• Aldonna R. Ambler, CMC, CSP
• J. Scott Bailey, MBA
• Marjorie Brody, CSP, CPAE, PCC
• Judy Carter
• Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE
• Robert Danzig
• Mitch Davis
• Bruce Gold
• Hugh Griffin
• Paige Stover Hague
• Jerry Heisler
• Patrick Horton, Ph.D.
• Dave Jensen, MS
• Peter Montoya
• Steve Pavlina
• Howard Putnam, MBA, CSP, CPAE
• Boaz Rauchwerger
• Glenna Salsbury, CSP, CPAE
• Sam Silverstein, CSP

Aldonna R. Ambler, CMC, CSP Sessions: CEO Panel and How To Attract & Retain Long Term Corporate Sponsors Known as The Growth Strategist™, Aldonna R. Ambler, CMC, CSP helps rapidly growing midsized companies (typically $20 - 200 million/year) realize their goal of Achieving Accelerated Growth With Sustained Profitability® through opportunity/resource analysis, executive coaching, strategic working sessions, and her intermediary role regarding growth financing. Her clients are among the brightest, most ambitious business leaders whose names now appear on published lists of the fastest growing privately held corporations. The recipient of 23 prestigious awards for her success as an entrepreneur and industry leader, Ambler hosts a peer-to-peer Internet radio program, aptly called The Growth Strategist™™, which features lively interviews with CEOs of mid market companies who have successfully executed the growth strategy of the week. AMBLER Growth Strategy Consultants, Inc. is the official coaching partner for the Greater Philadelphia MSA for Gazelles International.

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J. Scott Bailey, MBA Session: Sell More, And Sell More Easily Scott is the founder and president of BMC, Inc., a training and sales force development firm founded in 1994 with an affiliation with the Sandler Sales Institute. BMC, Inc has coached and developed thousands of sales professionals, professional service providers, and hundreds of owners of small to mid-market companies. Scott received his BA in biology from CSUN and his MBA from Pepperdine University while working as a senior sales specialist for 20 years in the medical field for a leading manufacturer in the industry. He is currently working on his post-graduate certification in executive coaching with the College of Executive Coaching and is certified in a number of assessment instruments useful in the evaluation, hiring and profiling of sales forces.

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Marjorie Brody, CSP, CPAE, PCC Session: Building Your Business: You Can Make It Happen! Founder & Fearless Leader of BRODY Professional Development, Marjorie is an author, sought-after public speaker, and coach to Fortune 1,000 executives. She is a global authority in helping successful business leaders identify their strategies and enhance their skills for career success. She is author of more than 18 books, including 21st Century Pocket Guide to Proper Business Protocol and Career MAGIC: A Woman's Guide to Reward & Recognition. She is a recognized media expert whose commentary on workplace issues is regularly featured on TV (including Fox-TV and CNBC), radio shows, and in newspapers/magazines (including The Wall Street Journal and Fortune). Marjorie's clients include Pfizer, New York Life Insurance, Johnson & Johnson, Aramark and JPMorganChase. Her firm is certified as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE).

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Judy Carter Session: Judy Carter's Comedy Workshop Judy is an acclaimed standup comic and corporate speaker who has appeared on more than a hundred television shows. Ten years ago she formed her company Comedy Workshops where she trains stand-up comics, and her new book, The Comedy Bible was featured on Good Morning America and The Oprah Winfrey Show, where Oprah herself recommended the book to anyone who wants to lighten up. In the past five years, Judy has become an expert in showing how humor techniques can help everyone deal with stress and change. Her work with Corporate America has made her a sought after speaker and has lead to her being featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NPR, and Success Magazine.

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Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE Sessions: CEO Panel and Personal Coaching Sessions Jim is a past national president of NSA, recipient of the GLAC Lifetime Achievement Award, Cavett Award, Golden Gavel Award and the author of NSA's eight professional competencies (recently shortened to four). He has authored 14 books and delivered over 2,600 paid speeches worldwide. Cathcart Institute, Inc. is based in Lake Sherwood, near Thousand Oaks, CA. He serves on the advisory boards of the business schools at Pepperdine University & California Lutheran University.

