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Willie Jolley

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Willie Jolley is a world-class, award-winning speaker, best-selling author and media personality. Mr. Jolley was named “…One of the Outstanding Five Speakers in the World” by Toastmasters International! Only 50 speakers worldwide have been bestowed that honor! Former winners include Colin Powell, Nelson Mandela and Margaret Thatcher! Mr. Jolley has also been inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame. He speaks to major companies and organizations around the world… and has developed a reputation for results! Read more…

Bruckner Chase

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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…

Ryan Estis

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Ryan is a professional speaker and business performance expert whose life is dedicated to helping companies, managers, leaders and sellers connect more effectively to their two most important audiences: employees and customers. Regarded as one of The Top 100 Keynote Speakers in America Ryan Estis blends interaction, energy and actionable content designed to elevate business outcomes. His message is a compelling crusade on corporate culture, communication, client acquisition, brand ambassadorship, change and preparing to thrive in the ultra competitive, hyper-connected business environment we now know as the new normal. Ryan’s guiding principles include: Read more…

Connie Merritt

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A seasoned professional with over 25 years experience of speaking nationally with leading companies, organizations and associations in consumer sales industries and the healthcare industry, Connie Merritt, RN, BSN, PHN, is a compelling storyteller and award-winning author
with an established reputation of connecting with audiences to help move them to action.

A professional business woman, researcher and registered nurse, Connie understands people, processes and the challenges of career and marketplace dynamics. Read more…

Saj-nicole Joni

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

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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…

Mette Norgaard

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Mette Norgaard, Ph. D., MBA is an expert on strategic leadership and learning. She works with executives to design and deliver learning solutions that advance the company’s strategy. She has also designed and participated in executive dialogues and workshops with thought leaders such as Stephen Covey, Jim Collins, John Katzenbach, Rob Goffee, Margaret Wheatley, and Ram Charan. Mette brings an eclectic background to her work, from being raised in a village of 900 to living in New York City, from being a front-line leader in healthcare to teaching thousands of leaders from entrepreneurial and Fortune 500 firms. Prior to starting her own practice, Mette worked with FranklinCovey Co for ten years. She was the director of Principle-Centered Leadership Week, an executive retreat at Sundance, UT. In addition, she was part of a small team of consultants who led large-scale change processes for Fortune 500 firms and the US Government. Before joining FranklinCovey Co, Mette served as a leader in both healthcare and manufacturing, and she knows first-hand the incessant pressures to do more with less and do it faster. Her latest book, co-authored with Doug Conant, CEO of Campbell, is TouchPoints: Creating Powerful Leadership Connections in the Smallest of Moments (Jossey-Bass, 2011). She is also the author of the international bestseller The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work: Wisdom for the Workplace from the Classic Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Amacom, 2005), which has been published in many languages, including Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, and Chinese. Read more…