Bestselling Author, FREAKONOMICS and SUPERFREAKONOMICS; Co-star, FREAKONOMICS Documentary ; FREAKONOMICS Spent 4 Years on The New York Times Bestseller List, With More Than 4 Million Copies Sold Worldwide; The Popular FREAKONOMICS Blog is Hosted Exclusively on The New York Times Website

Co-Author of the Phenomenal Bestselling Business Books FREAKONOMICS and SUPERFREAKONOMICS, and winner of the highly esteemed John Bates Clark Medal as the most influential economist in America under the age of 40, Steven D. Levitt works with businesses ... More >

Bestselling Author, Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics; Freakonomics still on The New York Times Bestseller List after 7 years; Host of Freakonomics RADIO; Co-star, Freakonomics Documentary ; Editor-in-Chief, Freakonomics Blog

An award-winning author, journalist, and radio and TV personality, Stephen J. Dubner is the co-author of the International Bestselling Business Books Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics. Originally published in the U.S. in 2005, Freakonomics instantly ... More >

Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media

Steve Forbes is chairman, CEO, and editor in chief at Forbes Media and an internationally respected authority in the worlds of economics, finance, and corporate leadership. With the economy at the forefront of conversation on a global level, Forbes offers ... More >

Chairman & CEO, The Walt Disney Company (1984-2005); Owner and Non-Executive Chairman, The Topps Company, Inc.; Founder & CEO, The Tornante Company

Michael Eisner teaches audiences how to develop corporate creativity and strategically invest in innovation, based on his experiences as CEO of Disney and as Founder of The Tornante Company, a fund to invest in and develop companies in the media and ... More >

Internationally Acclaimed Author; Named one of TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World"

Named by TIME Magazine as one of the '100 Most Influential People in the World,' Niall Ferguson is a public intellectual whose work impacts industry, finance, government, and academia. Controversial, expansive, and eloquent, Mr. Ferguson has been ... More >

Author, The Art of Choosing; S.T. Lee Professor of Business in the Management Division of the Columbia Business School

A world renowned expert on the subject of choice, Dr. Sheena Iyengar's research on how and why we choose, and what we need to do to choose better, has surprising and profound implications for our personal and professional lives. Her insights are invaluable ... More >

Visionary Innovator Merging Global Brands and Superstar Musicians

When Fortune 500 companies need to reenergize or reinvent a lagging brand, they call Steve Stoute. In addition to marrying cultural icons with blue-chip marketers (Beyoncé for Tommy Hilfiger's True Star fragrance, and Justin Timberlake for "lovin' ... More >

"The World's Reigning Strategy Guru," The Economist; Bestselling Author, Leading the Revolution

Fortune magazine labels Gary Hamel “the world’s leading expert on business strategy.” The Economist calls Hamel “the world’s reigning strategy guru.” Recently, the Journal of Business Strategy listed Hamel as one of ... More >

Bestselling Author and World Renowned Speaker on Exploiting Business Trends and New Market Opportunities ; Founder and CEO of ChangeLabs™; CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame®

Peter Sheahan has established a globally recognized brand as a leading expert in how the world's most effective organizations and individuals distinguish themselves from the competition instead of running with the pack. In the space of three years he ... More >

Co-Author of the Bestselling Book, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives ; Physician and Social Scientist expert in Healthcare and in Social Networks; Professor in the Departments of Health Care Policy, Medicine, and Sociology at Harvard

Dr. Nicholas Christakis is a professor at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School who has done groundbreaking research on social networks. He is the co-author of the bestselling book, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks. His ... More >

Co-Author of the Much Heralded Book, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives ; One of Foreign Policy's "Top 100 Global Thinkers"; Professor in the School of Medicine and the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California; Harvard PhD and Expert on Social Networks, Behavioral Economics and Genopolitics; Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation

Dr. James Fowler is an expert on social networks, behavioral economics and genopolitics (the study of the genetic basis of political behavior. Dr. Fowler is the co-author of the Bestselling Book, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks ... More >

Current President, Riverview Capital Investments ; Chairman, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission ; Democratic Nominee, Governor of California 2006 ; California State Treasurer, 1999-2007; Chairman, Apollo Alliance Advisory Board

Phil Angelides is a nationally recognized authority on financial reform and corporate responsibility. Leading the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission created by the Obama administration in 2009, Angelides’ proven expertise and lauded reputation ... More >

Author, HOW: Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything; Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of LRN

Deemed “the hottest advisor on the corporate virtue circuit”, by FORTUNE Magazine, Dov Seidman is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of LRN, a company that helps businesses develop ethical corporate cultures and inspire principled ... More >

Chairman, Institute for Large Scale Innovation; Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Advisory Council on Innovation ; Bestselling Author, Innovation Nation and Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity; Innovation Consultant to Public and Private Sector Leaders Worldwide

