The Afterburner Seminars, founded by ace fighter pilot Jim Murphy, provide a one-of-a-kind, interactive, high-energy experience that is custom-tailored to inspire leadership, integrated teamwork and the quick, flexible thinking essential to fighter pilots and business managers alike.

More than 20 years ago, Amanda Gore launched her speaking career by talking about connections that count, leading with the heart, motivating with laughter, and bringing out the best in people. With today's mergers and cross-cultural workplaces, Amanda stresses the importance of creating corporate communities that bring people together productively and profitably.

Author of three books and former University of California professor, Arthur Joseph has studied the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of the human voice for more than four decades. Arthur is a master teacher and strategist to Hollywood celebrities and has trained notable sports figures. Hew was vocal director on the film "Annie" as well as signing consultant to Broadway's "West End". Today Arthur is founder of the Vocal Awareness Institute.

Starting her career in the airline industry, Barbara Braunstein went from flight attendance to trainer and then onto hospital administration and also runway model and competitive tennis player. Barbara is President of Barbara Braunstein & Associates and author of Firefly Moments - 101 Stories to Light Up your Life!.

Barbara Glanz, CSP, works with organizations that want to improve morale, retention, and service and with people who want to rediscover the joy in their work and in their lives.

Voted "best keynote presenter you have heard or used" by Meeting & Conventions Magazine, July 2010

Selected as a "Legend of the Speaking Profession" by the Veteran Speakers, August 2010

Having worked with senior executives in finance, law, healthcare, politics and industry for almost twenty years, Barbara Tannenbaum is a persuasion, communications and public speaking coach, consultant and keynote speaker. She is president of Dynamic Communication and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Theatre, Speech & Dance at Brown University.

Mentored by England's leading composer, Benjamin Britten and Imogen Holst, Benjamin Zander is recognized as one of the seminal teachers of the era, expanding audiences for classical music everywhere through radio, TV, pre-concert and lectures. Zander is a Faculty of the New England Conservatory, where he teaches his famous Interpretation Class, conducts the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra and regularly conducts the conservatory orchestras.