James A. Alexander & Mark W. Hordes
James A. Alexander, EdD, is a services thought leader and the premier researcher, writer and speaker on the topic of professional services strategy. He has authored or coauthored dozens of articles, white papers and research reports, as well as the highly acclaimed book The Knowledge-Based Organization.

Dr. Alexander has taught at major universities both in the U.S. and Mexico, and is currently an adjunct professor in the University of Maryland's graduate college. He was recently selected as the U.S. Department of Commerce’s e-business subject-matter expert for President Bush’s Inter-American E-Business Fellowship Program. Furthermore, he is a trusted advisor and executive coach to many senior executives of leading services organizations, helping them navigate the journey from business-as-usual to business-as-exceptional.

Mark W. Hordes is an internationally recognized professional services expert, author, seminar leader and consultant who has presented at over 250 conferences and events. He has a wealth of relevant and practical experience, having held executive leadership and marketing roles with exemplar organizations.

A prolific writer known for the practical application of his work, Mark has authored dozens of business publications. Along with his partner, Jim Alexander, he publishes a regular column for AFSMI’s Sbusiness Journal and is a regular contributor to the Professional Services Leadership Report.

Learn more about James Alexander and Mark Hordes at www.alexanderconsultingsbiz.com

Ken Berwitz
Ken Berwitz is the President of Ken Berwitz Marketing Research (KBMR), a qualitative consulting firm located in Marlboro, New Jersey. He is also President and co-owner of National Qualitative Centers, Inc. (NQC), a qualitative research facility with offices in downtown Chicago, as well as a founding member of the Qualitative Research Consultant's Association (QRCA). Ken has been involved in creative research, both qualitative and quantitative, for over 35 years. During this time he has written articles about research and spoken before many groups. As might be expected, he has maintained an avid interest in politics throughout this period. A native New Yorker, Ken lives in New Jersey with his wife Arleen. Their two sons, Scott and Josh, have flown the nest and both live in Manhattan.

Susanne Biro
Susanne Biro is the Director of Coaching at Bluepoint Leadership Development. She coaches executives and business leaders throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Asia and the Middle East. Susanne holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of British Columbia and a Masters of Arts Degree in Applied Behavioral Science from the Leadership Institute of Seattle at Bastyr University.

Arthur Blech
Arthur Blech was born in what was then Czechoslovakia in 1923. In 1939 he was sent to school in England, thereby escaping the Nazi subjugation of the country that same year. His mother, father and two sisters, who stayed behind, were deported to the infamous Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, where they were murdered in March of 1944. Arthur Blech came to the United States in 1947 and attended Texas Christian University. He has spent decades conducting research in areas of study related to the Holocaust; his book The Causes of Anti-Semitism is the fruit of those labors.

Arthur Blech currently resides in Los Angeles, California. His previous books include Contra Naturam: Man’s Rebellion Against Nature and Civilization: Conventional and Redefined (A Critique).

Walter M. Bortz II, MD
Walter M. Bortz II, M.D., is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and a graduate of Williams College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Recognized as one of America’s most distinguished scientific experts on aging and longevity, Dr. Bortz's research has focused on the importance of physical exercise in the promotion of robust aging. Dr. Bortz has published over 100 medical articles and authored numerous books, including We Live Too Short and Die Too Long, Dare to Be 100, and Living Longer for Dummies. He is a past co-chair of the American Medical Association’s Task Force on Aging, and is currently Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board for the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation, as well as a Senior Advisor to Healthy Silicon Valley, a community collaborative effort which addresses the soaring incidence of obesity and diabetes.

Still an avid runner at age 75, Dr. Bortz is also a columnist for Runner’s World magazine and has completed 35 marathons.

Alan Brightman
Dr. Alan Brightman is the Senior Policy Director for Special Communities at Yahoo!, Inc., and was the Founder of Apple Computer’s Worldwide Disability Solutions Group. The author of numerous books and the producer of an award-winning TV series and stage play, Brightman is widely recognized as an energetic and eloquent advocate for disabled children and adults.

