Your Next Keynote Speaker Awaits You Here

Dave Sanderson

Last passenger off the “Miracle on the Hudson,” Author

• Survivior of of US Airways Flight 1549 the “Miracle on the Hudson”
• TEDx Speaker & Author
• Inc.com’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers

Jim Olson

Former CIA Chief of Counterintelligence, Professor at the Bush School

• Professor Olson received his law degree from the University of Iowa in 1969.
• He is a Senior Lecturer at the Bush School, where he teaches courses on intelligence, national security, and international crisis management.
• He served for over 30 years in the Directorate of Operations of the Central Intelligence Agency, mostly overseas in clandestine operations.

Carol Ann Small

Motivational Humorist, Author, Stress and work/life balance expert

Carol Ann Small has appeared on Good Morning America and her latest book is “HUMOR US”

Lindsey Piegza

Chief Economist specializing in trends, world economy, fiscal policies

• Chief Economist at Sterne Agee

Kelly Barnes

Leadership, Entrepreneur, Inspirational Speaker

Kelly is an accomplished leader, entrepreneur and inspirational speaker who is equipped with the life lessons and experiences that truly develop the leader within those around him.

Mick Ebeling

INNOVATOR. STORYTELLER. PHILANTHROPIST. IMPATIENT OPTIMIST.

• Honored as one of the Top 50 Most Creative People and a Muhammad Ali Humanitarian of the Year Award winner
• With no technical background in ocular recognition technology, Ebeling created Not Impossible’s first project: The Eyewriter. An open source, low-cost, DIY device, The Eyewriter enables individuals with paralysis to communicate and create art using only the movement of their eyes.
• Flew to Sudan to 3-D-print prosthetic limbs and fit them for children of the war-torn region. He then left the equipment behind with trained locals to continue his work, thus creating the world’s first 3-D printing prosthetic lab and training facility.

Carrie Contey

Holds a PhD in Perinatal and Prenatal Psychology, Co-Author of two books

• One of only 20 professionals who holds a PhD in Perinatal and Prenatal Psychology
• Co-authored 2 books: CALMS: A Guide to Soothing Your Baby (Hana Peace Works, 2nd edition, 2012) and What Babies Want: Five Simple Steps to Calming and Communicating with Your Baby (LifeTime Media, 2011)
• Host of multiple online parenting conferences featuring Dr. Shefali Tsabaray and Dr. Dan Siegel
• Creator and Founder of the world-wide movement and online parenting program, Evolve

Goldie Hawn

Award Winning Actress, Producer, Director, Author, Children’s Advocate

Goldie Hawn is an Academy Award-winning actress, producer, director, best-selling author, and children’s advocate.

Nancy Frates

Mother of ALS Ice Bucket pioneer, Pete Frates, Making a Difference

Nancy loves speaking about the origins of the Ice Bucket Challenge, her family’s story and battle against ALS, and how one family can inspire a movement.

Gail Alofsin

Learn to build long term relationships with customers and employees

• Business Professional: Served for close to three decades as a Senior Director for one of New England’s largest hospitality organizations, focusing on Sales, Marketing, Public Relations Event and Communications.
• University Professor: Has taught and mentored students as an engaging & educational Adjunct Professor at the University of Rhode Island in in five different departments: Journalism, Public Relations (developed & taught the inaugural curriculum), Communications, Library Science and Business since 1999 (37 consecutive semesters!)
• Humanitarian: As a student at Tufts University, she volunteered in Haiti with the Haitian Health Foundation and has been volunteering both in Haiti and in the US for over three decades. Gail also serves on the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, St. Michael’s Country Day School and Salve Regina University Advisory Council. Volunteer work is one of her passions.
• Author: Gail is the author of Your Someday is NOW – What are YOU Waiting For? published in April 2014. Her book is focused on work/life integration in addition to building your personal brand through leadership and positivity. 100% of the sales have benefited local and international non-profit organizations raising over $28,500 to date.
• Radio Host & Columnist: Gail is the host of “Leadership at ALL Levels,” a radio show produced by 3G Broadcasting & a columnist for i.e. magazine on the topic of leadership & communication.

Lu Ann Cahn

Eight time Emmy Award winning tv news journalist, Two time cancer survivor

• Author of I Dare Me, featured on The Today Show, Headline News, Extra, BBC International
• Eight time Emmy Award winning tv news journalist
• Two time cancer survivor
• Temple University, School of Media and Communication, Director of Career Services

Rohit Bhargava

Trend Curator and Specialist in Digital Marketing, Author, Professor

• Trusted By Leading Brands. Award winning keynote speaker with recent invitations to speak at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Global Communications Forum in Davos, multiple TEDx events,SXSW and at private executive and team events for large brands around the world including Coca-Cola,Univision, KFC, Disney, Amex, NASA, Prudential, Cigna, Marriott and dozens of others.
• Award Winning Author. Wall Street Journal bestselling author of five books that have collectively been read or shared more than a million times and won numerous awards, including the Gold Atticus award,the Axiom Business Book Award, and shortlisted as Best Sales/Marketing Book by 800CEORead.
• Early Digital Pioneer. Digital transformation and marketing expert who was the former co-founder of the world’s largest team of social media strategists at Ogilvy and founding member of iLeo (Leo Burnett’s first digital agency) – including early digital strategy work for brands like Intel, Ford, IBM,Pfizer and many others across his 15 year agency career.
• Non-Obvious Trend Curator. Every December Rohit releases his eagerly awaited predictions for 15“non-obvious” trends that will change business in the coming year. Since 2011 this report has been shared by more than 1 million readers. Unlike most “futurists,” Rohit’s specialty goes beyond trend predictions to his unique approach to also teaching organizations how to predict trends themselves.
• Versatile Friendly Speaker + Nice Guy. Rohit works hard to live up to his reputation as a nice guy –including being easy to work with, helping with the intangibles of events (like securing sponsors or helping promote) and generally being a positive and optimistic force.
• Frequently Interviewed By Global Media. Rohit has been interviewed or featured as a business expert by Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, NPR, MarketingChina, BBC, Globe and Mail,Harvard Business Review, CBS, and many other networks and publications.
• Popular Occasional Professor. One of the most highly rated Adjunct Professors in the Masters of Communications Program at Georgetown University in Washington DC teaching courses on marketing,storytelling, pitching and public speaking.
• Global Mindset. Born in India and having lived in the Philippines and Australia before settling back in the US (where he grew up), Rohit routinely uses relevant examples in his talks from across the world and is skilled at using globally relevant language, delivery and stories for every talk.
• Industry Customization Without Bias. As a consultant, Rohit has experience in dozens of industries. He brings this diverse interconnected expertise to every event, making sure that he combines relevant industry knowledge + insight with a refreshing and unbiased outsider’s perspective to customize his talk.