Tim Stewart

Tim Stewart is a Nebraska farm boy. He joined the Army in 1973 as a military policeman. Tim remained in the Army Reserve and Illinois Army National Guard until 1998. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1985 and spent the next four years as a leadership instructor at OCS having commissioned over 500 officers during that period of time. He retired as a Captain following a very successful 21 year military career. Simultaneously, he was a manager in the industrial world. The management positions held were, Maintenance Supervisor, Production Supervisor, OSHA Safety Coordinator and Plant manager. Tim has worked in the financial services industry, having spent over five years, as a financial consultant. During that time, Tim sold over 50 million dollars worth of securities. He has been doing leadership presentations since 1989. His purpose behind the presentation has always been to increase awareness of leadership and to show people how applying certain leadership principles can change their lives. . In March of 2007, Tim left the financial services industry to begin his own business in motivational speaking and leadership presentations. The business, called Reach for Your Dreams, is focused on bringing the leadership message to corporate America.

Tim has a BA in Independent Studies from Columbia University that he earned at the age of 44. He has published a book of Poetry titled, "I Owe It to My Friend". His first novel was published with Nightengale Press on January 15th, 2008. The book is titled, Positive Force. It offers a positive alternative to gang involvement to teenagers. He was a co-author on The Art of Grandparenting publish September 13th, 2009. The sequel to Positive Force is well under way with a goal to publish in 2010. He is also working on a book titled, "When Fat Men Were Kings" that will teach the reader how to find balance in their life by utilizing basic leadership principles. Tim is the lead ambassador for the McHenry Area Chamber of Commer