Lorenzo Fernández Bueno
Lorenzo Fernández Bueno received a degree in Journalism at Southern Mississippi University. He has worked as a reporter for Onda Madrid, Radio Voz (on the legendary program Espacio en Blanco / Blank Space), directed and presented the Enigmas en la Noche / Enigmas in the Night segment on Radio Intercontinental, and is a founding member of the magazine ENIGMAS of Man and the Universe, a publication for which he currently serves as assistant director.

He has written The Faces of Bélmez, History of a Conspiracy (1999), Andalusian Operation (2000), Chronicles of the Mystery (2001), Poltergeist, an Uncomfortable Reality (2002), The Keepers of the Secret (2002), and Victims of the Mystery (2003). He is currently Editorial Director for the new collection Open Investigation published by Nowtilus.

P. Anthony (Tony) Burnham, Esq.
Tony Burnham draws on over 35 years of real-world corporate experience on both sides of the corporate equation. Tony served for 17 years as Employment Counsel for the Los Angeles based Carnation Company. As a member of Carnation's Corporate Legal Department, Tony successfully led the company through the 70's and early 80's when labor relations, employment discrimination and wrongful discharge problems and claims exposed the firm to significant federal and state liability.

After leaving Carnation, Tony joined the Newport Beach office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, a prominent national management-side employment law firm where he developed a "best employment practices" approach to helping clients prevent employee challenges by becoming more performance focused. He also served as Executive VP and Employment Counsel for Orange County’s preeminent contingent workforce solutions provider—the Abbott Resource Group. He is currently President and co-founder of Human Capital Co-Op, LLC, providing counsel and HR solutions to small and mid-sized businesses.

Learn more about Tony Burnham at www.humancapitalco-op.com.

Dr. Thomas Crook III
Dr. Thomas H. Crook, III, Ph.D. is the former chairman of both the National Institute of Mental Health and American Psychological Association Task Forces on the Diagnoses and Treatment of Age-Associated Memory Impairment. The author of numerous books and academic papers on the subject, a sought after speaker, Dr. Crook now serves as president of Psychologix, a worldwide research corporation.

Boyd Clarke & Ron Crossland
Boyd Clarke is deeply concerned about the role of business in society. His current vision is to help individuals and organizations invent a new world of work. Boyd believes we must re-invent the way we work to thrive, or even survive, in our chaotic times of cutthroat competition, ever-changing markets, turbo-charged technology, booming e-commerce and www-dot-everything.

In addition to his client consulting and speaking engagements, Boyd serves on the Board of Directors of several companies. He has held several executive positions throughout his career and is a successful three-time entrepreneur. Boyd's passion for helping companies improve and navigate through choppy waters began at AT&T, where he was in charge of leadership development.

Ron Crossland has worked with talent from the boiler room to the boardroom, a range of experience that has taught him that regardless of position, individuals' work matters. He has helped individuals, teams and organizations develop better leaders, create more innovation, forge better internal and external relationships, and inspire greater performance.

Ron's interest in human behavior began while earning a Bachelor's in Electronics Engineering Technology. He learned in the high-tech lab that innovation and results came from teamwork as much as individual intellect. This propelled him to earn his MBA, majoring in organizational behavior and development. He has applied his lessons in the business world, both as a four-time entrepreneur and while holding management positions at AT&T. His work for multinational companies has earned him over four million miles of travel to eighteen countries.

Boyd and Ron are currently Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively, of Bluepoint Leadership Development in Loveland, Ohio (www.bluepointleadership.com)

Greg and Ann Clouthier
Greg and Ann Clouthier met in April 1973, when Ann was working as a legal secretary for a law firm in Walnut Creek, CA and Greg was working in high-tech electronics.  Ann’s masterly abilities with the printed word and Greg’s oral communication skills were a perfect fit for a writing family.  Greg talks, Ann writes. 

