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 entertainment sector. Both Fortune 500 CEO and entrepreneur, Mr. Eisner knows that even large global companies can innovate and adapt to new markets, new economies and new technologies. Through his remarks, he not only inspires corporate innovation, he gives parameters for successful execution such as brand building, establishing strategic partnerships and employee work teams.

Under the leadership of Michael Eisner, Walt Disney Company revenues grew from $1.7 billion to more than $30 billion by focusing on the power of ideas, pursuing the innovative vision, and taking creative risks. As a leader in the media industry for nearly four decades, Mr. Eisner has overseen organizations recognized for their inventiveness and innovation, experienced an explosion of technological advances that have impacted his business and led his companies through the advent of the next big ideas. In his presentations on leadership, he shares his insights on what it takes to run a company that must always grow and change.

Former Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment Worldwide ; Former President of Sony; Founder, The Mottola Company

As one of the most highly regarded and influential executives in the worldwide entertainment business, Thomas D. Mottola most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment. During his tenure, he transformed Sony and its 18,000 employees into the most successful global music companies in history, expanding its businesses and all of its manufacturing facilities into over 60 countries, while creating one of the strongest management teams in the industry. Under Mottola's leadership, Sony revenues skyrocketed from $800 million to over $7 billion a year, creating the largest sales in the history of the company.

Hero of the High Seas; Captain of the Maersk Alabama, hijacked by Somali pirates; Author, A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea

For five days in April 2009, the world was glued to their TV screens as Capt. Phillips became the center of an extraordinary international drama when he was captured by Somali pirates who hijacked his ship, the first hijacking of a US ship in more than 200 years. A "floating CEO" in charge of the day-to-day operations of a multi-million dollar ship, Captain Richard Phillips has a compelling story and valuable lessons for anyone involved in running a business today.

One of Broadcasting's Most Respected and Award-Winning Journalists ; Today Show Contributor, AARP'S "Your Life Calling" with Jane Pauley ; Bestselling Author, Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue

A respected broadcast journalist for over 30 years, Jane Pauley’s career has spanned morning, primetime and daytime television making her one of the most recognizable personalities in America.  Pauley’s network television career began as co-host of NBC’s Today Show, she was founding co-anchor of Dateline NBC, and host of The Jane Pauley Show. Partnering with AARP, Ms. Pauley is currently contributing to NBC’sToday Show in a series, “Your Life Calling,” which features people who have reinvented the way they work or live.  She is the author of New York Times bestseller, Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue, a memoir of self-reflection and wellness in which Pauley revealed how medical treatment for hives triggered bipolar depression at the age of 50.  In addition, she is a highly regarded advocate for mental health, children’s health, and education issues.

Author, The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life; Conductor, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra

Benjamin Zander has appeared three times as a keynote speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos. In his speeches he uses uplifting stories, parables, and anecdotes to invite audiences to become passionate communicators, leaders, and performers. In a profile of Mr. Zander, Fast Company writes: “He plays, lectures, spins tales, and pushes his audience to laugh, cry, and sing -- usually Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," in German.”

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

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 built a multi-million dollar consulting practice attracting clients such as News Corporation, Google, Coca-Cola, L'Oréal and Ernst & Young.

WATCH SIZZLE REEL! Take a look at the following video compilation to see why meeting planners bring Peter Sheahan to the stage time and time again.  VIEW CLIP.

Futurist; President of Age Wave; Author of With Purpose: Going from Success to significance in Work and Life

As the foremost visionary on aging-driven change, Ken Dychtwald helps people understand how to prepare for a future that’s dramatically different. A psychologist, gerontologist and corporate consultant, Ken Dychtwald was honored by American Demographics Magazine as the single-most influential leader in Baby Boomer marketing the past quarter century. This respected futurist regularly provides commentary on network television, radio and in print. In his speeches Dychtwald focuses on the baby boomers and mature adults and their considerable impact on markets. His recent speeches focus on how aging boomers regard their advancing years not with dread but as a new chapter of life and a period of renewal and reinvention, marked by personal wisdom, accumulated wealth, skills honed over the course of a career and a sense that this is not a time of decline but instead, the beginning of "The Power Years."

Legendary National Geographic Photographer; Author, The Nature of Leadership

Where do we find the vision to take our lives to the next level? How do we summon the passion to keep “raising the bar”? How can we make our life less of a struggle and more of a joy? For photographer and creativity expert, Dewitt Jones, the answers to these questions lie in the images we hold about ourselves, our future and our individual growth.

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.” The Washington Post raved, "Gilbert is a professor by trade, but he's every bit as funny as Larry David." Stumbling on Happiness is not a self-help manual, but a deep and delightful explanation of what psychologists, neuroscientists and behavioral economists have discovered about why people are so poor at predicting the sources of their own satisfaction. Gilbert’s research on how we mispredict what will make us happy has dramatic implications for business strategy, sales and marketing, and understanding customers.

SPOTLIGHT! Daniel Gilbert recently hosted a 3-part PBS special entitled, This Emotional Life, which explored the human journey towards happiness. View the trailer...

President and Publisher, ForbesWoman; Host, Success with Moira Forbes; Founder, Forbes Executive Women’s Board

An expert on today's professional woman, Moira Forbes, President and Publisher of ForbesWoman brings her savvy business perspective to the podium on a variety of issues relating to today's socioeconomic landscape and the affect women have on it.

