| Featured speakers |
Mille McGhee |
A passionate black female educator, Millie L. McGhee, author, keynote speaker and founder of Young Talented Achievers, Inc. is crossing the country teaching educators, parents and students the power of literacy and going after your dreams. |
| Amanda Gore |
Top Australian humorist, communications master; business and personal relationships expert, outstanding conference opening keynote |
| Eileen McDargh |
Best selling author, communications expert, Speakers Hall of Fame for NSB. Eileen is a certified speaking professional (CSP) and her election into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame places her among the top 3% of the 3500-member National Speakers Association. |
| Dottie Gandy |
Author, speaker, facilitator, corporate executive, successful entrepreneur, and the co-founder of the National Assn. of Women Business Owners. Uses her experience, competence, integrity, and humor to connect with a wide range of audiences with topics th |
| Mette Norgaard |
Author, organizational consultant and expert, brilliant storyteller,insightful communicator; dynamic workshop facilitator. Mette Norgaard inspires people with a mix of funny stories, fresh insights, and her intolerance for mediocrity. But be warned. If you prefer your employees to just fit in, and to be primarily motivated by perks, pay, and promotion, then she is not for you. |
| Pam Chambers |
Successful author, presentation coach, business etiquette consultant, powerful speaker. Pam is praised for her "wise and cheerful lessons" and her easy-to-apply tips for success. Let Pam bring out the best in your group! |
| Christine Cashen |
Humorist, motivator, great conference opening speaker, sparks innovative ideas. What makes Christine unique is the “real” factor. Drawing from her varied background as a business owner, university admissions officer, corporate trainer and broadcaster, she combines a down-to-earth attitude with a colorful artistic streak. |
| Margaret Wheatley |
Organizational consultant and researcher, best selling author, advisor, internationally acclaimed speaker and writer |
| Cynthia Kersey |
Unstoppable, best selling author, success coach, inspiration to women. Cynthia’s passion is giving back and she established a non-profit foundation, the UNSTOPPABLE Foundation to raise funds and awareness for women’s issues worldwide. |
| Sam Horn |
Best selling author, expert on conflict resolution, networking guru, teamwork coach. Her books have been favorably reviewed in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune -- and have been endorsed by Stephen Covey, John Gray, Dave Pelzer, and Tony Robbins. |
| Edith Weiner |
Financial guru, futurist, president of Weiner, Edrick and Brown, Inc. Edith’s articles have appeared in numerous publications, including The Harvard Business Review, The Futurist, and The Wall Street Journal. She has spoken at several hundred conferences, and appeared on a variety of television and radio shows. |
| Anne Thornley-Brown |
Innovation expert, authority on accelerated learning, marketer and training dynamo |
| Jacqueline Marcell |
Eldercare expert, best selling author of ElderRage, popular talk-show guest, featured in numerous magazine interviews. As the producer and host of Coping With Caregiving, Jacqueline’s interviews with over 700 healthcare professionals are archived for free, worldwide listening-on-demand at wsRadio.com. |
| Candace Pert |
Neuroscientist, pharmacologist, acclaimed author, respected medical researcher, discoverer of the opiate receptor |
| Anne Snowden Crosman |
Award-winning author, speaker and teacher, former CBS and NBC Radio Network News Correspondent, free-lance writer for The Washington Post and The Christian Science Monitor, expert on aging and living life to the fullest...with attiude! |
| Carol Edmonston |
Author, inspirational speaker, transformational artist and two-time breast cancer survivor, and master "Doodler." |
| Jim Cathcart |
Founder and CEO of Cathcart Institute, author, featured speaker, psychological researcher and business consultant, an industry leader among professional speakers, past president of the NSA and recipient of their highest awards, co-owner of the Professional Speaking Institute and a board member for InContact Systems. |
| Catherine DeVrye |
#1 Best-selling author in Australia, Executive Woman of the Year, 1999 Speaker of the Year. Catherine worked for a decade with IBM. Following two years in Japan she returned to Australia with a heightened awareness and commitment to quality customer service. As Customer Education Manager for Asia/South Pacific, she gained an appreciation of regional differences and current leadership issues. |
| Ruth Williams |
Executive coach, leadership consultant, marathon runner, mother of 19 children (most adopted!), author |
| Judith Orloff |
Coach; master facilitator; trainer of trainers; expert in strategic learning, culture and personal change; psychotherapist. Judith’s coaching practice is based on her groundbreaking integrative work in emotional literacy, accelerative learning, and brain research. |
| Sherron Bienvenu |
Communication specialist, engaging speaker, inspirational motivator, trainer, consultant, author, on-camera spokesperson |
| Carolyn Steigmeier |
Expert on men's issues; organizational consultant; master on systems theory; associate of the late Dr. W. Edwards Deming. |
| Joan Borysenko |
Pioneer in integrative medicine, expert in women's health, medical scientist and psychologist, author of 11 books |
| Sandy Moore |
Inspirational speaker, minister of healing, author, founder of Center for Universal Truth, teacher |
| Anne Barab |
