The People Behind the Purple Gorilla
Bob Goshen
Founder and Visionary of Purple Gorilla, Bob brings decades of experience as a global keynote speaker, entrepreneur, author, leadership coach, and relationship builder. A four-million-mile business traveler, Bob has spoken to audiences around the world, including major universities, the U.S. Army, Chambers of Commerce, some of the world’s largest banks, and hundreds of businesses and organizations. His work has been personally endorsed by leadership voices including Lou Holtz, Zig Ziglar, Jim Stovall, Lt. General Don Campbell, and Ty Boyd. Bob helps leaders and organizations find their unified voice, build trust, strengthen culture, and move forward with clarity and purpose.
Chris Staples
Creative Director of Strategy and Production for Purple Gorilla, Chris brings decades of experience across animation, broadcast, education, branded content, story development, and digital media. His professional background includes work connected to Warner Bros., Disney, DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, WildBrain, Columbia University, the Smithsonian Institution, Rice University, the U.S. Department of Education. He helps shape the strategy, language, and production process that turns a business’s spirit into clear, human content.
Purple Gorilla
A longtime student of rooftop strategy, van-based media logistics, and advanced business spirit detection, Purple Gorilla has spent years studying what makes people trust a business before they ever buy from it. His background includes extensive fieldwork in story excavation, awkward silence reduction, founder encouragement, and standing slightly behind the camera making everyone feel more comfortable. Equal parts listener, encourager, and friendly disruptor, Purple Gorilla reminds businesses that people buy from people, not faceless websites. He brings the studio, asks better questions, and helps businesses show the people, values, and spirit that make them worth trusting.