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Alessandra
Leading expert on marketing tactics and lifetime
business relationships
Caroline
Ashleigh
Founder of her own appraisal and consulting
firm and expert on connoisseurship in art and antiques,
she is a Board member of Appraisers Association of America.
Keith Bailey
Co-Author of Customer Service for Dummies
Stacy Bannerman
Activist, author, WHEN THE WAR CAME HOME: An Inside Account of Citizen Soldiers and The Families Left Behind
Mark Bauerlein, Ph.D.
Long-time English professor and author of THE DUMBEST GENERATION: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future, or Don’t Trust Anyone Under 30
Hal Becker
Former Xerox #1 salesperson and author of books
about sales and customer service
Howard
Berg
The “World’s Fastest Reader” and creator of the Brain-Based Learning Revolution series of programs that can be customized for students, teachers, administrators and business professionals.
Morris Berman
Author of The Twilight of American Culture
Richard Bernstein
Author and book critic with insight on China and
Multiculturalism
Mark
Berry
President, The Attack Group of companies; music
entrepreneur, producer and engineer
Joyce Brothers
The most popular psychologist of all time
Arnold
Brown
Expert on strategic planning and change; author;
Chairman, Weider, Edrich, Brown, Inc. Arnould is also the co-author with Edie Weiner of FutureThink: How To Think Clearly in a Time of Change) (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006).
Vincent Bugliosi
...Famous prosecuting attorney, consummate trial expert and author of the current bestselling book, THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH FOR MURDER (2008), the controversial tome on the origins of the war that has resulted in the deaths of over 4000 Americans in Iraq.
William
Burrows
Contributing
Editor for Air & Space/Smithsonian Magazine; expert
for NBC on NASA and the space shuttle disasters; respected
scholar and author of 9 books on space, espionage and
military deployment.
Daniel A. Burrus
Top futurist who specializes in forecasting technological
change
Jessica Faye Carter
Diversity Strategist, CEO, author of DOUBLE OUTSIDERS:
How Women of Color Can Succeed in Corporate America
Jane Condon
Award-winning comedian, with degrees from Wellesley and Harvard and mother of two teenagers–she has plenty of material to keep her audiences entertained!
Richard Croker
Author of THE BOOMER CENTURY 1946-2046: How America’s Most Influential Generation Changed Everything
Cora Daniels
Author of two provocative books, GHETTONATION: A Journey Into the Land of Bling and Home of the Shameless (2007) and BLACK POWER, INC.: The New Voice of Success (2004), both of which exhibit her expertise at analyzing major diversity and business issues.
Jeff Davidson
Prolific author and Executive Director of The Breathing
Space Institute
Sara Davidson
...Best-selling novelist, journalist, radio host and former television producer; author of LEAP: What Will We Do with the Rest of Our Lives? (Random House, 2007), a book of reflections from the Baby Boomer Generation
Roger Dawson
Author, negotiation guru and founder of The Power
Negotiating Institute
Scott Deming
...Innovative Branding and Marketing expert and author of THE BRAND WHO CRIED WOLF: Deliver on Your Company's Promise and Create Customers for Life (2007)
Reverend William Devlin
Presbyterian minister, founder of the Urban Family Council and debate partner of Dave Silverman
Janine
DiGiovanni
Author and Senior Correspondent for the Times
of London and Vanity Fair, specializing in
reporting from war zones throughout the world
Anne
Driscoll
Award-winning reporter for PEOPLE Magazine, she brings a compassionate sensibility to her coverage of major celebrities and the stories behind their success.
Dawn-Marie
Driscoll
Executive Fellow, Center For Business Ethics, and
author of four books
Daniel
Elias
Former
host of America's top-rated elevision show about antiques
Warren Farrell
"The Gloria Steinem of Men's Liberation"; author
and corporate trainer
Peter
Fenn
Democratic media strategist and political commentator
Humberto
Fontova
Conservative author of FIDEL: Hollywood's Favorite
Tyrant plus two other wildly entertaining books,
THE HELLPIG HUNT and THE HELLDIVER'S RODEO.