Leading Authority on Corporate Strategy and Business Transformation; Author of The Discipline of Market Leaders and Double Digit Growth: How Great Companies Achieve It, No Matter What

Michael Treacy has been an expert in market leadership for more than 25 years, aiding the senior management of many companies with their greatest strategic challenges.

Best-Selling Business Author ; Nationally Recognized Speaker

Adrian Gostick is the author of several successful books on employee engagement and retention. The Carrot Principle by Simon & Schuster has been a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and The 24-Carrot Manager has been called a “must read for modern-day managers” by Larry King of CNN. In 2006, The Invisible Employee, from John Wiley & Sons also made the New York Times Best-seller list.

Best-Selling Author, The Carrot Principle

Called the “apostle of appreciation,” by the Globe and Mail, Canada’s largest newspaper and “creative and refreshing” by the New York Times, Chester Elton is co-author of several successful leadership books. The Carrot Principle by Simon & Schuster has been a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller and The 24-Carrot Manager has been called a “must read for modern-day managers” by Larry King of CNN. The Invisible Employee also made the New York Times bestseller list. Elton’s books have been translated into over 20 languages and have sold 700,000 copies worldwide.

Business Communication Expert; New York Times Bestselling Author

Joseph Grenny’s experience and research into the best practices of leaders and influencers has made him a leading industry expert in communication, behavior, organizational effectiveness, and corporate culture.

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 Large Scale Innovation, whose i20 group is an association of 30 national ‘Chief Innovation Officers.’  He is considered a leading authority on the subjects of innovation, organizational transformation, and new media. He is author of the best-selling Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity, a BusinessWeek best-seller that has been published in a dozen languages, and Innovation Nation: How America is Losing its Innovation Edge, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do To Get It Back.  

Kao’s life and career are a study in innovation: he focused on philosophy and social science at Yale where he earned his BA; he spent a summer as a keyboard player with Frank Zappa (he’s an accomplished jazz pianist); and he graduated Yale Medical School with a specialty in psychiatry. He did his residency at Harvard, where he then earned his MBA and stayed on for 14 years to teach as a Harvard Business School professor. His elective, "Entrepreneurship, Creativity and Organizations" drew some 2,000 MBA students, and the executive program he developed and taught, "Enhancing Corporate Creativity," attracted top executives from companies such as Merck, Merrill Lynch, and Saudi Aramco. He is this year's Chair of the World Economic Forum's (Davos) Global Advisory Council on Innovation.

It is the eclectic quality of Kao’s knowledge and experience that make his insights so useful and unique.

VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: View a video clip of John Kao speaking at the Tides Momentum Leadership Conference. In a presentation that mixes speech, music, and audience input, Kao talks about the meaning and importance of innovation, how we innovate, and the future as a design problem. 

John Kao explained why innovation is the key to America's future in a recent CNN special report, Restoring the American Dream: How to Innovate. View video... In addition to his appearance, Kao contributed a special article to CNN,"Defining Innovation."

Author, Cycles: How We Will Live, Work and Buy ; Co-founder and Senior Vice President of Age Wave; Expert on Lifestyle Trends

A leading authority on generational marketing and demographics explores how age no longer defines who we are, how we live and work and what products we buy, rather it is “lifestage” that governs our life choices and purchases. She analyzes how old marketing practices such as age segmentation and brand loyalty are losing their traction in our quickly changing, ageless marketplace.

Team of Elite Fighter Pilots; Leading the Worlds Top Corporations to Flawless Execution

You're fighting for market share. You're fighting to make your numbers. You need a team that works as one. You need a team that works for the same goals. You need a team that knows not only how to plan a mission, but how to execute that mission flawlessly from start to finish. And our experiential team building keynote speakers understand this need to stay relevant in today's business world.

CEO, Executive Chairman & Lead Portfolio Manager of AIC Advantage Fund since 1987

From young, unemployed Jamaican immigrant to the cover of Forbes' Billionaires Edition, Michael Lee-Chin is the Executive Chairman of AIC Limited (a Canadian mutual fund), and Chairman of the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica. Under Mr. Lee-Chin's management, AIC has grown to more than $8 billion in assets. Mr. Lee-Chin was honored by TIME Magazine as one of Canada's Heroes and has been one of the country's most intriguing and inspiring citizens.

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.

Founder and Co-Creator, Chicken Soup for the Soul book series; America's Success Coach

Jack Canfield is America’s leading expert in creating peak performance for entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, managers, sales professionals, corporate employees and educators. Jack Canfield knows how to accelerate the personal achievement and career fulfillment of workgroups and individuals everywhere. He is a compelling, empowering and compassionate coach who has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals achieve their dreams.

7-Time Winner of the Tour de France; Founder of the LIVESTRONG Foundation; Bestselling Author

Lance Armstrong won the prestigious Tour de France an unprecedented seven times after overcoming a protracted fight with cancer. He has further inspired countless others through his story and his cancer support foundation, LIVESTRONG. Through his charitable organizations and programs, Armstrong has helped raise over $325 million for cancer survivors. The effectiveness of the Lance Armstrong Foundation has made Armstrong an international hero.

