Harvard MBA Tamara J Erikson has been honored three times by the Thinkers50's list as one the most influential living management thinkers in the world. Her in-depth research and analysis on generations in the workplace is employed to provide essential presentations on preparing for the changing demographics of the workforce. An Executive Fellow of Organizational Behavior at the London Business School, she designed and is co-director of the school's premier… Read More

President and co-founder of Idea Champions, Mitch Ditkoff is a consultant specializing in creative thinking, innovation, team development, leadership, and the power of storytelling in the workplace. Since 1987, he has been facilitating workshops and meetings for “just about every industry on planet earth.” He’s the creative guru who has helped AT&T, GE, Chubb, Merck, A&E Television, General Mills, AtlantiCare, and many other organizations take their innovation capacity to the… 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

Derek Daly has had an extraordinary career in motor racing, both behind the wheel and behind the microphone. From the age of twelve he determined that he was going to be a professional race driver, and since that time he has never let anything get in the way of achieving his dreams. It would take a book to list Derek's achievements in motorsport; in 1978 he began racing in the… Read More

Robin Crow’s flourishing career has spanned over four decades in one of the most competitive industries imaginable. The musician-turned-entrepreneur knows first-hand how to thrive in a field that’s changes from one night to the next. Robin began to pursue his career in music while still a teenager. Although he experienced many pitfalls in an industry that can swallow people whole, his determination and passion always helped him to get back… Read More

“Take action on your passion.” Pat Croce has lived by those words everyday, and in doing so, he’s transformed a losing NBA team to championship finalists, pioneered the industry of sports medicine, learned Japanese, earned his helicopter pilot’s license, opened up a pirate museum, and led a diving expedition that resulted in the recovery of British pirate, Sir Francis Drake’s lost sunken ships. Pat received both his physical therapist license… Read More

The story of Barbara's life, extraordinary success and TV stardom is told in her latest book, Shark Tales. A self-made woman who sees no need to suffer fools or mince words, Barbara has won many fans for her plain speaking and her courage. Inspired by her own experiences, she has an almost preternatural talent for identifying entrepreneurial opportunities and the people who will succeed, even when nobody else believes in… Read More

Chip Conley's incredible business success story has been based upon transformational leadership practices and an innovative design formula. Chip's methodology has been featured in TIME, Fast Company, Fortune, People and the Wall Street Journal. His unique blend of psychology and business expertise has been distilled into a number of bestselling publications, the latest of which is Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success, which uses math to help… Read More

Senior Editor-at-Large, FORTUNE Magazine Geoff is an award-winning thinker, author, broadcaster, and speaker on today′s most significant trends in business. As a longtime editor and columnist for FORTUNE, he has become one of America′s sharpest and most respected commentators on leadership, globalization, wealth creation, the infotech revolution, and related issues. As anchor of Wall Street Week with FORTUNE on PBS, he spoke each week to the largest audience reached by… Read More

World-renowned consultant, author and speaker Ram Charan has made an extraordinary life journey, from working in the family shoe shop in a small town in northern India to an engineering degree then a job in Australian mines followed by an MBA and doctorate from Harvard Business School, from where he graduated with high distinction. He was then a member of faculty at Harvard Business School and Northwestern University before becoming… Read More

One of the most recognized motivational and sales speakers in the world, Jim Cathcart was named one of the “Top Sales Influencers” by Top Sales World Magazine. He has been inducted both into the Speaker Hall of Fame and the Sales and Marketing Hall of Fame in London. His TEDx speech is one of their most viewed videos of the year, ranking in the top 1%. As the author of… Read More

Cambridge University Masters graduate Marcus Buckingham founded The Marcus Buckingham Company in 2005 to help promote his credo that no company can truly thrive unless it focuses on the strengths of their workers and gives those workers the opportunity to use them. Using his two decades of experience as a Senior Researcher at Gallup Organization, Marcus has proposed a revolutionary agenda which combines visionary thinking backed by rigorous research. He… Read More

One of the most renowned conductors in the world, Boris Brott is qualified like few others to speak on leadership, creativity and team building; he has forged a multifaceted career as an international guest conductor, educator, motivational speaker and cultural ambassador. Boris currently is conductor and Music Director for the New West Symphony in California, the McGill Chamber Orchestra in Montréal and the National Academy Orchestra of Canada. He is… 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

Sir Richard Branson, generally considered one of the greatest marketing and branding leaders in the world today, is a businessman and investor from the UK. He is most widely known as the founder of the Virgin Group, a conglomerate of more than 400 companies and one of the most dynamic global brands. Branson began Virgin Records in 1970, and quickly opened up a residential recording studio with the proceeds from… Read More