Harry
Freedman
a.k.a."The Nation's Leading Expert"
Steven Freeman
Ivy League professor, long-time research analyst and co-author of Was The 2004 Presidential Election Stolen?
Ellen Freudenheim
Post Retirement expert and author of Looking Forward: An Optimist’s Guide to Retirement.
Maggie
Gallagher
Journalist and President of the Institute for Marriage
and Public Policy
Mary
Gardner
Personal coach and originator of the Intensive Executive
Workout
Sam Geist
Author of Why Should Someone Do Business with
You?
Peter
Gibbon
Author of A CALL TO HEROISM: Renewing Americas
Vision of Greatness, a Christian Science Monitor
selection as a Best Book of 2002.
Ellen
Goodman
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist featured in over 450
newspapers
Bill Goss
"The Luckiest Unlucky Man Alive"; he has survived
30 near-death experiences
John Gray
Internationally-known relationship guru and best-selling
author
Michael Gurian
Psychotherapist and advocate for boys' rights and
author of three books on the subject
Jake Halpern
National Public Radio (NPR) commentator, versatile journalist and author of FAME JUNKIES: The Hidden Truth Behind America’s Favorite Addiction (Houghton Miflin, 2007)
Betsy
Hart
Conservative syndicated columnist and social/political
critic
Barbara Hemphill
Creator of the "Taming The Paper Tiger" organizing
concept
Doug Hill
Co-Author, Saturday Night: A Backstage History
of Saturday Night Live
Brian Holloway
5-time NFL All-Pro and motivator who directs organizational
breakthroughs
Tamar Jacoby
Senior Fellow, The Manhattan Institute and author
of Someone Else's House
Dean Karnazes
Ultramarathon Man and author who ran an unbelievable 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 consecutive days in 2006
Karen
Keane
Partner,
CEO, Skinner, Inc. (MA); specialist in fine and
decorative arts, American and European furniture and
paintings
Dhillon Khosla
Former Federal Attorney, singer-songwriter and author of BOTH SIDES NOW: One Man’s Journey Through Womanhood
William Kilpatrick
Author
of Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong
Daniel
Kimmel
Film critic and author of THE FOURTH
NETWORK: How FOX Broke the Rules and Reinvented Television
Rebecca
Knight
Editor
for The Financial Times of London, she is a post-college
expert and author of A CAR, SOME CASH, AND A PLACE
TO CRASH.
Susan Koeppen
Emmy Award-winning Consumer Correspondent for CBS News' The Early Show.
David
Lackey
Owner, David Lackey Antiques and Art (TX); specialist
in 18th and 19th century furniture, ceramics, decorative
arts and 20th century regionalist art
Barry Lando
Former producer for CBS' "60 Minutes" (over 25 years) and author of the comprehensive book, WEB OF DECEIT: The History of Western Complicity in Iraq, From Churchill to Kennedy to George W. Bush (Other Press, 2007)
Kathy LaTour
Breast cancer survivor, author, CURE Magazine editor-at-large and performer of the one-woman show, “One Mutant Cell”
Jack Lechner
Film
producer, television connoisseur and author of Can't
Take My Eyes Off of You
Karen
Leland
Co-author
of Customer Service for Dummies
James Levine
Director
of The Fatherhood Project Families and Work Institute
Gloria
Lieberman
VP & Director of Fine Jewelry, Skinner, Inc.
(MA); specialist in antique jewelry
Michael
Loman
Executive Producer of Sesame Street,
winner of 11 Emmys and he is a professor at Boston University.
Glenn C. Loury
Neoconservative
social commentator, author and professor
Jeff Lyon
Pulitzer
Prize-winning columnist who discusses cloning and The
Human Genome Project
David
McCarron
Senior Auctioneer & Appraiser, Frank H. Boos
Gallery (MI); generalist
Danny McMaster
Australia's
#1 impressionist-comedian
Frank Miles
Motivational
comedian-juggler who helps his audiences Laugh At Fear
Ronda Racha Penrice
...Author of African American History for DUMMIES and expert on contemporary American culture
Neal Petersen
Overachiever
who became the first black man to sail around the world
solo
Gary
Piattoni
Founder of his own appraisal firm, formerly
with Christies and an expert on European Furniture
and Decorative Arts and Militaria.