Greg and Ann have worked together as private eyes for seventeen years under the name Clouthier Investigations.  Ann presently works for De La Salle High School in Walnut Creek, and on occasion she will put on her decoder ring and set out for another exciting investigation. You can visit their website at www.cheating-spouse.com (under construction).

Kimberly Panisset Curcio

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Sheldon Drobny
Sheldon Drobny is Chairman of Paradigm Group II, LLC (www.paradigmventure.com) , a Chicago-based investment firm. With his wife Anita, he is co-founder of the Air America Radio network. A businessman, philanthropist and writer, he is a frequent contributor to www.makethemaccountable.com.

Sheldon and Anita Drobny have also founded The Fourth Estate Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting unbiased, uncensored investigative journalism. The Drobnys are also benefactors of the University of Illinois Interdisciplinary  Program for the Study of Jewish Culture and Society.

Jon Fisher
Jon Fisher has successfully started up, run, and sold two high-tech companies. In addition to over a decade worth of practical business experience as the CEO of both of his companies, Jon is also an adjunct professor of business at the University of San Francisco (USF) where he’s currently involved in creating an entrepreneur incubator program through USF, which will apply his principles of Strategic Entrepreneurism to mentor fledging startups and guide them from inception to growth and ultimate success. After having been awarded Silicon Valley’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2007, Jon has been in great demand worldwide where he has been invited to speak about his experiences as an entrepreneur and offer his insights on the best way to startup a company. So many speaking engagements offer a unique opportunity for Jon to help promote and sell his Strategic Entrepreneurism book to business students and entrepreneurs all over the world.

Mary Cox Garner
Mary Garner has pursued many avenues of study, including religious and theological studies, clinical psychology, and international law. Diverse interests and the overarching desire to be of service have led, among other pursuits, to human rights advocacy, counseling, disarmament negotiating, and global efforts of interfaith cooperation and peace-building. Her own near death experience, and later the disabling injury of a son caused by a drunk driver, led her to explore the spiritual meaning, or souls, of words.

In 1995, Mary established a foundation, HOPE, INC., which addresses both the material and spiritual needs of children and their caregivers. She lives with her husband in Washington, D.C., and has three grown sons.

Learn more about Mary Garner at www.hiddensoulsofwords.com.

Phil Gerisilo
Phil Gerisilo began his real estate career in 1989. In his first year in the business—working on a part-time basis, no less—he bucked the trend for real estate beginners by earning over $100,000. Today, Phil is a full-time Associate Broker who shares his secrets to success in seminars across the country and on his website, SucceedWithoutColdCalling.com. Phil splits his time between Washington State and Arizona with his wife of 29 years and his three adult children.

Danny Goodman
Danny Goodman, author of best-selling books on JavaScript, HyperCard and other enabling technologies, has been deciphering high-tech for non-geeks since the late 1970’s. He has been writing about computers and technology full-time since 1981. In addition to his career as an author, Danny’s extensive knowledge of technology puts him in great demand as a consultant. His interests run to classical music, ham radio and model railroading. He also maintains a website at www.dannyg.com.

Verne Harnish
Founder of two world-renowned entrepreneurship organizations, the Young Entrepreneurs’ Organization (YEO) and the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs (ACE), Verne is presently founder and CEO of Gazelles, Inc. (www.gazelles.com), which serves as an outsourced corporate university for mid-size firms and hosts a faculty of well-known business experts.

Known as the "Growth Guy" syndicated columnist and Contributing Editor for Fortune Small Business magazine (FSB), Verne was named one of the "Top 10 Minds in Small Business" by FSB in 2002.

Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann’s books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies in nearly a dozen languages on five continents. One was even inducted for permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.

