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Topics: Author/Writer, Diversity, Human Rights, Inspiration, International Affairs, Religion/Spirituality, Women's Issues After the tragedy of the World Trade Center attack on September 11th, 2001, Ranya Idliby, an American Muslim of Palestinian descent, faced constant questions about Islam, God, and death from her c… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Growth, Work/Life Balance James Arthur Ray is a thought leader who has also achieved top honors in the business world as a thriving entrepreneur. James' background in behavioral sciences, experience as an entrepreneur, and … |
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Topics: Bands/Musicians/Singers, Celebrity, Entertainment, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Larry Gatlin's talent has brought him many rewards: international fame, a Grammy, a truckload of #1 songs, a starring role on Broadway and two films. Another reward he has found is speaking about h… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Business Motivation, Change Management, Humor, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Olympians, Overcoming Adversity, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Strategy, Visionaries Is our 24/7, more-faster-now culture eating us alive...or setting us free? New York Times bestselling author, inductee into the Speaker Hall of Fame and Olympian, Vince Poscente has the answer. … |
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Topics: Adventure, Author/Writer, Balance, Change Management, Diversity, Environment, Green, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Work/Life Balance A truly cosmopolitan figure and eternal nomad, Yossi travels the world extensively and unceasingly for work and personal explorations. Yossi graduated from Tel Aviv University with Philosophy and … |
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Topics: Change Management, Creativity, Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation Offering audiences a novel meeting experience, Dr. Arden Bercovitz speaks in character as Albert Einstein, sharing insights, inspiration and innovative ways of thinking. Dr. B works with people… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Business Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership, Management Benjamin Zander started his early musical training, in his native England, with cello and composition lessons under the guidance of his father. When he was nine, Benjamin Britten, England's leading… |
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Topics: Comedy, Entertainment, Humor, Inspiration, Popular Culture, Relationships/Family, Social Trends Buzz Sutherland is FUNNY. Whether delivering his popular keynote, "It's All About Family", or his hysterical after dinner comedy show, his smooth blend of home spun characters and outrageous facial… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation Charlie Plumb is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, a former jet fighter pilot and a combat veteran with 74 successful missions over Vietnam. His 75th mission, however, was perhaps his… |
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Topics: Celebrity, Football, Goal Setting, Hero, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Team Building Doug is perhaps best known for his career at Boston College, where his "Hail Mary" pass on November 23, 1984, is considered among the greatest moments in college football history, and American spor… |
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Topics: Hero, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity A native of Modesto, CA, Captain Gerald Coffee joined the Navy in 1957 after his graduation from UCLA. He received his Navy wings in 1959, and served his country as a naval officer for 28 years. Fo… |
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Topics: Diversity, Ethics/Values, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Television Media The Reverend Monsignor Thomas J. Hartman and Rabbi Marc A. Gellman, Ph.D., write the syndicated column GOD SQUAD for Tribune Media Services. They also host a daily, half-hour television talk show o… |
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Topics: Comedy, Entertainment, Inspiration, Marketing, Motivation, Sales Training After graduating with a Master's degree from Bowling Green State University, Judson Laipply burst onto the speaking scene and has quickly become a breath of fresh air in a sometimes suffocating wor… |
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Topics: Balance, Communication, Corporate Culture, Education, Inspiration, Stress Management As the daughter of Allen Funt, creator of the Candid Camera television show, Juliet has spent her life observing the hidden truths beneath our social selves. She won't hide a camera in your office … |
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Topics: Arts, Celebrity, Diversity, Education, Growth, Inspiration, Success Stories, Television Media The multi-talented LeVar Burton has been capturing the attention of audiences and peers for over two decades, and has catapulted to a new level within the industry. Whether acting, directing, produ… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation, Olympians, Overcoming Adversity, Survivor His story is among the most inspiring in the history of sports. His remarkable courage, determination and dignity have made him a champion in the truest sense of the word. He is Scott Hamilton, Oly… |
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Topics: Adventure, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Motivation, Mountaineer, Peak Performance, Sales Motivation Business executive, mountain climber, international speaker and co-author of Together On Top Of The World, the remarkable story of the first couple to climb the fabled Seven Summits - Susan Ershler… |
