Sandra Joseph is a history-making Broadway star, a #1 international bestselling author, and a keynote speaker. Her legendary run as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera spanned ten years and more than 1,300 performances, and earned her the record as the longest-running leading lady in the longest-running Broadway show of all time. She has been seen on numerous national broadcasts, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, The Today Show, Dateline, The Early Show, The View, and Oprah: Where … [Read more...]
Marshall Goldsmith
World-renowned business educator and coach, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is the leading expert in his field. His singular ability to get results for top leaders has drawn over 150 CEOs and their management teams to address change in the workplace. They want what Dr. Goldsmith offers: practical and proven methods. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnYBbJN4hCc&feature=youtu.be … [Read more...]
Nicholas Webb
One of the world's top speakers on innovation, the future, and healthcare. A prolific author with the best body of research. … [Read more...]
Robert B. Tucker
Robert B. Tucker is a renowned global futurist, innovation thought leader and highly sought after keynote speaker. With a client list that includes over 200 of the Fortune 500 firms, Tucker’s customized and high energy presentations provide leaders with cutting edge insights, practical advice, and the “innovation mindset, toolset, and skillset” necessary to seize opportunities and profit from today’s rapid changes. … [Read more...]
Jeff Jorge
Jeff Jorge, principal and Michigan’s International Services Practice Leader, joined Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP in 2015 following the merger of the firm with Global Development Partners, where Jeff was its executive partner. Jeff is responsible for delivering growth strategy formulation, implementation, and turnkey international market entry support to companies in multiple industry sectors and foreign markets – with particular emphasis in the Americas and large, fast-growing emerging … [Read more...]
Paul Anderson
Paul has accumulated 25-plus years of top sales and leadership achievement. Personally achieving over twenty sales awards, a nomination for worldwide salesperson of the year for a fortune 100 corporation, earning a seat on the prestigious sales advisory board and becoming the youngest sales person to be elected a member of the order of sales excellence. … [Read more...]
Mike Evans
Mike has developed a unique perspective from 20+ years of working alongside a star studded list of world-renowned thought leaders, including: Dr. John Kotter, Dr. Stephen Covey, Tom Peters, Jim Kouzes, Hyrum Smith, Steve Farber and Chris McChesney. Mike served in senior leadership and consulting roles with Kotter International, FranklinCovey, and Tom Peters Company. … [Read more...]
Deborah Perry Piscione
We know that great leaders are defined by the extraordinary people that they lead. What makes Deborah Perry Piscione so special is that she has uncovered the DNA from the inspired cultures of the most innovative companies in the world. It is no surprise that organizations that build systems to grow the passions of their talented workforce are more productive, more innovative, more loyal, and consistently move faster than competitors. Provocative and wonderfully entertaining, Deborah's … [Read more...]
Vivek Wadhwa
Technology is creating the most exciting innovations the world has ever seen. It is also causing anxiety about our future. Navigating technological change at light speed is much harder if you don't have a trusted Sherpa to be your guide. Vivek Wadhwa has become a globally respected voice on advancing technologies and innovation. … [Read more...]
Robert Safian
- What does it mean to "lead the pack"? - How do we make innovation work better? - How do I lead the workforce of the future? Robert Safian is one of the most sought after speakers, moderators and interviewers in modern business by chronicling thousands of odds-defying organizations and leaders, getting inside access to their secrets of success. He synthesizes their lessons into insightful and thoroughly entertaining presentations filled with compelling storytelling. Robert Safian is … [Read more...]
Joel Cohen
What does it take to stay creative and innovative for 28 straight years? What lessons can be drawn from the process and group dynamics of a hit TV show? How do you fix a leaky water heater? Joel Cohen can answer two of those questions. As the Emmy award-winning writer and producer for The Simpsons, the longest-running American scripted primetime television series in history, Joel has been a key part of the show’s success. Since its debut on December 17, 1989, The Simpsons has broadcast … [Read more...]
Alexandra Wilkis Wilson
History reveals the dirty little secret of innovation: Its potential remains dormant unless it is coupled with a business system that unleashes its disruptive energy - either by unsettling an existing industry or by creating a new one - and channels that energy into a value-capturing enterprise. On occasion, a technology innovation can give birth to new streams of value that are evolutionary, if not revolutionary. This is where Alexandra Wilkis Wilson has won her acclaim. … [Read more...]
Terry Jones
Terry Jones, the innovator who created Travelocity.com, helps organizations navigate the uncertain future through sharing the tools and techniques he has perfected to create electric corporate cultures that spark new ideas and blaze a path to future success. As Travelocity’s founder as well as chariman of Kayak.com and CIP at America Airlines, Jones has been on the cutting edge of innovations that have changed an industry and altered how we all travel. … [Read more...]
Daniel Burrus
Daniel Burrus, best-selling author and leading prognosticator of the global economic future, illuminates the future trends in innovation, change, and technology. Considered one of the world’s preeminent futurists, he counsels top executives as well as audiences to bring out the types of innovations and game-changing strategies that will be needed for the ever-changing, 21st century business environment. … [Read more...]
Erik Wahl
Erik Wahl, renowned graffiti artist and entrepreneur, communicates with audiences through his fast-paced painting and creative message. Using his art to inspire professionals to greater levels of performance, Wahl creates experiences for audiences that spark their creativity, their powers of innovation, and their viewpoint on problems and how to solve them. McKain has spoken before and consulted for the world’s most influential corporations. … [Read more...]
Neal Petersen
Neal Petersen’s life journey has taken him from a poverty-stricken childhood in Apartheid South Africa to a round-the-world yacht race in a craft he built himself, giving him a firsthand view of the seemingly insurmountable barriers that face us in life. An award-winning author, world-class solo racing yachtsman, and global investor, Petersen shares real life examples of how he overcame his own daunting challenges by always turning "perceived" disadvantages into advantages—and then into … [Read more...]
Rick Searfoss
As one of less than a hundred people ever who have actually ever commanded a human space mission, Colonel Rick Searfoss speaks on leadership, teamwork, and personal performance with authority born of in-depth personal experience. He has piloted two Space Shuttle missions and commanded a third, with over 939 hours in space and 5400 hours flying time in 61 different types of aircraft. His first space flight in 1993 set the record for the longest duration Space Shuttle … [Read more...]
Curtis Zimmerman
Both as a speaker and author, Curtis Zimmerman has impacted over one million people around the globe with his life-changing messages and award-winning programs. Curtis is an expert at transforming organizations by inspiring individuals to live their life at a higher level of performance. … [Read more...]
Jeff DeGraff
Jeff DeGraff’s life reads like an innovation playbook. The pages are speckled with failures followed by great successes all because of the mantra adopted at an early age from icon Walt Disney: “Keep moving forward.” Jeff knows how to innovate because he has been through the wringer and rolled with the punches, each time adding a new, better, and cleverer play than the last to his dossier. Jeff’s creative and direct take on making innovation really happen have made him a world renowned thought … [Read more...]
Doug Conant
Douglas R. Conant, New York Times bestselling author and keynote speaker founded Conant Leadership, a growing community of people dedicated to improving the quality of leadership in the 21st century, in 2011. He is also honored to serve as Chairman of Avon Products as well as Chairman of the Kellogg Executive Leadership Institute (KELI) at Northwestern University. The newly formed KELI initiative is designed to help leaders of today enhance their ability to lead in the “here and now.” This … [Read more...]
