Gary Davis joined the Dorrier Underwood team in spring 2009.

Gary began his professional career as an English teacher in Wake County schools working in the Paideia program. This Socratic method of teaching by inquiry is the bedrock of his work with coaching clients. Gary turned his love of words to the business world, reaching out as a public speaker to demystify the world of networking.

A well-respected keynoter and motivational speaker, Gary is known for his regional humor and practical insights into what makes relationships intentionally stronger.

In his book, Networking in the South, Gary suggests that what really matters is not who you know, but what who you know thinks of you. His observations are rooted in a childhood spent in eastern North Carolina and borne out through his experience as a real estate developer, restaurant owner, and sales trainer.

Gary's dream is to work in transformation with China, and he recently had the opportunity to test his observations in central China as a delegate to Raleigh's sister city of Xinagfan.

Gary is a graduate of the University of North Carolina with a BA degree in Education for working in Secondary Schools. He and his wife live in Fuquay-Varina with their three children.

Gary's contact information:

• Phone:  (919) 696-5565
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• Facebook:  bit.ly/WrLiV
• Twitter:  www.twitter.com/garysdavis