EVENT SPOTLIGHT!  Recently, Lance Armstrong shared an inspired message with 3,000 attendees at the Avera Cancer Institute Grand Opening Gala. Lance tweeted twice about the event to his 2.6 million followers and announced a bike tour that would take place before his presentation. Local press buzzed that "It's the talk of the town, on social media sites like twitter and facebook, on bike trails, and in the shops." Another article interviewed individuals in attendance for Lance's speech. Tamme Berdahl said it was surreal to hear him speak Friday and, "...to hear it, feel the emotion in his voice, it's amazing to me." Carol Rosenthal said, "He's inspired so many."

View Video: A Conversation with Lance Armstrong at the Aspen Institute. On March 12, 2010, Lance Armstrong launched the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign in South Africa with a visit to fellow cancer survivors at Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital. Read more…

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

In 25 years, 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 many causes ranging from initiatives for the homeless to his work as Chairman of the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR).

World Famous Trend Forecaster; Bestselling Author

Faith Popcorn removes the mystery from business, helping companies who apply her Trend-based methodology become leaders, not followers, of the future. She has been hailed as “the trend oracle” by The New York Times and the “Nostradamus of Marketing” by Fortune.

CEO/Founder Just Ask a Woman; Named the “Oprah of Madison Avenue” by The Wall Street Journal; Bestselling Author, Just Ask A Woman; Women's Correspondent, CBS Early Show

Since founding the strategic marketing consultancy Just Ask a Woman in 1999, Mary Lou Quinlan has advised dozens of blue chip corporations, including Wachovia, Best Buy, Clairol, GlaxoSmithKline, Ikea and Pepsi on what women want. Mary Lou's authority on women comes from listening to thousands of them, and turning that learning into business success. Her in-depth knowledge and unique spin on what women want has made her the most in-demand speaker on marketing to women and on womens issues. Whether you call on her to speak to your board of directors, your sales force, your trade partners or at industry convventions, get ready for one of the most powerful and remembered presentations ever!

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 with a passion for finance, who teamed up to write Scorecasting. Regarded as a combination between "Freakonomics, Moneyball and Mythbusters", Scorecasting is a New York Times bestseller that is quickly becoming a bestselling topic on the lecture circuit! The Scorecasting presentations offer innovative ideas that focus on a fusion of sports anecdotes and business trends to provide pioneering lessons for the business world, and life. Moskowitz and Wertheim have often been called upon by the national media to bring ingenuity and innovation to the discussion of contemporary business ideas. Let them bring these engaging ideas to your next event!

Founder, Famous Amos

He is an icon and his name is a household word – and no wonder - he has been in the public eye for over 30 years! As a professional speaker, Wally is highly valued for his charismatic and warm style and inspiring "do it" positive attitude. He is guaranteed to excite your audience like no other speaker. Wally is living proof that the success principals he lives by work. People identify with him. He is human enough to share his setbacks and shattered dreams, while also showing that tenacity and a joyous spirit allows you to soar and succeed. His customized talks and master of ceremonies skills thrill audiences at corporations, industry associations and universities. He addresses the issues of commitment, integrity, attitude, imagination, enthusiasm, self-esteem, giving, faith and love. Presented in his unique and upbeat style, Wally will show your organization how to turn lemons into lemonade……because life is an “inside” job.

The Maestro of Motivation; Author, Ron Archer on Teams

Ron Archer has been nicknamed, "The Maestro of Motivation" by the National Speaker's Association for his ability to educate, energize, and empower his audience. Ron Archer has an amazing twenty year professional career as a best selling author, an award winning keynote speaker and a sought after international business strategist.

Polar Explorer; Mountaineer; Author; Motivational Speaker

As one of the freshest speakers on the circuit, Tom Avery is passionate, inspiring, personable, modest and entertaining.  Illustrated with a stunning collection of images and video clips, Tom's uplifting and fascinating presentations bring the raw beauty of the polar regions to life and describe how his teams battled with the elements during their record-breaking journeys. Drawing on his own experiences in the worlds of both exploration and business, Tom involves each individual as he makes the analogy between Mother Nature's most extreme challenges, and the day-to-day challenges facing those of us in slightly less dangerous occupations.

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, Yellow Freight, WAMU, Lexus, and Google will change your thinking about marketing forever.

Apollo 12 and Skylab 2 Astronaut

As an astronaut and the fourth person to walk on the moon, Alan Bean is dedicated to inspiring people to be the best they can be, so their family can be the best it can be, and their company can be the best it can be.

Author, What I Learned from Sam Walton: How to Compete and Thrive in a Wal-Mart World

When Michael Bergdahl speaks, people don't just listen. They learn. Experience, insight, and a powerful, personable presence combine to make Michael Bergdahl the must-have speaker for any business that's serious about competing in today's market. With an upbeat, high-energy style that entertains as it teaches, his presentations make complex business strategies and tactics easy to understand and apply.

Youngest Finalist Ever on The Apprentice; Director of Business Development, Meridian Capital Group

Lee Bienstock, the youngest person ever to reach Donald Trump’s The Apprentice finals, has learned through hard work and passion what it takes to succeed in business. Now he wants to share those business secrets with other motivated individuals.

America’s Accountability Leader

Walter Bond is called the Accountability Leader because he forces each one of his listeners to learn to be responsible for whatever the situation they are in. Through his programs, workshops, books and CDs, he travels the world teaching that personal accountability, confidence, and success are possible for all who desire it; from frontline personnel to the CEO. Walter reveals how to harness the power of focus and become a rock star of your industry.

