History of the Leaders Institute ®

Our Leadership History is filled with years of dedication. Our goal is to provide each client of our with a great event that builds their team.


1998 Doug Staneart begins teaching leadership classes in Dallas, Texas as D. M. Staneart and Associates, Inc. A big component of the leadership classes is public speaking training.
2000 D. M. Staneart and Associates, Inc. begins offering classes in Ft. Worth, Texas and moves the corporate office to Ft. Worth.
2001 The Fearless and Persuasive SpeakingTM class is offered for the first time. Leadership classes are offered in Austin and Houston.
2002 Leadership classes are offered in Chicago. D. M. Staneart and Associates, Inc. changes it’s name to The Leader’s Institute. Doug Staneart writes the book 28 Ways to Influence People.
2003 Doug Staneart writes the book Fearless Presentations®. The Fearless & Persuasive SpeakingTM class is retitled Fearless Presentations®.
2004 Classes are offered for the first time in Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Tampa, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Seattle. The Leaders Institute ® conducts programs for 25 of the Fortune 500 this year.
2005 Classes are offered in over 40 cities around the world. The Leaders Institute ® works with over 125 Fortune 500 companies this year. The first Build-A-Bike® team building workshop is held in 2005.
2006 Classes are offered in over 60 cities around the world. The Leaders Institute ® works with over 325 Fortune 500 companies this year. The first Guys-N-Dolls workshop is conducted.
2007 The Camaraderie Quest is introduced. Annual growth continues to exceed 180% every year because of fantastic word-of-mouth advertising.