Bill Walton
Basketball Legend, Sport Broadcaster, & Humanitarian
NBA and college basketball legend and college basketball broadcaster inspires audiences with lessons from a storied career filled with success and setbacks. Great sports motivational speaker on personal excellence, leadership, teamwork, and overcoming adversity.
Col. Nicole Malachowski, USAF (Ret.)
Pioneering Aviator and First Woman Thunderbird Pilot
Combat veteran and the first woman Thunderbird pilot brings lessons from her 21-year Air Force career – inspiring message on leadership, change, creating a high-performance culture, and overcoming adversity.
Daryl Davis
Musician, Author, Compelling Unifier, Klan Whisperer, and Award-winning Conflict Navigator
He was Chuck Berry’s piano player. Renown Black blues musician has a side obsession – engaging KKK leaders who hate him for being Black. Daryl shows how to have civil conversations that ignite positive change. Inspiring lessons.
Geoff Colvin
Senior Editor-at-Large, Fortune & Author, Talent is Overrated
One of the most respected figures in business journalism, Geoff Colvin unpacks the technological, competitive, and worker/workplace forces disrupting business. His insights help companies compete in a world of relentless change. Author of three bestsellers, The Upside of the Downturn, Talent is Overrated, and Humans are Underrated.
Ken Schmidt
Authentic leadership and customer loyalty expert shows how to stand out, be memorable, and deliver delight. Brings a lifetime of lessons from his role in Harley-Davidson’s turnaround and beyond. Author, Make Some Noise: An Unconventional Road to Dominance.
Lisa Bodell
CEO, FUTURETHINK; Bestselling Author, Why Simple Wins
World’s best-known expert on simplicity. Author, two bestsellers – Why Simple Wins and Kill the Company. Helps organizations banish complexity so people can be their best and focus on the work that matters most.
Mike Abrashoff
Former Navy Captain & Author, It’s Your Ship
Author, It’s Your Ship, with over 1.4 million copies sold. Captain who created the best ship in Navy is a top business speaker whose common-sense approach to leadership helps transform every aspect of organizational performance.
Polly LaBarre
Authority on Leading Organizational Change; Co-Author, Mavericks at Work
An authority on leading organizational change, Polly is co-founder, Management Lab; founding team member, Fast Company; and co-author, Mavericks at Work. Her insights help leaders create cultures that can adapt as fast as change happens.
Suneel Gupta
Connecting Well-being to Performance, Bestselling Author & Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur, author, Harvard Medical School visiting scholar, and host of Business Class docuseries & podcast. Shows why managing energy is more important than managing time and clearly makes the connection between well-being and performance.