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.

Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School Interactive and faculty member at Berkeley's Haas School of Business, Amir Hartman is a leading global authority on corporate and technology transformation. Amir is the former Managing Director of Cisco Systems' Corporate Internet Strategy Group. He is author of Ruthless Execution: What Business Leaders Do When Their Companies Hit The Wall and his newest book, Net Ready: Strategies for Success in the E-Conomy.

Andrew Carroll is the founder and director of the Legacy Project, a national, all-volunteer initiative that seeks out historically significant letters written in times of war. He is the editor of several New York Times bestselling collections of letters, including Letters of a Nation and War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars, as well as the critically-acclaimed Behind the Lines: Powerful and Revealing American and Foreign War Letters, And One Man's Search to Find Them, which was nominated for a Grammy.

Writer, educator, and adviser to organizations on creativity, innovation and leadership, Andrew is adjunct associate professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Andrew's newest book on innovation is entitled THE RIDDLE: WHERE IDEAS COME FROM AND HOW TO HAVE BETTER ONES in which Professor Razeghi explains how the common precursors to "Eureka moments" can be replicated in order to help people learn to become more innovative.

Motivational and keynote speaker, Andy Cohen helps companies think differently by challenging their assumptions and using magic as metaphor. He provides a proven and engaging experience that provides practical business guidelines and solutions.