Co-author of The Carrot Principle and The Integrity Advantage, Adrian Gostick is a leading expert on employee engagement and retention. He is vice-president of The Carrot Culture Group, a consulting and training division of the O.C. Tanner Company, the world's largest employee recognition firm.

A former partner at Deloitte, Bud is an accomplished author, speaker, and consultant. His message is critical and timely. Based on his book, Customer Driven Change, Bud shows you how to transform your organization by knowing: what your customers know, your employees think, and your managers overlook. Bud works with marquee global clients such as: Microsoft, Whirlpool, Sony, Toyota, Cardinal Health, and the Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation.

Recognized as one of the top 50 thought leaders in leadership, Jackie Freiberg is the executive consultant for the Center For Creative Thinking and author of BOOM! 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-As-Usual!. Jackie is Manager of Corporate and Professional Programs at the University of San Diego's Executive Conference Center.

Paul Falcone is an accomplished human resources executive, bestselling author, and thought leader in the fields of effective hiring and interviewing, performance management, and leadership development and has worked at high-profile and successful organizations like Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, Time Warner, and NBCUniversal.

Roy Spence is chairman and CEO of GSD&M Idea City, a leading national marketing communications and advertising company. Under Roy's leadership and their Purpose-based Branding philosophy, the agency has helped grow some of the world's most successful brands and has used their talents to make a difference in communities around the country and the world.

Tony Schwartz is the President and CEO of The Energy Project, which helps individuals and organizations perform at their best. Tony's last book, The Power of Full Engagement, co-authored with Jim Loehr, was a Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller and has been translated into 28 languages. Tony's article, "Manage Energy Not Time, The Science of Stamina," co-authored with Catherine McCarthy, was published in the October, 2007 Harvard Business Review. Tony co-authored the #1 worldwide bestseller The Art of the Deal with Donald Trump.