It was following a car accident that Linda Leclerc discovered laughter yoga. Her first contact with the method was in the spring of 2003, when she was a stressed out manager and a "serious and responsible adult". Not only did she start laughing again (Halleluia!) but the pain she had been experiencing ever since the accident diminished significantly until it... read full bio
Linda Cahan is an internationally recognized expert in visual merchandising with over 35 years of marketplace experience. She helps stores look and feel better to sell more. Linda's breadth of experience is in all segments of retail working with hundreds of independent retailers as well as major retail corporations as a Visual Merchandising and Store Design consultant. She was featured... read full bio
A Very Twisted view of our Pop Culture World. We live in a pop culture world, a world filled with our favorite films, music, monsters and myths. It's a world of rock stars and scientists who rocked the world. It's a world of founding fathers, fiction, fast food, fairy tales and fantasy. A world of sit-coms, superheroes, sleuths, sci-fi, surrealists, and... read full bio
Linda Noble Topf is a voice of compassion and reason for those challenged by injury or illness, was recently chosen as the Grand Prize Winner for Berrett-Koehler's Open Book Editions for her upcoming work, Wheelchair Wisdom: Awaken Your Spirit Through Adversity. Linda's goal in writing the book (as well as her keynote presentations) is to shatter widespread notions of what... read full bio
When most people meet a scholarship pageant representative, they expect to be greeted by smiles, waves, and an unflappable good mood. As Miss Arizona 2002, that was the image most people expected when they met Laura Lawless. She was the face of Arizona in that year's Miss America pageant; she was also the face of mental illness. Diagnosed with clinical... read full bio
Known as The Dream Leader for Business, Loretta Love Huff helps her audiences reach their inner leader, influence with integrity and produce results that otherwise would not have been achieved. She is a frequent guest on Fox10 Phoenix and featured consultant in The Phoenix Business Journal, the Arizona Republic, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and Working Mother... read full bio
Laganja Estranja (Jay Jackson) is a choreographer, drag queen, and cannabis activist based in Los Angeles, CA. She appeared on the television show RuPaul's Drag Race, and has gone on to travel the world as a drag performer, tour and choreograph with Miley Cyrus, and teach an international traveling dance school. She is a voice for LGBTQA rights, and speaks... read full bio
After the culmination of a fulfilling 32-year career in senior roles, Linda Marshall is now the proud president of Marshall Connects, TV Host of Business Wellness aired on Cable 14, and Author of aGiving Back, How to Find Your Personal Joy and Make a Difference to Others'. As an espeakers expert, Linda facilitates workshops, consulting services and offers motivational speaking to... read full bio
Dr. Liz Berney is a consultant, trainer, public speaker, and has been a coach for several clients over the years some of which include, Coca Cola, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, AT&T, American Red Cross, Cisco, and many more. Berney is currently a Professor for Executive Programs at the University of Pennslyania’s Wharton School and the University of Maryland’s Robert... read full bio
Purple Stripe Productions' creator, Lynette, also serves as Mingl Marketing's interim head of marketing technologies. She collaborates with brand agencies, internal staff members, and career-minded professionals to develop and successfully implement strategic and tactical initiatives to increase visibility, draw talent, expand the clientele, and attract new clients via the social web. She has more than 1.5 million Google+ followers... read full bio
Libby Znaimer is a prominent Canadian journalist specializing in business, politics, and lifestyle issues. After working in television broadcasting for two decades, she joined MZ Media. She served as Vice-President of News and Information for both Classical 96.3FM and AM740. She produces and hosts The Zoomer Report, a special feature on all topics of interest to the baby boom generation... read full bio
The woman Mediaweek says could very well be the next generation's Anna Quindlen" steps out from behind her celebrated New York Times column in a book about the intersection -- or more accurately collision -- of life and work. A few years ago, award-winning reporter Lisa Belkin left the office to work from home, amid the chaos of two young... read full bio
Known to millions around the world for his 21 years with CNN, Lou Waters has been a success in everything from Top 40 rock and roll radio to worldwide television news. Waters became interested in broadcasting while studying architectural engineering at the University of Minnesota. He broke into radio as an announcer with WMIN AM, and later worked at WLOL... read full bio
In 2002, Leean Hendrix was on top of the world. The 26-year old former Miss Arizona was confident, ready to take on any challenge. That all changed when a stroke robbed her of movement on one side of her body, stripped away her self-confidence and erased her memory. It was like the muscles behind my eyes had broken," Hendrix explained.... read full bio
Leslie Mouton discovered a lump in her left breast. It turned out to be a very aggressive form of breast cancer. Leslie Mouton allowed cameras to follow her through every part of her battle and she shared it with viewers. From surgery and chemo to hair loss and radiation, all of it on camera, all of it made public. That... read full bio
For 20 years, Lola Gillebaard has helped people recognize the power of humor and apply it to live healthier, happier, and more productive lives. She has researched the benefits of humor and has personally witnessed the magic of its healing. By learning the value and power of using humor, individuals can strengthen their professional relationships and lighten up the workplace.... read full bio
Lorna Riley is a professional speaker, trainer, consultant, author, founder-president of the American Training Association, and a founding member of Knowhow Inc. a distance e-learning organization that creates web-based training programs. She is considered one of the elite productivity speakers and trainers in the world. ... read full bio
With novels published in over 25 countries and translated into more than 13 languages, Laura Caldwell had left the law behind, or so she thought. Research on her sixth novel led her to the criminal case of a young man who was charged with murder and was sitting in a Cook County holding cell for nearly six years without a... read full bio
5 Sizzling Secrets for the Creating the Brand Called YOU! Many executives and entrepreneurs believe that branding is only for big consumer product companies with even bigger budgets. But, the truth is that employees who harness the power of personal branding reach their career goals faster and with higher salaries; entrepreneurs who embrace personal branding principles boost their visibility and profitability.... read full bio
Luke Storey is a mindfulness speaker, bio-hacker, yoga and meditation teacher, and host of the Life Stylist podcast, and founder of the online fashion school for stylists, School of Style. Over the course of his career, Storey has been a stylist for numerous celebrities and artists such as Kanye West, Marilyn Manson, Diplo, Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian and Krysten Ritter.... read full bio
