John Amatt has made presentations to over 1800 corporate and professional audiences representing well in excess of 750,000 people in 49 countries around the world. Building on his lifetime of adventure and entrepreneurship, including as a leader and climber on Canada’s first successful Mt. Everest expedition, John Amatt uses the adventure metaphor to inspire and motivate audiences. His most popular presentation topics include No Mountain Too High: Challenging Change with the Adventure AttitudeTM, and Climbing Your Own Everest: What It Takes to Get to the Top.  John has been described by International Celebrity Management (Australia) as “The World’s best adventure speaker.”
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Lenora Billings-Harris is an international speaker, consultant and the author of The Diversity Advantage: A Guide To Making Diversity Work. President of Excel Development Systems, Inc., a human resources development company, Lenora delivers performance improvement interventions that enable clients to discover the hidden strengths of working in and valuing a diverse multicultural environment. Her learner-oriented programs provide a safe environment to explore the sensitive issues of diversity as they relate to team effectiveness, multicultural communications, sales and leadership. Whether through keynotes, half-day workshops, or multi-day seminars, Lenora Billings-Harris’ thoughtprovoking programs are lively, positive, and non-judgmental.
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Kevin Carroll is a communications trainer, motivational speaker, speech coach, and corporate entertainer whose strengths include his ability to connect with his audience, motivate them, and transform objectives into useful skill sets. His most popular topic is Life’s a Boomerang!: How to Positively Influence Others. Kevin’s clients include Avis, Fleet Bank, Enviro-Tech, Pitney Bowes, the U.S. Postal Service, IBM, Chase Manhattan Bank, Met Life, Growmark, Sikorsky Aircraft, Blockbuster Video, and Hanscom Air Force Base.
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Kate Driesen, President of Driesen & Associates, specializes in helping employees sharpen their critical leadership skills to achieve performance excellence. These include training and speech topics that address management and leadership development, coaching, communication, and managing stress. The content of each of her program topics is enhanced by her superb presence and an almost magnetic rapport which she establishes with every group. Kate who has worked with companies throughout the U.S. and in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Great Britain, includes among her clients, Bristol-Myers Squibb, McGraw Hill, Toyota Motor Company, Verizon, Chevron, DKNY, Salvation Army, and numerous federal, state and local government agencies.
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Sue Hershkowitz-Coore, Imagine “a female with fire”* who energizes your group with on­trend, brand­specific, practical content — tools, techniques and strategies to apply immediately to engage buyers, win more business and move people to act!  Sue’s engaging, energetic authentic style blended with her neuroscience­based message creates the perfect learning environment to engage your group and get them excited and ready to apply what they’ve learned. With degrees in Education, English and a Masters degree in Counseling, Sue is uniquely prepared to transformyour group’s ability to communicate persuasively, professionally and profitably.  An entrepreneur, Sue started her company with only a dream, and made it come true. Today, she is an internationally acclaimed author (Power Sales Writing; McGraw­Hill, ranked 5 stars on amazon.com) and How to Say it To Sell It (Prentice Hall) and has been named a “Platinum” speaker by the prestigious 30,000 member Meeting Professionals International. (Sue has held this designation for twelve consecutive years.) She received the National Speakers Association President’s Award for Distinguished Service, and was appointed as a founding member to MPI’s Women’s Leadership Initiative.
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James Mapes, PH.D. is a keynote speaker, seminar leader and author of Quantum Leap Thinking: An Owners Guide to the Mind. Over a million people have experienced the mental magic of his one­ man show, Journey into the Mind’s Eye: Hypnosis with an Edge. More than a hypnosis show, utilizing total audience participation, Jim directs audiences on an extraordinary adventure through mind­opening demonstrations. Employing hypnosis as a metaphor for belief systems, Mapes provides tools to reduce stress, manage change, increase motivation, create a safe environment for communication, clarify and set goals, and enhance creativity.
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Valerie Sokolosky is a Dallas-based management consultant who assists executives in reaching their full potential through coaching, strategic career planning, and the development of interpersonal skills including corporate protocol and image enhancement. Valerie has helped thousands worldwide reach their professional goals. She is a widely published author of five books, including Corporate Protocol and Seasons of Success. Corporate Protocol has been translated into Spanish and Indonesian and is marketed worldwide.
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Mark P. Steinberg is president and founder of Steinberg and Associates, Human Resource Consultants. For over 15 years, he has designed and presented training programs and speeches that address the most critical issues associated with motivating workforces and increasing their productivity. Currently, Mark offers more than 30 different topics on leadership, customer service, communication, creativity and innovation, team building, business writing, and networking. Mark’s programs are filled with business-relevant instruction conveyed in refreshing, inspirational ways. Clients cite his highly interactive presentations, creative audio/visual support, entertaining group exercises, and both conventional and unconventional instructional techniques.
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William Stieber, PH.D. CSP owner of InterPro Development, Inc., is a trainer, organization development consultant, and speaker. Dr. Stieber has over 20 years of experience working in the financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and consulting fields. His workshops include: leadership practices, quality measurements, customer service, problem solving tools, team building, project management, matrix management, time management, coaching skills, and Myers Briggs®. Bill’s most recent book is Teaming for Improvement – Getting Results in the Millennium. Other books include, Thriving on Change in Organizations, and The Anatomy of a Leader: 21 Tips for 21st Century Success.
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Alan R. Zimmerman, an internationally recognized motivational speaker,  gives people the tools they need to maximize their  payoffs… personally, professionally, and organizationally. When you want a dynamic speaker,  great content,  and  lasting impact (yes,  in  ONE  speaker!), Dr. Zimmerman might be the professional speaker you’ve been looking for!  He’s given more than 2000 programs… ranging from  groups as small as  six to audiences of several thousand… while maintaining an enviable 92% ratio  of repeat and referral business.
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