Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., is chairman of the board of the National Health Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, whose goal is to improve the health of Americans by enhancing health literacy and advancing healthy behaviors. He also is chairman of the Washington, D.C.-based Sullivan Alliance to Transform Americas Health Professions. He was the founding dean and first president of Morehouse... read full bio
Dr. Taylor is a Professor of Food Science & Technology in the Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Dr. Steve Taylor has written over 200 scientific articles, book chapters, encyclopedia articles, and other publications. He was recently identified by the Institute for Scientific Research as one of the most highly cited researchers in... read full bio
Health Choices host Howard Torman, MD is an award-winning national medical correspondent. Dr. Howard Torman, a former faculty member at Harvard University, has appeared on television for the past 12 years providing medical commentary, medical news and explanatory health segments, including a several year stint on "CBS This Morning." Dr. Howard Torman has also authored numerous scientific articles published in... read full bio
Bobbie Staten is a nationally known motivational humorist. She holds the coveted Certified Speaking Professional credential from the National Speakers Association, an earned designation held by less than 10 percent of the professional membership. From her life experiences, Bobbie learned that many people are in pain, both physically and emotionally. This pain is based on fear of change,... read full bio
Kathleen Passanisi is a top choice for corporate meetings, healthcare conferences, association events, and womens groups. The National Speakers Association inducted Ms. Passanisi into the exclusive Speaker Hall of Fame and The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor honored her with a rare Lifetime Achievement Award in the discipline of therapeutic humor. As the author of It's Your Life--Choose Well... read full bio
Stella Metsovas is a globally recognized clinical nutritionist and media health expert based in California. A former National USA Swimmer, Stella really began her career at age 13. Training under top Olympic coaches, she competed at the Junior Olympic and National levels. Stella is a specialist in Food Science and Human Nutrition, with over 15 years of experience in the... read full bio
Dennis A. Robbins Ph.D. M.P.H. is a nationally recognized health innovator, thought leader, and activist with over three decades of experience in health care. His eclectic blend of academic, and postdoctoral training in health, health care, wellness, business, ethics, and policy as applied to liability, payment systems, new technologies, health law, and health policy is distinctive. He serves or has... read full bio
Many consider Dr. Huizenga from the hit NBC series, The Biggest Loser," to be the most credible and interesting part of the show. His medical and clinical expertise on losing weight, combined with his advice to the participants on living a healthier lifestyle, is highly regarded. He has an innovative anti-obesity approach, which combines his research from the show and... read full bio
An accomplished actress, writer, comedienne and director, Renee Taylor was nominated for an Emmy for her portrayal of Fran Fine's flamboyant mother, Sylvia. She and her husband, actor/writer/director Joseph Bologna, were nominated for an Academy Award for their first screenplay, Lovers and Other Strangers," and won an Emmy Award for their television special "Acts of Love and Other Comedies." A... read full bio
Dr. Marjorie Blanchard has earned a reputation worldwide as a compelling motivational speaker, an accomplished management consultant and trainer, a best-selling author and an entrepreneur. Recently, she was chosen Speaker of the Year by New Woman magazine and American Express. She also was the co-recipient with her husband, Ken Blanchard, of the Entrepreneur of the Year award from Cornell University.... read full bio
Leland R. Kaiser, Ph.D., is a dynamic motivational speaker known for his ability to change the way organizations think. A recognized futurist and acknowledged authority on the changing American healthcare system, Leland Kaiser is an organizational consultant to many healthcare organizations and U.S. hospitals. Dr. Kaiser holds an appointment as associate professor in the graduate program in health administration at... read full bio
Mr. Korber is a Physician Assistant with 30 years of health care experience that includes leadership roles in clinical practice, clinician education, non-profit administration, and patient education research. He is a certified non-physician hypertension specialist by the Association for Hypertension, is published in several peer reviewed journals & textbooks, and has presented continuing education talks at regional, state, and national... read full bio
Experience a passionate, wise and caring healer who helps people transform their lives by showing them how to rise above their limitations, remove their roadblocks, rekindle their dreams and become the principal agents in their own professional and personal lives. Carl A. Hammerschlag is a master storyteller and internationally recognized author, physician, speaker and healer. A Yale trained psychiatrist; he... read full bio
Elaine La Lanne was a junk food junkie. When she was 27, she worked at a TV station in San Francisco and was the talent booker for The Les Malloy Show. It was there that she first met Jack La Lanne, who said to her: You should be eating apples and oranges and bananas, and if I didn't like you,... read full bio
Valda Boyd Ford, MPH, MS, RN Valda Boyd Ford is a professional speaker, consultant and author. For over thirty years Valda has worked in nearly 50 countries to improve health and decrease vulnerability. For more than a decade Valda has worked to help women (and couples) learn how to get the spice back in their relationships, help women to achieve satisfaction... read full bio
Moving from Task To Touch™ in your organization is an evidence based presentation using research from 1,000 hours sitting bedside with patients observing their care and interviewing them on their expectations. The Perceptive Patient is a keynote on how a consultant, patient experience researcher and cancer patient observed her own 17 month healthcare journey. Brooke has spent the last 19 years conducting... read full bio
Jessie Pavelka is a US fitness expert and TV Host. In the UK he has hosted sensitive and inspirational weight loss shows Obese: A Year to Save My Life and Fat: The Fight of My Life for Sky TV and in the US he is currently one of the trainers on Series 16 of NBC's The Biggest Loser. Born in... read full bio
Well known for having earned the title of Mr. Natural Universe as well as being an incredibly dedicated figure in the fitness field, Jerry Anderson has been featured over 55 times on CNN as a loved and trusted authority in the world of fitness, health, and wellness. He has worked as a certified personal trainer for over 30 years and... read full bio
Nick Buettner is an explorer, Ed-Tech Innovator, National Speaker, Community and Corporate Program Director, and works for Blue Zones Projects. Buettner has led 17 expeditions over 6 continents around the world, for the past 20 years. He received his BA in International Business with a minor in Economics from Augsburg College. Buettner has traveled to three of the Blue Zone... read full bio
Kevin Hines is an American activist who is a suicide survivor as well as a suicide prevention speaker, author, filmmaker, and mental health adovcate who gained attention at the age of 19 after trying to take his own life by jumping off of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. Since then, Hines’ story has been featured on numerous... read full bio