Keynote Speaker; Author; Consultant

"A Group once stretched by a positive emotional experience and given practical and powerful skills never returns to its original size!" For over twenty-five years, Dr. Nate Booth has been relentlessly coaching others in the art of thriving in times of rapid change. Dr. Booth received his DDS degree from the University of Nebraska in 1971 and was in private dental practice for eight years. In 1983, he decided to switch careers and earned a master’s degree in counseling. His two best-selling books, Thriving on Change: The Art of Utilizing Change to Your Advantage and The Diamond Touch: How to Get What You Want By Giving People What They Uniquely Desire, contain compelling personal and business success strategies.

President, Bradt Leadership Inc.

Gary Bradt brought to life the tenets of the world-wide best seller Who Moved My Cheese? Now he steers organizations towards discovering the opportunities and grasping the advantages when they embrace change. With energy to burn, Gary Bradt inspires audiences to transform the stress of change into the satisfaction that comes with seizing new opportunities.

Founder and President, Broyhill Leadership Conference

One of the Best Motivational Speakers in America, Michael Broome inspires, entertains and enlightens. During the past 18 years, audiences have enjoyed Michael Broome's humorous and inspiring messages on enhancing our relationships with employees, customers, and family in order to maximize our potential and manage stress. Broome's talks are emotionally powerful, intellectually penetrating, and memorable for the good humor that has become his trademark. His audiences listen, laugh, learn, and applaud this very powerful message from a very humorous man.

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 went to work for the Gallup Organization, where he became a senior consultant. He is one of the top twenty bestselling authors in the ten year history of Amazon.com.

Founder & CEO, Carmichael Training Systems, Inc.; US Olympic Committee’s Coach of the Year, 1999

Business today requires an agile and energetic workforce, and Fortune 500 companies like Google and AMD rely on Chris Carmichael’s techniques for recruiting, developing, and leading teams to championship performances. Chris Carmichael has the experience and expertise to offer onsite and remote programming that helps all employees achieve greater fitness, diminish work-related stress, and reduce health care costs. Chris has also been very active in television, with appearances on the NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, CNN, 60 Minutes, The Discovery Channel, ABC’s World News Tonight, and other venues.

High-Value Relationships Expert; Best-selling Author

Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE is a Motivation Expert, founder and president of Cathcart Institute, Inc., Advisor to the Schools of Business at Pepperdine University and California Lutheran University and one of the most widely recognized professional speakers in the world. As the author of 14 books and scores of recorded programs, his students number in the hundreds of thousands.

Award-winning Athlete; Author

Dan Clark's story is a metaphor for the challenges any of us face. With humor, sensitivity and candor, he outlines the principles that supported him through the process of change - a process that he now understands is the process of growth.

Industry Leading Salesperson; Bestselling Author; Cancer Survivor; President/Chief Executive Officer, Christine Clifford Enterprises

Christine Clifford's experience taught her how to sell products, services and herself. Now an Award-Winning, Professional Speaker, Bestselling Author of You, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself and Not Now...I'm Having a No Hair Day!, and Industry-Leading Salesperson, Christine Clifford shares her experiences and successes with audiences worldwide.

The World's Best Negotiator; Author, Negotiate This! By Caring But Not T-H-A-T Much

In his speeches Herb Cohen offers step-by-step strategies you can use immediately to negotiate more effectively. Best of all -- he does it with a sense of humor -- using real life anecdotes that bring his principles to life. Herb shows audiences why it's important to care -- but not that much. He explains how to: influence the other side's decision-making process; make better deals by creating better options; transform reluctance into commitment; achieve more from a position of less leverage; employ the magic words that relieve stress and bring success; and develop specific strategies that will transform opponents into allies. Herb Cohen offers comprehensive yet humorous illustrations on the key principles in successful negotiating to insure a win-win situation on both the corporate level and in personal life.

Founder, The Corcoran Group; Chairman of Barbara Corcoran Inc.; Bestselling author, Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business

Barbara Corcoran is one clever lady. A well-known figure in the world of New York real estate, she gives all the credit to her beleaguered Mom's teachings. Hailing from a cash-strapped New Jersey family loaded with kids, love, and life lessons, Corcoran parlayed $1,000 into a multibillion-dollar real estate firm. In her speeches she tells her rags-to-riches story. Unafraid of sounding silly, this joyous workaholic passes on her inspiration with real humility and motivates her audience along the way.

Former Tennis Pro; Athletic Hall of Fame, Loyola-Marymount University; Author

For 20 years, Roger Crawford has been serving up grand slam programs to audiences throughout the world. As a professional speaker, he works with organizations that want to achieve success, despite the obstacles, in order to inspire a winning attitude towards work and life. Sports Illustrated calls Roger one of the most accomplished physically challenged athletes in the world. A recognized champion on and off the tennis court, Roger is a living example that all of us have the capacity to achieve success despite the obstacles.

Celebrated Journalist; Creator and Host of the Award Winning Radio Series, Second Thoughts

As a journalist, radio personality and news anchorman, Mort Crim provides a positive perspective on a world persistently portrayed by the media as both negative and dangerous. He offers solid reasons for optimism and direction to a society that seems to have lost its compass and gives reasons for hope to a country that is anxious about its future. Using wit, humor and plain talk, Mort reminds his audience about what’s truly important in life.

