group
  •    Human Resource Management Network of Manhattan, KS

Rich Drinon’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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