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Keynotes: 1 Books: 1 Videos: 7
Kristina Wandzilak and Constance Curry Featured
Mother-Daughter Duo; Addiction Recovery Specialists; Authors of "The Lost Years"
Kristina and Constance are the authors of The Lost Years; Surviving and Mothers and Daughters worst nightmare. The Lost Years is a brutally honest and gritty story of Kristina’s dramatic descent into addiction and her mother’s desperate attempt to save her.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 6 Videos: 5
Shawn Achor Featured
New York Times Bestselling Author and Positive Psychology Expert
Shawn Achor has is one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success and the NYT best-selling author of The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential. His Happiness Advantage training is one of the largest and most successful positive psychology corporate training programs in the world.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 1 Videos: 10
Kevin Brown Featured
Author; Branding, Culture, and Leadership Expert
Kevin is passionate about helping people and organizations embrace a philosophy that separates world-class organizations and high-performance people from everybody else - he calls it The HERO Effect®. Kevin inspires and challenges people to show up every day and make a positive difference at work and in life!
Keynotes: 3 Books: 1 Videos: 2
Jack Garcia Featured
New York Times bestselling author of “Making Jack Falcone” and Undercover FBI Agent
In his 26 years of service with the FBI and as an Undercover FBI Agent in over 100 major Undercover operations, Jack Garcia is best known for his Undercover role as "Jack Falcone," who infiltrated the Gambino crime family in New York for nearly three years.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 3 Videos: 8
Carla Harris Featured
Vice Chairman, Managing Director, and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley
Carla Harris is a Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley and best-selling author. As one of the Top 40 Female Speakers in the World, Carla engages leaders around the world with how to maximize success by using “hard earned and hard learned” lessons from her Wall Street Career.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 4 Videos: 4
Earvin “Magic” Johnson Featured
Businessman; Philanthropist; NBA Hall of Fame
Earvin “Magic” Johnson has become one of the most successful African-American businessmen in the world. He is a Major League Baseball owner, an NBA Legend, a 2-Time Hall of Famer, an Entrepreneur, a Philanthropist and a Motivational Speaker.
Keynotes: 3 Books: 2 Videos: 6
Dewitt Jones Featured
Former National Geographic Photographer
Dewitt Jones is one of America’s top professional photographers. A master of the platform, he combines stories from his years with National Geographic with his extraordinary photographs to teach both creativity and vision. Each year his words and images inspire thousands to ‘Celebrate What’s Right With the World’!
Keynotes: 9 Books: 1 Videos: 10
Eric Maddox Featured
Negotiator; Author; Consultant; Army Veteran
Eric Maddox collected the intelligence which led to the exact location of Saddam Hussein. Eric is a consultant and author who delivers empathy based listening as the number one tool for building trust and maximizing influence in all areas of life.
Keynotes: 7 Books: 4 Videos: 21
Leslie Morgan Steiner Featured
New York Times Best-Selling Author; Columnist for The Washington Post; Former Corporate Executive; Domestic Violence Survivor
Leslie Morgan Steiner is a master of engaging men and women in today's most important women's leadership issues -- parenthood, relationships, and work/family balance.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 8
Liz Murray Featured
Inspirational Speaker and Bestselling Author, Breaking Night
Formerly homeless, Liz Murray transformed her life of despair into an inspiring journey of determination, hope and hard-won success.
Keynotes: 1 Books: 1 Videos: 4
Andre Norman Featured
The Ambassador of Hope
Andre Norman is a globally renowned transformational speaker, strategist, and consultant revolutionizing correctional systems worldwide. With a remarkable journey that led him from a 105-year prison sentence to Harvard University, Andre inspires individuals and organizations to embrace challenges, tap into their limitless potential, and achieve extraordinary success.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 3 Videos: 7
John O'Leary Featured
Best-Selling Author of On Fire: The 7 Choices to Ignite a Radically Inspired Life; Inspiration for Upcoming Film "Soul On Fire"
In 1987, John was a curious nine-year-old boy. Playing with fire and gasoline, he created a massive explosion in his garage and was burned on 100% of his body. John was given one percent chance to survive.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 1 Videos: 17
Nando Parrado Featured
Survivor & Hero of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571; NYT Best-Selling Author; Portrayed in Oscar-Nominated Film "Society of the Snow" and "Alive"
His is a story that many will recognize, but few have an opportunity to hear first hand. Nando Parrado recounts the extraordinary tale of how he and 15 of his teammates survived for 72 brutal days after their plane crashed into the frozen Andes Mountains 50 years ago.
