Take the Hero’s Journey of transforming your team into a tribe.
Anthropologist Philip Folsom has been an industry leader in executive coaching and culture development for over 20 years. He is a regular instructor for USC’s Marshall School of Business and has presented at over 50 major universities across the world. Blending his groundbreaking work as an anthropologist, expertise in wolfpack behavior, and extensive experience in leadership development, he has discovered new ways to get people and teams to tap into their highest performance.
Philip’s speaking engagements and workshops are highly engaging, humorous, and powerful explorations of the ancient mysteries of humanity that can have transformational impact on the health and high performance of today’s organizations.
Learn the 3 Master Maps of Humanity and unlock the secrets of sustainable team health, happiness and high performance.
“Philip, your presentation rocked the house and was a tremendous hit. Thanks for being the best part of our program.”
3 reasons to choose Philip as the speaker at your event.
Twenty five years of direct experience as an industry leader in the field of leadership and culture development make the talks action and outcome focused for immediate and long-term growth.
Highly immersive, experiential components to all his talks and engagements. Prepare to actually go on the Hero’s Journey!
Customized Themes focus each talk to a specific industry challenge and group of people. Let’s get legitimate, sustainable growth!
Popular Themes of Recent Presentations
“Be the Hero of Your Own Story”
Themes and Topics
The Hero’s Journey
Group development process and knowing the future
Overcoming resistance
Taking risks
Choosing growth
Networking and finding allies
Powerful decision making
Death of things that no longer serve us
Transformation and the return with treasure
“A Tribe is a Human Wolfpack”
Themes and Topics
Common Vision and Values
Sports psychology and elite military units
Trust and Safety
Healthy Conflict and giving feedback
Accountability and collaboration
Group to team to tribe
Creating a high performing tribe
Healthy cultures create healthy humans
Trophic cascade
“It Takes a Tribe to Hunt a Mammoth”
Themes and Topics
Archetypes and the power of diversity
Collective intelligence
Honor vs Pride
Common vision and values
Trust and risk taking
Innovation
Healthy conflict and accountability
Collaboration
Human optimization
“Fight in the Shade”
Wellness is the #1 Driver of High Performance
Themes and Topics
Human Optimization
Flow state
It is no Measure of Health to be Well Adapted to a Sick Society
Meditation and mindfulness
Stress reduction
How to use our brains
Morale leads to retention
Lifestyle and culture
Redbull Glimpses 2017
The Time of the Lone Wolf is Over
In June of 2017, Philip Folsom spoke at the Redbull Glimpses Conference, a High Performance and Human Potential Development conference that shares approaches and often unpredictable stories behind how the best in the world succeed, and the pathways that broaden our collective understanding of the true capacity of human potential.
veterans on the move - Podcast
Build Your Tribal Systems with Army Veteran Philip Folsom
Army veteran Philip Folsom is a Cultural Anthropologist and Culture Development expert. He is the co-founder of SPARTA, a PTSD and suicide prevention program for warriors.
Philip Folsom’s reputation in the team development world is legendary. His in person events, seminars, and experiences, have dramatically improved the lives of over 500,000 people teaching the importance of peace, power, and sacred purpose.