Keynote Business Speaker Speakers

Having acted as the Clinton Administration’s White House Director of Events for four years, Laura Schwartz is an authority on building powerful relationships and staying focused on the task at hand. Throughout her time as event director, her organizational abilities, communication skills, and social savvies kept the White House running smoothly allowing the administration to nurture a strong social network and positive relations with numerous organizations, both domestic and international.… Read More

In the past 30 years, LeVar Burton has done it all - from acting to directing and even producing. He has appeared in numerous television movies, films and television shows. Burton is probably best known for his roles as Kunta Kinte in the award-winning miniseries Roots, Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in the Star Trek franchise, as well as being the host and executive producer of the long-running PBS children's… Read More

Retired Brigadier General Tom Kolditz is an internationally recognized expert on crisis leadership and leadership in extreme contexts. His time as a Leader Development Expert spans four decades in the public, private and social sectors. General Kolditz is a global leader, with 26 years of experience in leadership roles on four continents. He has been named as a leadership Thought Leader by the Leader to Leader Institute, and as a… Read More

Put to a vote, I might have been chosen “least likely to succeed” in my New York City high school class. My path has taken me from repairing fighter planes in Thailand during the Vietnam War (a member of the Society of Wild Weasels), to spook stuff in undisclosed location(s), and I was lucky enough to arrive at the beginning of the boom times of Silicon Valley in 1978. After… Read More

Peter Montoya’s mastery of marketing and expertise in the financial sector led him to define a niche market. Over 20 years ago, he recognized that financial advisors are too busy to handle everything on their own so he created MarketingLibrary and MarketingPro to write anything an advisor might want to sent to a client from prospecting letters to a happy birthday card, while ensuring that every word of copy met… Read More

Championship gymnast Dan Millman’s career took an unconventional turn when he began to ask himself if it were possible to train people in the art of living. The athlete-turned-coach embarked on a decade long journey that resulted in the internationally best-selling book Way of the Peaceful Warrior, which was later adapted into the 2006 film Peaceful Warrior. Much like his protagonist in Way of the Peaceful Warrior, Millman had won… Read More

Jim McCann went from being a New York City social worker to one of e-commerce’s biggest early success stories. The versatile entrepreneur is the founder, former CEO, and current executive chairman of 1-800-Flowers, one of the first businesses to take sales to the Internet and spotlight its game-changing potential. McCann was bar tending and working as a night counselor at an inner city boys’ group home when one day one… Read More

Cam Marston is the leading expert on how generational change is influencing the marketplace and the workplace. Marston and his firm, Generational Insights, have provided research and consultation on generational issues to hundreds of companies and professional groups, ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations, as well as major professional associations, for over 16 years. An author, columnist, blogger, and lecturer, Marston describes and analyzes the major generations of our… Read More

Thinkers50 thought leader, Nimalya Kumar is changing the perception of the role of marketing worldwide. The London Business School professor and sought out advisor has attracted more than 15,000 citations on Google Scholar for his academic research in marketing and business strategy. An in-demand consultant, coach, and conference speaker, Dr. Kumar teaches and advises the world’s leading corporate executives. He has worked with more than 50 Fortune 500 companies in… Read More

An internationally renowned thought leader on the subject of leadership, performance and managing under pressure, JP was one of the highest rated lecturers at the prestigious Kellogg School of Management's Executive Education Program. He now acts as an advisor to numerous Fortune 100 companies, including long-term relationships with Johnson and Johnson, PWC, Goldman Sachs, HSBC as well as Olympic medal winning athletes. JP's training includes Harvard Medical School's Mind/Body Medical… Read More

Bestowed with the task of Xeroxing his study group’s research paper, Paul Orfalea discovered a hopelessly long line of people at his local copy center. The experience gave him an idea for what became a multi-billion dollar business. Orfalea founded Kinko’s in 1970 with one tiny shop near the University of California Santa Barbara campus. Today the company has 1,200 stores across four continents and averages $2 billion in annual… Read More

Norm is a recognized authority in developing businesses and their leaders to deliver results and increase value. His current work relates to increasing business value by building organization, strategic HR, and leadership capabilities that measurably impact market value. Norm is co-founder (with Dave Ulrich) of The RBL Group, a firm of well-known and broadly experienced management educators and consultants. The RBL Group has been ranked as the #1 Leadership Development… Read More

A founding member of the Conscious Capitalism movement, Raj Sisodia is in high demand for his popular keynote speeches that reflect his status as one of the “50 Leading Market Thinkers” of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Trained as an electrical engineer and then taking an MBA in Marketing in his native India, Raj came to America to take a Ph.D. in Marketing and Business Policy from Columbia University. Now… Read More

"It′s not how much you want, but how much you want it!" – Jack Sims Jack Sims – Founder and CEO of America′s largest marketing agency, author of business growth books and highly regarded Professional Golf teacher, was recently voted as one of meeting planners′ favorite keynote speakers in a poll in Meetings & Conventions when they were asked "Who is the best keynote presenter you have ever heard or… Read More

Entrepreneurial genius, Troy Hazard has founded and nurtured twelve businesses over two decades. He’s taken charge of businesses that are a few days from bankruptcy, turned them around at the last minute, consulted to countless companies, and shared his keys to success with audiences in 23 countries. Troy’s ventures stretch across numerous industries including pools, pizza, and the technology sector. He is the former Global President of the prestigious Entrepreneurs’… Read More