Berry Fowler is a Certified Master Coach and the founder and chairman of Fowler Wainwright International Institute of Professional Coaching. He is a former classroom teacher, a master teacher, and a department chairman who in 1979 founded Sylvan® Learning Centers. During his tenure Sylvan grew from a concept to the nation’s leading provider of supplemental education to school-age children. Today, Sylvan has almost twelve hundred learning centers and has helped over two million students to succeed. In 1987, after orchestrating a successful merger with KinderCare and completing an initial public offering, Berry retired as chairman of Sylvan and began a lifestyle that most people merely dream of, spending time traveling in Europe, sailing in the Caribbean and living in Maui.

In 1992, Berry acquired a small “mom and pop” company in the children’s fitness industry and founded The Little Gym® International, Inc. The company grew from a concept with two facilities in the Pacific Northwest to becoming an international leader in its industry. Today, The Little Gym has grown to over 340 franchises operating in the U. S. and 20 foreign countries. Berry Fowler is proud of his companies’ accomplishments, as both Sylvan and The Little Gym have been ranked among the top 100 best franchise companies in the world.

Berry Fowler – Author/Speaker/Coach

In 1995, Berry Fowler stepped down as chairman of The Little Gym, began to pursue another dream that had been germinating for seven years. Return from Krypton, Rational Steps to Entrepreneurial Success, is a book he wrote specifically for the small business owner. In it, Berry shares his proven strategies, methods and techniques for starting, growing and operating a successful business.

Berry Fowler has been a professional speaker since 1997. His energetic and humorous keynote speeches on The Joys and Madness of an Entrepreneurial Lifestyle, Leadership Coaching and Results Driven Management and Coaching Your Team to Extraordinary Success have motivated, educated and entertained audiences across North America. “Berry Fowler is ‘The Entrepreneur’s – Success Coach‘. He is genuine, funny and his lessons are perfect for everyone looking to succeed.”

Berry Fowler – Entrepreneur

As one of America’s preeminent entrepreneurs, Berry Fowler has been the subject of scores of news and feature articles in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek, Success Magazine, USA Today and the New York Times. Berry has appeared as a guest on the Today Show, World Business Review, and many other national and local television programs. His extraordinary entrepreneurial success prompted Success Magazine to proclaim, “Everything Berry Fowler touches turns to gold.”