Dr. Jasmin Bergeron is a sought-after expert who gave more than 2,000 keynote presentations and workshops (in person and online) in 12 countries around the world. He also authored or co-authored five books, more than 50 scientific research papers and over 100 newspaper articles on the “WOW effect” in journals such as The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Bergeron owns the “Certified Speaking Professional - CSP” designation, which is the highest international certification that can be earned in the professional speaker industry worldwide. Dr. Bergeron talks on the best practices to create a “WOW Effect” in various contexts such as: Sales and business development, customer service, leadership, teamwork, and work-life balance.

Dr. Jasmin Bergeron has given hundreds of keynote presentations in the following sectors: Financial Services, Healthcare, Education, Professional Services, Real Estate, Government, Tourism and Hospitality, Retail, and a variety of associations

Dr. Jasmin Bergeron will take a lot of time to tailor his presentation to your business, needs and expectations. In fact, after his presentations, many attendees think that he worked in their industry before. His main objective is to deliver practical tips and tools that can be implemented immediately. Delivering well-researched and relevant insights, Jasmin Bergeron is known for his interactive, humorous, and value-oriented approach. Jasmin is a fully bilingual speaker who has a unique ability to simplify seemingly complex challenges in a way that will provide your audience with a fresh and useful perspective.

Dr. Jasmin Bergeron’s dynamic presentations are grounded in science (he is a tenured University Professor), leavened with humor and strengthened by his flair for telling it like it is. Attendees particularly value the memory aid he provides at the end. You will leave Dr. Jasmin Bergeron’s keynote refreshed, energized and more confident than ever that you are prepared for the road ahead.

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Barb Betts is a visionary keynote speaker and thought leader with over 20 years of experience transforming sales and business performance through the power of authentic relationships. Known for her dynamic presence and impactful delivery, Barb has energized audiences at top-tier events like LVMH, Fidelity National, Inman Connect, WomanUP!, and the NAR Annual Conference. Her transparent, compassionate, and results-driven approach consistently leaves audiences not only inspired but ready to take action.

As a sought-after speaker, Barb blends her extensive sales expertise with powerful, personal stories and actionable strategies that tackle today’s most pressing business challenges. She shows entrepreneurs, salespeople, and leaders how to leverage relationships as a strategic asset—transforming them into a measurable force for success in today’s fast-paced world.

Barb’s award-winning podcast, Relationships are Your Superpower®, amplifies her thought leadership, reaching thousands with insights on how to move beyond transactional interactions and create deep, trust-based connections. Her approach results in more referrals, loyal clients, and thriving businesses that are rooted in genuine connection and mutual respect.

Known for her high-energy, engaging presentations, Barb inspires audiences to rethink how they approach relationships and empowers them with the tools to build lasting, impactful connections that drive real results. Her ability to deliver practical next steps, grounded in real-world experience, makes her a highly sought-after speaker for professionals looking to elevate their leadership, sales, and influence.

When she’s not on stage or working with business leaders, Barb enjoys life in Southern California with her husband and two children. She believes that the most important relationships are the ones we nurture in both our personal and professional lives.

Richard Bliss is the founder and president of BlissPoint, a social media consulting company that helps improve executives' online communications and sales teams' social selling behaviors.

Richard is recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voices Influencer and an experienced executive communications manager. His expertise has helped thousands of people master social media tools and become fluent in social conversations, building their platforms and confidence to reach their audience and define their brand effectively.

Richard is also the author of the book "Digital First Leadership," where he simplifies the world of social media and how leaders can use it to their advantage. His podcast, "Digital First Leadership," has been a transformational time for many, leading to success in their respective fields.

• Speaker on Mentorship, Leadership, Teamwork & Motivation

• Talks about: No One Can Stop You & The Best Team Always Wins

• NBA shooting guard for the Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz, and the Detroit Pistons & Host of Food Network’s Giving You the Business

• Past clients include: Accenture, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, The Dwyer Group, Allianz, Amway, GNC, Hilton, Medtronic, UPS Store, Radio Shack, Red Robin

Walter Bond, a transformative force dedicated to unlocking human potential. Walter is not merely a motivational speaker; he is a strategic partner for organizations and individuals committed to unlocking their highest capabilities. His mission is singularly focused: to empower leaders and teams to become the absolute best versions of themselves, a philosophy born from his own extraordinary journey.

