Will Ander specializes in consumer insights, strategic planning, and new concept development. His outstanding educational background and extensive retail experience have proven invaluable in the analysis and interpretation of consumer and retail data. During the past nineteen years at McMillan|Doolittle, Will has worked with a number of retail and service businesses on strategy and new store development, feasibility and concept... 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
Ms. Sally Almason is Executive Vice President, General Merchandise Manager of The Cato Corporation. Ms. Almason had served as Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager for the Cato Division since 2004. She served as Vice President, Divisional Merchandise Manager for the Cato Division from 1995 to 2004. The apparel specialty stores operate under the names Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus,... read full bio
Cheryl Cran is a self confessed positive control freak, bold leadership expert, Gen X/Baby Boomer cusper with three Gen Y kids and is an internationally renowned professional keynote speaker. Her latest book, The Control Freak Revolution examines the positive and negative aspects of controlling tendencies and illustrates how to use positive control to achieve positive results. As an in-demand... read full bio
WITH HIS HOMEGROWN STORYTELLING AND NATURAL-BORN GUITAR TALENT, THE SAUCE BOSS RIGHTEOUSLY SINGS THE BLUES. He gives the feeling that can only come from a life lived in the eye of the storm. He has weathered more than his share of hurricanes, sunburn, and mosquitoes – and he’s got the chops to prove it. He has taken his... read full bio
Brett Leake is a dynamic performer of observational material. His lively desire to learn and to know lead him from the kitchen to the car to the classroom to the stage. Behind a persona that is appears sometimes confused, sometimes frustrated, Brett wonders about the little things the automobile battery light, people who draw a line through the number... read full bio
Judith Viorst is the author of seven collections of poems for adults: the Village Square; Its Hard to Be Hip Over Thirty and Other Tragedies of Married Life; People and Other Aggravations; How Did I Get to be 40 and Other Atrocities; When Did I Stop being 20 and Other Injustices; Forever Fifty and Other Negotiations; and Suddenly Sixty... read full bio
Rolland Smith is an Emmy Award broadcast journalist with 40 years of broadcast experience as an anchor, reporter, documentary producer, and writer. Mr. Smith formally worked for the CBS network where he was co-host of The CBS Morning Program. He also anchored WCBS-TV Channel Two News and the Ten Oclock News at WWOR-TV in New York. Mr. Smith is also... 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
Michael Aronin is a celebrated motivational speaker who uses his own experiences with having cerebral palsy to teach his audiences how to get past personal shortcomings and move forward productively in their careers. Being both a comedian and motivational speaker, he is able to make this difficult topic both entertaining and enlightening. His outstanding efforts have been recognized by such... read full bio
Jacklyn Zeman interest in dancing soon expanded to acting. Zeman landed her first major soap role as ONE LIFE TO LIVE's drug-addicted Lana McClain. Jacklyn Zeman create the role of Bobbie Spencer. Daytime Emmy nominations came in 1981, 1995 and 1997 as supporting actress and in 1998 as lead actress. Jacklyn Zeman has performed in off-Broadway and community productions including... 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
During Elaine Pasqua's youth, her mother and stepfather were diagnosed with the AIDS virus during the epidemic of the 80s. Due out of the stigma that heavily surrounded members of the HIV and AIDS community, she has continuously honored her parents' wishes and kept fighting for a search on how to battle these diseases. Witnessing the ravages of this disease... read full bio
Mellanie revitalizes individual and organizational health and productivity. Through her personal story of battling the #1 killer, heart disease, Mellanie provides a wake-up call that helps audiences create permanent change. Her engaging stories and powerful messages, gleaned from her many years in the corporate trenches and her extensive life experience, equip attendees with tools, techniques, and attitudes to overcome adversity,... read full bio
Whether you are facing a life threatening illness, or you are a healer whose mission is to help those who are ill through the countless challenges that lie ahead, womans speaker Emory Austin has a strong message for you and your organization. The concept that any challenge contains possibilities for growth. As a breast cancer survivor, continuously battling... read full bio
Drawing on her own experience with professional and personal setbacks and her ability to create opportunity from adversity, Gail Hogan delivers a powerful message with a personal touch. Her near fatal collapse at work would prove to empower her motivation, which gave her the devotion she needed in her life to helping other heart disease victims take control of their... read full bio
After she contracted HIV from her high-school sweetheart, college sophomore Beatrice Kerr felt pressured to remain silent about her condition for fear of being expelled from school and rejected by her friends and family. She courageously overcame her fears, and now, as a nationally and internationally known AIDS and HIV educator, she strives to prevent her own fate from befalling... read full bio
Sherry's deep-seated passion for friendship and humor make her a true inspiration. She loves to stir her audience to an understanding that when cancer steals the song in their heart, friendship and laughter will sing it back to them. In an intimate girlfriend-to-girlfriend fashion" she shares how her friends did that for her and incorporates fun, imaginative ideas she's learned... read full bio
For the past 25 years, Dr. Bruno Cortis has worked with heart patients, hospitals, groups of physicians and nurses, businesses, and non-profit organizations. His goal: to help alleviate the effects of stress and to promote heart health. Heart patients and other interested people who have worked with Dr. Cortis have learned how to prevent heart attacks and they've come... read full bio
Diagnosed with breast cancer in December of '94, Christine went on to write a humorous portrayal of her story in a book entitled Not Now,I'm Having A No Hair Day!" & "Our Family Has Cancer, Too". Inspiring Breakthrough Secrets to Live Your Dreams; Cancer Has Its Privileges: Stories of Hope & Laughter, and Your Guardian Angel's Gift. Christine is... read full bio
