BRETT BLAIR

Brett Blair is the founder and president of Best Life Global, LLC., a coaching and consulting company providing business growth, leadership and executive coaching, training and organizational consulting services.

Brett is also founder of Sanford Rose Associates-Brighton, an executive search firm headquartered near Detroit, Michigan. Brett helps executives, business leaders, and teams to improve business performance while achieving balance and growth in their personal and professional lives.

Prior to founding Best Life Global, Brett was employed with 3M Corporation and Alcoa in a variety of executive leadership positions. At Alcoa, Brett was the General Manager of a $200 million automotive electrical subsidiary, with facilities in the U.S., Germany, Ireland and Mexico. He was also the Global Director of Human Resources for a $2-billion division with over 30,000 employees in 11 countries.

Brett’s international experience as a corporate executive, executive recruiter, executive coach and organizational consultant spans the healthcare, automotive manufacturing, telecommunications, electrical, and mining industries.

Brett’s consulting expertise lies in executive coaching, human relations strategy, organizational development, leadership, culture and climate, motivation, team effectiveness, talent management, performance management, recruitment, selection, and retention.

Brett has published two books, From Autopilot to Authentic and Living at the Summit, and is currently writing his next book, Busy is Bad. He is a keynote speaker on a variety of subjects relative to organizational and executive performance, and is the founder of the Best Life Movement, an organization aimed at helping business leaders live their unique, best lives.

Brett is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the American College of Healthcare Executives, the International Coach Federation, RTP Capital, the Triangle Organizational Development Network, and is Past-President of the Rotary Club of Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Brett is in the dissertation phase of a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, with emphasis in executive coaching, organizational consulting, and applied positive psychology.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Missouri and an MBA in Finance from Tennessee State University. He also studied Japanese language and international business at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan.his 

What Others Are Saying

Brett has helped me through some challenges and opportunities in business as well as in my personal life. Brett’s expertise in coaching and consulting helped me to grow my business by over 300% while flourishing in my personal life.
Brent Droege
Brent DroegeCEO, Agape Lawn Company
Through his non-stop energy and optimism, coupled with decades of hands-on experience , Brett helped me to grow my leadership skills while my business more than doubled in revenue and profits.
Courtney Grant Tobbe
Courtney Grant TobbePresident, Key Leadership Solutions, LLC
Brett has been a great listener, encourager, challenger and guide. He helped me cut through and overcome several obstacles on my path to creating my consulting business and also publishing my first book.
Kathleen Ries-Jubenville
Kathleen Ries-JubenvilleAuthor, “Grow a Pair of Antlers: The Fearless Climb to Lead Your Herd”
With Brett’s guidance, I was able to successfully create and launch an industry-leading trade publication, while simultaneously growing revenues and profits by over 200% in my existing business.
Brian Hagman
Brian HagmanCEO, Hagman Group, Inc.