Walter's foundational understanding of peak performance was forged on the demanding courts of the NBA. As a former professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz, and Detroit Pistons, he defied conventional wisdom, transforming himself from an undrafted underdog into a starting player through sheer will, relentless discipline, and an unwavering commitment to self-mastery. This firsthand experience of overcoming adversity and achieving improbable success laid the groundwork for his profound insights into human potential.

Today, Walter leverages this unique background to serve as an unparalleled authority on leadership, sales, and team dynamics. His methodology is deeply rooted in the principles of immersion, coaching, and strategic partnerships. He believes that true transformation occurs when individuals and teams are fully immersed in a culture of excellence, guided by expert coaching, and fortified by collaborative relationships.

Through his compelling keynotes and transformative programs, Walter delivers more than just inspiration; he provides a tangible roadmap. His acclaimed works, including "Swim!: How a Shark, a Suckerfish, and a Parasite Teach You Leadership, Mentoring, and Next Level Success," "Cultivate: The Six Non-Negotiable Traits of a Winning Team," and "Accelerate: A Champion's Playbook to Fast-Track Your Business Success," are not just books—they are blueprints for organizational and personal triumph.

Walter's signature programs, such as "The Shark Mindset," "Cultivate! The Six Non-Negotiable Traits of a Winning Team," and "No One Can Stop You but You!," are meticulously designed to:

• Ignite a culture of relentless forward momentum within teams.
• Instill the six non-negotiable traits that define championship-level performance.
• Transform managers into true coaches, fostering accountability and unleashing individual potential.

In 2025, Walter Bond continues to be the strategic choice for Fortune 500 companies, dynamic startups, and industry associations seeking to cultivate a workforce of peak performers. Partnering with his wife and business partner, Antoinette Bond, through The Bond Group and Peak Performers Huddle, Walter offers a comprehensive suite of coaching and development services. Together, they are building a legacy of excellence, empowering countless individuals and organizations to not just meet, but consistently exceed their goals.

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• Anthony talks about how the difference between the winners and the "also rans" comes down to execution.

• Audiences leave equipped with simple, actionable tools to improve execution and drive better results as individuals and as teams.

• He is a highly accomplished and decorated F-16 fighter pilot, founder, President & CEO of Afterburner, author & keynote speaker on Peak Performance.

• Past clients include: Ernst & Young, GE, Cisco, Boeing, Bridgestone, AT&T, Charles Schwab and The Home Depot

Major Anthony “AB” Bourke is a highly accomplished and decorated F-16 fighter pilot who flew tactical missions in service to our country all over the world. He has accumulated more than 2,700 hours of flight time in various high performance aircraft - and was one of the first pilots to fly an F-16 in homeland defense efforts over New York City in the aftermath of September 11th.

Following his impressive military career, AB applied the tools and techniques that made him one of our nation's premier fighter pilots to the competitive world of business. He ascended rapidly to become the top producing mortgage banker in the Western U.S. for a prominent lending institution. His success in the mortgage banking industry led to an opportunity with a California based start-up - where his team dramatically grew annual revenue from $500,000 to $65M in just three years.

Following these two endeavors, AB combined his love of business with his passion for tactical aviation to build Afterburner Seminars, a global training company based on the lessons he learned in the military. While President & CEO, Afterburner grew into a best-in-class training company that was twice named one of Inc. magazine's 500 fastest growing companies.

Currently AB serves as CEO & Founder of Mach 2 Consulting - and has shared his message of peak performance to more than 100,000 people in twelve different countries. AB brings his tactical knowledge and business acumen to the forefront of the management training world - to share how fighter pilots, and other organizations where performance truly matters, can develop a feedback system to ensure continuous improvement and peak performance. His wealth of experience and ability to connect with audiences landed AB in Inc Magazine’s 100 Great Leadership Speakers for Your Next Conference.

Under AB's leadership as CEO - Mach 2 Consulting consistently delivers dynamic keynote speeches on leadership, communication, sales and teamwork to Fortune 1000 corporations around the globe. AB is a motivational dynamo with a proven ability to energize, enlighten and enrich your team’s experiences - to ensure a successful engagement for you and your client.

AB’s keynotes typically align to the following groups:

• Fortune 1000 organizations
• Sales meetings - speeches that extend into actual training
• Annual meetings - for various organizations such as Trade and Professional Associations
• Management Retreats - to give your leaders an opportunity to step out of the box and think differently
• Company off-sites - where teams are looking to improve communication and alignment

AB continues work on his book The Art of the Debrief . A business and leadership book about the significance of how business people can use Debrief to drive continuous improvement in any organization. Anticipated for release late 2019, keep an eye for the release of AB's first book - apt to captivate all!