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Topics: Change Management, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Innovation, Inspiration His humble mission is to tell the world the story of plants that changed history. With forty million pounds of lottery money and a will of iron, Tim Smit has spearheaded a campaign to turn a pit in… |
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Topics: Celebrity, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Olympians, Soccer, Team Building Antonio Michael Meola, was born on Feb. 21, 1969 in Belleville, NJ. His father Vincent and his mother Maria moved to Kearny, NJ from Avellino, Italy. At Kearny High, he was an All-American goalkeep… |
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Topics: Diversity, Inspiration, Motivation, Women's Issues Nationally and internationally known as one of the most powerful, motivating and life-changing orators, Bernice A. King leaves her audiences spellbound and challenged. Born the youngest daughter of… |
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Topics: Adventure, Author/Writer, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Growth One of today's authentic adventurers and explorers, Jeff Salz has traversed many of the remaining blank spots on the globe. An expert in innovation, Jeff was the creativity consultant for the prod… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Growth In 1985, John C. Maxwell founded The INJOY Group, a collection of three distinct companies that employ 200 people and provide resources and services that help people reach their personal and leader… |
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Topics: Adventure, Education, Inspiration, Motivation, Team Building Robert Ballard was born in Kansas, but grew up in San Diego, California, where a childhood fascination with tidal pools and marine life led him to study marine geology. In 1962, when he was only 19… |
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Topics: Adventure, Author/Writer, Inspiration, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Survivor Aron Ralston, Aspen mountaineer, tells his remarkable story with wonder and humility. "I want people to understand. This was a miracle!" Trapped in a remote desert canyon in eastern Utah for five … |
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Topics: Goal Setting, Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Olympians, Overcoming Adversity Cary Mullen, Olympian and World Cup Champion currently holds the World Downhill Speed Record for skiing 97 MPH (151 KMH) down the world's most famous ski course in Kitzbuhel, Austria. Cary was a n… |
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Topics: Corporate Social Responsibility, Diversity, Education, Inspiration, International Affairs, Leadership, Philanthropy, Visionaries Craig Kielburger is an accomplished child rights advocate, leadership specialist, New York Times best-selling author and a speaker with a powerful message. He is the founder of Free The Children, t… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Branding, Business Motivation, Human Resources, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Personal Growth, Sales Motivation David McNally has enjoyed an extensive international business career including assignments in South Africa, Europe and the South Pacific. As an internationally acclaimed business speaker, David McN… |
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Topics: Creativity, Environment, Innovation, Inspiration Dewitt Jones, award-winning photojournalist and film director, is one of America's top professional photographers with a career stretching over twenty-five years. As a motion picture director, he h… |
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Topics: Entertainment, Inspiration, Juggler, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Frank Miles, Juggler, Acrobat, Fire-Eater and Magician, is an extraordinary talent, who with zany humor and his own personal triumphs inspires people through challenging times and encourages them t… |
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Topics: Entertainment, Humor, Inspiration, Magician, Motivation Giovanni is a self-taught magician, who began honing his craft at age seven. Giovanni has spent his entire 12-year career as a professional magician. His creativity and talent have propelled him to… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Balance, Empowerment Skills, Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Religion/Spirituality As the beloved originator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, Jack Canfield fostered the emergence of inspirational anthologies as a genre - and watched it grow to a billion dollar market. As… |
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Topics: Baseball, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Growth, Success Stories Jim "The Rookie" Morris can be available to inspire your team with his motto "Never Give Up On A Dream." Jim Morris' Cinderella story is testimony to the power of dreams and their ability to in… |
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Topics: Communication, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Growth, Success Stories, Survivor John Cassis has been providing clients with the power of a new perspective since 1980. A former California Angels baseball player, pre-game inspirational speaker for the Chicago Bears and a consult… |
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Topics: Business Motivation, Diversity, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Peak Performance, Personal Growth Keith Harrell has personally experienced failure and success in the game of life. He was born in Seattle, Washington where, throughout his formative years, he aspired to become a professional baske… |
