Organizational Leadership Strategist · Keynote Speaker · Executive Coach
Everyone Is
the CEO of
Something.
Lead Like You Own It.
Leadership isn’t defined by the title you hold. It’s defined by the direction you choose, the environment you evaluate, and the outcomes you’re willing to own.
Founder & CEO, The Garth Group LLC
Leadership that moves from theory to ownership.
100+
Speaking Engagements
20+
Years of Leadership
500+
Leaders Developed
30+
Conferences
20+
Organizations Served
4
Books & Idea Series
Trusted by organizations & conferences
The Leadership Gap
Leadership changes when you start thinking like an owner.
The gap between talent and ownership.
Organizations don’t usually suffer from a shortage of talented people.
They suffer from a gap between talent and ownership.
People know what needs to be done—but responsibility gets passed.
Leaders become consumed with managing today’s problems instead of building tomorrow’s organization. Teams operate in silos. Culture becomes accidental. Strategy lives in a document instead of daily decisions.
And organizations can find themselves filled with people doing their jobs without enough people taking ownership of what happens next.
That is the leadership gap Cloyd Garth Jr. helps organizations close.
The Perspective
He didn’t learn leadership from the sidelines.
Cloyd Garth Jr.’s leadership philosophy was forged in environments where decisions had real consequences.
His journey has taken him from the classroom to the principalship, through nearly a decade of executive leadership as a superintendent, and into organizational consulting, executive coaching, entrepreneurship, leadership development, and technology.
Along the way, he has led people, managed multimillion-dollar operations, developed teams, navigated organizational change and crisis, worked with governing boards and community stakeholders, implemented new systems, and carried the responsibility that comes when organizational outcomes ultimately land on your desk.
That experience changed the way Cloyd thinks about leadership.
He discovered that having authority and taking ownership are not the same thing. Having a title doesn’t guarantee leadership. Knowing what to do doesn’t guarantee execution. And being responsible for something doesn’t necessarily mean someone feels ownership of it.
That realization became the foundation of his work.
“Leadership changes when people stop thinking like occupants and start thinking like owners.”
The Belief
Everyone is the CEO of something.
CEO isn’t simply a position at the top of an organizational chart.
It’s a mindset of ownership.
Whether someone is leading a classroom, department, team, school, division, organization, business, initiative, or simply the next decision entrusted to them, they are responsible for something that requires leadership.
Cloyd’s work challenges people to stop asking:
“What’s my title?”
and start asking:
“What am I responsible for leading?”
Because when people begin thinking like owners, the conversation changes. Responsibility changes. Decision-making changes. Accountability changes. Leadership changes.
So how do you turn ownership into a leadership practice?
That question led Cloyd to develop a practical approach for helping leaders move from intention to execution.
The CEO Framework™
The CEO Framework™
Three disciplines. One ownership mindset.
A practical way for leaders to move from intention to execution.
C
Choose Your Direction
Define where you’re going, determine what matters most, and make the decisions necessary to move toward it.
E
Evaluate the Environment
Read the people, culture, systems, data, opportunities, obstacles, and organizational realities around you.
O
Own the Outcomes
Take responsibility for execution, results, adjustments, and what happens next.
Keynote Speaking
Don’t just inspire the room. Change what happens after they leave it.
Cloyd combines executive leadership experience, storytelling, organizational strategy, humor, practical frameworks, and audience engagement to move people from inspiration to action.
Featured keynote
Everyone Is the CEO of Something™
Lead Like You Own It.
Executive Coaching
The higher you lead, the fewer places you have to think out loud.
A confidential strategic environment to challenge assumptions, strengthen decisions, and lead with greater intentionality.
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Choose Your Direction
E
Evaluate the Environment
O
Own the Outcomes
Founded by Cloyd Garth Jr.
The Garth Group LLC
Developing Leaders. Strengthening Organizations. Building Systems That Last.
The organizational platform behind Cloyd’s leadership development, consulting, training, coaching, and innovation work—built for sustainable organizational improvement.
Leadership Development
Executive Coaching
Organizational Consulting
Family & Community Engagement
Leadership Technology & Innovation
Intellectual Property
The Garth Leadership Ecosystem
Ideas become more powerful when they become systems.
01
The CEO Framework™
Choose Your Direction. Evaluate the Environment. Own the Outcomes.
02
Socratix
AI-supported leadership assessment and scenario-based leadership development platform.
03
Family Engagement System
A comprehensive approach to measure, develop, and strengthen family engagement.
04
CEO Parent Experience™
A family leadership experience built on parents as CEOs of their households.
Books + Thought Leadership
Ideas for people who are ready to lead differently.
The “I Hate” Series · 01
I Hate My Job
Stop Escaping. Start Aligning.
The “I Hate” Series · 02
I Hate My Boss
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The “I Hate” Series · 03
I Hate My Team
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About Cloyd
Leadership isn’t something Cloyd studied from the sidelines.
His perspective was forged through years of leading people, organizations, and systems where decisions carried real consequences. Today, his work combines executive experience with organizational strategy, coaching, technology, storytelling, and systems thinking.
His goal isn’t to create better managers. It’s to develop leaders who think like owners.
Read Cloyd’s StoryMedia
Watch. Listen. Think. Lead.
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Leadership insights for decisions that matter.
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What are you the CEO of?
Your title may define your position. Ownership defines your leadership. If you’re ready to strengthen your leaders, challenge your organization, or create an experience your audience will remember, let’s talk.