A Professional Services Company founded to provided strategic, legal and operational services for continued economic
development and self-sufficiency of Tribal nations.  Chad Smith, the former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, is a
soft spoken strategic thinker who has been a powerful force in building
businesses and working toward self-sufficient Native American nations. During his 12 year tenure as Principal Chief - the Cherokee
Nation grew its assets from $150 million to $1.2 billion, increased
healthcare services from $18 million to $310 million, created 6,000 jobs
and advanced education, language and cultural preservation. Chief Smith’s success is a direct result of his
principle-based leadership organization and his “Point A to Point B”
leadership model. This model works with business, government and people
in everyday life situations. We provide consulting and training services utilizing "Point A to Point B" leadership model in the following areas:
CONSULTATION & SEMINARS
- Tribal Governance
- Economic Development
- Health Care System Design
- Education System Design
- Leadership Initiatives
- Organizational Design
- Legal & History Instruction
- Art Initiatives & Development
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SPEAKING TOPICS INCLUDE:
- Leadership: Point A to Point B
- 100 Year Plan: Tribal Nation Building
- Designing an Organization to Sustain an Economy
- Building One Fire: Cherokee Art and Culture
- Sovereignty and Identity: Cherokee Nation Citizenship and the Freedmen Controversy
COMING SOON - YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT ** Please check back soon for additional information ****
 Chad is a visionary leader with a list of unprecedented
accomplishments. He looks ahead, knowing that the decisions we make
today must serve our children and our children’s children 100 years from
now.
His
efforts outside of the government and business arenas are diversified;
he is a renowned legal scholar, published a Cherokee Art and Culture
book, produced ten Youth Choir CDs in the Cherokee language, enjoys
rebuilding old Studebaker cars, was inducted into the National Wrestling
Hall of Fame, rappelled from a nineteen story hotel to raise money for
Special Olympics, and has bicycled the entire 980 mile “Trail of Tears”
as part of a Cherokee youth leadership exercise. His dedication is
inspiring and contagious.
A principled leader, Smith speaks passionately about developing
leadership, improving education, building self-sufficient tribal
nations, preserving cultural values and language, honoring the legacy
inherited from his ancestors, and the inviolable responsibility to
protect and exercise tribal sovereignty. Smith shares stories,
observations, experiences and insights from his work as Principal Chief
and his success in rebuilding one of the largest Indian nations in the
United States.
He earned his J.D. from the University of Tulsa, 1980; M.B.A. from
the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 2008; M.P.A. from University of
Wisconsin, 1975; and B.S.Ed. from the University of Georgia, 1973.
Chad Smith Consulting, LLC Address: P.O. Box 275 - Park Hill, OK 47451 Phone: 918.453.9200 Email:
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