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What does my headscarf mean to you? - Author of "Yassmin’s Story"
2015 Queensland Young Australian of the Year, Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a mechanical engineer, social advocate, writer and 'petrol head'. Debut author at 24 with the coming-of-age-memoir, Yassmin's Story, the 2015…
High Energy and High Content Business Development Speaker With a Motivational Flair. "Managing Brand You"
Ira Blumenthal collects quotations. One of his favorites is "The true measure of a man is how many lives he can jam into one lifetime " Ira has certainly jammed…
Four-Time Winner of the America's Cup
Dennis Conner, also know as "Mr. America's Cup" is the world's most successful Americas Cup Skipper, a four timewin ner of the America's Cup. Winner of more than 100 America's…
Harvard Innovation Fellow Leading the New Generation of Innovators
Now that rapid change has become the norm, there is no better guide to inspire the innovators within your organization than Harvard Innovation Fellow Dr. David Ricketts. For the past…
Emotional Intelligence, Performance and Leadership Expert
As a math and computer science guy, Bill discovered the power of managing emotions while he was working in the technology industry. Bill is very honest about the struggles he…
Olympic Medalist and American Indoor Record Holder in the High Jump
Olympic medalist Hollis Conway was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 8, 1967. From a difficult birth where his head was lodged under his mother's rib cage, he was given…
The Business Growth Specialist
Jeff is a speaker, author, success coach, broadcast personality and lawyer. He heads Blackman & Associates--a results-producing business-growth firm in the Chicagoland area. Jeff's clients call him, a "business-growth specialist."…
Best-Selling Author, Award-Winning Leadership Expert, Professional Speaker
Leadership Expert David Cottrell has created a legacy of leadership excellence. During his three decades of leadership experience in corporate America, David has lived the obstacles, frustrations and issues today's…
Managing Partner of the 21st Century Fluency Project
Lee Crockett is a national award winning designer, artist, author and international keynote speaker. He is is co-author of Understanding the Digital Generation, The Digital Diet, Living on the Future Edge,…
Performance Coach, Consultant and Author
Alan Stein, Jr. teaches proven strategies to create winning mindsets, rituals, and routines during the unseen hours. As a successful business owner and veteran basketball performance coach, Alan spent 15+…
Former NFL Player, ESPN Analyst
Chris Spielman is a former football player and is currently an analyst for ESPN covering college football. Spielman is a graduate of Ohio State University, where he was a two-time…
Physician and author; Expert on women's health and wellness
Dr. Atkinson is an expert on women's health, nutrition, fitness, stress management, and achieving maximum health.
Communicate Effectively in Life and Work, Body Language Expert and Keynote Speaker
As a behavior analyst and body language expert, Scott Rouse holds multiple certificates in advanced interrogation training and has been trained alongside the FBI, Secret Service, U.S. Military Intelligence, and…
John Hersey helps companies and individuals in powerful ways.
Anyone can deliver a speech. Awakening, Inspiring and Igniting leadership that produces measurable results, that's a different matter. Before implementing John Hersey's Creating Contagious Leadership program, one region of Wells…
Author of “Blacklash: How Obama and the Left are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation”
Deneen Borelli is the author of Blacklash: How Obama and the Left are Driving Americans to the Government Plantation. Deneen is a contributor with Fox News and has appeared regularly…
Speaker, Author, and Olympic Gold Medalist
At the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, Nikki Stone became America's first-ever Olympic Champion in the sport of inverted aerial skiing. What made this performance so unbelievable, was the…
Joe Calhoon works with leaders to develop higher performing organizations.
"Joe has consistently demonstrated a willingness and ability to improve the quality of people's lives. He has developed a reputation for delivering high content programs that inspire as well as…
The $100 Million Salesman and Master Motivator
You have to hear Sean McArdle. In industry, he is touted as the "$100 Million Salesman." He is a Master Motivator and speaker in the areas of sales, negotiation, strategic…
Medical Director of World Renown Cooper Aerobics Center
Dr. Riva Rahl is the Medical Director of the Cooper Wellness Program at the Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas. She is also a staff physician at the Cooper Clinic and…
Author & Humorous Sales/Motivational Speaker
With an onstage energy that's been called "an adrenaline rush," Brian Hicks is quickly becoming a sought-after speaker across the country. He's been labeled "a master storyteller," and "Part Billy…
One of America's Foremost Authorities on the Food, Retail, Fashion, Housing and Personal Care Industries
Barbara Caplan currently serves as a partner for Yankelovich Partners, Inc., a leading U.S. marketing research and consulting firm. A prominent expert on consumer trends, Ms. Caplan is one of…
CEO, and Expert on Improving Your Bottom Line Profits
Sales team sells budget but makes no money? Graham Foster is the originator of 'MoneyMath' the innovative system that has made him an international expert on Selling for Corporate Profitability,…
KIPP Co-Founder and Superintendent, KIPP New York
Dave Levin co-founded KIPP, the Knowledge is Power Program, with Mike Feinberg in Houston in 1994. KIPP has grown from one classroom serving 45 students to a nationwide network of…
Employee Retention Expert, CNBC Contributor
If once bosses felt that they worked in the Taj Mahal, today they feel more like guests at Beirut's Commodore Hotel, where during the war visitors were asked to choose…
