Neil Dempster is a resultant . . . a consultant who gets results! As a student of the behavioral components of success, his passion is helping people and organizations achieve peak performance in a changing world. Whether delivering a keynote speech for a conference or meeting, training managers and employees on performance improvement strategies, or consulting with the leadership team within diverse organizations, he provides an uncanny ability to simplify the complex human behavioral aspects of life and work.

He is a business performance veteran, author, master motivator, and an expert in helping organizations build a performance-based culture. He has helped thousands of people "behave themselves into a new way of thinking." His personal work experience has taken him from driving a truck for Coca Cola while going to university to consulting with senior leadership in many of the Fortune 500

Topics: Mediocre to Magnificent: Winning Hearts and Minds of Employees; When a Ship Misses the Harbor, It's Rarely the Harbor's Fault; Grow with the Flow: Becoming a 'Quick Change' Artist; Whiners to Winners; Getting People to Do what You are Paying Them to Do; You are the 'I' In Quality; If You're Not Living On the Edge.

Meet Steve Frohman, speaker, consultant, business owner and President of Applied Synergistics, Inc. He specializes in organizational development, leadership, and business process management. His background includes over 20 years of management, staff and field experience with IBM. His thought-provoking keynotes and seminars include insightful and systematic strategies for dealing with the challenges and opportunities in today's environment of rapid change. He delights audiences nationwide with his interactive, engaging style.

Topics Include:  Leadership…The Bottom Line!; Pursing your Vision; Translating Vision Into Action; The Strategic Plan… & More!; How Change Has Changed; Courageous Leadership Strategies; Achieving Greatness; and more. Applied Synergistics, Inc. also offers a series of interactive, engaging workshops which compliment and expand on keynote topics.

Suzette Haden Elgin, Ph.D., a specialist in applied psycholinguistics, is the author of the best-selling Gentle Art of Verbal Defense series, which now includes ten books and four audio programs. Her other books include How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable, You Can't Say That to Me!, and The Gentle Art of Verbal Defense, which has sold nearly 1.2 million copies. She is the founder and director of the Ozark Center for Language Studies.

Topics: Communication, Linguistics

Thomas Crane has spent years as a culture-change consultant and coach. His experience has demonstrated that the power and influence of leadership is directly related to the quality of the trust connection with the people they lead. Coaching is the leadership process that holds an appropriate focus on performance while simultaneously developing trust. Crane teaches your audience to use coaching as a potent leadership skill. His focus is on assisting leaders to transform their mental models and leadership skill set from being "The BOSS" to being "The COACH." 

Topics:  Coaching, Leadership, Teamwork, Motivation, Stress Management, Changing Role of Women in Leadership

Bob provides a unique blend of insight, application, and inspiration that motivates listeners to want to do something different. Both thoughtful and thought-provoking, he challenges listeners to examine their beliefs and practices to seek to improve. He intertwines examples, stories, research, and activities to make his points and engage audiences of all types and sizes.

Topics:  Employee Recognition, Rewards, Motivation, Productivity, Supervision, Leadership, Management, Suggestion Systems

With nearly 20 years as a successful sales and marketing executive, and holder of a B.S. degree in Speech and an MBA, Jane Sanders has presented keynotes and training sessions to hundreds of audiences including sales forces, administrative personnel, boards of directors, and the general public.

Topics:  Men & Women Communicating Effectively at Work; Success from the Inside Out; Powerful Presentation Skills; Mastering Meetings

Scott Friedman is a motivational humorist who will have your audience laughing and feeling good ... while opening minds to new ideas on mastering change, managing uncertainty, and creating the future. Scott's book, "Using Humor for a Change" has sold over …49 copies. He's perfect for lunches, dinners and … midnight snacks!

Topics: The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Create It, Using Humor for a Change, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Sale, 10 Laws of Adding Humor to Your Presentations

For fifteen years, as a busy mother with a demanding career on the faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Director of the Hypertension Research Center, Mary LoVerde tried the ‘superperson’ route -- and failed. One day she realized that in her zeal to get everything done, she had become disconnected -- from her family, from her work, and from the person she was and wanted to be. A dynamic international speaker, consultant, and author, LoVerde is President of Life Balance, Inc. a company devoted to spreading the message of finding balance through connection. She speaks to diverse audiences across the country and also shares her empowering strategies.

Topics:  Communication, Humor, Life Balance

She is an experience, a one-of-a-kind talent--eclectic, original, refreshing, outrageous and smart. Mikki Williams has a dynamic ability to communicate to an audience, delivering practical information, in a down-to-earth style.

