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André Taylor

By admin | 10/2012 | Branding, BUSINESS, Corporate Culture, Diversity, Entrepreneurs, Influence, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Motivation, Negotiation, Negotiation/Strategy, Organizational Skills, Overcoming Obstacles, Peak Performance, Personal Development, Sales Management, Sales Skills, Sales Strategy, Sales Techniques, Small Business, Strategic Planning, Success, Teambuilding | Comments Off

André Taylor is an award-winning entrepreneur, strategic thinker, dynamic speaker and media personality. He’s the author of a series of books, videos and learning programs on winning, leadership, personal effectiveness, and business success. André has launched and grown unique and successful businesses from Wall Street to Main Street in media, marketing and management consulting. His most popular books include: You Can Still Win!: Break Through, Bounce Back, Come from Behind and Flourish and Winning In Sales: The 7 MUSTS: Succeed In The Modern Game of Selling. Read more…

Don Peppers

By admin | 01/2012 | Authors, BUSINESS, Change, Customer Service, Healthcare, Healthcare/Pharmaceutical, Management, Marketing, Sales Strategy, Strategic Planning, The Internet | Comments Off

Recognized for well over a decade as one of the leading authorities on customer-focused relationship management strategies, Don Peppers is an acclaimed author and a founding partner of Peppers & Rogers Group, the world’s premier customer-centered consultancy.

Don’s vision, perspective and thoughtful analysis of global business practices has earned him some significant citations by internationally recognized entities. The Times of London has listed him among their “Top 50 Business Brains,” Read more…

Bruckner Chase

By admin | 01/2012 | Athletes, Athletes - Other, BUSINESS, Celebrities / Media Personalities, Communication, Courage, Environmental Issues, Fitness, Great Achievers, Inspiration, Juvenile Issues, MISCELLANEOUS, Motivation, Overcomers / Adversity, Peak Performance, Personal Development, SPORTS, Strategic Planning, Success, Sustainability, Teambuilding, Teamwork, Volunteerism | Comments Off

On August 24, 2010, at 4:00 AM, surrounded by a community of supporters, Bruckner Chase embarked on a 25-mile marathon swim to connect Santa Cruz to Monterey while also binding those on land with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Those twenty-five miles developed into an epic fourteen-hour journey in which he encountered everything from massive jellyfish to blue whales, fog to white-capped swells. Read more…

Andrew Winston

By admin | 01/2012 | Authors, BUSINESS, Change, Consumer Trends, Corporate Culture, Energy, Environmental Issues, Future Trends / Futurists, Globalization, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Moderators/Facilitators, Strategic Planning, Sustainability | Comments Off

Andrew Winston is an accomplished, engaging speaker. He’s given keynotes and moderated panel discussions in front of audiences of all types and sizes, from small meetings of the top executives at a corporation to large conference keynotes in front of thousands of people.

Andrew is a globally recognized expert on green business, appearing regularly in major media such as The Wall Street Journal, Time, BusinessWeek, The New York Times, and CNBC. Read more…

Jeff Hester

By admin | 10/2011 | BUSINESS, Change, Corporate Culture, Crisis Management, Economic Outlook, Education, Energy Issues, Environmental Issues, Great Achievers, Healthcare, Innovation, Inspiration, Inspiring Lives, Leadership, Management, Motivation, Overcomers / Adversity, Overcoming Obstacles, Risk Management, Science, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Stress Management, Sustainability, Teamwork, TECHNOLOGY, Vision | Comments Off

Dr. Jeff Hester is an internationally known astrophysicist whose famous Hubble Space Telescope image, the “Pillars of Creation”, was recently selected by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential photographs in history. As a member of several Hubble science teams he has been a part of some of the most extraordinary and high stakes events in the history of science.Today he is sharing his experience and insight, helping companies and organizations strengthen their knowledge and find opportunity in a complex world that is changing at an ever more rapid pace . Read more…

Geoffrey Moore

By admin | 10/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Change, Future Trends / Futurists, Globalization, Information Technology, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Strategic Planning, Strategy, TECHNOLOGY, Technology | Comments Off

Geoffrey Moore is a best-selling author, a managing director at TCG Advisors, and a venture partner at MDV. Recognized as a leading business consultant to large companies facing formidable strategic challenges, Moore works with established enterprises in his role of Managing Director of TCG Advisors. In this role, he divides his time between consulting on strategy and transformation challenges with senior executives and developing mental models to support the practice. With this focus in mind he has written Dealing with Darwin: How Great Companies Innovate at Every Phase of Their Evolution. Read more…