Jim Craig has been called the backbone of a team that accomplished one of the most extraordinary and memorable sports victories of all time. He went on to play professionally and transitioned to tremendous and ongoing success in the business world. Jim is in demand from coast to coast and internationally as a motivational speaker, spokesperson, marketing and sales strategist, and master storyteller. He is president of Gold Medal Strategies, a Boston-area based promotions and marketing firm … [Read more...]
Respected global business leader, TV host, bestselling business author, franchise expert, and owner / founder of 13 companies over 30 years.
Troy Hazard, CSP
TROY HAZARD"No buzzwords, no hype, no slick sayings - just 20 years of real life stories as a global entrepreneur that delivers solid take home messages and value for participants in audiences all over the world! Troy Hazard is simply, authentic!"There are few situations in the business world that Troy Hazard has not experienced and survived. The entrepreneurial genius, who has founded and nurtured twelve businesses over two decades, has turned around businesses that were making enormous losses … [Read more...]
Author of Selling with Noble Purpose, Lisa McLeod has rocked the house for LinkedIn, Roche, Dave & Busters, and more, delivering programs in 25 countries.
Lisa Earle McLeod
Lisa Earle McLeod has rocked the house for giants like LinkedIn, Bank of America, and Roche. She also works with associations and fast-growth niche firms like Dave & Busters and G Adventures. Her bestselling book, Selling with Noble Purpose, changed the game for sales. Organizations hire Lisa to ignite emotional engagement, improve competitive differentiation and accelerate revenue growth. Her most popular topics are Selling with Noble Purpose: How to Drive Revenue and Do Work That Makes You … [Read more...]
Transform your teams thinking and you will transform your world! Take your teams performance from good to great with Transformational Leadership Expert and Motivational Speaker Velton Showell.
Velton Showell
Business Transformation Expert, Keynote Speaker, Author, Radio and TV PersonalityA dynamic nationally recognized speaker, trainer, published author, and business consultant. Velton, speaks to, teaches, and trains clients all over the United States and the Caribbean encouraging them to transform their thinking to move their professional and personal performance from good to great!Velton continued his education and growth in the hospitality industry moving across the country and into sales … [Read more...]
If your sales force thinks they know sales, they don't know Jack.
Jack Daly, CPA
Jack Daly is an expert in sales and sales management inspiring audiences to take action in customer loyalty and personal motivation. He delivers explosive keynote and general session presentations.Jack brings 30 plus years of field proven experience from a starting base with CPA firm Arthur Andersen to the CEO level of several national companies. Jack is a proven CEO/Entrepreneur, having built 6 companies into national firms, two of which he has subsequently sold to the Wall Street firms of … [Read more...]
Adventurer / Explorer
Peter Hillary
The name Hillary is synonymous with adventure. Peter Hillary takes his audiences to the edge. Peter, son of the illustrious Sir Edmund Hillary who was first to summit Mount Everest, has faced many of his own adventures with the same pioneering spirit as his father. Peter has climbed to the summit of Mount Everest twice; traversed Antarctica to the South Pole; fed a pod of sharks; and made a terrifying descent off a vast vertical rock face in a vicious storm on K2. One of the greatest adventurers … [Read more...]
Chairman and best-selling author shares his "hugging" philosphy.
Jack Mitchell
Jack Mitchell is Chairman of the Mitchells Family of Stores (Mitchells/Richards/Marshs and Wilkes Bashford), a three-generation family business that operates men's and women's specialty stores in Connecticut, New York and California that are nationally renowned for their personal service touches and strong relationships. Jack himself has been recognized as one of the top ten retail visionaries of his time by the Daily News Record, one of the most widely read retail trade publications in the … [Read more...]
First Canadian to Summit Mount Everest
Laurie Skreslet
In the summer of 1982, 21 Canadian mountaineers set off for the Nepal Himalayas to attempt the highest mountain in the world. The expedition had taken 5 years to plan, $3 million to fund, and 27 tons of equipment to outfit. On October 5, 1982, Laurie Skreslet overcame deadly odds, to become the first Canadian to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. As Everest expert Geoff Powter put it in Saturday Nightmagazine, "Climbing Everest is an accomplishment. But there is climbing Everest - and … [Read more...]
The World's Most Beloved M.D.
Dr. Patch Adams
Patch Adams, M.D., is an internationally known speaker on wellness, humor, and joy. He approaches the issues of personal, community, and global health with "zestful exuberance," according to Time Magazine. Dr. Adams believes that "the most revolutionary act one can commit in our world is to be happy.""Extraordinary! A man I can look up to and respect," "Incredibly mind blowing and memorable," and "Inspiring, amazing human being- invaluable to hear first-hand," are all testimonies of people who … [Read more...]
NYTimes bestseller: Thank God It's Monday!--"One of the 12 most requested speakers in the country" SalesMgt mag
Roxanne Emmerich, CSP, CMC, CPAE
Roxanne Emmerich®, CSP, CMC, CPAE, the most in-demand transformation agent in the business world today, has the astonishing ability to create profound change. Roxanne is the CEO of The Emmerich Group®, whose client list includes the top-performing firms in the country-and those that are wildly committed to being on that list. One of her previous books, Profit-Growth Banking, has been repeatedly referred to as the "bible of successful banking." As a result of her record-breaking careers in … [Read more...]