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Topics: Business Motivation, Communication, Inspiration, Motivation Kevin Carroll is an author, speaker, and agent for social change. With his effervescent energy, wit, and humor, Kevin helps people harness the power of sport and play as a vehicle for chasing and… |
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Topics: Business Excellence, Fitness, Inspiration, Lifestyles, Motivation, Nutrition, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Wellness, Work/Life Balance Larry North has been a leading expert and entrepreneur in the health and wellness arena since 1983. Larry firmly believes that "any program you can't do for the rest of your life is not worth doing… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Entrepreneurship, Human Rights, Inspiration, Motivation, Philanthropy, Visionaries Marc Kielburger is an accomplished social advocate and leadership specialist, a bestselling author and a speaker with a powerful message. He is the co-founder and chief executive director of Leader… |
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Topics: Hockey, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Olympians, Peak Performance Millions of Americans remember Mike Eruzione as the captain of the United States Hockey Team that beat the odds to win the Gold Medal at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. It was his decisive wi… |
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Topics: Basketball, Inspiration, Motivation, Olympians, Overcoming Adversity, Peak Performance, Personal Growth Inspirational speaker, author, MBA, World Champion and two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner Mike Schlappi has proven that just because you can't stand up, doesn't mean you can't stand out! He is the… |
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Topics: Adventure, Business Excellence, Diversity, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Peak Performance, Sales Motivation Take a good long look at Neal Petersen and you will see a man conditioned by the sea - lean, sinewy and strong. He greets people with a wide, self-confident smile that sets them at ease immediately… |
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Topics: Diversity, Inspiration, Olympians, Overcoming Adversity, Team Building At the peak of a blossoming tennis career while just a junior in high school, Randy Snow was injured in a farming accident, which left him without the use of his legs. Since then he has become a bu… |
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Topics: CEO, Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Leadership, Management, Overcoming Adversity, Survivor "We Were Just Focused on How to Survive" With Hurricane Katrina bearing down on New Orleans, Richard Rhodes should have been heading home to Seattle. Instead, when his flight was canceled, he endu… |
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Topics: Football, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Rocky Bleier's life story - a gripping tale of courage on both the football fields of America and the battle fields of Vietnam - has held audiences in rapt attention for years. Yet, the motivationa… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Best-selling author and inspirational speaker, Roger Crawford has helped more than 3,000 organizations break through self-imposed limitations and reach levels of achievement previously thought to b… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Raised on a farm in Lyons, Nebraska, Ron 'Gus' Gustafson was a standout basketball player in high school in spite of having lost his right arm and shoulder in a tragic childhood farm accident. Afte… |
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Topics: Football, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Against all odds on a gridiron in South Bend, Indiana, Daniel "Rudy " Ruettiger in twenty-seven seconds, carved his name into history books as perhaps the most famous graduate of the University of … |
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Topics: Business Motivation, Coach, Communication, Growth, Inspiration, Motivation, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Sales Motivation, Success Stories, Team Building, Time Management The founder of the Game and author of the book, "The Game - Win Your Life in 90 Days," Sarano Kelley grew up in a gang-infested neighborhood in Brownsville, New York, and became a Vassar College gr… |
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Topics: Diversity, Education, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Marketing, Motivation, Personal Growth Stedman Graham is chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates (SGA), a management and marketing consulting company that specializes in the corporate and educational markets. As a businessman, educat… |
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Topics: Education, Inspiration, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth On November 12, 1992, Troy Evans was sentenced to 13 years in Federal Prison. He was convicted of five armed bank robberies, in three states, over a six-month crime spree, and was sent to the Feder… |
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Topics: Football, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Motivation, Team Building As the son of the late Vincent T. Lombardi, remembered as one of the greatest football coaches in history, Vince's early years were spent in an atmosphere full of personal power and achievement. Ar… |
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Topics: Diversity, Education, Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity "The face that launched a thousand chips," Wally Amos is the father of the gourmet cookie industry. As inventor of "Famous Amos" cookies, his story is the quintessential American success story. … |
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Topics: Adventure, Inspiration, Motivation Captain Pinkney sailed his 47-foot boat, Commitment, into Boston Harbor after completing a 22-month solo circumnavigation of the globe, a voyage covering 27,000 miles. As the first African-American… |