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David Brownlee is the CEO of The Brownlee Group, LLC and founder of the Rockstar Customer Service Training Program. He is a two-time, number one, best-selling author of Rockstar Service, Rockstar Profits and Customer Service Success and has been featured in Time Magazine, People Magazine and others. He is a former business coach and seminar leader for Tony Robbins and has conducted over 5,000 one-on-one coaching sessions with business owners and executives.

He has trained over 2M businesses and individuals from his online courses, keynotes, live events and coaching programs. His clients range from small businesses to large companies – from Harley-Davidson, and Oakley to Google and LinkedIn.

David is a serial entrepreneur and sold his first company in 2005. He then moved to Central America with his wife to take a break and learn his 3 s’s…Spanish, Salsa and Surfing. One night when coming home from dinner in a taxicab, David and his wife were kidnapped at gunpoint. David was robbed, beaten and stabbed in the leg.

After making it through that horrific experience, David decided in that moment, that life is short and dedicated himself to helping others. He looks at this life event as a “blessing” because it has led him down the path to be here with you on your journey.

David believes that we all deserve to be successful in life and business. He also believes that each one of us has the power to create a positive ripple effect of kindness and respect for one another through our interactions. We make this impact, one person at a time.

He currently lives in San Diego, CA with his wife and two children.

Fun fact: David is the biggest winner in the history of the Hollywood Squares Game Show on CBS with Whoopi Goldberg.

• Motivational Speaker on Human Behaviour and Communications

• Through real-world, highly-engaging, and laugh-out-loud funny keynotes, Colette teaches organizations how mindful communication creates powerful connections.

• Master’s Degree in Human Behavior and more than 20 years of experience helping individuals change behaviors that impact their success.

• Past clients include: Boeing, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Fidelity, Great Clips, Federal Express

Colette Carlson, a Human Behavior Expert and CPAE Hall of Fame keynote speaker, is known for helping leaders, teams, and organizations activate The Human Edge™—the critical strategies that strengthen trust, foster connection, and elevate performance in an increasingly automated, fast-paced world.

With her signature blend of humor, heart, and high-impact storytelling, Colette delivers deeply customized keynote experiences rooted in communication psychology, audience interviews, and current research. Her energetic, engaging, and interactive delivery style consistently earns top ratings and repeat invitations across industries.

Since founding her company, Speak Your Truth, Inc., Colette has delivered hundreds of keynote programs across five continents. Her content is shaped by decades of conversations—with executives, emerging leaders, sales professionals, and frontline teams—giving her a rare, real-world understanding of the human dynamics at play in today’s workplaces. Combined with her Master’s Degree in Human Behavior, this lived research enables Colette to provide both strategic insight and practical, actionable solutions.

Her trusted clientele includes industry giants like Microsoft, PepsiCo, FedEx, ExxonMobil, Procter & Gamble, Fidelity, Costco, and Domino’s.

Attendees consistently leave Colette’s sessions energized and equipped with both the mindset and skillset to improve communication, deepen engagement, and lead with intention—key components of The Human Edge™ that drive both personal growth and organizational results.

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Virtual Events can:

1. Reach a wider audience
2. Offer a great experience at a much lower cost
3. Create long term impact with recorded elements that allow for content to be watched over a period of time
4. Have an increased impact over time, as viewers re-watch, discuss and connect over social media and other channels

And, most importantly: offer the ability for inspiring and impactful presentations to connect in a one-on-one way, directly to the attendee.

WHO is your audience?

Who are your virtual event attendees? Are they across a specific group within your organization, or are you serving clients across a wide range of levels? Determining who you are speaking to will help you determine a format for your event that will captivate your audience.

WHAT is your key message?

Are you focusing on change? Innovation? Leadership?

Creating a single focus or mission will allow you to hone in on the type of speaker(s) you need to engage your audience and help event producers to format the event into a dynamic program that balances inspiration with information and audience interaction.

WHAT type of event suits your audience?

• Virtual Conference
• Webinar
• Hybrid Event

Virtual event technology has come a long way over the last few months, offering a huge range of different options from pre-recorded webinars, to multi-day virtual conferences, to hybrid events with some attendees in the audience while the event is live streamed.