Topics:  Walking the Tightrope of Life, Running the Human Race, How to Set a Fire Under Yourself, Seeds of Health, Customer Service or Lip Service, Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Shtick

Terry gives your audience the techno-advantage done in a fun, human style. His background in radio and newspapers brings excitement and zest to the platform as he speaks. Terry uses full multimedia with pictures, video and audio to show what is going on. It's like attending a CNN-style presentation complete with interviews of the top ideas from around the world.

Topics: Technology, Marketing, Computers, Future Trends in Business, e-Commerce

Business development expert, speaker, and author of Ready, Blame, Fire!  Myths and Misses in Marketing,  Ira Blumenthal   is a high-content business speaker.  You won't find Ira glued to a lectern. He's in the front, he's in the back, he's in your face, walking and working the room.   He challenges his audience with keen insight and delights them with fun surprises and purposeful stories.  Ira anticipates, educates, and motivates.  You won't   snooze through his presentation.  We guarantee it!

Topics:  2001...A Business Building Odyssey; Change is Inevitable - Growth is Optional; Succeeding on a Reshaped Battlefield; Strength in Numbers; Rock 'n' Roll on the American BRANDstand; Dynamo or Dinosaur?   Distinction or Extinction?  Changes & Choices. 

In addition to being a very funny speaker, Dale Irvin is an author, actor, and widely televised comedian. Dale is the author of Laughter Doesn't Hurt and he publishes "Funny Business", a monthly humor newsletter with international distribution. Dale is a CSP and received the covered CPAE from his peers.

Topics:  Laughter Doesn't Hurt, Five Minute Funnies, Power Thinking, Time Is On Out Side, The Corporate Challenge

Meet Jane Hofmann. Much like Erma Bombeck on a tractor, she entertains you with humor, song and dance, a little strip, and a lot of tease in her one-woman show. Good, clean fun.

Topics:  Laughter is God's Hand in a Troubled World

Humorist John Wagner is a professional speaker who will inspire your group to develop positive attitudes and actions. Thousands have laughed while learning how to use the positive power of humor to thrive in times of change. John's "Seriously Funny" speeches and workshops entertain, enlighten, and empower.

Topics: Humor Helps You Thrive on Change, Serious FUN-damentals for Success, Inject Humor-Enhance Healing, Educators: Take Your Job and Love It, DeLIGHT DeCUSTOMER, Choice: Your Personal Power Tool

Best selling author for 54 weeks with Swim with the Sharks without Getting Eaten Alive!  Harvey Mackay gives practical advice on how to expand your influence and develop loyal customers.  He's written two more books, most recently, Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty.  Harvey is a "doer."  His ideas come from his direct experience as CEO and founder of Mackay Envelope, a $70 million dollar Minneapolis-based company. His gutsy, down-to-earth, program presses you to exceed client expectation and develop the discipline for real success.

Topics:  Developing Loyal Customers; Expanding Your Network.

Paula Yakubik is a powerful and motivational small business advisor. She is an experienced speaker who lectures as a keynote or participates on a panel discussion. Her online presence builds upon more than 15 years of business ownership and marketing expertise assisting clients with their strategic marketing efforts. She offers small busniness entrepreneurs the opportunity to attend a variety of pre-planned workshops and brie

She has been featured in stories in Entrepreneur Magazine and Business Week-Small Biz Online. Currently, she manages the marketing efforts for more than 30 corporate clients. She also has launched a website to assist small businesses market themselves using an easy, start-to-finish plan of attack.

Topics: The Inside Scoop; Learn the Yakubik Method of Small Business Marketing; Your Brand; Grass Roots Marketing

Let your business benefit from one of Joe Marrella's customized presentations. Select from tailored programs for keynote addresses, workshops, or seminars. With twenty-five years experience in sales, marketing, and training seminars, Joe is sure to be a hit at your next function.

Topics:  Growth Is Not An Option, Customized Sales Training, Customer Service Training, Communications and Telephone Techniques, Time Management, Tele-Marketing Training

Taking his talents as a stand up comedian to the speaking forum is just one quality that distinguishes Steve from others in his field. Combining this with the lessons he's learned to overcome his own Fears and Negative labels, his experiences growing up on the streets of New York and degrees in English, Education, Psychology and Theater Arts; Steve imbues his programs with Compassion, Information, Entertainment and of course - Lots of Laughter.

