John is an Academy Award-nominated English actor, comedian, writer, film producer and singer. Also well known for being a member of the Monty Python movies, John and his then wife Connie Booth co-created, co-wrote and starred in the critically-acclaimed sitcom Fawlty Towers.

Founder of Powers of Motivation Institute which provides programs on how to succeed in a changing world, John Powers is author of the best-sellers, The Junk Drawer, Corner Store, Front Porch Blues. John created and produced the Broadway musical, "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?" and has created and hosted a PBS series on how to be an effective public speaker and has hosted several interview specials for PBS. He has received two Emmy awards for his television work.

Dr. John Tickell teaches solid and tested plans for channeling stress response into winning ideas. As a medically qualified doctor who practiced for 10 years, Dr. Tickell breaks down the medical jargon into simplistic terms people can understand and act upon. He is author of the best-seller, Laughter, Sex, Vegetables and Fish.

"Catching what is right in the world and playfully sparking people and businesses to grow toward the extraordinary" describes Joseph Michelli. Featured on the best selling lists of the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek Magazine, and USA Today, Dr. Joseph Michelli is an internationally sought-after speaker, organizational psychologist, and business consultant.

Karyn Buxman-Godek believes that laughter is the best medicine and uses her skills as a health professional, storyteller, and humorist to communicate to her audiences that the antidote to stress is humor. Karyn is one of the nations leading experts on therapeutic humor and is constantly speaking, writing, and consulting on the subject.

Kathleen is founder of New Perspectives, a company which addresses issues in wellness, stress management, life balance, and the link between humor and health. She is a recognized speaker, therapeutic humorist, licensed medical professional, entrepreneur, and author of It's Your Life - Choose Well and a contributing author of Humor Me, America's Funniest Humorists on the Power of Laughter.

Humor consultant, Kelli Vrla has experienced the real life power of humor which navigated her through 16 years of advertising and sales, as well as several years of stand-up comedy. Kelli is known as The Good Humor Lady and teaches thousands of Comedy Defensive Driving School where she teaches how to keep everyday work and life cool and less stressed.