Carol Gardner is an author and creator of Zelda Wisdom, Inc. The mastermind behind Zelda Wisdom, Inc., Carol started her company with 24 greeting cards in the middle of her living room featuring an English Bulldog she named Zelda. Within 6 months, over one million cards had been sold. Today Zelda Wisdom, Inc. is an international, multi-million dollar business with... read full bio
Joel ben Izzy is a storyteller, author and story consultant. He has traveled the world, gathering and telling tales. He has produced six award-winning recordings of his work and is also the author of a highly-acclaimed memoir, The Beggar King and the Secret of Happiness. In addition to his geographic travels, Joel has been to worlds where storytellers rarely venture,... read full bio
Amanda Beard is a seven-time Olympic medal-winning swimmer, known for overcoming many obstacles to achieve her dreams. Amanda devotes her time doing appearances for her Olympic Sponsors, speaking engagements for Breast Cancer awareness and talking with young swimmers throughout the United States about overcoming obstacles and setting high goals. She inspires women of all ages to be confident. Amanda... read full bio
Frank Dux is the innovator of a motivational system known as DUX FASST. He is no stranger to challenge and controversy and is best known as the hero in the movie Bloodsport, portrayed by Jean Claude Van Damme. What makes him a compelling and relevant speaker today are the events that led up to the making of that still popular... read full bio
If you want your company to thrive, without the typical hindrances caused by office politics, interpersonal conflict and miscommunication so often devastating to project success, this trek with its sometimes comedic angle is a one way ticket to solving this pandemic problem. This presentation is targeted at corporate management, HR, or any corporate events where motivation and team building skills... read full bio
On any given day yet another young talented vocalist takes to the internet in hopes of unveiling their talents to the world. Talent, personality, and creativity; it's a formula which is obvious in theory, yet intense in practice. And for Bad Boy/Interscope recording artist, Megan Nicole, it is a formula that will eliminate any thought of 15 minutes of fame."... read full bio
Steve Wilson has become a studio and stage mainstay with the biggest jazz performers. Renowned and diverse musicians like Chick Corea, George Duke, Michael Brecker, Dave Holland, Dianne Reeves, Bill Bruford, Gerald Wilson, Maria Schneider, Joe Henderson, Charlie Byrd, Billy Childs, Karrin Allyson, Don Byron, Bill Stewart, James Williams, and Mulgrew Miller have collaborated with Wilson on over 100 recordings,... read full bio
"Musical composer and smooth jazz extraordinaire Nelson Rangell began his musical journey at a young age, as he was born into a family of musical children. Though his parents were not musically involved, his brother Andrew is a concert Pianist, Bobby is a woodwind player, and his sister Paula is a singer. Rangell studied classical and jazz at The Interlochen... read full bio
The Klezmatics are globally-renowned world music superstars and the only klezmer band to win a Grammy award. The Klezmatics emerged out of the vibrant cultural scene of New York Citys East Village in 1986 with klezmer steeped in Eastern European Jewish tradition and spirituality, while incorporating contemporary themes such as human rights and anti-fundamentalism and eclectic musical influences including... read full bio
American blues singer and pianist Marcia ball had been in the music industry for over three decades. Marcia Ball began her solo career in 1974 playing in various bands throughout her time at Louisiana State University. Her piano styling is a blend of elements of zydeco, swamp blues, boogie-woogie, and Louisiana blues. Her solo career began with Rounder Records, but... read full bio
"Carlos Alvarez (born 1966 in Malaga) is a Spanish baritone who has had a major international opera career since the early 1990s. His recording of the title role in Isaac Albéniz's Merlin with Placido Domingo as King Arthur won a Latin Grammy Award in 2001, and his recording of the role of Ford in Giuseppe Verdi's Falstaff won the Grammy... read full bio
Nowhere will you see the principles of teamwork, time management, risk-taking , and competitive excellence illustrated with more humor and visual flair than at a Raspyni Brothers keynote presentation. Juggling the Principals of Success entertains as it educates, leaving the audience enthusiastic and highly-motivated about achieving greater levels of success in their professional and personal lives. The Raspyni Brothers... read full bio
Sen Cullen has been touring and performing as a comedian for the past fifteen years. There are many things that make him unique in the comedy world. He combines stream of consciousness improv with uncanny mimicry and broad musical talents to create a style that is his alone. As a member of Corky and The Juice Pigs, a seminal... read full bio
""Carla Collins is refreshing, elegant, a complete delight and elegant to watch. You are uplifted by her sense of humor. She's the friend you always wanted to see more of. She is light, charming and innocent with a star quality. She's full of surprises with old Hollywood looks and glamour and a glowing stage presence. She is the new Gilda... read full bio
Anita Renfroe is an American Christian comedian who is the wife of a Baptist pastor. She began to game fame after she started posting comedy videos through her YouTube page. She has gone on to gain over 11 thousand followers on the platform with some of her videos reaching a million views. As a performer Renfroe often tours with the... read full bio
The Trishas got together for what they thought was gonna be one show, a tribute to songwriter Kevin Welch at 2009's Steamboat Music Festival. The four songstresses came together to do just that, sing...for the sake of the songs. And sing they did, around one microphone until there wasn't a single dry eye in the place. To give you an... read full bio
Godfrey Daniels is one of the oldest and most venerable music institutions in eastern Pennsylvania. A small neighborhood coffeehouse and listening room, it has long been a hangout for music lovers and aspiring musicians, and in the late 1970s, one of these was a young Moravian College student named John Gorka. Rolling Stone called him the preeminent male singer/songwriter of... read full bio
With his relaxing touch on the piano and natural vocal delivery, Tim Louis has set out to bring back ""the art of the song."" There's a timeless quality to his music that is both comforting and refreshing at the same time. The tunes Tim writes are undeniably infectious: jazz in its simplicity. Having played piano since he was five, Tim... read full bio
After four decades at the top of the charts (70s, 80s, 90s, 00s) starting as a band member and the lead guitarist, a principal songwriter, co-producer, and arranger with the legendary multi-platinum Jefferson Starship/Starship (1973-1990), Craig Chaquico was instrumental in making the Jefferson Airplane & Jefferson Starship/Starship combination among the TOP 10 most successful acts in history, receiving 20 gold... read full bio
Delfeayo Marsalis has made an impact as both a trombonist and a recording producer. While at Berklee College, he devoted the bulk of his studies to studio production, and was soon producing albums for his father and brothers as well as artists including Terence Blanchard, Harry Connick, Jr., Mingus Dynasty, Courtney Pine, Marcus Roberts and Jeff Tain Watts. His trombone... read full bio
