Rev. Walt Hampton, J.D.

Reverend Walt Hampton, J.D. is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Summit Success International, a global personal and professional development firm. He’s an executive business coach, management consultant, and leadership trainer. He teaches organizational development, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and communication skills.

Walt is the best-selling author of Journeys on the Edge: Living a Life That Matters, a two-time winner of the North American Book Awards. He’s also the author of The Power Principles of Time Mastery: Do Less, Make More, Have Fun.

A graduate of The Cornell Law School, Walt practiced law in the areas of corporate and commercial litigation and criminal defense. He was the managing partner of a law firm for more than 30 years.

Walt is ordained interfaith and is a Franciscan friar.

His passions are high-altitude mountaineering, ultra-distance running & adventure photography. He and his wife, the author & publisher Ann Sheybani, live in Intervale, New Hampshire.