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About: Richard Tyler, 'America’s Corporate and Entrepreneurial Business Expert.' is recognized as the world’s top Sales Trainer and Management Consultant. Richard is the CEO of Richard Tyler International, Inc.® as well as a diversified family of companies and services. Richard Tyler is an award winning Best Selling Author and a highly acclaimed Professional Speaker, Trainer, Management Consultant, Executive Producer and Director. Richard Tyler has been inducted into the National Academy of Best Selling Authors® and the National Association of Experts, Writers and Speakers. Richard Tyler's philosophies have been featured in Forbes magazine, Entrepreneur magazine, as well as on FOX, CBS, NBC and ABC television affiliates, the Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch.com, CNN.com, BBC.com and other major media outlets. Richard Tyler’s immensely popular training programs, 'Commitment to Excellence'® 'Sales Immersion® Program' and 'Commitment to Excellence'® & 'Leadership Mastery Program', are influencing business people all rungs of the corporate ladder.
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About: Internationally acclaimed innovation expert Val Wright was named as one of the top 50 resources for Chief Operating Officers by ClickSoftware. She is one of only 64 experts inducted into the Million Dollar Consultant® Hall of Fame. The global clients who have requested her help include Starbucks, LinkedIn, and Financial Times. Val’s corporate experience includes tenures during dramatic growth periods at Amazon, BMW, and Microsoft. Val participated on the small team that created the fastest-selling device of all time, Kinect for Xbox, which won a Guinness Book of World Record, selling over 20 million devices. Val’s books include: Thoughtfully Ruthless: The Key to Exponential Growth, named best business book by Independent Press Awards and NYC Big Book Awards, and The Innovation Trifecta: How to Catapult Innovation by Creating a Symbiotic Relationship between Creative, Business, and Technical Minds. She is a regular contributor on CNBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, LA Times, and Today.
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About: Patrick Reynolds, grandson of RJ Reynolds and anti-smoking advocate, was the first tobacco industry figure to speak out against the industry, after his father died from smoking. Today he speaks internationally to youth and adults about tobacco issues and advocates pending legislation. Good Morning America called him 'an articulate and formidable guest.' CNN commented, 'Reynolds' knowledge and insights made it easier for audiences to understand complex issues.' In 2011, TobaccoFree.Org released 'The Truth About Tobacco,' an acclaimed educational video of his live talk for grades 7-12. He's author of 'The Gilded Leaf'. His bio is posted at www.TobaccoFree.org/bio and /news
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About: Author and speaker Tracy Shawn, MA lives in California. Her award-winning novel, 'The Grace of Crows,' has been hailed as an accurate portrayal of generalized anxiety disorder and a healing opportunity to the reader. Tracy’s short stories have appeared in Literary Brushstrokes, Psychology Tomorrow Magazine, and most recently, Steel House Review. She’s written numerous articles for print and online publications and is a frequent contributor to psychcentral.com. She has currently finished her second novel. Tracy is also a passionate 'anxiety warrior,' who writes and speaks about how to pull oneself out of the trenches of stress, anxiety, and worry. Her keynote speech, 'From Stressed and Scattered to Calm and Centered,' offers innovate ways to overcome emotional tension and find a more balanced and productive way to live and work. Please visit: www.tracyshawn.com for more information.
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About: The International Platform Association (IPA) was founded in 1831 by American diplomat Daniel Webster (1782-1852) and educator Josiah Holbrook. (1788-1854). Holbrook was the principal founder of the Lyceum movement in 19th Century America. The original name for the IPA in 1831 was the American Lyceum Association. The Lyceum movement was a venue for lectures, debates, and musical, religious, entertainment, and educational presentations for adults. After the Civil War, many lyceums which had been devoted to science and manufacturing advances also opened their doors to vaudeville entertainers. In some ways, the Lyceums of the 19th Century were like C-SPAN today.
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About: Gregg Fraley is an innovation accelerator. He's an inspiring author, speaker, and consultant to Fortune 1000 corporations and start-ups on new product development, innovation process, and improved creative thinking. Gregg?s business novel about creative/innovation process, 'Jack's Notebook,' features on reading lists of many MBA programs, including the University of California at Berkeley and the UK's Cambridge Judge Business School. KILN is a firm he co-founded in 2010 to create a cutting-edge suite of innovation process services. He's an advocate for faster, simpler, and more holistic approaches to organizational innovation. He believes creativity can be learned.
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About: Linda Popky, President of Leverage2Market Associates, Inc. is a senior marketing professional, author, speaker, and educator who helps transform organizations through powerful marketing results. Leverage2Market works with a wide range of organizations from startups and small businesses to Fortune 100 companies to get the best possible return on each marketing investment.
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