Business
Management
Public Intellectual & Social Scientist
Howard Gardner has spent the last thirty years researching & writing about the development of the mind. He is the mastermind behind the revolutionary theory of "multiple intelligences." |
Former President & COO of Microsoft
Business speaker Rick Belluzzo has led several Fortune 500 companies, including Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft. He speaks on leadership and change management. |
Business Consulant
As a highly sought-after business advisor, Dr. Ram Charan provides advice that is down to earth and relevant and that takes into account the real-world complexities of business. |
Business Strategist & Consultant
The Wall Street Journal recently ranked Gary Hamel as the world's most influential business thinker, and Fortune magazine has called him "the world’s leading expert on business strategy." Hamel is a... |
Former CEO of Southwest Airlines
For more than 30 years, Putnam - the former CEO of Southwest Airlines - played a leading role in the rapidly changing environment of the airline industry. He is the author of The Winds of Turbulence. |
Founder of Monster.com & Eons.com
As founder of Monster.com and Eons.com, speaker Jeff Taylor is recognized as a visionary business leader. He advises businesses on how to break away from the competition. |
Founder, ZipCar & GoLoco
Speaker Robin Chase is the founder of ZipCar, the largest car-sharing company in the world, and GoLoco, an online ride-sharing community that helps people share car trips. |
Producer & Entrepreneur
Peter Guber is the Founder and Chairman of Mandalay Entertainment, the visionary multimedia venture spanning movies, TV, sports, and new media. He has produced or executed produced Rain Man, The Color Purple, The... |
Facebook Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief of The New Republic
Chris Hughes helped create two of the most successful start-ups in modern history: Facebook & My. BarackObama.com, which revolutionized the web as a political tool. He is the editor-in-chief & publisher of... |
Futurist, Trend & Innovation Expert
As one of the world's leading futurists and trend and innovation experts, speaker Jim Carroll lends his expertise to a diverse client list that includes the BBC and Disney. |
Leadership Coach & Author
Leadership coach and author Ralph Jacobson has received numerous awards for his innovation in the field of leadership. His book, Leading for a Change, provides the specific knowledge leaders need to build... |
Dartmouth Professor & Author
One of his generation's foremost strategists, speaker Richard D'Aveni has conducted groundbreaking research on hypercompetition and authored influential articles and books. |
Physician, Healthcare Executive & Author
Dr. John Kenagy knows healthcare as a physician, healthcare executive, scholar, advisor, and patient. After receiving his MD with distinction from the University of Nebraska Medical School, he trained in General and... |
Business Leader & Founding Member of Fast Company
Polly LaBarre is a best-selling author, speaker, television correspondent, and all-around storyteller who has contributed to the business conversation for 15 years. She is the co-author of the best-selling book ... |
Former Editor-in-Chief, IndustryWeek & Chief Executive
Corporate speaker John Brandt has spent decades studying leadership in effective, purpose-driven organizations, including IndustryWeek & Chief Executive. |
Leadership & Change Management Guru
John Kotter is Leadership Professor at Harvard University. He has blazed new trails in how we understand leadership as a force for change in any organization, and in the distinction between leaders and managers. He... |
Business Consultant & Author
Mark C. Thompson is one of the most successful senior business communication executives and angel investors of our time. Thompson is an expert advisor on Level V Leadership and Built to Last, transforming how leaders... |
Former Chairman of Citigroup
International business speaker Dick Parsons is a senior advisor at Providence Equity Partners, a leading private equity investment firm, and the former chairman of Citigroup. |
Former Commander, USS Benfold & Author, It's Your Ship
Former Navy commander Mike Abrashoff is the author of It's Your Ship, an inspiring story of innovative leadership & organizational transformation that details how Abrashoff took command of the worst-... |
Editor & Managing Director of Fast Company
As editor and managing director of the award-winning monthly business magazine Fast Company, business speaker Robert Safian oversees all editorial operations. |