Thom is also the host of a nationally syndicated progressive talk show, heard across America via the Sirius Satellite Radio system, on radio stations coast to coast, in 29 states on CRN, and worldwide on RadioPower.org, weekdays from Noon to 3 PM Eastern Time. His articles on topics as varied as ADHD, ecology, and the mechanics of democracy can be found at www.thomhartmann.com.

Sandra Holtzman
Sandra Holtzman began her career as a Madison Avenue copywriter, became a marketing manager and founded Holtzman Communications, LLC in 1997.  She has over 20 years of expertise in every area of pharmaceutical and biotech advertising, as well as information technology, nanotech, chemical, emerging and converging technologies, and consumer advertising, including her role on the Acura launch team.

Bob Jones & Stacy Brown
Bob Jones was Michael Jackson’s public relations chief for 34 years, as well as Executive Vice President of Jackson’s entertainment company. Having worked with Michael both as a solo artist and as a member of the Jackson 5, Bob Jones has been the most visible and well-known representative for Michael throughout his career. He was also instrumental in creating Jackson’s contemporary persona, and was the first to dub Jackson the “King of Pop” in the early 90’s. Because of their long-standing relationship, Bob Jones is in the unique position of being able to offer an honest and comprehensive look behind the scenes and into the truth of what goes on at the Neverland ranch.

Currently an analyst/consultant for MSNBC, Stacy Brown is the co-author of the book, Blind Faith: The Miraculous Journey of Lula Hardaway and her son, Stevie Wonder. A longtime friend and confidante of the Jackson family, he now lives in New York with his family.

Richard S. Klein, M.D.
Richard S. Klein, M.D., is a physician specializing in internal medicine and infectious diseases. He is also Associate Professor of Medicine at the NY Medical College and serves on the Westchester County Department of Health.
Dr. Klein ran for Congress in New York’s 19th Congressional District, receiving an endorsement from the NY Times for his “immense sense of service and volunteerism..."

Amy Krakow

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Jean Kondek
Jean Kondek heads up her own newly launched agency, Black Dog Marketing Services. She has over two decades of experience working as a strategic marketing executive and creative director / copywriter in agencies such as Lintas, Y&R, McCann Erickson, BBDO, and Grey Advertising. She has won numerous awards, including a Gold Lion from the Cannes Film Festival for commercials produced for 7-Eleven.

Ervin Laszlo
Prof. Ervin Laszlo, founder and President of the Club of Budapest (www.clubofbudapest.org), is one of the great modern minds in the arena of systems philosophy and general theory of evolution. He has published nearly 70 books on the topics, translated into as many as 18 languages. In the course of his long academic career as a professor of philosophy, systems philosophy and future sciences, he has worked at a variety of highly regarded universities in the U.S., Europe and the Far East.

Laszlo publishes the quarterly scientific journal WORLD FUTURES: The Journal of General Evolution and a corresponding book series, and has also edited a four-volume encyclopedia. He has had over 300 articles published in newspapers and magazines throughout the U.S., Europe, Japan and China.

Rob Lebow
Rob Lebow is an accomplished instructor, keynote speaker and best-selling author. For 20 years he has headed the Lebow Company (www.lebowco.com) in Bellevue, Washington, an organization dedicated to creating a people-based “operating system” as a new global standard for the work environment.

Before founding the Lebow Company, Rob was Director of Corporate Communications for Microsoft Corp. In that capacity, he was a senior team member of roll-outs for Windows, PowerPoint and Excel.

Arthur Lipper III
Arthur Lipper III is Chairman and CEO of Venture, The Magazine for Entrepreneurs (www.venture-magazine.com). He is Chairman of New York & Foreign Securities Corp., a New York Stock Exchange member firm which specializes in serving financial institutions.

Although many of his recent projects are designed to stimulate entrepreneurship, he also has worked toward the identification and development of gifted  children through both the Lipper Foundation and the Gifted Children Advocacy Association.

