Long before J.R. Martinez won legions of fans as the winner of Dancing With the Stars, he was inspiring audiences of all kinds with his remarkable story. In March 2003, J.R. was deployed to Iraq. The Humvee he was driving hit a land mine, J.R. was trapped inside, suffering smoke inhalation and severe burns to over 40% of his... read full bio

Jackie Joyner-Kersee, the greatest female Olympic athlete of all time, is an absolutely pro! Her motivational speech is relevant, her place in history is secure. Jackie is someone that corporate America remembers and engages for programs focused on diversity, baby boomers and/or general public awareness campaigns. Speaking Topics Include: The Power of Caring - Giving Back To... read full bio

Jason Leznak formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club. He is 6 ft 4 in tall and weighs 205 pounds. Lezak is a specialist in the 50 and 100 m freestyle races. He... read full bio

A recognized expert in the field of Cultural Anthropology, Dr. Jeff Salz has traveled to the furthest corners of the globe - from Patagonia to the Amazon, Outer Mongolia, Eastern Siberia and more, seeking the answers to life's biggest questions. His passion for learning led him to study the folklore, legends and myths of individuals and civilizations, granting him a... read full bio

While at Northern Michigan University, Jerry Glanville played middle linebacker. In 1964, he graduated from Northern Michigan. Glanville has also worked as an analyst on HBO'sInside the NFL, CBS's The NFL Today/NFL on CBS and Fox's coverage of the NFL. Glanville also raced on the Auto Racing Club of America circuit.... read full bio

Jessica Hardy is an American swimmer who specializes in the breaststroke and freestyle stroke. She currently holds the world record in the 504xm breaststroke (short course), 504xm breaststroke (long course), and the 1004xm breaststroke (long course). She has won a total of fifteen medals in major international competition, nine gold, five silver, and one bronze spanning the World and the... read full bio

Motivational speaker Jim Ellis is the subject of the film Pride which tells the story of a swim coach and youth mentor who built a successful swimming program in one of Philadelphia's most impoverished neighborhoods. Ellis founded the P.D.R. swim team in 1971, a time when the lives of young African-American teens in Philadelphia were often full of hardship and... read full bio

Although Jim Kelly led the Buffalo Bills, to a record-setting four consecutive Super Bowls, he never won the NFL's championship game. Kelly's standing in the eyes of his colleagues and fans, however, was never affected by his failure to win the big game. His record both on the field and off, is universally respected. Jim Kelly has devoted much of... read full bio

Jim McMahon, Jr. is a former American football player. He played collegiately at Brigham Young University, where he was a two-time All-American (1980, 1981) and later in the professional ranks with the Chicago Bears, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers.... read full bio

Jimmy Conners is an American former World No. 1 tennis player. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974, to August 29, 1977, and an additional eight times during his career (a total of 268 weeks). He won eight Grand Slam singles titles and two Grand Slam doubles titles with Ilie Năstase and was the... read full bio

Joel Barker is an independent scholar and futurist. Because he was the first person to popularize the concept of paradigm shifts, he is known around the world as the Paradigm Man." He began his work in 1975 and pioneered the concept of paradigm shifts to explain profound change and the importance of vision to drive change within organizations. His book,... read full bio

John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold over 16 million books. His organizations have trained more than 2 million leaders worldwide. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP and INJOY Stewardship Services. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and audiences as diverse as the United States Military... read full bio

Best known for his brilliant humor and classic TV and film performances, John Cleese is also an extraordinarily popular lecturer who enthralls packed audiences worldwide. Often named the funniest man alive," John Cleese is both a versatile comedic actor and a leading business motivator. With the legendary Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers and A Fish Called Wanda, he created... read full bio

John Elway is a former American football quarterback. He played his college football at Stanford and his entire professional career for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). Elway was drafted #1 overall in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts before being traded to the Denver Broncos. Following the AFC Championship Game, Elway and the Broncos... read full bio

John P. Kotter is internationally known and widely regarded as the foremost expert on the topics of Leadership and Transformation. He is the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and a graduate of MIT and Harvard. His is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually achieve successful transformations. Kotter co-founded Kotter International, a... read full bio

John Paxson is a former basketball player from the US. He played during his college years at Notre Dame, where he was named a second team All-American in 1983. Paxson is better known for his play during the 1993 NBA finals, when he played for the Chicago Bulls against the Phoenix Suns. In game 6 of those finals, at the... read full bio

John Robinson is a former American football player and coach best known for his two stints as head coach of the University of Southern California (USC) football team (1976-1982, 1993-1997) and for his tenure as head coach of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams (1983-1991). Robinson's USC teams won four Rose Bowls and captured a share of the national championship in... read full bio

Jon Gruden is a former American football head coach, most recently with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. Prior to taking over as coach of Tampa Bay, he was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders for 4 years. The Buccaneers won Super Bowl XXXVII in the team's first year under Gruden's tenure, making him the youngest head coach... read full bio