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Gary Marlon Suson

By | 01/2012 | Courage, Creativity, Historians, Inspiration, Inspiring Lives, Journalists, MISCELLANEOUS, Miscellaneous, Motivation, Overcomers / Adversity, Patriotism, Personal Development, Photographers, Society & Culture, Spirituality, Spouse Programs, Terrorism, The Arts, Vision | Comments Off
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Gary Marlon Suson lives in New York City. On September 11, 2001, his life, just as all American’s lives, was turned upside down by the attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. Initially, after photographing the Towers’ collapse from his rooftop, Suson returned to his studio, deciding he wasn’t going to shoot anything else having to do with this tragedy. He didn’t want the stress of being in the midst of the chaos taking pictures, and especially didn’t wish to be wrongly viewed as someone trying to exploit a situation in which people had perished. Read more…

Channing Moss

By | 01/2012 | Courage, Heroes, Inspiration, Overcoming Obstacles, Patriotism | Comments Off
Channing Moss

SPC Channing Moss should be dead by all accounts and those who saved his life did so knowing that they might have died with him.

Channing J. Moss joined the United States Army in June of 2005 to not only support his family but to protect his country. On March 16, 2006 while deployed in southeastern Afghanistan, his life was changed forever and he survived to tell his story. SPC Moss received the Purple Heart, the oldest award still awarded to soldiers wounded in combat, and the Medal of Valor in June, 2006 for the injury he sustained during combat. Read more…

Bruckner Chase

By | 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
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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…

Saj-nicole Joni

By | 08/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Change, Communication, Corporate Culture, Courage, Globalization, Influence, Innovation, Leadership, Management, Moderators/Facilitators, Peak Performance, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Success, Sustainability, Teambuilding, Teamwork | Comments Off
Saj-nicole Joni speaks regularly to business audiences worldwide, challenging them to extend their thinking beyond their comfort zones and to stretch their understanding of what is possible. She presents audiences with hard truths that they need to work through, strategic dilemmas they need to understand, and leadership challenges that they will face. Her speeches are always interactive, thought-provoking, and hard-hitting. With expertise in the complexities of strategy, customers, markets, and global organizations, Saj-nicole’s industry experience includes pharmaceuticals and healthcare, financial services, technology, consumer goods, oil and energy, information and media, professional services, and telecommunications.

Saj-nicole Joni speaks regularly to business audiences worldwide, challenging them to extend their thinking beyond their comfort zones and to stretch their understanding of what is possible. She presents audiences with hard truths that they need to work through, strategic dilemmas they need to understand, and leadership challenges that they will face. Her speeches are always interactive, thought-provoking, and hard-hitting. With expertise in the complexities of strategy, customers, markets, and global organizations, Saj-nicole’s industry experience includes healthcare and pharmaceuticals, financial services, technology, consumer goods, oil and energy, information and media, professional services, and telecommunications. She also works with top leadership in non-profits and universities. Saj-nicole helps leaders innovate, grow, execute, and drive performance. She engages and challenges an executive’s best strategic thinking, viewing all sides of a business problem, testing multiple possibilities, even those at the boundaries of convention. Her insights and questions help executives recalibrate their strategies, better understand marketplace influences, and improve both their internal operations and competitive positions. Saj-nicole brings to this work over 25 years of executive experience, combining her talents and expertise as a strategist, senior business executive, mathematician, and performing artist. This combination makes her a sought-after thinking partner for an elite group of top executives whose global leadership has far-reaching impact. Saj-nicole is a highly-trusted inner-circle advisor, someone to go to for the unvarnished truth in critical situations. She helps leaders better understand risk and operational complexity, capitalize more effectively on important market opportunities, and make better decisions around bottom-line ROI/ROE for sustained financial performance. Read more…

James Mapes

By | 08/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Change, Communication, Corporate Culture, Courage, Creativity, Ethics / Values, Healthcare, Influence, Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership, Management, Motivation, Peak Performance, Personal Development, Stress Management, Success, Teambuilding, Teamwork, Work / Life Balance, Workforce Issues | Comments Off

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James Mapes is a recognized expert on the psychology of imagination who helps leaders apply their imagination to take individual and organizational performance to new levels. Even in a challenging world there is great possibility; coaching and empowering leaders past what they know to be possible, Mapes skillfully stretches people’s perceptions to see new possibilities and experience the power of their imagination. A dynamic speaker with energy and humor, he captures and holds his audience’s attention with fascinating demonstrations that leave no doubt: “You Achieve What You Imagine.” Read more…

Svetlana Kim

By | 07/2011 | BUSINESS, Courage, Diversity, HUMAN RESOURCES, Overcomers / Adversity, Overcoming Obstacles | Comments Off
Svetlana Kim

Svetlana Kim is an International Speaker, Spokesperson for the 2011 Macy’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, and Community Advocate.

She is the author of White Pearl and I: A Memoir of a Political Refugee, which chronicles her journey from Russia to the United States, where she arrived with only one dollar in her pocket and a few words of English at her disposal; today, she is a leader among her peers in the business world, and has been honored with numerous awards citing her commitment, skill, and integrity. Read more…

Marilyn Van Derbur

By | 04/2011 | Abuse, Authors, BUSINESS, CELEBRITIES, Courage, Family Relationships, Inspiration, Juvenile Issues, Motivation - Non Sports, MOTIVATION / INSPIRATION, Overcomers / Adversity, Personal Development, Women's Issues | Comments Off
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Marilyn Van Derbur, crowned Miss America 1958, stood tall and beautiful as she possessed looks, wit, and intelligence. She also had deep down within her, a devastating secret – one secret that even she did not speak or admit. From the age of 5 until she was 18, Marilyn’s wealthy and prominent father, sexually molested her. As a coping mechanism, Van Derbur processed the tragic nightlife by dissociating herself from the abuse. She did this by creating two people or personalities within her – a daytime child and a nighttime child. Read more…

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