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June 26, 2025
Leadership, Motivation and Adaptation: Learn how to Lead Out Loud
Leadership in today’s firearm retail and range environment isn’t just about making decisions, it’s about inspiring people, adapting in real time and communicating with purpose. That’s exactly what you’ll experience at Lead Out Loud, an engaging, high-energy leadership session led by renowned speaker and coach Vincent Phipps, M.A., PhD (2026), CSP. Taking place during the NSSF Range-Retailer Business Expo® on July 16, 2025, this dynamic workshop is built for professionals ready to elevate their leadership style, deepen emotional intelligence and walk away with actionable tools to drive performance, whether you lead a team of two or an enterprise of hundreds.
In the firearm industry, leadership isn’t optional—it’s the thread that runs through customer service, team cohesion, safety culture and long-term business growth. From motivating front-line staff to communicating across departments, today’s leaders must manage high expectations, rapid changes and strong personalities. Lead Out Loud was built with those realities in mind, offering not just theory but real, field-tested tools for managing people, resolving conflict and inspiring progress. It’s fast-paced, fun and packed with immediately usable strategies designed for the high-accountability environments you work in every day.
What is Lead Out Loud?
What happens when you mix leadership development, emotional intelligence, real-time engagement and a whole lot of laughter? You get Lead Out Loud—an interactive, high-impact workshop designed to energize and equip leaders in the shooting sports industry to better understand themselves, adapt to others and amplify their ability to lead with clarity, purpose and motivation. Whether you’re an executive, manager, team lead or a passionate professional ready to level up your influence, this session will deliver a powerful experience that is as fun as it is functional.
Leadership is not just about titles, tenure or technique—it’s about awareness, motivation and adaptability. In a fast-paced and high-accountability industry like the firearm industry, the ability to communicate clearly, motivate others effectively and adapt across personalities and challenges is what separates a good leader from a great one. Lead Out Loud is not a lecture—it’s a full-contact learning experience led by one of the most dynamic communicators in the business: Vincent Phipps, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional). With over 28 years of experience coaching leaders, sales teams and organizations, Vincent brings a unique blend of energy, humor and insight that turns ideas into action.
Objectives
1. Recognize their personal leadership style: Laid Back, Energetic, Analytical and Direct.
2. Understand the E.G.O. of leadership: Emotion, Goal and Obstacle.
3. Adapt to motivate and influence others.
4. Practice leadership in real time
Can’t Miss Leadership Opportunity
Don’t miss this opportunity to recharge your leadership mindset and connect with other industry professionals working to lead more effectively in today’s evolving shooting sports landscape. Lead Out Loud is not your typical seminar; it’s an interactive, laughter-filled, insight-packed experience you’ll be talking about long after the session ends.
About the Author
Vincent is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), an honor earned by only the top 12% of speakers worldwide. As the founder of Communication VIP Training and Coaching, headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, he has dedicated his career to helping professionals amplify their emotional intelligence, develop conflict resolution strategies, elevate their leadership, maximize their listening, enhance public speaking and presentation and sharpen their interpersonal communication skills Vincent has presented over 4,000 paid presentations and is featured in the top 1% of the world’s best communication specialist.
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