Rumored to be the lost love child of Mark Twain and Lucille Ball, former COO of mortgage bank, humorist, given Accredited Professional Speaker designation by Toastmasters International, school system trustee and education advocate |
| Marjorie Brody |
Dynamic and engaging Certified Speaking Professional, Professional Certified Coach and author. Regular media commentator, and winner, "Pennsylvania's 1999 Best 50 Women in Business"; "1999 Distinguished National Leader" and "1999 Women of Distinction" |
| Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz |
Author of more than 100 books for children, author of 350 poems with three best-selling Poetry Works!; founder of Pee Wee Poetry™; educator for more than 35 years; popular keynoter; author two best-selling reference books for young writers |
| Jeanne Robertson |
Humorist, Former Miss North Carolina and Miss Congeniality in the Miss America Pageant, awarded every top honor and designation in the speaking profession, former President of the National Speakers Association, 2001 North Carolinian of the Year. |
| Pamela Varkony |
Leader in the field of women’s empowerment; internationally recognized motivational speaker; expert in results-oriented presentations; columnist for the Tribune family of newspapers; commentator for regional and national NPR radio broadcasts; professional communicator with unique ability to connect with her audience. |
| Lynn Brewer |
Former Enron executive and author of Confessions of an Enron Executive: A Whistleblower's Story; former career in forensic accounting; spent 18 years as legal professional in private practice; internationally recognized speaker providing compelling details into Enron's rise and fall. |
| Linda Thomas |
Linda Thomas AICI CIP is a published author, exceptional professional speaker and corporate image advisor from Lake Dallas, Texas. She has been in the image industry for over a decade. Linda is a graduate of the exclusive London Image Institute. |
| Maddy Dychtwald |
Nationally recognized author, public speaker, marketing executive and entrepreneur. |
| Christine Donovin |
20+ years with the Walt Disney Company; former manager of training and cast communications for Disney University; part of the initial team which founded the Disney Institute; former manager of the Look of the Games for the Atlanta Olympics organization; expert in customer service training. |
| LeAnn Thieman |
Helped to rescue 300 babies during Operation Babylift in 1975 during Vietnam war; nationally acclaimed speaker; author; nurse; co-author of seven different Chicken Soup books; shares life-lessons learned to help others find more hope in the world; Certified Professional Speaker (CPS). |
| Barbara Jackson |
Pioneer in the field of distance learning; First Deputy Commissioner of the NYC Department of Ports and Trade; former Deputy Director in NYC’s Office of Management and Budget; former Commissioner of Surface Transit at the Department of Transportation; which included running the venerable Staten Island Ferry; twenty years management and consulting experience. |
| Hattie Hill |
Best selling author; international management consultant; expert in global leadership, customer service and international management; one of 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry (Meeting Magazine, 2003); one of Hot 25 Speakers in the US (Successful Meetings Magazine); author Smart Choices That Will Change Your Life. |
| Deborah Grayson Riegel |
Highly regarded dynamic, creative and extremely effective speaker, trainer, consultant and coach. Unbeatable combination of training expertise and energetic presentation style. Develops, designs and delivers countless presentations, programs and workshops that get participants excited, inspired and feel compelled to perform at a superior level. |
| Liz Berney |
Award-winning teacher, developer and director of the Organization Development Certificate Program at Georgetown University, organizational expert with a BA in Psychology, an MA and PhD in Industrial/Organizational psychology. Some of her clients include: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Tropicana, Coca Cola, Marriott Corporation, and many more. |
| Chip Eichelberger |
If you like energy, humor, spontaneity, and simple-to-implement strategies that you can use at once, then Chip is for you. His electrifying speaking style, finely honed on three continents and in nine countries, gives him a rare ability to challenge, enlighten and motivate. |
| Chungliang Al Huang |
Highly regarded and internationally respected Tai Ji master and authority of East-West cultural synthesis, author and co-author of numerous books on Tai Ji, mind-body-spirit integration, and Taoism as it relates to business, performance and daily life. |
| Gary Hamel |
The Economist calls Professor Hamel “the world’s reining strategy guru,” and Professor Peter Senge of MIT describes him as “the most influential thinker on strategy in the Western world.” In his work with many companies, he and his colleagues have helped management teams create strategies that have generated billions of dollars in new wealth. |
| Dewitt Jones |
One of America's top professional photographers, former motion picture director with two films nominated for Academy Awards, world class photojournalist, publisher of nine books, cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College with a BA in Drama, holding a Masters Degree in film making from UCLA, and a world class lecturer. |
| Henry Marsh |
World-renowned athlete, Olympian, keynote speaker, nationally recognized expert in health and fitness, Marsh has made a career of helping people understand the elements of their past experiences that have formed their personalities, and have created or blocked their success and happiness. |
| Joe Piscatella |
