Theme: Ideas to Action

How many times have you had an idea that you were really passionate about — one that you really believed was important? How many times have you waited until you had the perfect amount of time or the perfect environment or the perfect set of circumstances to act on that idea? How many times have your ideas vanished into thin air because those "perfect" opportunities never came? Meet up with other idea-lovers to delve into how ideas become action. Bring your idea to this 90-minute TEDxPlanoSalon and leave transformed and ready for action.

Plano Chamber of Commerce
5400 Independence Parkway
#200
Plano, Texas, 75023
United States

Steve Garguilo

Thoughtful Instigator + Creator + Adventurer

Steve Garguilo works with people from all walks of life from all over the world to help them make their ideas happen. He led the revolution to transform the culture of the 5th largest company in the world by instigating and shaping a grassroots movement at Johnson & Johnson that engaged 23,000 employees and led to countless stories of product and people development. Steve’s groundbreaking programs are known for being incredibly engaging and highly immersive and interactive. Garguilo has also worked on social ventures globally, including in Kenya and India. In 2014, he completed The Mongol Rally, a 10,000-mile adventure from London to Ulan Bator, Mongolia, fundraising for the African Prisons Project. He has lived all over the world and has spoken at TED and TEDx events across the globe. A global citizen, he has visited each of the 48 contiguous United States and is a member of the “century club” having visited over 100 countries.