Carl Lee Tolbert

Carl Lee Tolbert, PhD, CMRP, is the founder of Wayward Leaders LLC, a consulting, training, and publishing practice serving industrial manufacturers and distributors. Through Wayward Leaders he delivers hands-on variable frequency drive training on live equipment, reliability and predictive-maintenance advisory, and marketing and go-to-market strategy for technical products, service, and repair. He is the author of six books on industrial reliability, marketing, and leadership, a graduate faculty member in business and leadership programs, and a U.S. Navy veteran based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.