OUR ADVICE

A COMBINATION of live and pre-recorded elements will allow your virtual event to run smoothly and stay on time.

Many of our clients are also opting for multi-day virtual conferences with shorter segments spaced over a few days.

This allows some flexibility for attendees in different time zones and accommodates different teleworking situations for attendees, allowing them to tune in when it is convenient.

WHERE? It’s all about Tech.

Virtual meeting technology has exploded over the last few months as teleworking became the norm.

Consider your needs:

• Interactive elements like breakout rooms, polls & Q&A
• Seamless blend of live & pre-recorded elements
• Ability to replay segments
• Live tech support

If you plan for rain, it’s likely the sun will shine…

Tech isn’t perfect so don’t forget to test, rehearse and have a back up plan ready to go for your virtual event.

Pro Tip: Think of a virtual presentation like a podcast. Viewers can view the content multiple times and refer back to it.

  WHEN? A Date… or Dates?

As we have all noticed, our attention spans for meeting in real life versus meeting online are a lot longer.

When deciding on a date, consider spreading your virtual event out over a few days, with a variety of speakers, interactive elements and information.

The benefits of a multi-day format:

• Viewers watch content fresh for a short period every day
• Allows attendees in different time zones to stay on top of the content
• Attendees can review & re-engage with content

Virtual Event Checklist:

Is your event?

• Interactive?
• Informative?
• Able to be rewatched?

WHY? Pandemic 2020

Just because you are online instead of in person, it doesn’t mean you are missing out on connection.

Using the technology that we have become so accustomed to over the last few months, our keynote speakers have the ability to connect to your viewers one-on-one, in a way that was impossible in live events.

FIND YOUR WHY…

What do you want the audience to leave thinking at the end of the presentation?

Apply this question to all the presentations and segments in your event to create a cohesive, impactful virtual event.

  HOW? Virtual Event Checklist

To wrap it all up

• TECH: Find the right tech platform & don’t forget to test drive before your event
• AGENDA: Use a mix of live and pre-recorded segments, mixed with interactive elements, to ensure a smooth flow of events & audience engagement
• ANTICIPATION: Build up your event with emails, teasers and sneak peeks into what content will be offered
• NETWORKING: Create and encourage online chat functions, an event specific hashtag or even a dedicated event page to allow attendees to network virtually. Maximize the networking opportunities offered by your tech platform.
• EXTEND YOUR IMPACT: A dedicated social media page is a great place for attendees to connect after an event to discuss ideas and implement some of the learnings from the event.

Offer a password protected, limited time recording of keynote presentations to continue the conversation long after the virtual event has ended.

Continue the conversation with post-event touch points like emails or questions based on the key presentations.

To find a GREAT Speaker for your Virtual event, get in touch.

Barbara Corcoran’s credits include straight D’s in high school and college and 20 jobs by the time she turned 23. It was her next job that would make her one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country: She borrowed $1,000 and quit her job as a waitress to start a tiny real estate company in New York City. The Corcoran Group, the largest and best-known brand in the brokerage business, building the largest and best-known brand in the business.

Corcoran is the author of the best seller “Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business!” and host of top business podcast “Business Unusual with Barbara Corcoran.”

Corcoran is a motivational and inspirational speaker. She is a frequent small business and real estate contributor on every major network. Corcoran has been an investor/Shark for the past eleven seasons on ABC’s four-time Emmy award winning show, Shark Tank, investing in over 100 businesses to date. Follow Barbara on Twitter, TikTok and Instagram @BarbaraCorcoran.

Andrew Davis is recognized as one of the industry's "Jaw-Dropping Marketing Speakers" - and is a mainstay on global marketing influencer lists. Wherever he goes, Andrew Davis puts his infectious enthusiasm and magnetic speaking style to good use teaching business leaders how to grow their sales and businesses, harness innovation, inspiration and performance, transform their cities - and leave their legacy.

Andrew is also best-selling author and internationally acclaimed keynote speaker. Before building and selling a thriving digital marketing agency, Andrew produced for NBC’s Today Show, worked for The Muppets in New York - and wrote for Charles Kuralt. He's appeared in the New York Times, Forbes, the Wall Street Journal - and on NBC and the BBC. He has crafted documentary films and award-winning content for tiny start-ups and Fortune 500 brands.