Tom Merrill, PhD, and Bobbie Sandoz-Merrill, MSW
Tom Merrill, PhD, is a community leader, author, consultant and professional speaker with a full-time clinical and forensic private practice centering on marital and family therapy. He is a past president of the Hawaii Psychological Association, and is among the select number of psychologists elected to the National Academies of Practice as a distinguished practitioner of psychology.

Bobbie Sandoz-Merrill, MSW, is an internationally recognized writer and community leader with a diverse career that includes an active counseling and consulting practice. Together, the Merrills write a weekly relationships column for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that receives world wide syndication through the New York Times/Cox News List.

Robert McDowell & William L. Simon
Robert McDowell is a key Microsoft VP with more than 35 years of experience in the information technology industry. Hand picked by Bill Gates to join the company 13 years ago, he deals with many of the company’s largest and most critical clients, showing them how to integrate IT into their corporate structure.

McDowell is the author of several articles on the impact of information technology, and is the author of the book Driving Digital, also with William Simon, which focuses on how companies can take advantage of the e-business era.

More information about Robert McDowell is available at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/bmcdowell/

William L. Simon is the author of more than a dozen books, including The Art of Deception, High Velocity Leadership and On the Firing Line. He is also an accomplished screenwriter.

Swami Ramananda
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Mary Ellen Renna
Mary Ellen Renna, M.D. has been involved in Pediatric studies for 20 years. Dr. Renna is a member of an elite group of physicians who are certified Physician Nutrition Specialists.  With her nutrition certification and her pediatric board certification, she is extremely qualified to develop a successful program like this one to help solve the unhealthy epidemic in children.

Dr. Renna has been the recipient of several prestigious awards and certificates throughout her career. She received the prestigious PREP Education Award years 1993 through 2003. The American Medical Association awarded her the Physicians Recognition Award from 1995 through 2006. She also received the Stony Brook Foundation Award for academic achievement and research.

Danny Schechter
Danny Schechter is a television producer and independent filmmaker who often writes and speaks about media issues. An Emmy Award-winning veteran of ABC News and a member of the start-up team at CNN, Danny is the Executive Editor and blogger-in-chief of Mediachannel.org, the world's largest online media issues network. He is also cofounder and executive producer of Globalvision, a New York-based television and film production company now in its 18th year.

Peter Seidel
Peter Seidel (MS Ill. Inst. of Technology) was a student of Mies van der Rohe and planner L. Hilberseimer, and has taught at universities across the globe. A systems oriented environmental planner and architect, he is a widely published author on environmentally friendly buildings and sustainable community planning.

Rajesh Setty
An entrepreneur, business leader, and acclaimed author, Rajesh Setty wrote his first novel at the age of nine, was published by the age of 13, and had a total of six titles published by the time he reached the age of 16—four novels, one collection of poems, and one book on mathematics. After a nearly 20 year break—during which time he has managed people and projects around the globe, focusing mostly on wholesale management, customer relationship management, and e-business—Setty decided to write Beyond Code.

In late 2000, Rajesh co-founded CIGNEX Technologies, Inc. (www.cignex.com), an IT solutions firm, and served as its President and CEO until May of 2005. Over the course of his tenure as CEO, CIGNEX showed an average year over year company growth of 300%. He continues to serve as the Chairman and Chief Evangelist of CIGNEX, and speaks regularly at events and conferences on topics such as Open Source, innovation, and leadership.

Rajesh lives with his wife Kavitha and son Sumukh in Santa Clara, California.

Hari Sharma, MD,  Rama K. Mishra, GAMS, James G. Meade, PhD
Hari Sharma, MD is Professor Emeritus in Cancer Prevention and Natural Products Research, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Public Health at the Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. He has published over 120 research articles and written three other books in addition to Answer to Cancer. He has lectured worldwide on both his own research and the system of traditional Indian medicine known as Ayurveda.