John Kao has made a career out of helping organizations go from “getting” the importance of innovation to “getting innovation done.” Dubbed “Mr. Creativity” by The Economist, John is Chairman of the Institute for ... More >

Bestselling Author, Stumbling on Happiness; Groundbreaking research and insights into how people make judgments, choices and decisions ; Professor of Psychology, Harvard University

Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert says our beliefs about what will make us happy are often wrong - a premise he supports with intriguing research and explains in his brilliant and funny book, Stumbling on Happiness, which Time magazine called “Fascinating.” ... More >

Founder and President, The Table Group; Bestselling Author, The Five Temptations of a Leader and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Credible. Entertaining. Timeless. Compelling. Authentic. These are words which audience members and clients commonly use to describe Patrick Lencioni's presentations. The combination of his humorous and engaging style, along with the soundness of his ... More >

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author; Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates

A highly respected authority on international economics, globalization, politics and energy, Daniel Yergin shares with audience’s unmatched insight into the world today. Compelling and informative, his presentations capture the issues, while grounding ... More >

Bestselling Author, The Rise of the Creative Class: And How Its Transforming Work, Leisure Community and Everyday Life

Richard Florida is one of the world’s leading public intellectuals on economic competitiveness, demographic trends, and cultural and technological innovation. He is one of the world's most sought after speakers on global trends, economics, prosperity, ... More >

Contributor to the International Bestseller Freakonomics; Advisory Board, Berlin School of Creative Leadership; Senior Research Advisor, Department of Justice/FBI (2010-2011); Professor of Sociology and Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University

Highly esteemed Columbia University Professor and Leading Business Consultant Sudhir Venkatesh contributed to one of the most memorable chapters in the International Bestselling Book Freakonomics.  His ability to uncover hidden truths through ... More >

Author, One Billion Customers: Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China and NO ANCIENT WISDOM, NO FOLLOWERS: The Challenges of Chinese Authoritarian Capitalism; Senior Counselor, APCO Worldwide; Senior China Advisor, Vistage, World’s Leading Chief Executive Organization ; Member, Council on Foreign Relations, International Council Asia Society, National Committee US-China Relations; Chairman US-Government Relations Committee, American Chamber of Commerce in China

James McGregor is everybody's go-to guy on China - providing strategic advice to top political leaders and Fortune 500 CEOs and serving as an insightful and influential China commentator for television, radio and print media across the globe. James McGregor ... More >

Recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics; Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President, The World Bank, 1997-2000; Chairman, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1995-1996; Professor, Columbia University and Chair of Columbia University's Committee on Global Thought; Author of the New York Times Bestseller, Globalization and Its Discontents

Stiglitz helped create a new branch of economics, "The Economics of Information," exploring the consequences of information asymmetries and pioneering such pivotal concepts as adverse selection and moral hazard, which have now become standard ... More >

Bestselling Author, First, Break All The Rules, and Now, Discover Your Strengths; Expert on Outstanding Leadership and Management Practices

Marcus Buckingham is considered one of the world's leading authorities on employee productivity and the practices of leading and managing. After graduating from Cambridge University with a master’s degree in social and political science, Mr. Buckingham ... More >

Acclaimed Business Advisor; New York Times Bestselling Author of Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done

For 35 years, Ram Charan has coached some of the worlds’ most successful CEOs, working behind the scenes at companies like GE, KLM, Bank of America, DuPont, Novartis, EMC, Home Depot, 3M and Verizon. Ram is a favorite among executive educators and was ... More >

Author, RESET: How This Crisis Can Restore Our Values and Renew America ; Visionary, media icon and entrepreneur ; Bestselling novelist; Host, public radio’s Studio 360

“It’s the end of the world as we’ve known it,” Kurt Andersen writes in Reset, “but it isn’t the end of the world.” In this smart and refreshingly hopeful new book, Andersen–a brilliant analyst and synthesizer ... More >

Co-Authors, Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won (ultimately these are pioneering lessons for the business world & life)

How can understanding strategies and myths from the multi-billion dollar sports world help your business? This question is answered by Tobias Moskowitz , an award-winning economist with a passion for sports, and L. Jon Wertheim, a leading sports journalist ... More >

International Bestselling Authors of Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics; Freakonomics Spent 4 Years on The New York Times Bestseller List, With More Than 4 Million Copies Sold Worldwide; Co-stars, Freakonomics Documentary ; The Popular Freakonomics Blog has been called "The Most Readable Economics Blog In the Universe"

Since the remarkable success of the International Bestsellers Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics (more than 5 million copies sold worldwide), its much heralded authors, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, have given more than 1,000 lectures, some to audiences ... More >

Chairman and Chief Creative Officer, Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc; Chairman, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS

Kenneth Cole has built a 150 store-strong retail empire, uniting his fashion instincts and business acumen with his philanthropic convictions. Mr. Cole’s influence reaches far beyond the world of fashion – he has been a dynamic advocate for ... More >

Sought-After Economist on Diverse Financial Topics; Fama Family Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Associate Editor, Journal of Finance; Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research; Co-Author of the New York Times BestsellerScorecasting (Offering insights from the multi-billion dollar sports industry that shows business leaders a unique window into broader economic behavior.)