POCLAD (Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy)
Eleven writers, educators, activists, former elected officials, directors of
environmental, labor and human rights organizations, union organizers and researchers from across the USA. Their primary purpose is to instigate democratic conversations and actions that conrest the authority of corporations to govern.
Thom
Pollard
One
of the top cinematographer-mountain climbers in the
world
Claire Raines
Author
of five books on "managing" Generations and their impact
on the workplace
The Raspyni
Brothers
"Juggling
The Principles Of Success" presented with humor and
flair
Jonathan Rauch
Opinion
Columnist for National Journal and author of
five books including GAY MARRIAGE: Why It is Good
for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America
(2004, Times Books).
Susan RoAne
Author
and foremost authority on the business of mingling a.k.a.
"networking"
Ed Robertson
a.k.a.
"Dr. Re-Run"television expert, author
of three books and columnist for Media Life Magazine
John Roth
Professor
and co-author of the voluminous The Holocaust Chronicles
Victoria Rowell
Award-winning movie and television actress, founder of the Rowell Foster Children’s Positive Plan Foundation
Jeri
Sedlar
Rewiring® Guru, Mature Workplace Expert and co-author of Don’t Retire, REWIRE!
Robert Shemin
Internationally-respected “Wealth Creation Expert” and author of
ten bestselling books including How Come That Idiot’s Rich and
I’m Not?
L.E. (Ed) Shultz
Ex-President
and CEO of Smith & Wesson and outspoken advocate for
firearms safety
Dave Silverman
National Spokesperson for American Atheists and debate partner of Reverend William Devlin
Pete Slosberg
Founder
of Pete's Brewing Co., second largest brand in the craft
beer industry, and his new "sweet" enterprise,
Cocoa Pete's Chocolate Adventures
Christina
Hoff Sommers
Feminist
scholar, social critic and author of The War Against
Boys
René Syler
Former news anchor of CBS' "The Early Show", author of a timely book about parenting, GOOD ENOUGH MOTHER (2007), and breast cancer awareness advocate (2007-2008) for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Marcy
Syms
CEO
of Syms Corporation and lecturer on leadership and retail/consumer
changes
David M. Traversi
CEO, Board member, executive coach, licensed real estate broker, investor and author of THE SOURCE OF LEADERSHIP: Eight Drivers of the High-Impact Leader (New Harbinger Publications, September, 2007).
Stanley Teitelbaum
Clinical psychologist and author of Sports Heroes, Fallen Idols, which details the moral climate (steroids, drug abuse, domestic violence, gambling) that is problematic for today’s athletes.
Stephen Valentine
Architect
of the Timeship project and a Senior Design Architect
of the U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Jacob
Javits Convention Center, among others
Edith Weiner
Leading
futurist consultant in the field of issues analysis
and strategic planning. Edie is the co-author with Arnold Brown of FutureThink: How to Think Clearly in a Time of Change (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006).
Jeff Weingrad
Co-author
of Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday
Night Live
Bruce Weinstein,
Ph.D.
"The
Ethics Guy" and author of Life Principles: Feeling
Good by Doing Good; Featured on CNN each Saturday
at 12:30 p.m. ET for "Ask the Ethics Guy,"
based on his syndicated column of the same name from
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service.
Stuart
Whitehurst
VP & Director, Skinner, Inc. (MA); specialist
in English & Continental furniture and decorations
plus books and manuscripts
Marcia Wieder
America's
"Dream Coach" who offers realistic options for achieving
your goals
Pat Williams
Top
sports executive and foster parent to 14 children in
addition to his own 5!
Gary Wollin
An
entertaining, high-content speaker with over 35 years
of business experience in the investment industry
Ann Michele Worrall
Bi-Lingual (English/French) Paris-based entrepreneur and business school professor with extensive global experience in branding, customer service, events/intercultural management and marketing for the hospitality and luxury industries, among others.
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