Jim Brazell is a consultant, researcher and orator focusing on 21st century issues including community competitiveness, educational innovation, emerging technology and jobs. Jims clients include think tanks, companies, universities, community colleges, workforce boards, economic development organizations and K-12 schools. ... read full bio
Professor Bergstein details the dramatic changes taking place in the marketplace today. He explains how companies must react to those changes in their efforts to restore or maintain profitable positions within their industry. A former successful businessman and a current full-time Professor of Marketing at Penn State University, Milton Bergstein is both educational and entertaining.... read full bio
Michael Kirst was a professor at Stanford University. Michael Kirst received his bachelors degree at Dartmouth College. From Harvard University Kirst received his M.P.A. in Government and Economics and then in 1964, he received his Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government. He then joined the faculty at Stanford University and held several different positions including, Chairm Administration and Policy Analysis,... read full bio
Robert X. Cringely is the pen name of both technology journalist Mark Stephens and a string of writers for a column in InfoWorld, the one-time weekly computer trade newspaper published by IDG, which is now entirely electronic.... read full bio
Doug Lipp takes you on an insightful and entertaining behind-the-scenes tour to show you how to overcome immense challenges. Dougs high energy and thought-provoking style have motivated hundreds of thousands of people around the world to maximize personal and professional success. Doug was the head of the training team at the world-famous Disney University at Disneys corporate headquarters. After leaving... read full bio
The author of Bulletproof Retirement" and "Bulletproof Your Financial Future", nationally syndicated radio talk show host and a financial planner for nearly twenty years. He is the founder of Lefavi Wealth Management, which is a prominent independent financial planning practice, helping folks just like you improve their financial situations. His formal training in the financial field includes passing the CFP... read full bio
Peter Furst is a recognized motivational speaker and is an expert in many fields including risk management, construction and architecture. Peter frequently lectures at universities but has provided motivational presentations to all levels of management and employees in different conferences in North and South America. He has gathered over 15 years of consulting experience for various firms such as the... read full bio
By learning more about women, Marti Barletta demonstrates how to increase your customer base, increase revenue per customer, and foster longer customer loyalty. Her most recent book, PrimeTime Women, focuses on the high-spending sweet spot of the market—Boomer women in their mid-life prime—and teaches marketers how to take advantage of this prime segment's growth, size, and purchasing power to propel... read full bio
Christine Day, a former Starbucks executive left the caffeinated coffee business to concentrate on a different type of awakening. Ms. Day was the CEO of Lululemon Athletica, which made a name for itself creating active wear for yogis from enlightened fabrics. She then became the CEO of Luvo Christine is a seasoned retail industry executive who has a proven... read full bio
The name of Shawna Robinson and Natalie Sydoruk's label Label! Made locally in Torontoanyone noticing a trend hereLabel's stylish pieces have a whiff of the avant-garde, with Robinson and Sydoruk reinterpreting classic wardrobe mainstays in bamboo, tencel, deadstock wool, and silk chiffon.... read full bio
Stanley Fischer is a world-renowned Economist, and formerly one of the world's most revered central bank governors. He joined the Council on Foreign Relations as a distinguished fellow. During his impressive career he has held roles such as; Governor of the Bank of Israel, Vice Chairman of Citigroup, Chief Economist of the World Bank, and first deputy Managing Director of... read full bio
Whether walking the red carpet, dishing the dirt in People, getting up close and personal with all the A-listers on Entertainment Tonight Steven Cojocaru or Cojo is the ultimate celebrity style maven.... read full bio
Adriane G. Berg is a leader in the field of longevity, including marketing to baby boom and silver generations, personal road to successful aging, financial gerontology, and care taking public policy. Adriane is a renowned speaker in the field of world travel, tourism, relocation, desire for new experiences, new housing concepts, all as a function of worldwide aging. Berg is... read full bio
James Glassman is the founding executive director of the George W. Bush Institute, an action-oriented think tank that will be an integral part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. He is widely recognized as an expert on economy, finance, technology and international affairs. He wrote an investing column for the Washington Post, as well as two books on finance,... read full bio
Politico, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial Times, Bloomberg Businessweek, Business Insider, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the Christian Science Monitor, and The Jerusalem Post are just a few of the publications that Kinney Zalesne has written guest essays for. She is a well-known speaker both domestically and abroad and has made live appearances on... read full bio
Neale S. Godfrey is an acknowledged expert on family and children's finances. She began her career as one of the first female executives at The Chase Manhattan Bank. She then became the President of The First Women's Bank and founder of The First Children's Bank. That started the conversation about children and money in the United States. Neale's first adult... read full bio
Since the turn of the century, Steve Gilliland has become one of the most sought-after speakers in America. His background includes Major League Baseball, broadcasting, and eleven years of corporate management on three different levels. Steve has experienced what others merely talk about. He is the President and CEO of Performance Plus Professional Development, Inc., a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based company recognized... read full bio
For over sixteen years, Peg Neuhauser has worked as a management and organizational consultant, specializing in the areas of communication, conflict management, and organizational culture. As an internal consultant for the Hospital Corporation of America, she developed services and programs for corporate hospital clients. In addition to working as a designer, trainer, and consultant, she also managed financial systems conversions,... read full bio
One of the worlds leading executive recruiters in sports, entertainment and business, Bob Beaudine offers practical and proven advice. He effectively uses two decades of experience to turn conventional wisdom about networking on its head, showing how to creatively use connections, and the connections of their connections to get ahead. In The Power of WHO, Beaudine suggests that we invest... read full bio
Maxine Clark has been Chief Executive Bear of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. since the companys inception in 1997 and has served as chairman of the board of directors since conversion to a corporation in April 2000. Widely recognized as one of the nations leading and most creative entrepreneurs, her book, The Bear Necessities of Business: Building a Company with Heart, reveals... read full bio