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Robert Danzig Sessions: CEO Panel and Common Qualities IN Those Who Live and Perform IN The Cream of The Crop Former 20 year nationwide CEO of multibillion revenue Hearst Newspaper Company. Grew up in foster homes. First job as 16 year old office boy at Albany Times Union — publisher 19 years later — seven years later named Corporate CEO — 6,000 employee/colleagues. Company acquired three billion dollars in new businesses on his watch — cash flow grew 100 FOLD — not percent — 100 FOLD. Attended Siena college nights for 6 years — later served on Board of trustees — awarded honorary PH.D from there and Flagler University — Awarded Journalism Fellowship to Stanford University — the only business executive ever accepted for the fellowship — later served 10 years on their board. Author of six books: The Leader Within You / Vitamins for The Spirit / Angel Threads / Every Child Deserves A Champion / There Is Only One You / Conversations With Bobby — From Foster Child to CEO. Served as Board Trustee: Siena College / Russell Sage College / Caldwell College / Stanford University journalism Fellowship Board / Albany Medical College — St. Peter's Hospital / Sunnyview Hospital / Saratoga Performing Arts Center. On teaching faculty of New School University. Is Dean of Hearst Management Institute — the corporation's senior executive learning program. All speaking fees and book royalties donated to foster care kids in college (his passion) and to gifted young musicians (his bride's passion).

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Mitch Davis Session: Get Found, Send News, Network with the News Media Mitchell P. Davis has been helping connect journalists and experts since 1984, when he published his first directory, the Talk Show Guest Directory. Today his Yearbook of Experts, Authorities and Spokespersons in the "brand" for those in the media seeking swift contact with experts on an extraordinary range of topics. The Yearbook of Experts whose URL is www.ExpertClick.com is so influential, Davis was invited to be on the International Advisory Board of the National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts. Over the more than two decades since founding Broadcast Interview Source the role he has played in enhancing the reputation of those in the Yearbook has been widely acknowledged and this is especially true of those in the profession of securing media coverage for their clients. PR Week called the Yearbook "a dating service of PR." Davis often advises clients on getting maximum return on even a single news release. "Write one release to a prime target, then shop it around. One on-topic, on-target release can go farther then yet another e-mail blast, because journalists always want new exclusive ideas.

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Bruce Gold Session: Bruce Gold's Magic Show Bruce made Oprah laugh and amazed millions on TV, but you may remember him from his starring role as the magician in a CLEO award winning “Got Milk?” TV commercial. Bruce started in showbiz as a kid with a magic set and quickly discovered making people laugh was the best trick of all. After studying theater in collage, he toured the nation's top comedy clubs and learned useful tips like: leftover pizza can be reheated in your hotel room with a blow dryer. Bruce has entertained aboard the world's largest cruise ship, hosted a gameshow for Dick Clark, appeared on the sitcom Full House, TV's Evening At The Improv, Master's of Illusion and Oprah. Currently, he brings his unique skill set to the platform, where his presentations amaze, amuse and enlighten.

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Hugh Griffin Session: The Business of Books Hugh, VP Sales & Marketing for Stuart F. Cooper Co., has 35 years experience in printing, marketing and works with self publishers to ensure their business success. Past president of an international printing association, Hugh has firsthand experience in every type of printing and currently serves tens of thousands of customers around the world. A member of several non-profit Boards, he has dedicated many years to helping entrepreneurs establish successful businesses and speaks frequently to authors, professionals, business organizations and printing industry executives.

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Paige Stover Hague The Ictus Initiative, President, Acanthus Publishing, President Session: Leverage Your Expertise to Fully Realize Your Revenue Potential Paige Stover Hague is the owner of a group of Boston-based communications companies serving the needs of professional speakers, authors, consultants, and business professionals seeking to increase their visibility in targeted niche markets. In June of 2000, Paige co-founded Ictus Development with her long-standing technology partner, who currently serves as lead developer and Chief Technology Officer. The Ictus Initiative was established in 2002 to provide more targeted services to speakers, authors, consultants and business executives looking to increase their exposure in the media, on the platform, in print and on the web. In 2004, Acanthus Publishing was created as a business, professional development and specialty non-fiction press. Paige is an attorney who has practiced in both Florida and Massachusetts focusing on a client base in the financial services industry. She has also worked in the legal publishing industry having held senior management positions on both the product development and sales and marketing sides of the business. She developed and marketed print and electronic products for the legal, tax, accounting and financial services markets for several publicly-traded professional publishers. Paige is a frequent speaker on the topics of product development, marketing and public relations for professional services firms and also presents continuing education programs for lawyers, accountants and financial advisors on art succession planning. She is co-author Life is Short, Art is Long- Maximizing Estate Planning Strategies for Collectors of Art, Antiques and Collectibles (Wealth Management Press 2007). She was the host of the radio talk show "Financially Speaking" in Boston for 4 years which broadcast legal, political and financial commentary, news and celebrity interviews. She is also a contributing author to 49 Marketing Secrets (that work) to Grow Sales (Morgan James Publishing, 2007). Paige is a graduate of Duke University and Nova Southeastern University Law School.

