GRIND365 SERIES - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Executive Leadership Circle
• Executive Director With John Maxwell Team
• Founder and Chief Executive at LaFleur Leadership Institute

Cedrick LaFleur is a motivational and empowering Senior Executive with more than 30 years of success across the healthcare sales, leadership, and sports industries. Cedrick has been married to Tammie for 35 years, they have 2 children, TreKessa (34 yrs old) and Patrick (28 yrs old). He and his wife got married at the young age of 19 and 17 years old, the start of her senior year of high school Cedrick is the Founder and Chief Executive at LaFleur Leadership Institute, where he has created a successful company which delivers workshops, seminars, keynote speeches, and coaching for organizations focused on leadership development. Cedrick is an Executive Director with John Maxwell Team, his responsibilities include Executive Leadership Training, Coaching, and Keynote Speaking internationally. Recently he was in Costa Rica helping lead a government leadership transformation for Costa Rican government. In addition, Cedrick is a Dave Ramsey certified Master Financial Coach, where he provides financial literacy training to individuals and organizations across the U.S. Cedrick is the Chairman of the Executive Leadership Circle, which is a private organization where thought leaders discuss and address global topics. Finally, he serves as Founding Partner and President of Lake Charles Education Collaboration, Inc. a 501c3 Education Based Think Tank. Their focus is to help low performing and failing schools improve academic outcomes. Cedrick recently retired as Regional Sales Manager, from Abbott Laboratories after serving for 22 years. Cedrick attained his BA in Organizational Management from Warner Southern College and his AS in Laboratory Science from Eastern Florida State College. He served as a Medical Technologist for 7.5 years with the US Air Force and is a certified Medical Technologist(Clinical Laboratory Scientist) by American Medical Technologists. Cedrick is a Certified Sherpa Leadership Facilitator (SLF), which qualifies him to conduct eXpert Facilitated Coaching (XFC) experiences to help you build the best possible working relationships between a leader and employee or peer to peer. As an experienced board member and thought leader, Cedrick held positions with Washington Marion HS Alumni Inc, President of Lake Charles Education Collaboration Inc, and former Vice Chairman of the Board for Greater Houston Prep Sports Academy Inc. Cedrick was named "Man of the Year" in 2015 by Holman Street Baptist Church.