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Topics: Hero, Inspiration, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Survivor, Women's Issues 'Move over or I'll kill you,' he whispered. And so began Alison's nightmare journey with the two would-be killers. She was raped and her throat was slit 16 times. She was stabbed so many times doc… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Balance, Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Motivation, Personal Growth, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance Valorie Burton is the author of Rich Minds, Rich Rewards and Listen to Your Life, both published by divisions of Random House, Inc. Her third book, What's Really Holding You Back?, was released in… |
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Topics: Communication, Customer Service, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Wellness Organizational therapist, human resource professional, and expert in the psychology of human behavior and group dynamics, Connie Podesta is internationally known for her high-energy, interactive, a… |
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Topics: Celebrity, Inspiration, Journalist, Media, Television Media Deborah Norville is a veteran broadcast journalist with nearly three decades reporting experience. The anchor of the nation's top-rated syndicated newsmagazine, Inside Edition, she is credited wit… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Boxing, Celebrity, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Women's Issues Meg Ryan isn't a boxing manager; she just plays one in the upcoming film, Against the Ropes. Jackie Kallen is the world's most successful female boxing manager and the inspiration for the film. She… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Survivor Jackie Pflug has an amazing story to share with your people. However, more importantly, are the messages your people will hear for the first time, as well as those messages that people need to be … |
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Topics: Balance, Celebrity, Emcees, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Religion/Spirituality, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance Janine Turner, a native Texan, is probably best known for her role as Maggie O'Connell in the Emmy Award-winning CBS series, "Northern Exposure". She also appeared in the Lifetime series, "Strong M… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Balance, Celebrity, Inspiration, Motivation, Survivor, Wellness, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance Linda Armstrong Kelly's life story is captivating audiences everywhere. Her son, seven-time Tour de France Champion Lance Armstrong, credits her as the unsung hero who assisted him in reaching hi… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation, Wellness, Women's Issues Marci Shimoff is the woman's face of the biggest self-help book phenomenon in history, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Her six bestselling titles, including Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul and Chick… |
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Topics: Celebrity, Healthcare, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance Although she would modestly insist otherwise, there has never been anything simple or commonplace about Naomi Judd - not her vision, her life, her faith, nor the music she and her daughter, Wynonna… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Celebrity, Growth, Inspiration, Relationships/Family, Religion/Spirituality, Women's Issues It has been over two decades ago now since Robin Givens was discovered by Bill Cosby and graced television screen with her appearance on The Cosby Show. Since that time she has starred in several … |
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Topics: Adventure, Communication, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Peak Performance, Team Building Robyn Benincasa was born in Long Island, NY, but spent most of her youth in Tempe, AZ, where she competed at the state and national level in gymnastics, diving, and cross country. After graduating … |
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Topics: Basketball, Inspiration, Motivation Inspired by her mother, Louise, who single-handedly raised four children, Sheryl Swoopes' first basketball memory is "going to nationals with the Little Dribblers team when she was eight years old"… |
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Topics: Humor, Inspiration, Motivation Suzie's background is as varied as her audiences...from administrative secretary to Television Talk Show Host, to 20 years in radio. She has hobnobbed with movie stars and politicians, interviewed … |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation, Television Media, Tennis Tracy Austin received her first lesson at age two and appeared on the cover of World Tennis at four. After winning 25 national titles as a junior, Austin launched her professional career by winning… |
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Topics: Adventure, Breakout/Workshop, Communication, Inspiration, Leadership, Management, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Peak Performance, Team Building Flashover Seminars offer an experience which is a cutting edge journey into the "Extreme Teamwork" and "High Performance Leadership" necessary for success in today's fast-paced and time critical bu… |
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Topics: Bands/Musicians/Singers, Creativity, Entertainment, Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership Kevin Asbjörnson, MIM, is a Leadership and Performance consultant, international keynote inspirational speaker, Yamaha® Piano Artist, composer, contemporary pianist, and founder and principal perfo… |