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Jerry Heisler Session: Advertising With Mail Made Easy Jerry is president of The Heisler Group, Inc., Palm Desert, California. He presents seminars and training programs on direct marketing has conducted a series of seminars on basic direct marketing for the United States Postal Service entitled, Advertising with Mail Made Easy. He has presented the seminar more than 225 times over the past six years to more than 18,000 business men and women. He has served as the instructor for The Direct Marketing Association's List Leaders Seminars, the basic training program of the list industry. His career in direct marketing spans more than 45 years. He was associated with Metromail Corporation for over ten years where he was a senior vice president and was executive vice president, general manager of Market Development Corporation, a list compiler. Metromail acquired MDC in 1985. During his career, Jerry has helped major corporations utilize direct marketing. He has worked with firms selling such services as career counseling, education, investments, mail-order products and fundraising services. His experience includes positions as a mailing list manager; general manager of the direct marketing division of an advertising agency, mailing list broker and consultant. He has served as President of the Chicago Association of Direct Marketing and has lectured on and taught direct marketing at Northwestern University and has frequently lectured at a number of other colleges and universities. He has appeared on panels at DMA Conferences, The National Postal Forum and many other industry events. He has served as the West Coast representative for The Direct Marketing Association, the national trade association of the direct marketing industry. Jerry attended Northwestern University and received a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Minnesota. A native of Chicago, he now resides in Palm Desert, California.

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Patrick Horton, Ph.D. Session: It's All About Story - Making the difference that makes a difference Patrick is one of the most intuitively empowering and radically innovative guides for the development and promotion of story and storytelling for those seeking to succeed in or influence the media industry, as well as for change agents in the real world. As a coach/consultant, writer, and producer in the media industry, Patrick routinely shows others ways to divine and effectively market material they did not know they had in them, let alone that they could express and successfully promote in such a powerful and moving voice. Conversely, he is opening up pioneering ways to bring the effective use of story and related media to those whose missions lie in the real world as communicators, visionaries, social entrepreneurs, and change agents. In all cases, the goal is not to improve on or repair what is, but to discover and manifest what is possible. In addition to being a paid and optioned screenwriter and ongoing trainer/consultant, Patrick is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild and an ongoing presenter, panelist, mentor for media industry events, guilds, organizations, film festivals, film schools, studios, and pitch clinics. As an administrator, director of marketing, trainer, clinician, and consultant to consultants, Patrick has impacted the real lives of countless individuals, families, groups, and organizations in ways others predicted would be impossible and has developed and/or transformed programs to precedent setting standards that often brought together entire systems of traditionally contentious players. Clients, students, and colleagues — from individuals to organizations — often discover that their work to date has been a mere hint of what it could have been and realize radically new levels of discovery and expression. Patrick's workshops and forthcoming book, The Power Of Story, are the first to speak effectively across entire social and professional domains as well as professional specialties to address both the private and collective aspects of project development from conception to completion, and effectively merge the creative and commercial aspects of story development and promotion for a more artistically, commercially, and socially viable media. In community and corporate settings, he sets new standards in using the power of story for effective needs assessment, strategic planning, conflict resolution, and market/mission/team building.

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Dave Jensen, MS Session: Use It, Don't Lose It Dave shows leaders, at all levels of the organization, why today's challenges cannot be solved with yesterday's thinking. Participants rave about Dave because they learn innovative thinking skills (based on the latest research) and how to use these skills (rooted in his experience as a scientist and executive). He motivates groups intellectually and inspires them emotionally with compelling anecdotes and humor from a life in the trenches. They hear how to apply the fundamental lessons Dave learned on his journey from sweeping factory floors in Connecticut to award-winning salesperson at Siemens, published researcher at UC-San Diego Medical Center, and Chief Administrative Officer of an Institute at UCLA. Dave is currently the president of the training and consulting firm S3, Inc., and has a teaching appointment in Executive Education at Emory University.

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Peter Montoya Session: The Brand Called YOU At just 38 years old, Peter is seasoned speaker with over 10 years experience in the industry. Since launching his Agency in 1997 he has delivered over 1,000 presentations to professionals all over the country, developed more than 5,000 custom marketing plans, created no less than 3,000 unique marketing pieces, authored 3 best-selling books and is the father of two children. Nevertheless, Peter manages to travel more than 120 days each year to meet with his clients, conduct seminars and deliver presentations. He is passionate about the success of his clients.

