Life Balance
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Dr. Oz, host of “The Dr. Oz Show”, is Vice-Chair and Professor of Surgery at Columbia University. He directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, complementary medicine and health care policy. He has authored over 400 original publications, book chapters, and medical books and has received several patents. He performs 250 heart operations annually. Motivational Humorist Al Walker offers funny, inspiring and entertaining keynote, luncheon and after dinner speeches, workshops, seminars and concurrent sessions. He draws on his skills and background as a successful businessman and his humorous approach to life to deliver speeches and training programs to convention and meeting audiences across the world. His reputation as a trainer, facilitator and workshop/seminar leader has brought him international recognition. It's impossible to hear Al Walker give a speech and not get more excited about your own business and life. His delivery is as powerful as his message. He is outspoken, direct and humorous, but most of all he is effective. New York Times best-selling author Dan Buettner has delivered the secrets to living longer to over 250 audiences nationwide. Using National Geographic photography, he tells the stories of four of the world's longest-lived cultures and offers nine habits for people to get up to 10 extra good years out of life. As a professional, with a degree in Physical Education, Linda Edgecombe brings 20 years of Recreation, Employee Wellness, Lifestyle and Corporate Consulting experience to her programs and her clients. She was a consultant for PARTICIPATION promoting healthy living to Canadians and is known for being one of the countries most popular speakers. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal as an expert in "Shifting Perspectives". Marci Shimoff is the woman's face of the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Her six bestselling titles in the series, including Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Mother’s Soul, have met with stunning success, selling more than 13 million copies worldwide in 33 languages and have been on the New York Times bestseller list for a total of 108 weeks. Marci is one of the bestselling female nonfiction authors of all time. Jeff Ma, MIT standout, card counter, and best-known as the subject of the best-selling book Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of How Six MIT Students Took Vegas for Millions, and as portrayed in the hit movie 21. Ma shows companies how to harness the power of numbers to make better bottom line business decisions; decisions that, often, are the difference between winning and losing.
Former motion-picture executive Libby Gill is now a personal & professional development coach and bestselling author, best known for her powerful motivational speaking in the life balance topic area. Her radio show on Karma Air, "Get Over It!" compells audiences to prepare to make some changes and get over the relationship, career,
health or financial obstacles that are holding them back from living their best lives.
He's the pitbull of success speakers-his popular Success Is Your Own Damn Fault! program is rapidly becoming a run-away hit. If you’re tired of the same old motivational line, then Larry’s one-of-a-kind philosophy will catapult your life into a whole new league. Larry Winget is the best-selling author of Shut Up, Stop Whining & Get A Life and New York Times Bestseller It's Called Work for a Reason!
International performing artist Victoria Labalme blends 20 years of professional theater, comedy, film, and creative writing to create a remarkable alternative to the typical keynote speech. Her specialty, applying the performing arts to the communications industry, has led to groundbreaking work with companies around the world. This is ‘customized theatre’ unlike anything you’ve experienced.
Growing up poor and one of fourteen children in rural Louisiana, Bob Love had a dream to play in the NBA. Not able to afford a basket or basketball, Bob nailed a coat hanger to the side of his grandmother’s house and used his imagination. Despite his great success as an athlete, Bob was not able to do something we all take for granted: speak without stuttering. As a child, he dreamed of speaking without a sever stutter; to overcome the long periods where he could not speak at all and not stumble over his words. Forty years later, Bob would realize his dream not only to speak clearly but also to become a professional speaker.
Since 1984, Mimi has spoken at over 900 events in dozens of industries,
in over 100 cities across North America, and to audiences throughout
Canada, Europe and Mexico. Mimi has spoken at company events for 32 of
the Fortune 500, 18 of which are listed in the Fortune 100. She holds a
Masters Degree in Instructional Design from Columbia University and was
a staff Human Resources Specialist with Walt Disney Company, Northrop
Aircraft, and Rockwell International.
Born in Afton, Wyoming, Olympic Gold Medal Wrestler and Motivational Speaker Rulon Gardner is the
youngest of nine children born to Reed and Virginia Gardner. Raised on
a dairy farm, where they grew crops and milked cows twice a day, there
was never a shortage of work to be done, and Rulon was taught to work
hard at a young age.
Thirty years and 3,000,000 pounds later, Richard Simmons is still
going strong. Using his unique wit, passion and enthusiasm, Simmons,
the nation’s most revered fitness expert, continues his crusade to
reach out to the masses, encouraging them to take control of their
fitness destiny. Delivering a serious message with his trademark humor,
Simmons has helped millions of overweight men and women lose close to
3,000,000 pounds by adopting sensible balanced eating programs and
exercise regimes that are energetic, fun and motivating.