Topics:  Success, Humor in the Workplace, Customer Satisfaction, Attitude, Change, Stress Management, Humor.

Jack Sims, consultant and speaker, brings over 25 years of proven marketing, branding, promotion, and creative experience to your audience. Jack came across the Atlantic and opened his "one man band" marketing agency, which grew to become the #1 ranked Marketing and Promotion agency in the U.S. Clients have included: Polaroid, Lever Brothers, Cadbury Schweppes, James River, A&W, General Foods, Lipton, British Airways, Colgate Palmolive, Burger King, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Fromageries Bel, NBC and many more.

Now, Jack's in high demand, and busy as ever as a creative consultant to various growth-focused companies who need his unique "brand" of expertise. He most recently helped a company grow by over 35% compounded annually for the last six years, giving them a #1 position in their market.

Dale Collie focuses on helping others succeed and finding ways for them to excel beyond their own expectations.  He speaks from experience as a Fortune 500 executive and business owner, US Army Ranger and professor at West Point. Fast Company magazine recognizes Dale as one of America's Fast 50 innovative leaders for his work in turning around a bankrupt charity.

Topics: Focus on Success; Ultimate Workplace Stress Control; Leaders Make it Happen; Help New Leaders Succeed; Never Give Up;   

Jeanne Robertson utilizes her positively funny style to illustrate how a sense of humor can be an integral part of one's strategy for success. Nowhere will you find a speaker so adept at turning personal experiences into humorous presentations that do more than elicit laughter.

Topics:  Humor

Barbara is a public speaker, author, consultant and business coach. She has delivered hundreds of seminars across the United States. She works with management teams who want to move their organization forward. Barbara has been a featured guest on over 100 radio and TV shows nationally and has authored 10 books.

Topics:  Strategic Realization; Aligning Your Personal and Organizational purpose; Finding Your Purpose; Managing Stress.

Dr. Michael Brickey is a psychologist and life coach whose experience includes coaching, teaching, training, psychotherapy, writing, public speaking, and consulting. The central theme of his life and career has been finding ways to help people and organizations do things they didn't think they could do. He is zealous about helping people live richer lives and defy aging.

Topics: Finding Your Purpose; Managing Stress; Change; Coaching; Life Balance; Retirement/Aging

What changes must a growing company make to take it to the next level?  This and other future focus and change-related topics are part of Jim Canterucci's expertise.  He's a master at intranet usage and his highly regarded video, Beyond the Horizon --Intranets, helps companies use this expanding media to manage change and communicate to employees. During his 15 years of practice Jim has consulted on change management and  worked on major change projects throughout the U.S.

Topics:  Are You Valuable, Or Are You Overhead? The Habit Of Innovation; Communicating Organizational Change; The Organizational Impact of Intranets; Change Project ManagementSM; Change Project ManagementSM- Skill Set Series; Beyond The Horizon-- Intranets

Humorist, speaker, and trainer Dave Caperton teaches individuals and organizations how to manage perception to positively change their life and work. He designs programs to provide humor, motivation, and instruction on "perspective management" to lower stress, improve communication, strengthen team dynamics, and boost creativity.

Topics:  Motivation, Stress Management, Managing Change, Communication, Creativity, Team-Building, Health and Humor

With over fifteen years of executive experience in the human resources field, June DeLeo has several areas of expertise. She is a consultant, trainer, speaker, and leads team interventions.

Topics:  Employee Relations, Team Facilitation, Performance Management and Review, Managing Change, Sexual Harassment, Motivating Employees, Diversity, Conflict Management

Sue is an organizational consultant who specializes in team facilitation. Using proven facilitation techniques, she improves an organization or team’s performance by getting them focused on the results that matter most to their customers, associates, and other stakeholders.  And she provides tools and processes that help her clients make sure they implement those results.

Topics:  Strategic Planning and Implementation, Team Performance, Team Coaching

N. Elizabeth Fried, Ph.D., national consultant, author, and professional speaker will move your audience to action through solid content and an engaging style. As a respected human resource consultant and skilled storyteller, Elizabeth currently delivers keynotes and seminars at meetings and conventions. Her popular books, Outrageous Conduct:  Bizarre Behavior at Work and Sex, Laws & Stereotypes provides lessons with laughter, landing her on a dozen television broadcasts and over 175 radio program in the US., Canada, and New Zealand.

