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.

As an Olympian and World Cup Champion, and having survived three nearly fatal crashes, Cary Mullen knows what it takes to succeed in the face of adversity. He gives audiences fresh insight from the competitive world of sports that parallels the competitive world of business and life.

From Madison Avenue to Wall Street to the halls of academe, Catherine Kaputa perfected her ability to market products, places, and companies. She learned brand strategy from Al Ries and Jack Trout at Trout & Ries Advertising, and then led the award-winning "I ¢¾ NY" campaign at Wells, Rich, Greene.

Former President of Columbia and Secretary General of the Organization of American States, Cesar Gaviria was instrumental in advancing the concept of integral solidarity and reforming its technical cooperation programs. Gaviria is known in Latin America as a conflict mediator, an advocate of democracy and a staunch supporter of regional integration and defender of human rights.

Postponing his entry into the NFL in order to fulfill his commitment to the U.S. Air Force, Chad Hennings became a Dallas Cowboy's defensive lineman where spent the remainder of his 9-year career. Chad received two aerial achievement medals, a humanitarian award and an outstanding unit award for his actions in the service. Today Chad is president of Hennings Management Corp., a management and consulting company based in Dallas.

Charlotte Roberts background includes a Bachelor's degree in Education and a Master's degree in Human Development from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she later served on the faculty. While working for SmithKline & French Pharmaceuticals in sales and sales training, she graduated from the Management Program at the Wharton School of Business.

Author of I Wish Someone Had Told Me: Financial Lessons Learned The Hard Way, Charlotte Stallings is a sales, marketing and leadership expert. Former Vice President of Investment Strategies at Ameriprise Financial, Charlotte developed a national initiative to provide investment and financial planning advice geared to women. Today Charlotte is founder and president of Getting Smart! LLC.