Rated one of the "Top 25 Who's Hot" speakers by Speaker Magazine, Ron Kaufman is the world's leading educator and motivator for uplifting customer service and building service cultures.For over three decades UP! Your Service Founder and Chairman Ron Kaufman has helped companies on every continent build a culture of uplifting service that delivers outstanding business results year after year.Making transformation his mission, Ron is one of the world's most sought-after educators, consultants, … [Read more...]
Craig Kielburger
CRAIG KIELBURGERCo-founder, WE Organizations: WE Charity, WE Day, Me to WENY Times best selling Author, Humanitarian, Social EntrepreneurCraig Kielburger is a NY Times bestselling author, syndicated columnist read by millions, and social entrepreneur who co-founded the WE movement with the mission to make 'doing good, doable'.Since the age of 12, Craig has been inspiring people to make a difference and helping them connect with their purpose.His incredible life journey starts in his parents' … [Read more...]
Shawn Achor
Shawn Achor is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he delivered lectures in the most popular class at Harvard. In 2009 alone, Shawn was invited to lecture in 36 different countries on how positive psychology can raise happiness and performance. His work received attention in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes and BusinessWeek. Shawn graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and earned a Masters from Harvard Divinity School in … [Read more...]
John Kotter
John Kotter's Main Accomplishments Include . . .Harvard Business School Professor John Kotter is widely regarded as the world's foremost authority on leadership and change. John P. Kotter is the premier voice on how the best organizations actually "do" change.John Kotter is the author of seventeen books, a collection that has given him more honors and awards than any other writer on the topics of leadership and change. In addition to A Sense of Urgency ; Our Iceberg Is Melting and Leading … [Read more...]
Scott Adams
What started as a doodle has turned Scott Adams into a superstar of the cartoon world.Scott Adams is the world famous cartoonist who created Dilbert, the most photocopied, pinned-up, downloaded, faxed, and e-mailed comic strip in the world. Dubbed "the cartoon hero of the workplace" by The San Francisco Examiner while Adams was in the tech department at Pacific Bell. Adams continued to work at Pacific Bell until he was voluntarily downsized in 1995. Dilbert has been syndicated since 1989 and now … [Read more...]
G. Gordon Liddy
One of the leading European newspapers, Le Matin, of Paris describes G. Gordon Liddy as "a man of fantastic intelligence and complexity." Educated privately by Benedictines and Jesuits, Mr. Liddy earned a BS degree from Fordham University and a Ll.D. from the Fordham Law School, graduating as a member of The Law Review. After two years service as an Army artillery officer during the Korean War, Mr. Liddy entered the FBI as a Special Agent, rapidly earned multiple commendations from the late J. … [Read more...]
Ichak Adizes
Dr. Ichak Adizes is one of the leading management experts in the world. He was ranked by Leadership Excellence Journal among the "Top Thirty Thought Leaders of America" and by Executive Excellence Journal among the "Top Thirty Consultants of America." For his contribution to management theory and practice, Dr. Adizes has been awarded ten honorary doctorates including one from the Academy of Economics and the Academy of Finance of the Russian Federation. In addition, Ichak Adizes has received two … [Read more...]
Joan Lunden
Joan Lunden is one of America's most recognized and trusted television personalities. As host of ABC-TV's “Good Morning America” for almost two decades (1980-1997), the the longest-running host on early morning television, Lunden helped millions of viewers greet each new day. During her tenure she reported from 26 countries, covered four presidents, five Olympics, and two Royal weddings, and all the while kept Americans up to date on how to care for their homes, their families and themselves. … [Read more...]
Jay Baer, CSP
Jay Baer helps businesses clone their customers.He is a 7th generation entrepreneur, has written six best-selling books, and has founded five multi-million dollar companies.He is the President of Convince & Convert, a consulting firm that works with the world's most iconic brands -- like The United Nations, 3M, and Hilton -- gain and keep more customers.A recent inductee into the Professional Speaking Hall of Fame, he's also an avid tequila collector, and a certified barbecue judge. … [Read more...]
Howard Putnam, CSP, CPAE
Howard Putnam's ultimate objective is "bottom line improvement." He believes that cultures that place "people" as their #1 priority have the greatest long-term impact and success.He is the former CEO of the highly successful Southwest Airlines whose foundation and culture placed people first. Later, when recruited to be the CEO of failing Braniff International, he was the 1st CEO to successfully restructure a major airline into…through, and out of Chapter 11. Earlier he spent over twenty years … [Read more...]