Randy Phares

Randy Phares is living proof that the right strategy can change everything.

He started his career digging ditches. He has Tourette's Syndrome. He never finished college. Yet Randy became the youngest General Manager of a Fortune 1000 corporation and led one of the top five financial turnarounds in Temple-Inland's 110-year history—earning the Global Six Sigma "Best Achievement in Organizational Business Improvement in Manufacturing" Award in the process.

How? He learned to out-interview everyone, get clarity, set boundaries, work efficiently, and maintain a happy and healthy work-life balance.

For over 30 years, Randy has mastered every rung of the corporate ladder, from Production Supervisor to Plant Manager to General Manager to CEO. He's held full P&L responsibility for multi-plant, multinational operations spanning the United States and Mexico. His operations won the "Best Performing Plant Award" four consecutive years out of 26 plants for Gaylord Container Corporation.

As former President of an executive recruiting firm, Randy sat on every side of the hiring table—developing proprietary interviewing algorithms and witnessing exactly why talented candidates lose positions to less-qualified competitors. This insider perspective, combined with his own remarkable career trajectory, forms the foundation of The Ultimate Interview Guide.

The U.S. government and foreign nations alike have sought his expertise. Randy served as a Packaging Expert for USAID, setting international standards in Georgia and helping launch four industries in Afghanistan. He has negotiated over a billion dollars in client purchases and saved companies tens of millions through his consulting work.

Randy holds a U.S. patent, has testified as an expert witness in courts all across America, and founded the Paperboard Packaging Group—a 57,000+ member professional community on LinkedIn. His thought leadership has appeared in USA Today, FOX, BBC, MSN, Daily News Network, CIO Views Magazine, and numerous industry publications.

Today, Randy coaches executives and senior managers to accelerate their careers and command higher salaries while achieving the work-life balance they deserve. His clients have achieved 30%+ pay increases within months of working with him and have achieved their goals in all areas of their lives.

Companies have literally created executive positions just to recruit him. Now, in The Ultimate Interview Guide – Out Inteview Everyone and Get the Job of Your Dreams!, he's sharing every strategy that made that possible.

Randy lives in Surprise, Arizona, with his family, where he enjoys playing and singing live music, traveling the world, and helping others achieve their wildest dreams.