America's Premiere Business Negotiator, Success Magazine

Described as "America's Premiere Business Negotiator" by Success magazine, Roger Dawson is one of the country's top experts in the art of decision making and negotiating techniques. Mr. Dawson's unique ability to translate the lessons gained in international and corporate negotiations into skills that can be quickly learned makes him a popular speaker for executives and salespeople. Roger Dawson is also the author of several books including the bestseller, The Secrets of Power Negotiating.

The Customer Service and Emotional Brand Building Guru! ; Bestselling Author ; Consultant and Trainer

Scott Deming is on a mission – to bring emotion, sincerity, caring and humanity back into customer service. Scott Deming is on a mission – to impact as many people and as many organizations as possible with a simple message and a tried and true process. Scott Deming is on a mission – to teach executives, management and staff that everyone is in this together. And finally, Scott Deming is taking his nearly thirty years of advertising and marketing experience and showing proof positive that RELATIONSHIPS RULE and building a BRAND through emotional experiences, not just great advertising is the key to SUSTAINABLE personal and professional success.

Performance Consultant; Professional Motivational Speaker; Author

Whether it's in business, academics, relationships, parenting, sports or any other aspect of life, Dr. Kevin Elko can help you learn to focus on your goals, work your process, and achieve your desired results.

Author of Play Like a Man, Win Like A Woman and She Wins, You Win: The Most Important Rule Every Businesswoman Needs to Know; Former Executive VP, CNN

"Love the Game" -With those words Gail Evans concludes one of the most successful and influential books about women in the workplace. Ironically, many women did not even know the game existed before Evans taught them how to win in the workplace. When it comes to the success of women in the workplace, Evans is a leading source. She has appeared on The Today Show and Larry King Live, and has been featured in The New York Times and USA Today. She has spoken and given lectures to many of the world's leading companies including GE, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, KPMG, BellSouth, The Southern Company, and SCANA Energy. Evans is currently an associate professor at Georgia Tech's School of Management.

President, Extreme Leadership, Inc.; Best-Selling Author

Coaching and inspiring Extreme Leadership at all organizational levels is Steve’s passion, and he does so with a style that is part strategist, part social commentator, part comedian, and all energy.

Customer Service Expert ; Bestselling Author

Lisa Ford has over 20 years of experience presenting to businesses, associations and government. She designs content personalized for each audience and the challenges they face. Her presentations focus on customer service, leadership, teamwork and change.

Founder, The Outdoor Stores; Author, Execute or Be Executed and Why Should Someone Do Business With You…Rather Than Someone Else?, Would You Work for You?

No idle armchair philosopher, Sam's insights stem from years of front-line business experience. He grew his single sporting goods store into a 15-store $40 million dollar a year national chain before he sold it to his competitor. His business programs are not just theoretical speeches, they offer tangible ideas, and solutions. They provide a wealth of applicable information as well as the impetus to act on it. Sam questions. He challenges. He informs. He refocuses participants. He provides actionable strategies to address the obstacles faced by so many of today's organizations.

Four-time Olympian ; Award-Winning Speaker; Business Author

Armed with the same energy and dedication that he put into his athletic career, Ruben Gonzalez brings to audiences of all sizes and backgrounds a truly unique, truly memorable performance that teaches as it entertains, and inspires as it motivates.

Champion Poker Player; Author; TV Host

Phil Gordon is a professional poker player, teacher, television analyst, and author and is one of only five people in the world to have won a World Poker Tour event and finish at the final table of the World Series of Poker. Phil believes that everyone should live a "No Limits" life.

World Class Motivator and Author

Animated and engaging, Amanda Gore uses her Australian wit to offer strategies for reducing stress, improving attitudes and increasing energy, creativity and productivity both at home and work. She inspires, cajoles, encourages and involves her audiences with humorous life lessons and fun-filled strategies that will put them on the road to a more rewarding life. Audiences leave energized with new ways to enhance their relationships at work and home, achieve balance in their lives, think in new and creative ways and reduce stress. The result is improved morale and performance, not to mention better leaders.

Leadership Expert; Entrepreneur; Bestselling Author; Educator

Stedman Graham delivers his powerful message throughout the country and abroad to corporations, government and civic organizations, colleges and universities, community groups and professional associations. Any business or professional interested in improving their performance and sustaining achievement will benefit from participation in an SGA Success Process Speaking Event or Seminar.  Graham’s audiences include world leaders, corporate and business professionals and diverse organizations. Each Keynote Address and Seminar is tailored for the particular audience in attendance or the specific needs or goals set out by the client.

Bestselling Business Authors; Nationally Recognized Speakers

In engaging, humorous and unforgettable presentations, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton bring to life the power of the almighty Carrot. Their memorable addresses are the perfect fit for keynotes, leadership training seminars and workshops.

Fortune 500 Consultant; Certified Speaking Professional

Scott Halford's keynotes tickle, delight, and mesmerize audiences while teaching important lessons. Each speech is customized and reflects the message of your meeting or convention. The feedback will be glowing - we promise.
 

Co-creator, Chicken Soup for the Soul books ; Internationally known keynote speaker and personality; Bestselling Author ; Entrepreneur ; Philanthropist & Humanitarian

America’s Ambassador of Possibility, Mark Victor Hansen is awakening the possibility in every soul. In the area of human potential, no one is better known and more respected than Mark Victor Hansen. For more than 30 years, Mark Victor Hansen has focused solely on helping people and organizations, from all walks of life, reshape their personal vision of what's possible. His powerful messages of possibility, opportunity, and action have helped create startling and powerful change in thousands of organizations, and millions of individuals worldwide.