Topics: Sex, Laws & Stereotypes; Monday Night Football:  A Playbook of Gender Communication Strategies; Take Charge of Your Career; Internet Roulette; Managing the Virtual Office; Corporate Giving and Beyond; Sandwich Generation; Romancing the Media; Consulting Excellence

Learn Debbie's BST method for self-defense and survival in an attack situation. During her distinguished law enforcement career with the Cincinnati Police Academy, Debbie was extensively trained in self-defense. Let your audience take advantage her training and knowledge. 

Topics:  Self-defense, Empowerment, Travel Safety, Workplace Violence

When you want to spice up a special event, Eric Gnezda will inspire your organization and truly capture its spirit. Eric is often chosen as a keynote kickoff or inspirational closer for major meetings and conventions.  His unique skills and talent can also make your awards and recognition banquet a truly memorable event.  He creates original material designed to shine the spotlight on your employees and make them feel truly valued.  He has written hundreds of compositions for corporations and provided a wide range of humorous talks for Fortune 500 companies, international associations, youth groups, and service organizations.

Topics:  Teamwork, Service, Humor, Inspiration--All customized for clients

Practical and engaging, Nancy has experience with all levels of employees who respond to her energetic and knowledgeable approach. She works with clients to develop employees for improved performance as managers, team members, and customer service professionals.  She is an expert in the implementation of 360 feedback and performance management systems. 

Topics: Performance Management, Supervision, Leadership, Time Management, Stress Management, Business Etiquette, Professional Image, Writing and Grammar, 360 Degree Feedback

Based on working with the Romanian Olympic Ski Team plus owning and operating San Souci Health Resort for over a decade, Susie shares her knowledge of health and fitness through seminars, keynotes, and workshops. Her recent cookbook on healthy, low-fat cooking inspires good habits and delights the taste buds.

Topics:  Fit to Win; Escape to Freedom; Kick the Stress Mess; Live Longer and Healthier; How to Cook for Health

Edward Leigh has been a professional speaker and seminar leader since 1989. He has traveled across the United States presenting programs to corporations, associations, schools and hospitals. His programs receive rave reviews and most of his business is repeat and referral. Edward publishes the highly-successful "Humor and Happiness Catalog," which  has books, tapes and props to make work and learning fun. The catalog is  internationally known for innovative products. His goal is to help people and organizations turn business into pleasure, believing work should be enjoyable.

Topics:  Communication, Rewards, Humor, and Presentation Skills

Author, educator and speaker, Richard Neihart has hammered out and honed his craft in a career spanning 20 years. From classrooms to cruise ships to convention centers, Richard inspires and motivates people in corporations and direct selling organizations. One of North America’s leading voices on personal potential, his message of principle, passion, and purpose empowers men and women to succeed in today’s fast changing world.  He provides real solutions to the real challenges that leaders, sales professionals and entrepreneurs face every day.

Topics:  Business Values, Change, Motivation, Productivity

Audiences throughout the United States, Australia and Canada applaud Carol's versatility as an inspiration keynote speaker and a dynamic seminar leader. She customizes the program to address your issues, challenges, and theme.

Topics:  The Heart of Change A Change of Heart; The Times They Are A Changing Are You?; Empowering Leadership; Award Winning Customer Service; Creating A Dream Team; Applying Ethical Choices

Training consultant Jo Robbins specializes in presentation skills, technical presentations, and executive coaching. This high energy speaker and seminar leader can teach your audience how to enhance presentations and improve their presentation skills.

Topics:  Communications; Presentation Skills

In 1998, while riding her bicycle along a wooded bike trail, Rosemarie was suddenly crushed by a falling tree. This accident left her paralyzed from the waist down. Her presentation offers tangible ways to deal with the challenges of life through effective use of humor, motivating spirit and personal experience. Her courage, commitment, and personal stories inspire audiences to focus on the positives, find their inner strength, and set and achieve goals.

Topics:  Inspiration, Motivation

He spent 17 years growing up with and later working for his legendary step-brother Elvis Presley. David E. Stanley is a highly sought speaker, author, and creator of Solutionary Dynamics. He has guested on Larry King Live, Good Morning America, USA Sky Radio Network, and BBC World Radio.

Topics: Motivation; Problem Solving; Decision Making; Personal Action

Susan is a training and performance improvement consultant  specializing in customer service and work-group facilitation since 1984. Susan also consults with organizations that wish to survey and measure their customers’ perception and expectations of service with a Customer Service Assessment and Establishes the Customer Service Function or Task Team with service standards, policies and measurement systems.

Topics: How to Provide SuperStar Service, Dealing with Grouches, Grumps and Grudges, The Effective Leader, Team Development and Personal Growth through Workplace Challenges - the Change Strategy.