Dr. Rama K. Mishra is a traditional Ayurvedic physician (Vaidya). He has been in private practice in the United States since 1974, and maintains offices on both coasts.

James G. Meade is the author of 23 previous books, several of them in the quite popular Dummies series.

Arynne Simon, PhD
For over 21 years Dr. Arynne Simon has provided seminars and one-to-one training on a wide range of subjects in the areas of leadership, sales, strategy, customer support, service and satisfaction, problem-solving, communications for managers and trainers, public speaking and leadership development. Her methods have positively influenced such luminaries as Steve Wozniak of Apple Computer (who was kind enough to write the foreword for her book Playing Life from Center Court) and Gary Moore of Cisco Systems. She has even coached members of the British parliament!

Her “Simon Says” cassette series on inter-personal problem solving techniques, upon which her book is based, has been a consistent best-seller for over 15 years. Tapes and other materials are available from www.arynne.com.

Barry Sinrod
Barry Sinrod has been a respected leader in the marketing and research community for nearly 40 years, conducting surveys for many of the leading corporations, and The Hopelessly Partisan Guide to American Politicsis his 10th book. He currently writes a weekly column for the Boca Raton News and does speaking engagements and various media appearances as he is needed.

Statistics have always been an important part of Barry's life as evidenced by his marriage at age 20 to his love Shelly (also 20 at the time) for more than 43+ years. They went on to have a wonderful family which consists of daughter Jodey and her husband David who are nearing 20 years of marriage and 3 wonderful grandchildren, Alex, Cole and Jessie. Daughter Marlo is married to Jordan for nearly 15 years and they have given Barry and Shelly three more grandchildren Chase, Landon and Kylie. Son Blake will soon marry Julie who will join the family with her son Jake (13), who will become grandchild, lucky number 7 for the Sinrod's.

As a Floridian and ardent supporter of the Democratic Party he is hoping that statistics will fall his way in the upcoming elections. He does not know if his vote was counted in 2000 or 2004.

Ken Strong
Ken Strong has worldwide recognition as an authority on the subject of caretakers for people with anxiety disorders. After recovery from his own panic attacks and depression, he became a support person for people with similar difficulties.

Marilyn Tam
Marilyn Tam has had an extraordinarily diverse life, from her beginnings in a traditional Chinese family in Hong Kong to her meteoric rise through the executive ranks of the international business world to become an influential corporate leader, speaker, consultant, author and highly respected philanthropist.

Ms. Tam’s background includes prominent executive roles at numerous world-class companies. She has served as CEO of Aveda, President of Reebok Apparel & Retail Group, and Vice President of Nike, May Department Stores, Britannia Sportswear and Miller’s Outpost. Because of her extensive corporate experience, she is frequently asked to serve as a master of ceremonies or keynote speaker at business and non-profit events around the world.

More information about Marilyn Tam is available at http://www.howtousewhatyouvegot.com/.

Charlie Thomas
Charlie Thomas is presently CEO of NISCO Solutions, a software company in the Washington, D.C. area. Prior to that, he served from 1993 to 2002 as founder, Chairman and CEO of Net2000 Communications, a regional telecom company that went on to out-perform corporate giants like Microsoft and Cisco Systems in terms of capital raised and time to IPO. Net2000 was named to Inc. magazine’s “Inc. 500” as one of the fastest growing private companies in America in 1999, and was also named to Deloitte & Touche’s “Fast 500” in 1998, 1999, and 2000, before the devastating telecom implosion in the opening years of this century.

Currently, Charlie serves on several corporate boards and is active in several charitable organizations, including Childhelp and the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). He is also a popular featured speaker at universities and industry events nation-wide. He is a National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) registered representative (Series 7), and a graduate of the University of Virginia.