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Pam Didner is a globally recognized B2B marketing and AI strategist, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of five business books, including The Modern AI Marketer in the GPT Era. As the founder of Relentless Pursuit, she has worked with organizations like IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, and Southwest Airlines to align sales and marketing teams and turn complex strategies into predictable revenue. With over 20 years of enterprise marketing experience spanning demand generation, sales enablement, content strategy, and operations, Pam brings a rare ability to connect high-level strategy with real-world execution.

With an MBA in Accounting and Finance, Pam began her career in finance before transitioning into marketing, allowing her to bridge the gap between data-driven executives and growth-focused teams. She specializes in AI implementation, including Copilot training, helping organizations operationalize AI to drive efficiency, alignment, and measurable ROI.

Pam is known for her dynamic, engaging speaking style and her ability to simplify complex topics like AI, B2B growth, and marketing technology into clear, actionable frameworks. Her high-energy keynotes, delivered across five continents, go beyond inspiration—equipping audiences with practical strategies they can implement immediately to drive pipeline, improve performance, and create lasting business impact.

Meridith Elliott Powell is a award-winning author, and former C-Suite executive who knows firsthand what it takes to turn disruption into opportunity.

With more than 25 years of business leadership experience, Meridith has built her career on helping organizations and leaders learn to thrive in uncertainty. Her obsession with one word — change — inspired her groundbreaking research and her proven system, ASK for CHANGE, a methodology designed to turn fear into fuel and uncertainty into competitive advantage.

A methodology that consistently leads to:

• Consistent 30–40% sales growth
• Stronger, deeper leadership pipelines
• Clear, defendable competitive advantage

Through her work, Meridith uncovered a powerful truth: the most successful companies and leaders don’t resist change—they Ask for it. They adapt their perspective, focus on people, and commit to process. It’s a system that delivers measurable results—driving consistent growth, building stronger teams, and creating cultures built for the pace of today’s disruption.

Having led through economic downturns, industry shakeups, and corporate transformations, Meridith brings the perfect blend of real-world business acumen and inspiring stage presence. She’s been recognized by her peers as one of the most in-demand speakers in the world and worked with some of the most trusted brands in the world to help their teams navigate change and grow through it. Today, through her ASK for CHANGE methodology, Meridith helps leaders and organizations worldwide embrace change, inspire innovation, and turn uncertainty into their greatest strategic advantage.

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• Talks about cultivating a high-engagement, high-performance work culture as we prepare for the next growth cycle in business.

• Audiences learn what it takes to elevate engagement, unleash human potential and compete to win in the new world of work

• Former advertising executive and Founder of Estis & Associates, a professional training & coaching outfit

• Past clients include: Blue Shield, CVS Health, Mayo Clinic, Medtronic, Novartis, the NBA, Honeywell, Thomson Reuters, Ernst & Young, Lowes, and Prudential

Ryan Estis is a sales and leadership expert at the forefront of the human-centered growth movement transforming the way we work, lead, and live so individuals and organizations can achieve sustainable success.

He’s a bestselling author and Founding Partner of ImpactEleven, a hyper-growth enterprise that embodies the human-centered movement and delivered a 500% increase in growth and a 1300% increase in shareholder value with a 90% client retention rate over the last two years.

Ryan has spent his career in the trenches building high-performance teams and a client roster of category-leading brands. As a strategic advisor and former Fortune 500 CRO, he understands that the key to meaningful results lies in elevating people to their highest potential.

Ryan empowers individuals and organizations to leverage change as a catalyst for growth and maximize their impact by embracing a human-centered approach to sales, leadership, and life.
His expertise transcends industry boundaries, making him a trusted advisor to companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 giants including Mayo Clinic, Mastercard, The NBA, Pfizer, IBM, Deloitte, McKesson, CVS and State Farm Insurance.

His work and writing have been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc and Entrepreneur magazines. Meetings & Conventions Magazine recently recognized him as “one of the best keynote speakers ever seen or heard.”

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Jeffrey Gitomer is a creative, on-the-edge, writer and speaker whose expertise on sales, customer loyalty, and personal development is world renowned. He is known for presentations, seminars and keynote addresses that are funny, insightful, and in your face. Jeffrey gives audiences information they can take out in the street one minute after the seminar is over and turn it into money.

Jeffrey Gitomer is the author of The New York Times best sellers The Sales Bible, The Little Red Book of Selling, The Little Black Book of Connections, and The Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude. Most of his books have been number one best sellers on Amazon.com and have appeared on major best-seller lists more than 500 times and have sold millions of copies worldwide.