The Meeting Brightener

Looking for a speaker who’s fun? Has energy? Will make your audience laugh? You want Vicki Hitzges.

Sales Trainer; Author

Tom Hopkins is a sales legend. Many believe that natural ability is enough to make you successful in a selling career, where as Hopkins believes that education is the true prescription for success. After benefiting from professional training, he became a dedicated student, internalizing and refining sales techniques which enabled him to become the sales leader in his industry.

Chairman & CEO of US Learning; Author of The Sale and The Contented Achiever; Member of the Speakers Roundtable

Don Hutson is chairman and CEO of his own training firm and makes over 125 speaking appearances each year. A legendary sales trainer, he has addressed over two-thirds of the Fortune 500, is featured in over 80 training films, and also makes regular appearances on both the PBS and TPN television networks. He has earned the respect of sales professionals nationwide and has been recognized by many top CEOs for his knowledge and insight. :

Leading Business Strategy Expert; Best-selling Author

John Izzo is a researcher and advisor to over 600 companies including many Fortune Top 10 Best Workplaces. His focus is on creating a positive brand strategy that inspires employees and customers alike. A best-selling author of four books including Awakening Corporate Soul and Values Shift, Izzo shows business how to create a workplace environment that creates true employee engagement and wins the hearts of their people. His presentations provide a fully customized set of practical, innovative solutions you can implement immediately along with insight into the future of business and how your company can get ahead of the curve. When companies and leaders want to know how to create inspiring, powerful workplaces and admired brands, they call on John Izzo.

NBA Player and Coach

Phil Jackson is the NBA's career leader in playoff victories and playoff winning percentage, winning 11 NBA titles and surpassing Red Auerbach for the most all-time wins. Mr. Jackson did something that many coaches have struggled to do -- build a consistently winning team around a megastar.

World’s Greatest Athlete

Bruce Jenner captivated the world when he broke the world record by scoring 8,634 points in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympic games in Montreal and earned the title, “World’s Greatest Athlete.” In the years since his athletic achievements made him world famous, Bruce has become a highly respected motivational speaker, sports commentator, entrepreneur, commercial spokesperson, television personality, actor, producer and author.

Authority on Business Leadership and Productivity; Author, It's Not The Big That Eat The Small - It's The Fast That Eat The Slow

Jason Jennings has spent twenty years founding and leading successful businesses and consulting other companies; teaching them how to achieve their full economic potential.

“Everyone is searching for the same things in life; the assurance that everything is going to be alright, that their tomorrows can be better than their today and the roadmap that shows them how to make that brighter day happen. Together these things comprise the essence of purpose and it’s my responsibility in a keynote speech to provide that assurance, promise and the roadmap.”  -Jason Jennings   

Founder and Former CEO of Travelocity.com

The story of the entrepreneur in the garage is well known. But how does one build a startup inside a huge corporation? How do you successfully innovate in large and sometimes bureaucratic organizations? Terry Jones started Travelocity.com as a department inside the multi billion dollar Sabre Corporation. Starting with an idea and a team of ten, he grew the department into a three billion dollar public company with over 35 million members and 1200 employees.

Former Commentator for NPR’s Marketplace; Faculty Member at Stanford’s Executive Management Program and an Advertising Executive

Dr. Robert Kriegel’s bold, innovative “out of the box” strategies for keeping ahead of the changes and challenges in today’s dynamic work climate have made him one of this country’s most in demand business speakers. His customized speeches and programs inform, inspire and entertain. He will teach you how to develop and lead Change - Ready© people and organizations. You will learn how to round up sacred cows that cost money and inhibit change and new opportunities. He also outlines strategies for gaining the competitive edge by not competing but changing the game, leading customers not following them and rethinking rules, redefining roles and reinventing the game. Each of Dr. Kriegel’s presentations is individually designed to reinforce the objectives of your meeting, to address the specific challenges and concerns facing the audience, and to have practical “take home” value.

President of Clear Peak Communications; Author of Pitch Like A Girl: How A Woman Can Be Herself And Still Succeed

Ms. Lichtenberg draws upon her 20-year corporate background and her AMP degree from Harvard to address any work-related issue—from strategic career development to defining new market strategies. Ms. Lichtenberg leads her popular Investing in Me, Inc. seminars, which teach attendees to use an entrepreneurial business model for planning and managing their own careers. In addition, she also leads 'Toot Your Own Horn' seminars to help women learn how to sell themselves and their ideas.

Nation's Top Sleep Educator and Award-Winning Professor

Mr. Maas is the co-author of Power Sleep: The Revolutionary Program That Prepares Your Mind for Peak Performance.

Founder and Chairman of Mackay Envelope Company; New York Times best selling author; Columnist

Filled with wit, wisdom and real-life stories, Harvey Mackay's talks immediately enrich your audience's personal and business lives. In presentations tailored to the specific goals of each group, Mackay shares the secrets of how to develop more productive relationships; survive the ever-changing job market, and outsell, outnegotiate and outmotivate the competition.

