Listen to Noomii's interview with Sam Waltz

About Me

A widow's son who has travelled in the East, RUNNING TO TROUBLE™ is the working title of Sam Waltz’ autobiography.

It describes a life shaped by his experiences as a MidWestern farm boy and small-town native, a Christian, a Boy Scout, a volunteer in Vietnam-era US Army CounterIntelligence, a publisher, journalist, executive & consultant who is a creative problem-solver and inspiring leader by nature.

Helping Leaders & Organizations Navigate Difficult Events, Trends, Times, People & Issues to Achieve Their Goals!™ is the value proposition of his Strategic Consulting firm, founded 1993, when he took an early out as a strategic counselor to DuPont Co. C-level executives.

Clients, colleagues and peers characterize Sam Waltz as a…
1. Wise Counselor & Intuitive Navigator;
2. Big Picture Thinker in the Issues du Jour;
3. Strategic Counselor, Trusted Adviser & Advocate™;
4. Business & Organizational Competence; and
5. Leadership Competence, Strategic Servant Leader and Native Problem-Solver with “the Heart of a Teacher!”

“I always kid Sam that I keep his phone number in my phone under 9-1-1, but I really do!” said a recently-retired University President who not only relied on Sam for counsel in his tenure, but turned to him for his thought-leadership retirement speech.

“In his work, Sam Waltz has the Heart of a Teacher. He not only helped us with our business issues, he helped make us a better company!” said a client who ran her industry’s largest woman-owned firm and its first ISO 1401 firm.

I’m asked regularly when I plan to retire. “When you read my obituary, you can assume I’ve retired!” Sam says.

“When I’m carried out feet first, as each of us will be one day, I don’t think our Maker will care whether I ever had a hole-in-one, or what my drive looks like. He’s going to tell me, “Alright, Sam, I gave you a tool kit to help people. How did you use it every day to help others?”

That’s the delight of my life. I get up every day knowing I can help people!