Danielle will teach your audience to say and do the right things at the right time - in any situation. Learn to use that immeasurable edge of confidence and credibility in business and social settings. Assess body mechanics, color harmony, personal style, wardrobe, grooming, and dining savvy. Danielle's programs will take your audience from invisible to influential

Topics: Career Success, Business Etiquette, Office Conduct and Communications, Dining and Business Entertaining, Global Finesse

As president of Best Impressions, Dawn helps your company increase credibility, visibility, professionalism, and profit through her keynotes, training, and consulting.

Topics:  Personal Appearance Training; Customer Service/Business Development Training; Power Network Training

Positive environments change the way people feel about themselves and their work. But, how do organizations form an environment where people are eager to improve performance? Where people are having fun and laughing at stress. Steve Wilson provides the tools, techniques, and proven ideas to create these positive environments.

Topics:  Creating Positive Working Environments, Putting Humor To Work At Work, Pulling Together Instead of Falling Apart, Don't Postpone Joy, Humor for the Health of It

A former army paratrooper, Al Siebert has studied the traits of survivors for over 40 years.  Author of two books:  The Survivor Personality and Resiliency:  The Key to Surviving and Thriving in Today's World.  Learn how you can be among the most successful people by remaining resilient in a constant world of change.

Topics:  Resiliency in a World of Non-Stop Change, Managing Transition and Constant Change; Rapid Teambuilding; How to Overcome Negativity in the Workplace; Developing a Highly Resilient, Change Proficient Workforce.

Connie Podesta radiates a super-charged, high energy presence that immediately involves people and has them responding to her exciting challenge to reach for the best in themselves. As an author, licensed professional counselor, comedienne, educator, and consultant Connie has true talent for humor, flair for drama, and unique insight into human behavior. She delivers solid content and practical techniques that can be put to use at work and home.

Topics:  Dealing with Difficult People, Behaviors that Could Possibly Save Your Career, Creating a Team for Success, Building a Better Future

Bob Prosen is an experienced business leader with a pragmatic grip on the reality of what it takes to deliver extraordinary bottom-line results. Bob is President and CEO of The Prosen Center for Business Advancement, whose mission is to help business leaders rapidly increase performance, productivity and profits. Bob is also the world's leading authority on The Five Attributes of Highly Profitable Companies^®.

Today, Bob Prosen applies his powerful management training programs for getting results across all industry sectors - from financial services to technology to retail, healthcare, not-for-profit, education and professional services. His speaking, workshop and problem-solving engagements take him around the world and into companies that are committed to achieving extraordinary operating results.

Bob is internationally recognized as the business expert who helped such companies as AT&T Global Information Solutions/NCR, Hitachi Data Systems, Sabre, Sprint, and Data Return Corporation achieve unprecedented financial and operational success. He has held posts ranging from Senior Vice President and Managing Partner to Chief Operating Officer.

Topics: The Five Attributes of Highly Profitable Companies®

Make a date with yourself and keep it!  Author Maggie Bedrosian helps summarize current daily challenges and defines the results we seek in our work and our lives.  Through her latest book, Life is More Than Your To-do List! Maggie shares insights into blending purpose, passion, play and writing your own bumper sticker.  She demonstrates how to renew your resources to produce great results.  She begins by asking you, "How do you feel when you feel really well? And how do you operate when you feel that way?"

Topics:  Life is More Than Your To-Do List:  Blending Success with Satisfaction; Using Speaking to Expand Your Business; How to Work with the Media.

Called the "Erma Bombeck" of speakers. Hope Mihalap is a chronicler of people, a seer of all things funny and an interpreter of life's most poignant moments. Humor truly is the universal cure-all, and no one delivers it more dependably the Hope.

Topics:  Communication, Workplace Wisdom, Diversity, Stress

Using mind over magic, Keith presents sophisticated, motivational, very clean-cut and highly entertaining programs. He gives audiences the keys to unlock the boundaries and mysteries of the human mind. He is a sought-after motivational speaker and mentalist.

Topics:  Motivation, Sales and Marketing, Humor, Inspiration, Entertainment

Daniel Burrus is one of the world's leading technology forecasters. His presentations blend timely and provocative information with just the right amount of humor and motivation to help his audiences understand how to make a rapidly changing business environment a competitive advantage by getting all members of an organization involved in creatively utilizing the "new tools" of technology.

Topics: Technology, Future Trends in Business, e-Commerce, Planning, Change Management