Jeffrey gives public and corporate seminars, runs annual sales meetings, and conducts live and virtual training programs on selling, YES! Attitude, trust, customer loyalty, and personal development. His customers include Coca-Cola, US Foodservice, Caterpillar, BMW, Verizon, MacGregor Golf, Hilton, General Motors, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, AmeriPride, NCR, IBM, Comcast Cable, Time Warner, Liberty Mutual, Principal Financial, Wells Fargo Bank, BlueCross BlueShield, Carlsberg, Mutual of Omaha, AC Neilsen, Northwestern Mutual, Church Mutual Insurance, MetLife, Sports Authority, GlaxoSmithKline, The New York Post, and hundreds of others.

Jeffrey's syndicated column, Sales Moves, appears in scores of business journals and newspapers in the United States and Europe, and is read by more than four million people every week. His WOW website, Gitomer.com, gets thousands of hits per week from readers and seminar attendees. His state-of-the-art presence on the web and e-commerce ability has set the standard among peers, and has won huge praise and acceptance from customers.

International keynote speaker, Sylvie di Giusto, brings her expertise from a successful corporate career in Europe to every presentation. Formerly the head of a management academy and innovation hub, she developed innovative programs for high-end education with never-before-used training methods. As the Chief of Staff for the Chief Human Resources Officer of Europe’s largest tourism and retail group, Sylvie also coordinated all group-wide human resources teams and activities. Prior to that, at a consultancy firm, she implemented online and in-person training and development initiatives for Fortune 100 companies. Well versed in the study of social and cultural norms, personal beliefs and values, as well as cognitive biases and thought patterns, her 20 years in learning and development leaves a deep understanding into how ‘The Power of Choice’ impacts an organization’s sales, leadership and growth.

Now, extraordinary leaders and professionals at many of the most respected organizations and associations in the world—from American Express to American Airlines, Hilton to Nespresso, Microsoft to Prudential, and even the US Air Force—trust Sylvie to help them make the right decisions that grow their brands and bottom lines. Building on her five cornerstones of Modern Emotional Intelligence—visual, behavioral, verbal, digital, and social intelligence—Sylvie gives her audiences ‘The Power of Choice’ a conscious decision-making framework that allows us to understand our perceptions, choose our behaviors, and determine our best outcomes.

She is the author of The Image of Leadership, Discover Your Fair Advantage and the upcoming Make Me Feel Important, in which she leads you deep into the customer experience and shows you how to make every interaction count. Sylvie takes your organization on an entertaining, spectacular, and thought-provoking journey through the brain, the mind, and from the unconscious to the conscious—and ultimately to the heights of personal, professional, and organizational success.

Jodi Glickman is passionate about developing leaders— both seasoned executives and next generation talent.

As the CEO and founder of Great on the Job, Jodi and her team have reached hundreds of thousands of the brightest minds across corporate America and academia—working with many of the most influential organizations and iconic brands—counting LinkedIn, JP Morgan, Abbott, and Harvard Business School among their longest standing clients.

Jodi has appeared on the TEDx stage (Why You Should Stop Looking for Work You Love), she is the author of the critically acclaimed book Great on the Job, What to Say, How to Say It, The Secrets of Getting Ahead (St. Martin’s Press), and she is a writer for the Harvard Business Review.

Jodi regularly contributes to media outlets and her career advice hasbeen featured in the New York Times, USA Today, US News & World Report, Business Week, Fortune, Forbes, WSJ finance, CNN Money, Glamour, Shape, Real Simple, Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post, and many more.

Jodi is a former Peace Corps volunteer (Southern Chile) turned investment banker (Goldman Sachs) turned communication expert. She received her MBA from the Johnson School at Cornell where she was a Park Leadership Fellow and received a full-ride scholarship to business school.

Before turning to the world of finance, Jodi was a policy analyst at the U.S. EPA and did stints at the White House and Governor’s Office of Illinois. She has a B.S. in Social Policy, Magna Cum Laude, from Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy. She is a former member of the Northwestern University Council of 100, and a former board member of Readworks.org and Trustee of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

Jodi lives in Chicago, IL with her husband and three children. She enjoys hiking, biking and eating hot fudge sundaes, not necessarily in that order.

Amanda Gore is an Australian living in the USA. An author, USA Hall of Fame speaker, business woman, CEO of The Joy Project and a Huffington Post Columnist, she has won many awards, including Educator of the Year and Keynote Speaker of the Year from the National Speakers Association.  

