Dale Carnegie International Franchise Association Re-Elects Rick J. Gallegos President for Second Year

Tampa, FL, October 09, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The International Dale Carnegie Franchise Association has re-elected Rick J. Gallegos, Franchisee for Dale Carnegie Tampa Bay to serve a second year as President of the Association for 2008. Membership includes franchises from all four continents including Asia, North and South America, Europe and Africa. “It’s been very interesting leading a Global Franchise Organization with members from across the globe. Together we have built tremendous strength and unity.” says Gallegos.

To obtain a better understanding of the opportunities of his fellow members in the Asia-Pacific region Gallegos traveled to China, Taiwan and Japan to meet one on one with some of the fastest growing Franchisee’s. “I was extremely impressed how our overseas Franchisee’s are growing at a tremendous rate and how popular Dale Carnegie is in their countries. Customers from around the world utilize the same Dale Carnegie principles adapted to their culture to build stronger interpersonal skills and to strengthen the competencies of their employees.” says Gallegos.

Domestically the Dale Carnegie brand has developed successful leaders for 96 years. Since the start of the company by visionary founder Dale Carnegie, individuals have applied these unique methods to achieve breakthroughs in communication, leadership and increasing sales. Today Dale Carnegie focuses offerings on corporate solutions to address strategic business challenges which advance their businesses.

After conducting a Nation-wide study for the past 3 months, Dale Carnegie has found that the workplace learning and training market space is forecasted to grow over the next few years. “As you can imagine we look forward to partnering with more firms committed to growth that will invest in their most important assist, their people.” Says Gallegos a top flight leader whose office was recognized in 2008 as Territory of the Year for outstanding performance.

“In 20 years of leading coaching and training for organizations, I rarely see employees who don’t improve their performance when the leadership team and the individual are committed to improvement. That’s why I love this business; you can’t help but to win friends when your clients are constantly growing and improving.” Gallegos says very emphatically.

For more information on training in the Tampa Bay area, visit: tampabay.dalecarnegie.com

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