Top Business Strategist; New York Times Business Bestselling Author; Director of Research, MediaPost; CEO, NFI Research

Bestselling author and Business Strategist Chuck Martin has had his pulse on the latest management trends since first authoring Managing for the Short Term. Sharing the stage with President Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, Dr. Phil, and Lance Armstrong, Chuck Martin advises audiences and companies on how to best cope with today’s business challenges. CEO of international market research powerhouse, NFI Research, Martin overseas a global idea exchange and research engine with a network base of 2,000 senior executives from more than 1,000 companies in 50 countries, including: AT&T, GE, American Express, Deloitte & Touche, Microsoft, and IBM.

Founder and Chairman, LifeAnswers, Inc.; Author, Customer Creation and The Winning Sales Call; Former Faculty Member, American Management Association

Touted as the “$100 Million Salesman,” Sean McArdle is a master motivator and speaker in the areas of sales, negotiation, strategic planning and personal development. His advice about what makes for a successful life and career come directly from his own experiences. His stories will take you on his personal journey from living under a bridge at 25 to negotiating some of the largest printing contracts in the publishing industry at 28.

Best Selling Business Author ; Member of the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame; Co-founder and Principal of The Value Added Institute

Scott McKain creates captivating presentations and bestselling books which clearly reveal how to create more compelling connections between you and your customers and how to stand out and move up, regardless of the economic climate in your industry.

Scott McKain’s calling is business – and his passion is platform presentations. He is a unique combination of vast speaking experience and new, cutting-edge information. His presentations benefit from three decades of experience, combined with his innate talent for articulating successful ideas. McKain has spoken before and consulted for the world’s most influential corporations.

Highly Acclaimed Corporate Consultant; Professional & Motivational Speaker

Joseph A. Michelli, Ph.D., is an internationally sought-after speaker, organizational psychologist, and business consultant who has been described as “catching what is right in the world and playfully sparking people and businesses to grow toward the extraordinary.”

President, PCN Associates

As a speaker and consultant, Peg Neuhauser offers practical tips for actions to create a more innovative and adaptive organization. Her focus is on increasing collaboration in cross-functional teams, improving relationships among work colleagues, avoiding burnout, and strengthening the organization’s culture to focus on its goals more effectively. Her stories, case examples, and humor illustrate each idea in a way that is both entertaining and easy to remember. Peg Neuhauser is also the author and co-author of several books about corporate culture and conflict resolution.

Author; Journalist; Cultural Commentator

An esteemed cultural commentator, Christopher Noxon has developed unique perspectives on our nation’s shifting demographics and how institutions can adapt to a new generation.

Leading Speaker on Change, Leadership, and Selling in a Changing World

Rising from garbage collector to Wall Street executive, Alan Parisse uses his diverse life experience to deliver relevant messages on leadership, sales, and cycles of change to executives, managers, marketing and sales teams throughout the world. Alan’s audiences benefit from his sound business judgment, hard won expertise and practical solutions for dealing with reversals and taking full advantage of booms. He is an expert in change, leadership, selling and sustaining success.

The Leading Authority on the Impact of Emotions on Performance; President and Co-founder, IHHP; A World Renowned Speaker on the Topic of Emotional Intelligence

Dr. J.P. Pawliw-Fry is a thought leader on the subjects of leadership, performance and managing change. He is a performance coach to Olympic athletes and business leaders. He is President and Co-founder of the Institute for Health & Human Potential (IHHP), a recognized as a world leader in developing and delivering unique training programs in Emotional Intelligence to increase performance and leadership. JP is responsible for turning its research and development work into new ideas and models that can help individuals and organizations find an edge in a competitive world.

Business Consultant ; Author

Sharing his experiences - from first coming to the United States to scrambling to reach the top of his professions – Nido Qubein has become an inspiring business speaker who shows companies that success is possible in any situation. By believing in the best and dedicating hard work and perseverance, people and companies can achieve their best work, and become beacons of success in the business world.

President, Miami HEAT

One of the most successful coaches in NBA history, Pat Riley understands the keys to gaining a competitive advantage – and winning. Riley understands the psychology of teamwork and personal excellence and is a master at creating organizations whose achievements are greater than the sum of their parts. He shows how to recognize the cycles of team change and make the most of every opportunity. Riley also cites ways for to draw on an individual’s natural leadership abilities and further shows how one person can make a difference for an entire team.

Author, Winning Through Intimidation and Action!: Nothing Happens Until Something Moves

Robert Ringer's books have created a revolution in the self-development genre and shown millions the way to personal and professional achievement. His speeches, based on his best-selling books are filled with humorous and enriching anecdotes encouraging audiences to get up out of their chairs and take action now. Action is life, and life is meant to be lived.

The Attitude Adjuster ; Authority on Personal Growth Strategies

Steve spent much of his own life learning how to pursue and achieve his own definition of success. Luckily for audiences worldwide, that definition has evolved to include showing others his blueprint for realizing their dreams and achieving personal excellence and professional satisfaction.

Sports Psychologist; Author, Golf is Not a Game of Perfect

The world’s foremost sports psychologist, Dr. Bob Rotella is a mental coach to many of the world's most successful athletes, entertainers, and executives.

President, Sanborn & Associates, Inc. ; Best-selling Author on Leadership, Customer Service and Extraordinary Performance

Whether it's sales, leadership, customer service, or improving individual performance...it's about turning the ordinary into extraordinary. These best-selling books by Mark Sanborn provide you with the strategies and tactics that make a lasting impact on your professional and personal life! Over 2,200 audiences — in every state and a dozen countries — have sought Mark Sanborn’s expertise. Why? Because he educates, informs and entertains so well while at the same time tailoring the message to his audience with such skill that they often think he must be one of them.

