Rich Drinon

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

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Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

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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 2007 — Present (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 1988 — January 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 2008 — 2010 (expected)

Completing my Master's Degree in Leadership Communication.
The University of New Mexico

BA , Journalism , 1981 — 1983

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 1979 — 1980
University of Maine

Journalism 1978 — 1979

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