She works with organizations of different sizes to help boost engagement of teams, create cultures of joy and joyful people, manage change fatigue and bring humanity back into leadership and work.  

With the rise of mental health issues, Amanda believes that joy is the antidote to burnout and has been shown to increase productivity, sales, and well-being. In her presentations, she blends humor, science, and life experience to teach practical tools and skills for personal and organizational growth. She focuses on helping people feel good about themselves which leads to positive changes in all areas. 

Originally a physical therapist with a major in psychology, Amanda blends research in neuroscience, epigenetics, positive psychology, quantum physics and emotional intelligence with funny stories to help organizations achieve better performance by aligning with values and mission and creating joyful workplaces and people. Through her funny, interactive and engaging presentations, Amanda breaks down barriers, opens hearts and minds, and inspires people to action. 

Her presentations are funny, energetic, entertaining, and engaging, and she is dedicated to inspiring and facilitating lasting change while people laugh and learn. 

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Kindra Hall is President and Chief Storytelling Officer at Steller Collective, a consulting firm focused on the strategic application of storytelling to today’s communication challenges. Kindra is one of the most sought-after keynote speakers trusted by global brands to deliver presentations and trainings that inspire teams and individuals to better communicate the value of their company, their products - and their individuality through strategic storytelling.

Kindra is a former Director of Marketing and VP of Sales. She is a contributing editor to SUCCESS Magazine - and was guest faculty at the Harvard Medical School. Her book, Stories that Stick: How Storytelling can Captivate Customers, Influence Audiences and Transform Your Business debuted at #2 on the Wall Street Journal Best-seller List and Forbes said it “may be the most valuable business book you read." Kindra’s message spans all industries - and her clients include Facebook, Hilton Hotels, Tyson Foods, Target and Berkshire Hathaway amongst many others.

What began as a storytelling assignment in 5th grade, grew into a passion for not only telling stories, but a mastery for teaching others the methods and science of storytelling so they can better tell their own.

She was a National Champion storyteller (yes, they have those), a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Storytelling Network - and has her master’s degree in communications where she conducted original research studying the role of storytelling in defining and revealing organizational culture.

Regardless of the industry, Kindra has become a conference favourite for her clients. The blend of inspiration and education in her keynotes mean that audiences leave feeling excited - and equipped to finally put their stories to work in a tangible way.

Kindra lives in Manhattan with her husband, young son and daughter. When she is not traveling around the world speaking -  Kindra can usually be found at spin class or in Central Park with her family.

Coming from an entrepreneurial upbringing, Stacey Hanke learned early on how we consistently show up and interact determines our success in our organizations and in our lives. Starting with a career in voice-over, she quickly realized how every word matters - every movement of your body matters and every sound you make matters (volume, tone and inflection). All of these combined determines who listens, who stays connected with you, who believes you and then acts on your recommendation.

Stacey then jumped into the corporate world as a trainer for Fortune 500 companies, training every possible topic from motivation to customer service to leadership. She traveled internationally researching the difference between a leader who is influential versus a leader who’s simply a good communicator.

Today, Stacey is the CEO of a highly sought-after consulting and training company where she mentors leaders who want to ensure their employees perceive them as an influential leader – those who are working towards a promotion – and sales professionals to ensure their message and style resonates with their clients.

As a thought leader she has been a featured guest on media outlets including: The New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Thrive, SmartMoney Magazine, The Economist and Business Week. Her client list is vast: FedEx, McDonalds, Google, Kraft Heinz, Nationwide, American Express, Discover and Oracle. Her knowledge leading diverse, high-level teams makes her a sought-after speaker and consultant and she has inspired thousands around the world through her ability to connect with an audience and one-on-one.

Her 19 years of studying influence across cultures and industries, leading large corporate teams makes her the perfect fit for organizations large and small who are ready to influence on a consistent basis. Clients hire Stacey because of her implementable strategies that help leaders get to the point, communicate with confidence and credibility, to build trust and deliver messages that drive action, creating lasting results.

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Heather Hansen knows how to build belief. She was a trial attorney for over 20 years and was consistently named one of the Top 50 Female Attorneys in Pennsylvania. She combines that experience with her psychology degree, her mediation training. and her experience as a TV anchor to help her clients build belief and advocate for their ideas, products and services.