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Topics: Diversity, Ethics/Values, Human Rights, Inspiration, Overcoming Adversity Linda Biehl is the co-founder and director of the Amy Biehl Foundation in the U.S. and the Amy Biehl Foundation Trust in South Africa. Linda's relationship to South Africa and the genesis of these… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Celebrity, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Erin Brockovich, the youngest child of Frank and Betty Jo Pattee (he was an industrial engineer, she was a journalist), grew up in Lawrence, Kansas. After graduating from Lawrence High School in 19… |
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Topics: Balance, Coaching/Mentoring, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Relationships/Couples, Relationships/Family, Religion/Spirituality, Wellness, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance Author of the upcoming book "The Enlightened Mom." Terri Amos is a spiritual coach who tells it like she sees it and wastes no time helping others clean up the emotional chaos in their lives. She … |
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Topics: Adventure, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Skiing, Survivor "It's not what happens to you, but how you embrace the changes that take place and who you become!" "Dynamic, compelling, never-say-never, and motivating . . . " Amanda is a professional in shar… |
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Topics: Adventure, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Mountaineer, Team Building, Television Media Every year the death toll on Mount Everest rises, and for every ten mountaineers who make it to the top, one will die. Yet at 7.22am on May 26th 1998, Bear entered The Guinness Book of Records as t… |
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Topics: Boxing, Inspiration Bernard Hopkins' 30-year journey from teenage delinquent to Hall of Fame boxer is an awe-inspiring tale of suffering, incredible perseverance and hard work, and ultimate redemption. To rapt audienc… |
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Topics: Football, Inspiration, Motivation Bo Eason, former NFL star player turned star of his own one-man show, Runt of the Litter, inspires audience to make their dreams a reality. His unforgettable story is living proof that with enough … |
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Topics: Commentators, Football, Inspiration, Sports Broadcaster, Television Media Brent Musburger is one of the most versatile and talented broadcasters in the industry. A preeminent voice of college football and college basketball play-by-play, Musburger also hosted the 1991 P… |
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Topics: Business Motivation, Celebrity, Football, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Peak Performance, Sales Motivation, Success Stories Chad Hennings, best known for his role with America's Team, began his successes long before his professional football career began. An accomplished lineman in high school, Hennings was offered full… |
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Topics: Breakout/Workshop, Business Motivation, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Juggler, Motivation, Peak Performance, Sales Motivation, Team Building Both as a speaker and as an author, Curtis has impacted over one million people throughout the nation with his life-changing messages and award winning programs. Audiences connect with Curtis throu… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Inspiration, Motivation Cynthia Kersey, author of bestseller, "Unstoppable", has coached Fortune 500 companies, leading organizations and individuals from all walks of life to create unstoppable success that produces las… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Diversity, Inspiration, Lifestyles, Motivation, Women's Issues Written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, the most popular advice column in the world was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips, in 1956. Dear Abby commands a client list … |
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Topics: Inspiration Dennis Fitch, United Airlines Captain, was aboard United's Flight 232, July 19, 1989, flying as a passenger on the Denver to Chicago flight, when the DC-10 lost all hydraulics and flight controls. … |
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Topics: Commentators, Education, Football, Inspiration Dick Enberg, Emmy award-winng sportscaster, writer and producer, is one of the most prominent and respected play-by-play announcers in network television history with a career spanning more than fo… |
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Topics: Adventure, Diversity, Emcees, Healthcare, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Reality Television, Wellness, Women's Issues Whether inspiring those who watched her public battle with Ovarian Cancer on MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenges, or motivating those around her to change the communities in which they live, Die… |
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Topics: Celebrity, Coaching/Mentoring, Goal Setting, Gymnastics, Hero, Inspiration, Olympians, Personal Growth, Television Media Dominique Dawes, Olympic Gold Medalist and current President of the Women's Sports Foundation, is a three-time Olympic gymnast (2000, 1996, 1992). She was a member of the 1996 Olympic women's gymn… |
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Topics: Breakout/Workshop, Business Excellence, Business Motivation, Celebrity, Comedy, Empowerment Skills, Entertainment, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation Donny Clay Will Show You - The Way!! Donny Clay is one of the most sought after and highly regarded motivational speakers in the world today.