Gregg Thompson
Gregg Thompson is the President of Bluepoint Leadership Development, Inc. He has extensive experience as a business leader, operations manager, executive coach, trainer and management consultant. He holds a Master of Science in Organizational Development degree from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Mariano Fernández Urresti
Born in Santander, the author has degrees in Geography and History, and is considered an expert on the revival of traditional culture. He works as a Cultural Advisor on the city council of Torrelavega, Cantabria, and has worked for various media outlets in the region. He directed and presented the program The Alchemist's Tower  on Radiocadena Española and RNE Radio 5. For more than ten years, he has also been in charge of the Sunday El Cantábrico supplement to the newspaper Alerta dedicated to the study of UFOs. He belongs to the Third Phase Cultural Association and is author of the book Mysteries to Share, which is a compilation of lectures Urresti gave during the programs organized by Third Phase over the past 20 years. The Third Phase Cultural Association happens to be one of the most long-lived organizations dedicated to the analysis of enigmas and paranormal mysteries in Spanish history.

Urresti is the author of the books Mysteries to Share (2001), The Hidden Face of Jesus (Nowtilus 2002), The Templars and the Lost Word (2003), A Magical Journey Along Saint James’ Path (2004).

Noah Weinberg
Noah Weinberg is a pioneering educator whose teachings emphasize maximizing true pleasure and success through meaningful activities. He is the internationally acclaimed founder and Dean of Aish HaTorah College of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem and Aish HaTorah International, a system of 35 outreach branches located on five continents in 25 major cities, with hundreds of thousands of members.

Rabbi Weinberg’s audio series, "48 Ways to Wisdom," has inspired countless individuals across the world.

Steve Yastrow
Steve Yastrow is a sought-after marketing advisor to companies of all sizes in many industries, including the McDonalds Corporation, The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and Reed Business Information, among many others. Steve’s company, Yastrow Marketing (www.yastrow.com), focuses on "marketing beyond the marketing department"—creating brand strategies that align entire companies in a way that orchestrates the entire customer experience. Steve is also Brand Editor for TomPeters.com, where he hosts The Brand Cafe (www.tompeters.com/brandcafe), a forum on the latest issues in branding and marketing.

Previously, Steve was Vice-President of Resort Marketing for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and Senior-Vice President of Marketing for Sunterra Resorts. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife Arna and three children, Nurit, Levi and Noah.

Stuart Zimmerman & Jared Rosen
Stuart Zimmerman has spent over 20 years in the securities industry, starting with Kidder, Peabody in the early 1980’s. He went on to serve on the board of Next Level Communications, eventually founding his own investment firm, Zimco Advisors, in 1997. Stuart is currently Chairman and CEO of Inner Securities, Inc. (www.innersecurities.com), a privately held company dedicated to the redefinition of wealth.

Jared Rosen is a pioneer in the field of emotional and spiritual intelligence. Jared introduced Whole Self Management, a revolutionary training program used by executives in a variety of industries. He is the former CEO of Enchante, Inc., a children’s emotional intelligence media company, and is a contributing author to several journal articles and books on the subject of business and emotions.

Both Stuart and Jared live with their wives and children in Northern California.

Thomas D. Zweifel, PhD
Thomas D. Zweifel is CEO of the Swiss Consulting Group (www.swissconsultinggroup.com), a firm specializing in cross-cultural management techniques. He is also a professor of leadership and cross-cultural management at New York’s prestigious Columbia University.

Born in Paris, Thomas was educated in Switzerland, Germany and the United States, and is fluent in English, German, French and Italian. He holds a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University and a PhD in international relations from New York University. Since 1984, Thomas has coached hundreds of leaders in Fortune 500 companies, governments and non-governmental organizations in Europe, India, Japan and the United States.

Rob Lebow & William L. Simon
Rob Lebow is founder and Chairman of the Lebow Company, Inc. and runs management training programs and seminars throughout North America. He has appeared in Inc., Fortune, Success, and Incentives magazines, to name a few. William L. Simon, is a bestselling author of business books and narrative non-fiction, has also written extensively for screen and television.