Adam Grant is Wharton's youngest full professor and top-rated teacher. He is the author of Give and Take, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling book that is being translated into more than two dozen languages and has been named one of the best books by Amazon, Apple, the Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal—as well as one Oprah's riveting reads, Fortune's five must-read business books, Harvard… Read More

Business strategist, motivational speaker, and innovation expert Erica Dhawan helps businesses decrease friction and increase freedom. A pioneer researcher in the field of "connectional intelligence," she teaches leaders and companies innovative strategies to create more value for customers and clients, deliver sustainable results, and ensure future global competitiveness. As a researcher at Harvard, Erica co-authored Get Big Things Done, the first book on connectional intelligence, the ability to “to drive… Read More

Businessman and musician Ben Hines improves the way groups do business through teaching them how to harness the power of music. He is Founder and Director of Moving Performance, a consulting firm that has moved some of the world’s top companies toward more collaborative and productive outcomes. Prior to forming a firm that married his passion for music to his knowledge of business, Ben spent a decade transforming teams’ performances… Read More

Author of three books, Focus on the Good Stuff, Be Yourself Everyone Else is Already Taken, and his latest, Nothing Changes Until You Do, Mike Robbins teaches people how to infuse their lives and businesses with authenticity and appreciation. He has strengthened and inspired teams at Google, Wells Fargo, Twitter, Gap, eBay, Charles Schwab, Adobe, Chevron, Citibank, the US Department of Labor, Stanford University, the San Francisco Giants, and many… Read More

Ty Bennett is one of the youngest ever recipients to become a Certified Speaking Professional, the benchmark for the best speakers in the world that only 5% of professional speakers ever receive. Achievement at a young age is nothing new for Ty, who started a direct sales business with his brother Scott at the age of 21; before the decade was out the company was bringing in $20 million in… Read More

One of MeetingsNet's Editors' Picks as a Favorite Speaker, Seth Mattison is known around the world for his expertise in employee relations and communication culture. Founder and CEO of Futuresight Labs, his presentations on workforce trends and generational dynamics are in demand from many of the most important companies around the world. Seth's passion is to create better understanding and collaboration in the workplace. By monitoring new workforce dynamics and… Read More

Certified Fraud Examiner Pamela Meyer is a leading expert in the science of deception. She uses her extensive training in research into psychology and visual cues to help uncover the truth. She brings this knowledge to her fascinating speeches that are essential viewing for leaders and human resource managers everywhere. Ms. Meyer's research has revealed the fact that the average person encounters between ten and twenty lies a day; she… Read More

Television show host, designer, model, writer. Born on October 19, 1965, in Atlanta, Georgia. Known for his enthusiasm, creativity, and good looks, Ty Pennington is a popular television personality and designer. He was raised by his mother, a child psychologist. At an early age, Pennington showed a knack for taking things apart and building new wondrous creations. He even built playhouses for other kids in the neighborhood, asking to be… Read More

Internationally acclaimed motivational speaker Kevin Kelley is a foremost authority on entrepreneurship, leadership, sales, creativity and personal excellence. Over the course of two decades, Kevin has been a keynote speaker for a multitude of events all across the globe, from the Middle East and Asia to Europe and the United States. Kevin is known for his engaging style that energizes audiences for an entertaining, interactive experience. His presentations are a… Read More

America’s Number One Crisis Management Expert Judy A. Smith is the founder and President of Smith and Company, a leading strategic and crisis communications firm with offices in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. Over the last 25 years, Ms. Smith has brought her unique combination of communication skills, media savvy, legal and political acumen to clients facing a wide array of issues and challenges throughout the United States and abroad.… Read More

Expert in leadership, change management and communication, Jeffrey Hayzlett is a bestselling author whose creativity and entrepreneurial skills make him much in demand as a public speaker. He is also a prime-time television show host on Bloomberg Television. His business books The Mirror Test and Running the Gauntlet are both bestsellers. Many media outlets such as Forbes, SUCCESS, Mashable, Marketing Week and Chief Executive cite Hayzlett's views, and he appears… Read More