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Topics: Baseball, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Ed Hearn knows about thrilling come-backs all too well. In 1986, after eight trying years in the minor leagues, Ed realized his childhood dream of playing Major League Baseball. In his rookie seaso… |
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Topics: Human Resources, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Sales Motivation Leading EQ Expert Dr. J.P. Pawliw-Fry is an author, columnist and performance coach to Olympic athletes and business leaders. He melds state-of-the-art research with powerful inspiration t… |
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Topics: Bands/Musicians/Singers, Breakout/Workshop, Entertainment, Growth, Humor, Inspiration, Personal Growth You've heard her music on 20/20, Entertainment Tonight, Oprah, and radio stations nationwide. Her compositions are sung by Reba McEntire. She has shared stages with celebrities ranging from Deepak … |
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Topics: Entertainment, Inspiration, Motivation As the sister of country music's famous Gatlin Brothers, LaDonna literally "grew up on stage" singing with her family. She is the honored recipient of both a Grammy and Dove award. Certainly the Ga… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation, Mountaineer, Overcoming Adversity, Strategy, Team Building Lincoln Hall is one of Australia's best known mountaineers, and the author of Dead Lucky, the recently published book of his famous and miraculous survival on Mt Everest in May 2006. Lincoln had re… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Balance, Business Excellence, Business Motivation, Coaching/Mentoring, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Olympians, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth Marc had his left leg amputated because of cancer when he was seventeen. The day after he had his stitches out he went swimming and within a year he was swimming quicker with one leg then he did wh… |
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Topics: Bands/Musicians/Singers, Business Motivation, Change Management, Creativity, Inspiration, Leadership Jazz Impact was developed by Michael Gold, Ph.D. Mr. Gold spent many years as a jazz bassist in New York City. In addition to performing, he taught extensively and ran the jazz department at Vassar… |
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Topics: Bands/Musicians/Singers, Inspiration, Philanthropy, Religion/Spirituality Michael Whitaker Smith was born October 7, 1957 to Paul and Barbara Smith in Kenova, West Virginia. A sister named Kim would follow. Michael was a typical boy - active in baseball, his family's chu… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Peak Performance In 1985, Rick Hansen pushed his wheelchair out of Vancouver, B.C. and set out on a journey that would make history. His legendary Man In Motion World Tour spanned more than 40,000 km through 34 cou… |
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Topics: Adventure, Balance, Change Management, Communication, Inspiration, Motivation, Peak Performance As marathon runner and outdoor adventurer, Steve Moroski believes life is about taking action and dreaming. Steve teaches audiences to develop and maintain focus on a daily basis, whether on the co… |
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Topics: Gymnastics, Inspiration, Motivation, Olympians, Overcoming Adversity, Peak Performance It was July 31, 1984, the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Tim Daggett was next on Horizontal Bar for the USA. Finally, it was Daggett's moment. He mounted the bar. He began his routine, adrenalin … |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Inspiration, Motivation Tom Casalini is a nationally recognized photographer of 30 years. He is a first generation Hoosier, born and raised in Logansport, Indiana. The youngest of seven children born of Italian parents, h… |
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Topics: Diversity, Education, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wellness, Women's Issues, Work/Life Balance Dr. Bertice Berry defies stereotypes, generalizations and cliches as no one else. Growing up poor in Wilmington, Delaware, the sixth of seven children, Bertice was told by a high school teacher th… |
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Topics: Communication, Education, Ethics/Values, Fitness, Healthcare, Inspiration, Social Trends, Wellness Dr. Bill Thomas is an international authority on geriatric medicine and eldercare. He currently serves as president of The Center for Growing and Becoming, Inc., a not-for-profit organization dedi… |
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Topics: Balance, Creativity, Ethics/Values, Innovation, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Wellness Carl A. Hammerschlag is a master storyteller and internationally recognized author, physician, speaker and healer. A Yale-trained psychiatrist; he has spent more than twenty years working with Nati… |