Gary W. Moore is the author of "Playing with the Enemy" currently being made into a film starring Oscar-winning talent. The film cast includes Gary's son, Toby Moore, who will play Gary's father. The film and the book is about Gene Moore, a baseball prodigy who lost his dream of becoming a major league ballplayer to war and injury, but overcame heartbreak and adversity to become a successful businessman and father. Gary's father taught him so much but hid his baseball career from Gary until the day before he suddenly passed away from a heart attack. It is often said that we are the product of all our experiences- Gary's honest portrayal of his father reminds us about the importance of communication. Laced with humor, Joan’s presentation inspires you to see the beautiful, funny and remarkable adventures that happen in our lives everyday. Joan’s presentation will give you the tools to experience life through all of your senses. At the age of 32, Joan Brock suddenly lost her sight from a rare eye disease, in a three week period...WHILE working at a school for blind children. Five years later she tragically lost her husband to cancer and was left to raise her young daughter as a blind, single parent. Considered one of the most dynamic, “high octane” speakers in America. Harvey Alston has been a full-time speaker since 1989. He has spoken to millions of people throughout the United States who have benefited not only from his knowledge, but also from the wisdom that Harvey Alston brings to the finish line.
Walter Bond is a highly sought-after inspirational speaker, business
expert, motivator, life coach, humorist, son, husband, and father of
three beautiful children. Walter incorporates the life lessons he has
learned about teamwork, leadership and the winning edge into
professional philosophies that inform each tailor-made keynote. Every
year, Walter influences, inspires and empowers personally and
professionally thousands listeners and readers around the globe.
Charles Garfield
is the author of the widely acclaimed "Peak Performance" trilogy: Peak
Performers, Team Management, and Second to None. Together,
the three books -- which focus on high-performing individuals, teams,
and organizations, respectively -- are a blueprint for managers pressured
to continuously improve while doing more with less.
As an airline transport pilot and flight instructor, James Melton began his teaching career in the cockpit of an airplane. From there he joined the faculty of a Denver college. He then moved on to share his communication and leadership expertise as a professional speaker, author, and talent agent. With a PhD in management, he has shared his candid and inspiring insights worldwide for many of the top Fortune 500 companies, as a news reporter, in his books, and on his eight-part Public Television series. Joel Zeff creates energy. His spontaneous humor and vital messages have thrilled audiences for years. As a national speaker and humorist, Joel captivates audiences with a unique blend of hilarious improvisational comedy and essential ideas on work and life. Corporations and organizations nationwide seek him out to motivate and energize their employees on such topics as creativity, communication, teamwork, passion and fun. Desi Williamson beat the odds! Despite growing up in a world surrounded by poverty, drugs, and violence, he overcame a myriad of obstacles to realize his dreams of becoming a successful businessman, professional speaker, and author. The former scholar-athlete at the University of Minnesota transforms 25 years of sales, sales/management and marketing experience into high content programs that deliver results. Productivity matters: Laura Stack presents high-energy, high-content keynotes, breakouts, and training seminars on how Leave the Office Earlier® with Maximum Results in Minimum Time™. Laura shows leaders how to improve profitability by increasing staff productivity without increasing salary expense. Tim Sanders is the author of the New York Times' best sellers Love Is The Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends, Saving the World at Work and The Likeability Factor. Tim's keynotes explore the measurable aspects of likeability, including levels of friendliness, relevance, empathy, and realness and how you can improve your life by increasing your likeability factor. Billy Riggs has been called "The Dr. Phil of Magic," and is America’s source for all things attitude! Through television, radio, books, videos, and live keynote speeches Billy Riggs has used an unusual blend of comedy, music, magic, and motivation to spread his positive attitude to more than a million people on five continents.
Is our 24/7, more-faster-now culture eating us alive...or setting us
free? New York Times bestselling author, inductee into the Speaker Hall
of Fame and Olympian and now outstanding and top-rated corporate motivational keynote speaker Vince Poscente has the answer with his inspirational and on-the-edge of your seat presentation.
Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE, can tackle your business's toughest messages with a no-nonsense, "hard truth" approach. Connect with Eileen to address your "all- hands-on-deck" employee meetings, facilitate intense senior management retreats, and provide executive coaching. Using her consulting wisdom, business know-how, ready wit, and captivating energy, Eileen generates excitement and rekindles commitment while delivering lasting results. It's seldom that you find a really funny, clean comedian and it's seldom that you find a really good, captivating speaker. It's nearly impossible to find one who is both. Mark Mayfield is one of the rare individuals in the world who is equally accomplished at performing comedy shows or delivering high content keynote speeches.
As a life balance expert Mary LoVerde is dedicated to finding
creative ways to help her audiences blend a successful career with a
happy and health family life. Mary experienced the struggle to
reconcile the demands of career and family life when she served as
faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine while
simultaneously raising three kids. Now as the President of Life
Balance, Inc., Mary shares her innovative, straightforward techniques
for keeping balance no matter what life throws our way. With her
heartwarming and funny programs, she delights audiences worldwide,
embracing both men and women alike.
