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American Program Bureau’s (APB) business authors are experts on everything from finance, marketing, consumerism, changing demographics, and productivity to management and leadership. From CEO’s, journalists, and entrepreneurs to academics and economists, APB’s business authors and speakers discuss issues that will help improve productivity, performance, and the bottom line of any organization.
 
Howard Gardner Howard Gardner

Howard Gardner, a psychologist and professor at Harvard, is a pioneering intellectual thinker whose expertise reflects decades of study in leadership, intelligences, and ethics. His most recent book is Truth, Beauty & Goodness Reframed.

Patrick Lencioni Patrick Lencioni

Patrick Lencioni is the founder of The Table Group, a San Francisco Bay Area management consulting firm specializing in executive team development and organizational effectiveness. He is the author of seven business books.

Joseph Stiglitz Joseph Stiglitz

Regarded as one of the best economic minds of his generation, Joseph E. Stiglitz is the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in economics. His work has helped explain the circumstances in which markets do not work well, and how selective government intervention can improve their performance. He helped create a new branch of ...

Kenneth Blanchard Kenneth Blanchard

Blanchard's innovative thinking has made him one of the country's leading management consultants. His unique approach to human resources development offers companies a host of benefits.

Donald Trump Donald Trump

Trump is the very definition of a success story, continually setting the standards of excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, gaming, sports, and entertainment. He is the archetypal businessman, a deal-maker without peer and an ardent philanthropist. But the star of NBC's hit show, The Apprentice, ...

Joe Nocera Joe Nocera

Joe Nocera has spent his career "demystifying the world of business." He is a columnist for The New York Times and the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in business journalism.

Daniel Altman Daniel Altman

Daniel Altman is a visionary economist whose work has revolved around identifying long-term solutions to problems facing the global economy. He is the author of Outrageous Fortunes.

John Zogby John Zogby

Chairman of the Board and Chief Insights Officer of IBOPE Zogby International (IZI) and author of The Way We’ll Be, John Zogby remains by all accounts the hottest and most accurate pollster and trendspotter in the United States today. No one can tell you more about what’s happening—from politics to social ...

Ken Dychtwald Ken Dychtwald

Dr. Ken Dychtwald is an authority on the social, economic and lifestyle implications of the "aging of America." He advises on target marketing and services to an aging population.

David Cay Johnston David Cay Johnston

As one of America's top investigative reporters, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times, and author of Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else, Johnston easily breaks down the wealth of information on disparities of the ...

Geoffrey Moore Geoffrey Moore

One of the foremost authorities on market development and business strategies in the new high-technology economy, Moore shows companies how to translate innovations to market successes. Author of Crossing the Chasm, Inside the Tornado and The Gorilla Game.

Ram Charan Ram Charan

Charan is a highly acclaimed business advisor, speaker, and author. He has coached some of the world's most successful CEOs. For over 35 years, he has worked behind the scenes at companies like GE, KLM, Bank of America, DuPont, Novartis, EMC, Home Depot, 3M, and Verizon.

Marcus Buckingham Marcus Buckingham

In a world in which efficiency and competency rule the workplace, where do personal strengths fit in? Marcus Buckingham has dedicated his career to addressing this complex issue. Using his nearly two decades of experience as a senior researcher at Gallup Organization, he has challenged entrenched preconceptions about ...

Dean Karlan Dean Karlan

Existing at the intersection of academia and practical implementation is Dean Karlan, a behavioral economist & Yale professor who uses his knowledge to solve problems in the nonprofit arena.

Sarah Lacy Sarah Lacy

Sarah Lacy knows Silicon Valley and the power of the Web 2.0 technology like few others. As a veteran reporter covering start ups—from technology innovation to cultural underpinnings—Lacy is an expert in translating the mystique and the might of this hub of technology to the rest of the world.

Ian Bremmer Ian Bremmer

Ian Bremmer is the president of Eurasia Group, a leading global political risk research and consulting firm that provides financial, corporate, and government clients with information and insight on how political developments move markets. He is the author of the national bestseller The End of the Free Market: Who Wins ...

Keith Ferrazzi Keith Ferrazzi

Keith Ferrazzi is the world’s foremost expert in professional relationship development. He has transformed the lives and careers of clients and readers worldwide, bringing 20 years of research and experience to the art and science of business relationship development. His signature focus on success through relationships ...

Douglas Holt Douglas Holt

Douglas Holt is one of the world's leading experts on branding and innovation. Prior to the launch of the Cultural Strategy Group, he was a professor at the Harvard Business School and then the L'Oréal Chair in Marketing at Oxford.

Watts Wacker Watts Wacker

Watts Wacker is one of the most celebrated and influential minds in modern business. A lecturer, best-selling author, political commentator and social critic, he is one of the world’s most respected futurists. His uncommon versatility and vision has allowed him to help the world’s top corporations and organizations ...

Frank Luntz Frank Luntz

Frank Luntz is one of the most honored communication professionals in America today. Time magazine named him one of the “50 most promising leaders aged 40 and under” and he is the “hottest pollster” in America according to the Boston Globe. He is the author of the acclaimed Words the Work: It’s ...

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