Savannah Guthrie is the co-anchor of the Today show and NBC’s News Chief Legal Correspondent. Guthrie got her start in local news before transferring to WRC-TV in Washington D.C., where she covered major stories such as 9-11, the Pentagon attack, and the 2001 anthrax attacks. She followed her passion for law to George Washington University and scored first place on the Arizona Bar exam that year. After working as a… Read More

Social scientist Joseph Grenny uses his cutting edge research on leadership practices, influence, and human behavior to boost business productivity and foster high performing work environments. The four-time New York Times best-selling author’s work has propelled results at 300 of the Fortune 500 companies. Joseph’s dynamic and no-frill programs give people the tools for taking on those uncomfortable conversations in the workplace, empowering them to turn disappointments and broken promises… Read More

Acknowledged as one of the world's leading experts on Human Resources and Corporate Culture, Dr. Lynda Gratton is Professor of Management Practice at London Business School, where she is the director of the “Human Resource Strategy in Transforming Organizations" executive program. As the leader of The Leading Edge Research Consortium, involving companies of such stature as Hewlett-Packard and Citibank, her research has been published in Strategic Human Resource Management: Corporate… Read More

Michelle Gielan, national CBS News anchor turned positive psychology researcher, is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness. Michelle is the Founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research and is partnered with Arianna Huffington to study how transformative stories fuel success. She is an Executive Producer of “The Happiness Advantage” Special on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course. Michelle holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from… Read More

Formerly a broadcast journalist, Connie Dieken brings the insights from her bestsellers Talk Less, Say More and Become the Real Deal to thought leadership presentations assisting executives to develop presence and influence. Connie spent twenty years as a television journalist working for both ABC and NBC. In this time she was awarded five Emmys, two Telly awards and was inducted into the Radio/Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame. The Dieken Group,… Read More

A graduate of Princeton and Columbia Universities, Peter Bregman is the CEO of Bregman Partners, Inc, a management consulting firm which advises CEOs and leadership teams across the globe. Peter's career began by teaching leadership through wilderness and mountaineering expeditions. He then became a consultant with Hay Group and Accenture before beginning his own company. As a consultant his expertise has been in demand from organizations such as Allianz, American… Read More

Dr. Travis Bradberry was awarded his BSC in Clinical Psychology by the University of California, San Diego, and holds a dual PhD in clinical and industrial/organizational psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. His specialty is the field of emotional intelligence, in which he is a recognized world leader. He is co-author of the bestselling book Emotional Intelligence 2.0 and also the co-founder of TalentSmart, the world's leading provider… Read More

Known as “The Change Specialist,” Dr. Mark DeVolder has guided some of the most high-stake transitions of recent history, preparing Colombian business leaders for the NAFTA Free Trade Agreement, aiding in the wrap up of the NASA space shuttle program, and coaching multiple companies through mergers and acquisitions. While studies show that approximately only 30% of change initiatives reach their stated goals, DeVolder has a 95% success rate as a… Read More

For more than two decades Berney Associates, which specializes in organization development and management training, has been working with blue-chip companies and prestigious organizations to help them with organizational change, team building, conflict resolution and interests-based negotiation. Dr. Liz Berney is the president of the company. Amongst her clients have been the American Red Cross, AT&T, the IRS, the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts and the US… Read More

The recipient of CRM Magazine's “Influential Leader Award", Lior Arussy is known as a man who gets results in the fields of customer experience and customer-centric transformation. His knowledge of how to help organizations stop focusing on the product and focus on the customer comes from his experience working with some of the most prestigious brands in the world, among them Capital One, Thomson Reuters, HSBC, E.ON, Nokia, SAP, University… Read More

For more than three decades, Erika Andersen has been providing customized corporate coaching that focuses on preparing leaders at all levels for future challenges. She is the founding partner of Proteus, the coaching, consulting and training firm that has a dedicated focus on leadership readiness. In recent years Erika has served as a consultant and adviser to the CEOs and high-ranking executives of many prestigious companies, focusing on organizational visioning,… Read More

Teresa Allen's approach to communicating with your customers and increasing sales is summed up in the name of her book and her most popular keynote Common Sense Service! An internationally recognized customer service and customer engagement expert, Teresa has presented her highly acclaimed presentations across the U.S. and abroad for over two decades. Audiences rave about Teresa’s down-to-earth, fun and highly interactive presentation style combined with her cutting edge information… Read More