
Jimmy Wales went from betting on interest rates and foreign-currency fluctuations to betting on the willingness of people to share their knowledge. With a vision for a free online encyclopedia, Wales assembled legions of volunteer contributors, gave them tools for collaborating, and created the self-organizing, self-correcting, ever-expanding, multilingual encyclopedia of the future. Jimmy Wales knows how the collaborative approach works and why it succeeds.
Gabor George Burt is the internationally recognized expert on Blue Ocean Strategy and Value Innovation. He is a frequent lecturer and advisor to numerous companies on the topic of innovation and strategies that lead to uncontested market space. Gabor is also the originator and host of Blue Ocean Executive Experience, a complete immersion series on Blue Ocean Strategy. In his engagements, Gabor draws on his close association with the two strategic gurus who founded Value Innovation and authored Blue Ocean Strategy, INSEAD professors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne, as well as on his diverse wealth of practical business experience.
For two decades, Jason Jennings has proven his ability to decode industry challenges and lead companies on the path to reaching full economic potential. He was the youngest radio station group owner in the world and his unique and legendary programming and sales strategies are credited with revolutionizing many parts of the broadcasting industry. He is the author of the bestselling It's Not The Big That Eat The Small - It's The Fast That Eat The Slow, which has been published in 32 languages, Less Is More, and Think Big Act Small. The typical keynote speech or workshop reveals five leadership traits that Jason and his research team discovered to be common to the best performing companies. Click to learn about Jason and his remarkable programs.

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Suze Orman Saavy and Sassy Financial Advice |
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C.K. Prahalad Global Strategist and Management Guru |
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Vince Poscente Olympian, peak performance and leadership expert |
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Gabor George Burt Leading expert on Blue Ocean Strategy |
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Doug Hall Innovation expert; American Inventor judge |
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John Kotter World-renowned expert on leadership and change |


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