For over twenty years Heather was a trial attorney. Her job was to help diverse groups of people believe in her case so that her client could win. She honed the tools for her clients to build credibility quickly so they could persuade diverse juries to see things from their perspective. Now she is sharing the tools with you.

Heather has worked with organizations like Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Google, SavATree, the American Medical Association, Call Miner and LVMH to help them make the case for their services, products, ideas and their teams. She’s also shared these tools at Harvard Business School, Stanford Law School, The University of Pennsylvania and with audiences across the world.

Heather is the author of the best-seller “The Elegant Warrior: How to Win Life’s Trials  Without Losing Yourself” and the host of The Elegant Warrior podcast. Heather’s latest book is Advocate to Win-10 Tools to Ask for What You Want and Get It.

Erin Hatzikostas is a former corporate CEO turned authenticity aficionado. Working at a Fortune 50 company, she became, at age 42, the CEO of its $2 billion AUM subsidiary, PayFlex, and in just three years tripled earnings and sent employee engagement skyrocketing, using a strategy she had unknowingly relied on her entire career: authenticity.

Today she is the CEO and founder of b Authentic Inc., a sought-after keynote speaker, the award-winning author of You Do You(ish) and The 50% Rule, and co-host of the hit podcast b Cause Work Doesn't Have to Suck. Her TEDx talk was among the top 20 most-viewed TEDx talks worldwide in 2021, and her thought leadership has reached hundreds of thousands. She has been featured by ABC, CBS, Business Insider, and Fast Company, and her company is behind a groundbreaking national study on authenticity's impact in the workplace. Erin helps audiences see that authenticity is a much more nuanced and powerful concept than simply “being yourself,” built around her proprietary H.U.M.A.N.S. framework: the Six Principles of Strategic Authenticity.

• Troy talks about entrepreneurship: how businesses can grow through forward thinking leadership.

• Audiences leave with actionable ideas to develop and pursue strategies for growth and promote great collaboration within teams.

• Troy is a best-selling author, business strategist and entrepreneur, having founded twelve businesses over two decades and has consulted to countless successful companies over the last 25 years.

• Past clients include: Kia Motors, Prudential Real Estate, Toyota, McCain Foods, Lowe's and Hertz Rent-a-Car.

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• Speaker on Innovation in Branding and Marketing

• Talks about: How TO Fascinate: From First Impressions to Lasting Value

• Author of the New York Times bestseller, FASCINATE: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to Resist

• Past clients include: Cisco, Human Business World, Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, Wall Street Journal

Sally Hogshead is a Hall of Fame speaker, international author, and the world's leading expert on fascination. Growing up with the last name Hogshead would give anyone an unconventional point of view. After graduating from Duke University and starting in advertising, Sally was named the most successful junior copywriter of all time. At age 27 she opened her first agency, and went on to conquer the worlds of branding and marketing.

Over the past decade, Sally's research has uncovered surprising trends. In today's distracted world, people have a 9-second attention span. With only 9
seconds to communicate value, we must use our advantages to immediately break through. Sally teaches how to break through the distraction and competition by creating moments of intense focus.

When you fascinate a customer or employee, you create exciting moments of connection. Your listener is far more likely to remember and value you.

In her research, Sally has measured over 100,000 people to identify a scientific approach to personal branding.

A few findings in Sally's research:

• Your personality uses identifiable patterns of persuasion
• When you fascinate customers, they're more likely to trust and respect you
• Fascinating brands can charge up to 4x more than commodity brands
• Companies that fascinate employees have higher productivity
• Women will spend more to be fascinating than they spend on food and clothes combined ($338/month)

Rather than measuring how you see the world, Sally measures how the world sees you.

Sally's first book was Radical Careering: 100 Truths to Jumpstart Your Job, Your Career, and Your Life. She toured the country as a spokesperson for CareerBuilder.com, teaching how to apply strengths at work.

Her next book, FASCINATE, was published around the globe, earning Sally a frequent spotlight in major media including Today Show and the New York Times. The press describes Sally as a marketing icon who has changed the face of North American advertising.

In 2013, HarperCollins will publish Sally's new book, How The World Sees You: From First Impressions to Lasting Value.

Few keynote speakers blend a research-based message with the high-energy delivery required to inspire big audiences. Sally is a 2012 recipient of the coveted
CPAE award for lifetime achievement in speaking excellence. Recent clients include Intel, Cisco, Million Dollar Round Table, GE, New York Life, YPO, and Intuit. Her audiences ranging from Fortune 500 CEOs to entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia.

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