Linda Larsen has been helping people worldwide upgrade their thinking, improve their communication and achieve much better quality results in life, both personally and professionally. And she does this in such extraordinarily fun, fast-paced and memorable ways that she is sought after around the globe by meeting planners looking to blow people’s socks off at their annual conferences. Suzie's background is as varied as her audiences...from administrative secretary to Television Talk Show Host, to 20 years in radio. She has hobnobbed with movie stars and politicians, interviewed the great and the "near" great. She has made hundreds of commercials, done musical comedy and motion pictures. She has been fired, been broke, been disappointed, been a petrified expectant mother at 40 years old and lived her life with a passion for learning not only how to be better, but to see things differently.
Keith Harrell has personally experienced failure and success in the
game of life. He was born in Seattle, Washington where, throughout his
formative years, he aspired to become a professional basketball player.
Keith pursued his dream with great tenacity, achieving All-American
status in high school and being selected as the Most Valuable Player of
the state championship team. In college he was the captain of the
basketball team for three of four years and averaged more than sixteen
points per game in his senior year. It was during this time he learned
the importance of a positive attitude, improving performance, teamwork
and the art of competition on and off the court.
Trained in improvisational comedy, Scott Friedman's quick wit and provocative material instill an upbeat, fresh approach toward work, relationships, and life. His specialty is making audiences laugh while providing practical, real-life information. Scott is two-time past president of NSA/CO and served as the National Speakers Association's National President 2004-2005.
On August 9, 1974 Gerald R. Ford assumed the reins of the presidency
following the resignation of Richard Nixon. Suddenly, Steve Ford was
thrust into the role of "First Son". Steve's unique perspective
on life as the President's son encompasses a broad range of fascinating
subjects: being 18 years old and having 10 Secret Service agents as
constant companions. His father's pardon of President Nixon to help
put an end to the infamous Watergate affair.
Keith Ferrazzi is the world’s foremost expert in relationships, bringing 20 years of research and experience to the art and science of business relationship development. His signature focus on success through relationships – a deeply energizing passion – has fueled his own rise to prominence. Both Forbes and Inc. have called him one of the world's most "connected" individuals. At the age of 22 Steve Donahue had his life all mapped out. He was living his dream as a professional disco dance teacher. Steve had it all; money, fame and plenty of dance partners. Then disco died. But Steve learned a valuable lesson; never bet your life on shiny shirts and tight pants. He also remembered not to trust maps. Just two years previous Steve crossed the Sahara Desert. Battered by relentless sandstorms, tormented by searing heat and freezing nights, never knowing if the speck on the horizon would be a friend or foe, Steve found his way in the world’s largest desert. Bertice Berry is an inspirational diversity and education keynote speaker. No one defies stereotypes, generalizations or cliches more than Dr. Bertice Berry. Growing up poor in Wilmington, Delaware, the sixth of seven children, Bertice was told by a high school teacher that she was "not college material". Fortunately, there was another teacher who believed that she was destined for more. Berry applied to several schools without any idea how she would pay the tuition if she were accepted. The day her application arrived at Jacksonville University in Florida, a wealthy benefactor called the Admissions Department looking for a potential student "who could swim if they had the right backing," and might sink without it. Anthony Galie Seminars brings a new approach to an old problem: how to get and stay motivated over a long period of time. Most people are only able to stay focused on their goals for a few days at a time. Any longer than that and their performance begins to drop. In the absence of repeated, external reinforcement it is difficult to remain enthusiastic and properly motivated.
Emory Austin is fascinated by how people think, by why they do what they do, neglect what they neglect; by the patterns they develop in the process, and by all the individual ways they deal with opportunities for leadership, professional and personal change, their customer base, and relationships of all types! Inspiring clients to acknowledge and improve the choices they make, Jim Bearden delivers dynamic programs and facilitates processes that awaken them to the relationship between personal accountability and success. Scott Burrows is a Murder Ball Athlete and Author of "Conversations on Success". Scott has used his powerful success formula - Vision, Mindset and Grit – during his entire life to maximize untapped potential, excel and surpass the competition. He played college football at FSU under Head Coach Bobby Bowden and was a # 1 ranked kick-boxing champion having his last fight broadcast by ESPN.
Fasten your seatbelt and enjoy the ride. Christine Cashen delivers a fast –paced, hilarious program with useful content that makes her a sought after speaker worldwide. For more than 10 years, she has jazzed an amazing variety of audiences throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa and Australia. Christine is an authority on sparking innovative ideas to handle conflict, reduce stress and energize employees. Focus on High Value Relationship Selling with Jim Cathcart. His books The Acorn Principle and Relationship Selling have both achieved bestseller status and are translated into multiple languages. As the author of 14 books and scores of recorded programs, his students number in the hundreds of thousands.
Dr. Gary Bradt, a preeminent expert on change and leadership, is a
dynamic speaker who inspires audiences worldwide by showing them how to
win against all odds. Clients like IBM, Kodak, FedEx, General Motors,
NASA, eBay, Sam's Club and Walt Disney have asked him to share his
unique and penetrating insights into what it takes to succeed in
today's rapidly changing business world. His message contains hope,
humor, inspiration and practical solutions for leaders and
organizations looking to win despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
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