In-Demand Analyst, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Norman Ornstein is a long-time observer of Congress and policy. He writes a weekly column for Roll Call and is an election analyst for CBS News. He served as codirector…
Energetic Speaker and Author of "Negotiating for Dummies"
Mimi's latest book is about success and football: Necessary Roughness: New Rules for the Contact Sport of Life. As a very funny, football female, Mimi uses football as a metaphor…
Died in a Hang Gliding Accident and Was Revived by Emergency Room Doctors
A professional variety comedian with numerous television and Las Vegas credits, Frank Miles died in a hang gliding accident and was revived by emergency room doctors. Courage--he suddenly realized--isn't facing…
Author
Marc Thiessen is a former White House chief speechwriter and Fox News contributor who appears several times a week on The Kelly File, one of the most watched prime time…
Business Growth Strategist, Author & Keynote Speaker and Entrepreneur
Kathleen Wood has spent over 20 years as a corporate and entrepreneurial leader, business owner and business innovator developing highly effective systems designed to accelerate growth, leadership and team alignment…
Co-Author of Chicken Soup for the Nurse’s Soul
A nurse for thirty years and coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Nurse's Soul, LeAnn Thieman knows first hand the "war zones" of healthcare today. As a renowned motivational speaker,…
Miss America 1963 and Stroke Survivor
Jackie Mayer's life story and philosophy are compelling and offers hope and encouragement to men and women of all ages especially patients, family members, and medical staffs. Dateline 1962: "Pretty,…
Former NFL Linebacker and Healthcare Business-Development Professional, Entrepreneur Magazine Columnist, Peak-Performance Strategist
Matt Mayberry is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker and leading global expert in leadership development, culture change, and organizational performance. His insights on leadership and business performance have been featured…
Expert On Millennials, Generation Z And The Impact Of Purpose
As the Millennial and Gen Z Marketing Guy, Jeff Fromm has traveled the world speaking professionally on how youth culture is impacting the marketplace -- as well as the consumer…
Change the way you see the World and you can change the World.
Warren Macdonald's life's boundaries were redefined in April 1997 with his accident on North Queensland's (Australia) Hinchinbrook Island. Climbing to the Islands tallest peak, he became trapped beneath a one-ton…
Host of “Todd Starnes News and Commentary”, the “Todd Starnes Show," Bestselling author of 5 books, and President of Starnes Media Group
Todd Starnes is a longtime, award-winning journalist and radio commentator. His daily radio presence has reached millions of listeners on hundreds of stations, and his syndicated column is also read…
Winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing
Energetic and accessible, acclaimed standup John Heffron shares an array of relatable experiences from childhood through life as a married father. He's learned a thing or two about relationships with…
Author, Educator and Business Consultant
Dirk Beveridge Of Dirk Beveridge, William Taylor, Co-Founder of Fast Company magazine said: "Every field has its rabble rousers, change agents, thought leaders-people with the wisdom to understand the past,…
CEO, Consultant and Entrepreuer Creates Breakthroughs in Performance
Joe's life and work have been featured in the Wall Street Journal. His career as a banker, entrepreneur, and CEO or general manager of three companies provides a valuable and…
International Renown Brain Research
Dr. David A. Sousa is an international consultant in educational neuroscience and author of 16 books that suggest ways that educators and parents can translate current brain research into strategies…
Former Intelligence officer in the CIA, International Security Consultant, Author of Breaking Cover and Keynote Speaker
Michele Rigby Assad began her career in the government relations department of an international relief and development organization in Washington, DC, in 1995. She joined the CIA in January 2002…
Energy of a Ziglar, Methodology of a Covey
MICHEAL J. BURT represents the new age leader: the Zebra and the Cheetah. Part coach, part entrepreneur, and all leader, Coach Burt is the go-to guy for entrepreneurs who want…
The Ultimate Impact Speaker
Desi Williamson has a reservoir of resilience and is a master of reinvention. He has led a diverse career as a corporate sales and marketing executive, successful real estate and…
Globally Recognized Brand Marketing Expert, and former Executive Ritz-Carlton, Loews, and Marriott Hotels
Recognized as "One of The Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing" by The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI), Mr. Himelstein has transformed multi-billion-dollar companies into…
America’s Coach on Game Plan Selling
Marc Wayshak is a sought-after sales keynote speaker who has trained thousands of salespeople across the globe. His company, the Sales Insights Lab, leads the industry in data-driven sales coaching,…
30 Year NASA Astronaut Veteran, Founder of multiple companies
Story Musgrave was born in 1935 on a dairy farm in Stockbridge, MA. He was in the forests alone at age 3 and by age 5 floated his homebuilt rafts…
Nenad Pacek, Business Strategies and Economic Outlooks in Emerging Markets
Nenad and his businesses currently advise global and regional directors of over 400 multinational corporations (approximately half are US multinationals from the Fortune 500 list). He is founder and president…
Inspirational Resilience Speaker, Storyteller, Entrepreneur, Executive Coach and Celebrated Artist
Voted one of the Top Ten best motivational speakers in North America by Meetings and Conventions Magazine, Allison Massari's quintessential story of courage and perseverance resonates with participants long after…
Founder and President of Family First
Mark Merrill is the founder and president of Family First, a widely respected national non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening the family. Family First promotes principles for building marriages and raising…