Former Yahoo! Chief Solutions Officer & Leadership Coach; Best-selling Author

Currently advising business and public leaders on next-generation strategies, Tim is one of the most in demand speakers on the conference and seminar circuit.

Former Head Coach of the Miami Dolphins; Coached Dolphins to Only Perfect Season in NFL History; Won 2 Super Bowls

Don Shula is a football coach unmatched in NFL history. He won Super Bowl titles in 1972 and 1973, one of only five coaches in NFL history to win consecutive Super Bowls. His 1972 team went 17-0, recording the only undefeated season in NFL annals. He was elected to the Football Hall of Fame in 1997.

President, Group Process Consulting; Entertaining and expert storyteller; Author of popular book The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Storytelling

Inspirational storyteller and founder of Group Process Consulting, Annette Simmons has devoted her life to public speaking, writing, and consulting for some of the foremost companies in the world. Through her stories she is able to complement the needs of people in organizations, which lead to lasting, mutual communities of influence. Her creative insight in the work place has benefited many key clients such as NASA, IRS, and NSA, IBM, Best Buy, and Dialogue Devices as well as Universities and smaller privately held clients. Annette is an experienced corporate trainer, specializing in "tough situations," allowing her to help a room full of hard-boiled executives switch from the brute force approach of a bully to the elegant tactics of a martial arts master.

Inc Magazine’s tenured leadership and customer service speaker; Author, Creating a Culture of Courage; Internationally Recognized Corporate Speaker

Cindy Solomon’s depth and breadth of experience in corporate America along with her consulting work with hundreds of companies across industries allows her to relate to her audiences first-hand with wit, intelligence and a solid grounding in the realities of the marketplace, customer service, customer loyalty, employee engagement and leadership.

Football Legend; Executive Chairman, Americas, Jones Lang LaSalle

Heisman Trophy winner, Super Bowl MVP and Pro Football of Famer, Roger Staubach generated excitement every time he took a snap from center. His uncanny ability to lead the Dallas Cowboys to come-from-behind victories engineered no less than 23 fourth quarter comebacks. Roger played his entire 11 years of professional football with the Dallas Cowboys, leading the team to four Super Bowls and achieving victories in Super Bowls VI and XII. His pro career culminated in his selection into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985, his first year of eligibility.

Professional Risk Taker; Consumer Products Marketing Veteran

Barbara Stoker brings a dynamic style that encourages individuals to rediscover their courage, tap into their wisdom and take those intelligent risks that will make a true difference. In her interactive presentation, Barbara inspires audiences while providing them with the information they need to rediscover the leader within themselves.

Award-winning Author, The Impulse Factor: An Innovative Approach to Better Decision-making; Thought Leader

Nick Tasler is an award-winning author, speaker and researcher. His clients include Fortune 500 retail and financial organizations as well as major nonprofit and academic institutions. He is an online columnist for BusinessWeek and a frequent guest lecturer at the Wharton School. Tasler’s critically acclaimed book, The Impulse Factor: An Innovative Approach to Better Decision-Making was named Best Career Book USA Book News.

Former Manager of the New York Yankees; Former Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers

One of the most successful coaches in baseball history, Joe Torre led one of the most fabled franchises in sports history, the New York Yankees, for 11 years, and three seasons as Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Author of Driving Growth Through Innovation and Innovation is Everybody's Business; President, The Innovation Resource

Robert Tucker is a much sought after speaker at conferences and company convocations. Clients range from Fortune 500 companies to national and international trade associations. He has been a consultant to Taiwan's Economic Development Ministry and the Japan Marketing Association and has traveled to every continent to share his ideas and strategies with global business leaders.

Self-Discipline Strategist; Co-Founder, Southwestern Consulting; Author, Take the Stairs

Rory Vaden is a Self-Discipline Strategist, Author, and Business Motivational Speaker whose insights have been shared on Oprah radio, in Businessweek, and in SUCCESS Magazine. He is also the Co-Founder of a multi-million dollar international training company, Southwestern Consulting. His brand new book Take the Stairs—The Secrets of Overnight Success will be published by Penguin and hits airports and bookstands in January of 2012.

Olympic Gold Medalist

Peter Vidmar is the highest scoring American gymnast in Olympic history, and speaks on the vital traits he believes are required for great success in any arena.

Leadership Consultant; Author

Rob “Waldo” Waldman delivers the message of maximizing performance in competitive environments. Known as “the Wingman”, he teaches organizations how to build trusting, revenue producing relationships with their employees, partners and customers while relaying his personal experiences as a combat decorated fighter pilot and businessman. He makes a striking parallel that is memorable and exciting and brings fighter pilot energy and passion into each story and illustration.

Author, The Billion Dollar Mistake: Learning the Art of Investing Through the Missteps of Legendary Investors

At the podium, Mr. Weiss draws on his nearly 25 years of investment experience to give your organization the inside scoop on Wall Street.

Motivation Expert; Bestselling Author; Entrepreneur

Desi Williamson has mastered the art of empowering people. The results of his insightful, motivational keynote, half day or full day presentations ignite teams that are much more inspired to raise their standard of performance, a culture that cultivates and develops better leaders and a fundamental organizational shift that fosters being a master of change rather than a victim of circumstances.  Desi gives his audiences the inspiration and tools necessary to succeed regardless of circumstances or conditions.