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Steve Pavlina Session: Six-Figure Blogging Steve launched his personal development web site in October 2004 for a cost of only $9. In less than two years and with no marketing budget, StevePavlina.com became the most popular self-help site on the Internet, attracting 2 million monthly visitors and generating $40,000 in monthly revenue. Steve's unusual business model allowed him to do this without creating or selling any products of his own. In fact, he gives away all his best ideas for free.

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Howard Putnam, MBA, CSP, CPAE Sessions: CEO Panel and Some Play the Game — Others Change the Way the Game is Played Howard is the former CEO of the highly successful Southwest Airlines. He later was recruited to be the CEO of financially failing Braniff International, and was the 1st CEO to successfully restructure a major airline into, through and out of Chapter 11. Earlier in his career he spent 20 years with United Airlines, his final position being Group Vice President of Marketing. HarperCollins published his first book The Winds of Turbulence. Howard grew up and learned to fly on an Iowa farm and began his airline career as a baggage handler in Chicago. He has an MBA in Marketing from the Univ. of Chicago and attended Harvard's Advanced Management Program. Howard has been a member of NSA since 1989 and was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame by the National Speakers Association in 2005. He is also accredited as a Certified Speaking Professional. He is a member of the Board of Directors of NSA and has served as Chairman of the Audit and Membership Committees. Howard and Krista live between Reno and Lake Tahoe. Their son Mike is a commercial airline Captain in Charlotte. Their daughter Sue is Director of PR for the University of Nevada in Reno.

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Boaz Rauchwerger Session: The Tiberias Success Formula Boaz, whose parents escaped from Europe in the late 30's, was born in Israel. His family immigrated to the United States when he was 9. Although unable to speak the language at the time, he became a radio newscaster by the time he was in high school. Boaz has been a newspaper publisher, owned his own advertising agency, and has produced corporate films as well as a network television show. His Tiberias Success Formula has helped thousands of professionals, executives and employees to enhance and supercharge their careers and their lives. Over a 25-year span, Boaz, author of The Tiberias Transformation - How To Change Your Life In Less Than 8 Minutes A Day, has conducted thousands of seminars internationally on goal setting and high achievement. He has taught over half a million people how to supercharge their lives, their careers and how to add Power to their goals. His innovative program, for individuals and corporations, is a simple and highly effective process for high achievement. His is a unique interactive, enthusiastic, fast-paced, humorous program that is applicable immediately!

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Glenna Salsbury, CSP, CPAE Session: Leaving a Lasting Legacy As a professional speaker and consultant, Glenna provides keynotes and seminars nationally and internationally. Bubbling with enthusiasm and high energy, Glenna's topics include leadership, change and quality performance. Her client list is comprised of many Fortune 500 companies and numerous associations. Glenna graduated from Northwestern University and holds a Masters Degree from UCLA and a Masters from Fuller Seminary. She has appeared on Good Morning America, the ABC Mike and Maty Show and is a well-known author, appearing in the New York Times Bestseller Chicken Soup for the Soul. She is also the author of her own bestseller, The Art of the Fresh Start. Glenna is listed in Who's Who in American Women and was the 1997-98 President of the National Speaker's Association. In 1985, she earned the coveted CSP designation given by NSA. In 1990 she received the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame Award — one of only a handful of women in the world to hold this honor. In 2005 Glenna received the highest award given to professional speakers, the Cavett Award. In her personal life, Glenna was married to the late Jim Salsbury, a former Detroit Lion and Green Bay Packer. She has three daughters, six grandchildren and resides in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

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Sam Silverstein, CSP Sessions: Your Speaking Business... Keep It Real™ and President's Luncheon Entrepreneur, author and speaker, Sam is the creator of The Strategic Business System™. He speaks internationally and consults with companies and business professionals on personal accountability, selling more, and building their business. His programs are based on techniques he has used to build success both personally and professionally. Sam has sold one of his businesses to a Fortune 500 company. He is the publisher of the Build A Better Biz newsletter received by over 50,000 business professionals monthly and the author or co-author of numerous books and ebooks including The Greatest Secret To Business Success, Creating and Communicating A Memorable Marketing Message, The Success Model, The Power Of Choice, and Only The Best On Leadership to name a few. He currently serves as the Vice President of The National Speakers Association and will be the 2008-09 National President. Sam and his wife Renee have four children and live in St. Louis, Missouri.

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