Rob's life has been a training ground and platform for understanding & developing his opinion on the power that Mental Strength brings to a motivated, passion-driven life. His action based experiences through firefighting, creating a personal brand, breaking a Guinness World Record, endurance athletics, and philanthropy, has enabled him to become a leading example and voice as to what... read full bio
SmartMouth Communications Founder and Principal Beth Noymer Levine is a Communication and Public Speaking Coach who is emerging as one of the country's leading voices on how to prepare and deliver speeches and presentations that actually work for both the audience and the speaker. Her methodology raises awareness around the unconscious tendency of speakers to be egocentric versus audience-centric and... read full bio
Tim Byrne has spent more than 19 years serving the church full-time. He's a pro freestyle flatland skateboarder with international recognition. Tim is unique among action sports speakers because he can fit his skateboarding display into a compact, 8-by-8-foot flat space. Through this special style of skating, Tim has reached hundreds of millions of people with the love of Jesus... read full bio
Barney Saltzberg is an award-winning children's book writer/illustrator and singer/songwriter. He has written and illustrated over twenty books, and Shari Lewis has recorded his songs for episodes of the PBS show Arthur. Barney travels around the country inspiring children and teachers of all ages, visiting elementary schools and teaching a class on writing, while illustrating children's books at UCLA. His... read full bio
Dr. Randolph Ek promotes non-medicinal, apithological, metaphysical psychology. Through sharing his own recovery and sharing his learned process toward ultimate potential, he helps people to find their inner power and connect with a power greater than themselves. Once a spiritual connection is established, the power necessary to recover and thrive, becomes apparent. We are what we believe we are. Dr.... read full bio
You Want Me to be Creative NOW Unlock creativity to maximize company growth. Stress and creativity can't live in the same head at the same time. They're opposites on the productivity scale and in THIS case, opposites definitely DON'T attract. This can be a serious issue when it comes to problem solving. Corporate Wellness isn't Well! The culture of business needs to change... read full bio
It's Time to Bring Manufacturing Back to America Manufacturing is coming back to America, but this is not your grandfather's manufacturing. Today's manufacturing is sophisticated, automated and involves less labor. Offshore manufacturing has become less cost effective over the past several years due to longer transit times and rising labor, material, and transportation costs. And well before the US election, 54%... read full bio
Chris Rodell's humor and bedrock wisdoms will bestow listeners who'll need to be happy to succeed in their occupations, with all the mental tools they'll need to be happy throughout their entire lives. All will be motivated with an appreciation of our collective humanity, an understanding that we are more creative, energized and soulful when we see ourselves and one... read full bio
Esi Colbert is a talented Certified Coach with a deep passion for helping others realize and reach their potential. She is an iron-willed woman who has faced the ups and downs of life. Esi has endured the loss of family members and friends, divorce, the pain and isolation of Fibromyalgia, financial debt and the fear of failure, but she fought... read full bio
The Vision Within Kimberly Clark God's Love Always Magnifies (TM) #GLAM speaking engagements. AKL supports and encourages people to help them fulfill their potential and make the most of their lives. Kimberly's passionate motivational speaking provides the drive and guidance her clients and audience need to improve their careers, relationships, and lives. Topical discussions will target their: • Skills and Dreams. • Refocus... read full bio
"Jordan Lee Dooley is the founder of Soul Scripts. Dooley is known for being very honest, sincere, and not afraid to talk about her flaws and what she struggles with day to day. Dooley started her career as an Etsy shop owner where she hand lettered Bible verses and Christian quotes onto products. During that time Dooley came up with... read full bio
Kendall Ciesemier is an American youth volunteer, speaker, leader, and social entrepreneur. She has spoken at the UN Youth Assembly and has had a TEDx talk. She addresses topics such as, obstacles into opportunities, building a movement, finding power in powerlessness, and how to engage millennial women and students. Ciesemier has spoken on the National Conference on Volunteering and Service,... read full bio
Darrius Garrett was born and raised on the Eastside of Long Beach, CA, surrounded by death, drugs, and gang violence. After being arrested for drug possession, Darrius was jailed in the 9th grade. He was later released and enrolled in Ms. Gruwells English class at Wilson High School - a move that Darrius believes changed his life. Inspired by his... read full bio
Richard Bookstaber, one of the first Wall St. insiders to warn about the potential for crisis caused by the explosion of financial derivatives. He is a perfect speaker for finance, investment, and banking events. Called one of Wall Street's 'rocket scientists" by The New York Times, Bookstaber is the author of A Demon of Our Own Design: Markets, Hedge Funds,... read full bio
Glenn Murphy joined Gap Inc. as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in July 2007. Under his leadership, the company has successfully driven bottom line earnings growth by focusing on healthy margins and effectively managing costs. The company recently reported fiscal year earnings growth for 2008 of 16 percent. With more than 20 years of retail experience, Murphy... read full bio
David Bennett is co-owner and co-editor of Ancient and Future Catholics, ChurchYear.Net, and Life in Your Years (a site related to wellness), and a member-manager of Saint Hilary Communications. He is a member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars. Currently, his day job" is the religion department chair at a Catholic High School. David has written and spoken on a... read full bio
Patty Wooten RN is a successful nurse, a renowned international speaker, and an hilarious clown. With an extensive background in critical care, hospice, and home health, Patty set forth to express her love of nursing through the development of two fascinating clown characters; bold and bawdy Nancy Nurse and her whimsical, compassionate counterpart, Nurse Kindheart. From Miami to Madrid, from... read full bio
Annie Negrin is a Media Personality and Ophthalmology Surgeon with over 15 years clinical experience combining strengths in Patient & Family Centered Care, Health & Wellness Expertise, and Communications. Covering a range of health and wellness topics, she focuses primarily on public health education, prevention-based medicine, and up to date research. Dr. Annie has appeared on cable, broadcast and web... read full bio
Have you been reading about the same trends in industry journals that I have been reading about Conference audiences are now moving away from lecture-style presentations. Instead, they are choosing dynamic, interactive events in which they can get involved. Think about it ... Did your conference attendees pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars each to sit ... for days Did they spend... read full bio
Tim Crum is a nationally recognized expert on fundraising, board governance and shelter operations in the animal shelter industry who is often called upon to speak at national and regional conferences. in 2008, Tim founded Animal Shelter Fundraising, and has consulted with more than 200 animal welfare groups across the United States and has raised in excess of $200,000,000. ... read full bio
