Shawn Achor is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he delivered lectures in the most popular class at Harvard. In 2009 alone, Shawn was invited to lecture in 36 different countries on how positive psychology can raise happiness and performance. His work received attention in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes and BusinessWeek. Shawn graduated magna cum laude from Harvard and earned a Masters from Harvard Divinity School in Christian

If You Want A Commanding Corporate Presence To Inspire, Teach, And Coach How To Build World Championship Organizational Culture Look No Further Than 6 Foot 7 Inch, 260 Pound NFL Super Bowl Champion Tight End And Chief Culture Officer Ben Utecht. Ben is the recipient of the prestigious NFL Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy’s “Uncommon Leader Award“ for his leadership performance both on and off the NFL football field. After retiring, Utecht began building a significant career across multiple talents.

Simon Anderson has dedicated his career to helping executives and organizations move beyond resilience to be truly future ready. As a Futurist Keynote Speaker and Applied Foresight Expert since 2011, he transforms how leaders think about and prepare for tomorrow's challenges and opportunities. Simon's Future Ready Formula™ combines deep strategic insight with immediately actionable steps. His counter-intuitive emphasis on unlearning - helping executives and organizations let go of outdated

Every four years, J. Ann Selzer is the "it" pollster of American politics, living political polling and coverage from the inside out. She offers audiences a host of behind-the-scenes stories at the intersection of politics and journalism. Her polls have repeatedly taken heat for being "outliers," "out of sync with other polling done" or "at odds with history"—in essence, to be ignored. Time and again, her polls stood alone as the best measure of what happened on Election Day. Her talking points

Greg Warren is a nationally touring stand-up comedian and former Procter & Gamble sales executive, where he spent a decade selling Jif and Pringles before making the leap into comedy. His time in the corporate world became the foundation for The Salesman, a special co-produced by Nate Bargatze and 800 Pound Gorilla Media. The New York Times called it “a sharp hour” that “did for peanut butter what Jerry Seinfeld did for Pop-Tarts.” Known for his smart, relatable material and polished delivery,

Mike Massimino is a former NASA Astronaut, a New York Times bestselling author, a Columbia University professor, an advisor at The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, and a television personality. A spacewalker on the final two Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions, Mike and his crews traveled faster (Mach 26) and higher (350 miles) than any other astronauts in the 21st century while increasing the discovery capabilities of arguably the greatest scientific instrument ever built by a factor of

As a frequent commentator on the state of the markets, Todd Buchholz brings his experience as a former White House director of economic policy, a managing director of the $15 billion Tiger hedge fund, and a Harvard economics teacher to the cutting edge of economics, fiscal politics, finance, and business strategy. Buchholz is a frequent guest on ABC News, PBS, and CBS, and he recently hosted his own special on CNBC. Buchholz has debated such luminaries in the field as Lester Thurow and Nobel

Jim Craig has been called the backbone of a team that accomplished one of the most extraordinary and memorable sports victories of all time. He went on to play professionally and transitioned to tremendous and ongoing success in the business world.   Jim is in demand from coast to coast and internationally as a motivational speaker, spokesperson, marketing and sales strategist, and master storyteller.  He is president of Gold Medal Strategies, a Boston-area based promotions and marketing

If you want to energize your performance and become the best version of you, then look no further than world-class speaker and entrepreneur Eddie Slowikowski. 3 minutes and 58 seconds. That is the amount of time it took Eddie Slowikowski to run the mile. Whether it's as a Gold Medal winner for the USA Track & Field Team, a 3-time NCAA All-American, or the world's most dynamic professional speaker, Eddie knows a thing or two about peak performance. Through years of training as an athlete and

Mike Walsh is the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing companies for the 21st century. For the past twenty years, he has been a leading authority on disruptive innovation, digital transformation and new ways of thinking. A global nomad, futurist and author of three bestselling books, Mike advises some of the world’s biggest organizations on reinvention and change in this new era of machine intelligence. A prolific writer and commentator, Mike’s views have appeared in a wide range

After joining famed money manager Sir John Templeton in late 1992, I was promoted to his national spokesman in 1995. In the years that followed I worked closely with Dr. Mark Mobius, Michael Price, and Sir John Templeton - today they are remembered as three of the greatest money managers and economic forecasters of the 20th century. They taught me their insights and wisdom, and I traveled the world and spoke on their behalf. Through these invaluable experiences, I learned how to spot economic

Traci is  currently ranked the #5 body language expert in the world for 2022 She's a high energy, high-content speaker sure to motivate and create a buzz with your audience.  And when you work with her you work with one of the best.  She's ranked the #5 Body Language Expert in the world for 2022. Question: What do Lance Armstrong, Stormy Daniels and Vladimir Putin have in common? Answer: Traci Brown, Body Language Expert and Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) has revealed

In March of 2012, a tornado ripped through the town of Henryville, Indiana. Stephanie Decker, a 37-year-old mother, found herself in a life-altering moment. As her house disintegrated around her, she shielded her two young children with her body. Her dream home fell in, crushing her legs, but because of her heroic actions, Stephanie's children were amazingly unscathed. It was a miracle that she even survived and made it to the hospital. At that point, doctors determined that parts of both

Kyle MacDonald has planted more than one hundred thousand trees, delivered more than one thousand pizzas, but eaten only one scorpion. He has also traded one red paperclip for a house only once.  Kyle MacDonald started with one red paper clip and after 14 trades, ended up with a house.  Inspired by the kids’ game “Bigger and Better”, MacDonald set out to trade up with the goal of finding a house. He launched his quest on the Internet and used the web to solicit trades from all over the

Ron Jaworski aka Jaws has successfully taken his leadership skills from the Gridiron to the boardroom defining the lines where Sports meets Business. He has always exhibited an entrepreneurial spirit and today, owns a professional sports team, a business relationship company and six golf courses. This 17 year Veteran Quarterback has proven to give a team the momentum they need — from in the huddle to the boardroom. Ron played as a Quarterback in the NFL for 17 years. He has been featured on some