A prominent figure in economics, who won the 2007 Fischer Black Prize, which honors the top finance scholar in the world under the age of forty, Tobias Moskowitz is one of today’s highly sought-after economic thought leaders. He has been praised ... More >

Authors of the Much Heralded Book, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives

Science Magazine has dubbed co-authors Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler the "dynamic duo." Connected is the winner of a Books for a Better Life Award and has been translated into nearly twenty languages. It was named an Editor's Choice ... More >

A Leader in Organizational Transformation; Former Commander, USS Benfold; Bestselling Author, It’s Your Ship

Publications from Fast Company to the Harvard Business Review have called it one of the most remarkable examples of organizational transformation: Mike Abrashoff took command of the worst-performing Navy ship in the Pacific Fleet and made it #1in twelve ... More >

Author, The Happiness Advantage; Positive Psychology Expert

By researching top performers at Harvard, the world’s largest banks and Fortune 500 companies, Shawn discovers patterns which create a “Happiness Advantage” for positive outliers – the highest performers at the company.  ... More >

Behavioral and Communication Expert; Author of 14 books including The Platinum Rule, Collaborative Selling and The Art of Managing People

Tony Alessandra shows audiences how to out-sell, out-market and out-service the competition with his high-tech, high-touch sales and marketing techniques. More >

Branding and Selling Expert

Rick Barrera is a marketing consultant and author known throughout the Fortune 500 for his extraordinary speaking ability and his unique approach to brand building. His research on the strategies used by breakthrough brands like Hummer, Starbucks, Chico’s, ... More >

Author of the One Minute Manager

Ken Blanchard’s work centers on the idea that people are the source of a business' success. Nothing allows organizations to compete more aggressively than a group who are committed to common goals. People don’t come to work to fail – they long to succeed ... More >

Founder, The Vanguard Group, Inc.; President, Bogle Financial Markets Research Center

Named by Fortune as one of the investment industry’s four giants of the 20th century, John Bogle is a titan of the investment world and a hero to independent investors. More >

President, Bradt Leadership Inc.; Author; Clinical Psychologist; Leadership Consultant; C-Suite Executive Coach

Change happens – faster than ever. The challenge is to adapt, ignite and win! Psychologist, author, coach and speaker, Dr. Gary Bradt has devoted his career to arming organizations and people with practical and powerful tools that increase their ... More >

Leading Technology Forecaster and Business Strategist

Over the past two decades, futurist keynote speaker Daniel Burrus has established a worldwide reputation for accurately predicting the future of technological change and its impact on the world of business. He has helped hundreds of clients identify ... More >

Performance Expert; Ground-breaking Business Author

Joe Calloway is a branding consultant, business author, and restaurant owner whose client list reads like a "Who's Who" in business. From Saks Fifth Avenue and BMW to American Express and IBM, a wide range of companies depend on Joe for insight ... More >

Leadership Speaker ; Founder and CEO of Carawan Global Communications and Consulting ; Author

Rolfe Carawan is called the “Corporate Visionary with the Head of a CEO and the Heart of a Pastor." Living his mission to Relieve Suffering and Release Potential, Rolfe empowers his clients to increase bottom line profitability through creating ... More >

Professor, Harvard Business School; Bestselling Business Author

Clayton M. Christensen is the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, and is regarded as one of the world’s foremost experts on innovation and growth. He is widely sought after as a speaker, advisor and ... More >

Co-author of The Levity Effect; Humorist; Columnist

As a work culture expert and humorist, Scott has circled the globe educating and motivating thousands of audiences from senior leader retreats to all-staff meetings.  His unforgettable messages and off-the-cuff humor illustrate firsthand how levity, ... More >

Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune Magazine ; Author, Talent is Overrated & The Upside of the Downturn; Host and panel moderator at Fortune’s premier conferences worldwide

Geoff Colvin’s regular column and frequent cover stories for Fortune magazine, as well as his broadcasts on the CBS Radio Network, have garnered him millions of eyes and ears who count on and respect his insights on the issues driving change in ... More >

TV Host, Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer,/i> & Co-Anchor CNBC’s Squawk on the Street

Jim Cramer is one of the most visible—and infamous—stock market commentators and entrepreneurs in history and the host of Mad Money, seen daily on CNBC. He’s also a co-founder and regular commentator for The Street.com—an Internet ... More >