One of the nation's foremost experts on the relationship of lifestyle habits to health and productivity. He is the only non-medical member of the National Institutes of Health Cardiac Expert Panel charged with developing clinical practice guidelines for doctors. He consults to organizations committed to employee fitness and health, and designs and implements community health initiatives. |
| Harvey Mackay |
Author of 5 New York Times #1 bestsellers. From his experience as a Minneapolis entrepreneur and prominent community leader, Harvey offers powerful and compelling advice on how to outsell, outmanage, outmotivate and outnegotiate your competition. |
| Jim Whitt |
Jim Whitt is a professional provoker! He provokes people to challenge what they do, why they do it and how to change it. When it comes to change, Jim has "been there, done that." He began work as a cowboy as a young man and later became a top producing salesman and marketing executive with two Fortune 500 companies. |
| Ken Dychtwald |
Futurist, best-selling author, psychologist, gerontologist, entrepreneur, public speaker, and author. Ken has pioneered research efforts exploring the implications of key demographic trends. With his breakthrough research and consulting initiatives, Ken has dedicated his life to battling ageist stereotypes while promoting a new image of maturity. |
| Joe Calloway |
A branding consultant, business author, and restaurant owner whose client list reads like a "Who’s Who" in business. A wide range of companies depend on Joe for insight into today’s marketplace, naming him “an expert on developing customer focused teams," and "one of the most innovative and compelling people in customer service." |
| Steve Lundin |
Filmmaker, speaker, and author of best selling book FISH! The FISH! Philosophy: common sense approaches to customer service and personal accountability that produce uncommonly satisfied customers and employees. Steve shows how to release everyone's potential by applying his philosophy to create more energy and productivity at work. |
| Marcus Buckingham |
Author, independent consultant and speaker. Marcus has been the subject of in-depth profiles in The New York Times, Fortune, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, and is an invaluable resource in informing, challenging, mentoring and inspiring people to find their strengths and obtain and sustain lasting personal success. |
| Les Brown |
Renowned professional speaker, author and television personality. Les has risen to national prominence by delivering a high energy message which tells people how to shake off mediocrity and live up to their greatness. It is a message he has learned from his own life and one he is helping others apply to their lives. |
| Marvin Marshall |
An expert in the areas of behavior, motivation, and learning. A staff developer, author, keynote speaker, and distinguished lecturer. Dr. Marshall’s approach is noncoercive yet powerfully successful in promoting responsibility at all age levels. He presents his “how to” strategies to governments, corporations, school districts, and universities worldwide. |
| Erik Weihenmayer |
The first blind man in history to reach the summit of Mount Everest. One of the most well-known athletes in the world. Author of Touch the Top of the World. In his autobiography Erik recalls his struggle to push past the limits of vision loss. He tells his inspiring story with humor, honesty and vivid detail. |
| Wally Amos |
Wally is living proof that the success principals he lives by work. He shares his setbacks and shattered dreams, while also showing that tenacity and a joyous spirit allows you to soar and succeed. Presented in his unique and upbeat style, Wally will show your organization how to turn lemons into lemonade……because life is an “inside” job. |
| Stephen M.R. Covey |
Leading authority on creating high-trust, high-performance organizations, former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, Harvard MBA, and author. As president & CEO, Covey nearly doubled revenues to $112 million while increasing profits by 12 times. His most recent book represents over a decade of research and practice on how creating high trust within organizations propels speed, influence, and results. |
| Richard Paul Evans |
Author of nine national best-selling novels, best known for his first book, "The Christmas Box," an acclaimed speaker, and founder of The Christmas Box House International. Has shared the podium with such notable personalities as President George W. Bush, President George & Barbara Bush, Ron Howard, Elizabeth Dole, Steve Allen, and more. |
| Rob Waldman |
“The Wingman,” graduate of the U.S Air Force Academy, holds an MBA in Organizational Behavior, transitioned from Top Gun to top salesman. His unique experiences enable him to relate to the challenges individuals face both in and out of the workplace. In business and life, we need Wingmen – Trusted and Reliable Partners – to win! |
| Karen & Sheila Kay |
A chance encounter between Karen and Sheila has brought a collaboration of searching and discovery. After much writing and sharing, they created a company called ‘Heart Tugs.’ They co-wrote “A Woman’s Survival Guide,” a book encouraging women to dream their own dreams and taste the sweetness of life that is there for them…just them. |
| Thomas Crum |
Author of The Magic of Conflict, founder and president of Aiki Works, Inc. Conducts workshops worldwide for management and employees at all levels in corporations, government and non-profit organizations. Topics include stress management, conflict resolution, team building, leadership development and peak performance. |
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