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Topics: Communication, Education, Humor, Inspiration, Motivation Dr. Charles Petty, CSP, was reared in the farming communities of England and Stuttgart, Arkansas. As a native of Arkansas he does indeed know President Clinton. When President Clinton was 11 or 12 … |
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Topics: Coaching/Mentoring, Empowerment Skills, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Investing, Motivation, Philanthropy, Success Stories Dr. Farrah Gray was named as one of the most influential Black men in America by the National Urban League's Urban Influence Magazine. At 21 years old, he was recognized by Ebony Magazine as an ent… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Overcoming Adversity, Technology Dr. Hugh Herr is the founder and director of The Herr Institute for Human Rehabilitation in Cambridge, MA. He is the co-director of The Leg Laboratory and Lecturer in the Medical School at Harvard … |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Empowerment Skills, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Psychology Keith Ablow, M.D., New York Times bestselling author, frequent Today show contributor, repeat Oprah guest and host of his own daily talk show, The Dr. Keith Ablow Show, is the most well-known psych… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Business Motivation, Change Management, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Growth, Sales Motivation, Team Building Nate received his DDS degree from the University of Nebraska in 1991. He earned his master's degree in counseling from the same school in 1983. From 1987 through 1997, Nate worked closely with Anth… |
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Topics: Change Management, Diversity, Inspiration, Motivation Dr. R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., CEO of R. Thomas Consulting & Training, Inc., has been for over two decades at the forefront of developing and implementing innovative strategies for maximizing organi… |
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Topics: Creativity, Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership, Peak Performance Ruben is the story of an individual who has relentlessly worked to live his calling and make a great contribution to the world he lives in. He has lived most of his life in search for meaning and… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth Wayne W. Dyer, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development. He's the author of 30 books, has created many audio programs and videos, and has appeared o… |
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Topics: Celebrity, Diversity, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Popular Culture In 1977, Chip McAllister was chosen over 5,000 actors to portray Muhammad Ali in his life story, "The Greatest". Chip portrayed Cassius Clay for the first twenty five minutes of the movie, before M… |
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Topics: Adventure, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Motivation, Mountaineer, Overcoming Adversity, Sales Motivation, Survivor, Team Building At the age of 29, author, speaker and adventurer Alan Hobson set out to realize his greatest childhood dream. It took him 10 grueling expeditions to high altitude, three to Mt. Everest, and a decad… |
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Topics: Celebrity, Hero, Inspiration, Motivation, Tennis In two decades of tennis, U.S. player Andre Agassi went from being the young rebel with glam-rock hair to the grand "old man" with a head as smooth as a clay court -- and one of the greatest player… |
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Topics: Football, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Team Building Bill Bates, after 15 years as a player with the Dallas Cowboys, successfully moved into his new career as a coach in 1998. For 2 years, Bill was an asistant Special Teams coach and Nickel Back coa… |
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Topics: Entertainment, Humor, Inspiration, Leadership, Magician Bob Higa - World Class Magician and Corporate Motivator - is known for his dramatic and inspiring programs. "Genuine Magic Happens When Reality Exceeds Expectations." Bob combines a strong messag… |
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Topics: Comedy, Entertainment, Inspiration, Motivation Brett Leake is host of the show "Laughing Matters". In 2003, public broadcasting companies around the country began running this hour-long comedy special. It is a one-man show full of "wit and wis… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth Dan Miller is a noted speaker who has shared his inspirational story throughout North America. Miller's unique humorous style gives hope and encouragement that all of us can beat the negatives of l… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Overcoming Adversity, Survivor Dana Bowman has astounded the nation and the world with his drive, determination and will to succeed. He is a retired Sergeant First Class with the U.S. Army where he was a Special Forces soldier … |
