Eric is the founder of The Inspired Culture™, bringing more than two decades of leadership, business-building, team development, and personal formation into one clear mission: helping people grow, lead, and build cultures that last.
“Servant leadership is not about authority. It is about forming people, building trust, and creating the conditions for meaningful growth.”Eric Himes
Eric’s story is not built around a single title. It is the accumulation of decades spent forming teams, creating new divisions, developing leaders, and learning how culture is shaped through repeated behavior.
Eric began his professional journey in the early days of an organization he helped build from the ground up. Over time, that work grew into a thriving and influential company, giving him a front-row seat to the realities of growth, pressure, leadership responsibility, and organizational culture.
A significant part of his career has included launching and nurturing new product and service divisions. Those experiences formed his belief that sustainable progress requires more than ideas. It requires alignment, resilience, practical systems, and leaders willing to grow alongside the organizations they serve.
His leadership philosophy is grounded in servant leadership, personal responsibility, and the conviction that people grow best when they are challenged with clarity and supported with care. That philosophy now shapes the cohorts, enterprise work, and leadership operating system behind The Inspired Culture™.
Beyond his professional life, Eric is a devoted father of four, a marathon runner, reader, writer, and lifelong learner. His faith, family, and commitment to service continue to shape how he leads, what he builds, and why this work matters.
The Inspired Culture™ reflects a practical belief: leaders do not become healthier, clearer, or more effective by accident. They are formed through habits, accountability, reflection, and repeated action.
Authority is strongest when it is paired with self-awareness, service, and the willingness to keep growing.
Sustainable results come from leaders who understand the human side of culture, trust, and accountability.
Culture changes when leaders can see their behavior, track progress, and reinforce what creates real growth.
Eric’s approach recognizes that the person leading the meeting is the same person leading at home, navigating pressure, building relationships, making decisions, and carrying responsibility.
Eric’s commitment to leadership also shows up through nonprofit involvement, service, and advocacy for people in need. His work with Team World Vision reflects the same conviction behind The Inspired Culture™: meaningful leadership should create impact beyond the leader.
One current initiative supports clean water access for children in Africa through Team World Vision.
Whether through enterprise culture work, The Rising 99™, or thought leadership, the aim is the same: form leaders with clarity, integrity, and measurable growth.