Keynotes: 5 Books: 0 Videos: 8
Jeremy Poincenot Featured
World Blind Golf Champion
Jeremy's journey of losing his sight at 19 due to Leber hereditary optic neuropathy is both heartrending and inspiring. He learned the transformative power of interdependence, embracing his new reality to turn tragedy into opportunity. His story showcases resilience and the profound impact of relying on others for support.
Keynotes: 1 Books: 2 Videos: 4
Elizabeth Smart Featured
Abduction Survivor & Founder of Elizabeth Smart Foundation
The abduction of Elizabeth Smart was one of the most followed child abduction cases of our time. Elizabeth’s example and life now is a daily demonstration that there really is life after a tragic event.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 2
Mark Whitacre, Ph.D. Featured
When Good Leaders Lose Their Way
Mark Whitacre is an Ivy League Ph.D. and the highest-ranked executive of any Fortune 500 company to become a whistleblower in US history, and is responsible for uncovering the ADM price-fixing scandal in the early 1990's. His message will greatly impact you about doing the "right thing".
Keynotes: 2 Books: 5 Videos: 7
Erin Gruwell
Educator and Founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation
Erin Gruwell is a teacher, an author, and the founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation. By fostering an educational philosophy that values and promotes diversity, Erin transformed her students’ lives.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 2 Videos: 3
Kevin Hines
Survivor, Storyteller, and Filmmaker
Kevin is a best-selling author, speaker, filmmaker, and suicide prevention/mental health advocate who has reached millions with his story of an unlikely survival and his will to live. After he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, he attempted to take his life by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Keynotes: 1 Books: 0 Videos: 5
Monica Lewinsky
Social Activist
Monica Lewinsky is a social activist, a global public speaker, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a consultant. She advocates for a safer social media environment and addresses such topics as digital resilience, reputation, privacy, cultivating compassion, overcoming shame and equality.
Keynotes: 4 Books: 1 Videos: 2
Amanda Lindhout
New York Times Bestselling Author, Expert on Transformation & Extraordinary Mindset
Amanda is an unparalleled voice on the topics of resilience, extraordinary mindset, and transformation. As the award-winning author of the NYT bestselling memoir "A House in the Sky," Amanda shares lessons learned after enduring 460 days as a hostage in Somalia that resonate across cultures and industries.
Keynotes: 2 Books: 1 Videos: 8
Chad Pregracke
CNN Hero; Social Entrepreneur
Chad Pregracke embodies how one person can make a difference. Since the age 17, Chad has lead a movement for cleaner water through hard work and by mobilizing thousands of volunteers and corporations to join his cause. His presentation style is authentic, humorous, spontaneous, and inspires people to take action!
Keynotes: 1 Books: 1 Videos: 10
Aron Ralston
Fearless Adventurer & Subject of the Film, 127 Hours
Aron Ralston's extraordinary story of survival, as told in the New York Times bestseller, Between a Rock and a Hard Place and the film, 127 Hours, captured headlines around the world when he freed himself from being trapped between two boulders in a remote canyon by severing his own arm.
Keynotes: 9 Books: 2 Videos: 2
Pamela Sherman
AKA The Suburban Outlaw & President of The Sherman EDGE™
Pam Sherman is an attorney, actress, writer, and leadership consultant whose story of ditching her day job as a lawyer to pursue her dream as an actress was featured in People Magazine. Pam combines her background as an attorney and creative talents to conduct The ShermanEDGE™ for leaders.
Keynotes: 6 Books: 1 Videos: 2
Todd Whitthorne
Health and Wellbeing Speaker, Author, Innovator, Investor
Todd firmly believes that embracing healthy behaviors positively impacts all areas of life, both personally and professionally. Whether he’s speaking to small groups of students or auditoriums packed with corporate executives, Todd’s gift of communication delivers an empowering combination of education and motivation.
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