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Topics: Baseball, Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Dave Dravecky has left two indelible images in the minds of baseball fans worldwide. The first was August 10, 1989, when Dravecky triumphantly pitched a 4-3 win for the San Francisco Giants in his … |
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Topics: Adventure, Inspiration, Motivation, Peak Performance, Team Building David Miln Smith is a world class adventurer, author and entertaining motivational speaker who delivers insights on risktaking, challenge, courage and team building skills. He also leads adventure… |
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Topics: Goal Setting, Inspiration, Overcoming Adversity Rick Hoyt loves the Boston Marathon. He has run it for the last 17 years. But he can't do it alone. Because cerebral palsy has confined him to a wheelchair since birth, Rick Hoyt needs a push. That… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation, Overcoming Adversity Ed Foreman, President and Co-Founder of Executive Development Systems of Dallas, Texas, rose from a New Mexico farm boy to a self-made millionaire by the age of twenty-six. He is a former United S… |
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Topics: CEO, Diversity, Inspiration, Technology Pride, poise, leadership, dedication and loyalty are all Hall of Fame traits exhibited by the original "Magic" man of professional sports, Gale Sayers, now available for speaking engagements and pe… |
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Topics: Commentators, Golf, Humor, Inspiration Gary McCord, golf celebrity, is an outstanding player, announcer, instructor, author, speaker and even actor. "Life is full of ups and downs, good and bad, but it wouldn't be fun any other way", ac… |
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Topics: Comedy, Entertainment, Hypnotist, Inspiration His name is Gerry McCambridge. He is a native New Yorker, born October 31st, which happens to be Halloween. McCambridge has been a professional Mentalist for over 20 years. At an early age, McCam… |
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Topics: CEO, Inspiration Jim Barksdale is a Special Advisor to General Atlantic Partners and is President and CEO of Barksdale Management Corporation, a philanthropic investment company. He is also a partner and co-founder… |
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Topics: Inspiration, Motivation Jan Scruggs started and directed the enormously successful effort to create a national memorial honoring those Americans who served their country in the Vietnam War. Scruggs went to Vietnam with… |
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Topics: Business Motivation, Change Management, Coaching/Mentoring, Entrepreneurship, Goal Setting, Inspiration, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Motivation, Peak Performance, Personal Growth, Sales Motivation Jim Rohn is a philosopher, motivational counselor, business executive, and best-selling author. He has been recognized as the greatest motivational speaker of all time. He is one of the world's mos… |
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Topics: Entrepreneurship, Inspiration, Motivation, Olympians, Overcoming Adversity, Success Stories Jim Stovall has been a national champion Olympic weightlifter, a successful investment broker and entrepreneur. He is Co-Founder and President of the Narrative Television Network, which makes movie… |
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Topics: Change Management, Education, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Team Building Turning Negatives Into Positives Jimmy learned some tough lessons early in his life. As a Hispanic he was reared in a predominately segregated community. Except for his parents, he always had t… |
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Topics: Baseball, Celebrity, Football, Inspiration, Sports Broadcaster, Television Media Joe Buck has earned the distinction as one of sports' premier play-by-play broadcasters, as evidenced by his four Emmy Award wins in 1999 and 2001-2003. Buck currently handles lead play-by-play dut… |
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Topics: Change Management, Coaching/Mentoring, Ethics/Values, Inspiration, Leadership, Mergers/Acquisitions, Organizational Development, Overcoming Adversity, Team Building John attended Roanoke College, Salem, VA, graduating with honors in History and Philosophy in 1962. He was Captain of the Varsity Swim Team, Vice President of the Student Government, President of t… |
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Topics: Author/Writer, Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Inspiration, Philanthropy At age 35, John left an executive career track at Microsoft Corporation to form Room to Read, a nonprofit organization that combines the heart of Mother Theresa with the scalability of Starbucks to … |
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