Robert Nelson is an award-winning educational leader with 25 years of coaching experience helping kids win at life. He has been rated as a Highly Effective Principal in the state of Florida for many years and received multiple principal awards from his district from the Counseling Association, Center for Exceptional Children, Hillsborough Association of School Administrators, Hillsborough Reading Association, and the Hillsborough Parent Teacher Student Association. He was chosen to be the first Lead Principal of High Schools in the nation's seventh largest district, Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida. In this role, Mr. Nelson facilitated a professional development program designed to grow all principals and assist new principals with increasing student achievement and boosting their overall effectiveness as educational leaders. Additionally, Mr. Nelson completed the School Superintendents Association National Principal Supervisor Academy, a program focused on the CCSSO (Council of Chief State School Officers) Principal Supervisor Standards and the Inquiry Cycle to develop principals as educational leaders. He served on many district committees, presented at numerous district events, and participated in many state and national conferences throughout his career. Recently, he started an educational blog, www.findingyourinnergoat.com, which focuses on his journey as an educational leader, father, and husband and an educational leadership coaching company, Nelson Leadership Group, LLC (www.nelsonleadershipgroup.com). Mr. Nelson received his undergraduate degree in Secondary Physical Education from the University of South Florida and his master's degree in Educational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. He lives in Tampa, Florida, with his wife of twenty-three years and their four children, Brittani, Robbie, Abby, and Emily.
