President of The Queensboro Shirt Company and former President of ERB Industries, Inc., Steven Little is a leading speaker and consultant on Internet technology and business. He is a Senior Consultant for Inc. Magazine and author of the bestselling book, The Seven Irrefutable Rules of Small Business Growth and his newest book Milkshake Moment.

Peter Draper is the man behind the world's most popular sports brand - Manchester United FC. He is the co-founder of the specialist sports, entertainment and affinity advisory company TIME&TIDE. He also spend over a decade as the European Marketing Director of Umbro Sportswear. His relaxed, conversational-style presentations are always a hit.

Author of four audio and videotape series, including the #1 bestselling business videotape series for the past three years, How to Give Exceptional Customer Service, Lisa Ford, CSP, CPAE has 20 years of experience presenting to businesses, associations, and government. She speaks throughout the United States and internationally on topics of customer service, leadership, team issues, and change. She is author of Exceptional Customer Service.

Co-author of the best-selling book, The One Minute Manager, which has sold more than nine million copies worldwide, Ken Blanchard is chief spiritual officer of Blanchard Training and Development, Inc. His latest book, Gung Ho!, co-authored with Sheldon Bowles, is currently climbing the bestseller charts.

The charismatic Jeff DeGraff is a highly sought after speaker and advisor for companies that include 3M, Apple, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, GE, Johnson & Johnson, LG, Pfizer, and Toyota. He is the Clinical Professor of Management and Organizations at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, where he co-created the Competing Values school of thought that is taught in leading universities, colleges and business schools throughout the world; the Executive Director of the Innovatrium Institute for Innovation, an idea lab; and the Managing Partner of the Competing Values Company, a top innovation consulting firm.

Mark Thompson is co-author of the international bestseller, Success Built to Last. As an executive coach and visiting scholar at Stanford University, Mark has lead senior teams and organizations through Vision-Values-Strategy initiatives. Much of his coaching, strategic counseling and research springs from his experience as an insider in boardrooms and management committees, along with his passion for unlocking the unique skills of hundreds of remarkable people around the world.

With the reputation as a market oriented innovator and turn-around specialist, Jan Carlzon has taken three companies to profitability within an eight-year span. His philosophies on strategic leadership and staff motivation have been imitated around the world and can be read about in his book Moments of Truth, which has been translated into 18 languages and has been selected as one of the 100 Best Business Books of All Time.

Lolan Mackey is a highly recognized retail authority with over 31 years of retail, leadership, strategic planning, merchandising, new store planning, store operations, organization, team development, motivational training and international ...

Dennis Sobotka is an expert in Category Management Best Practices, Strategic Business Planning and Store Design. Sobotka is a Managing Partner with a management consulting firm dedicated to helping retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers ...

Flying Fish Biz antics are the highlight of the Pike Place Market, and have been featured in Spike Lee's Levi commercial, on NBC's "Frasier," MTV's "Real World," and ABC's "Good Morning America". Flying Fish Biz is brainchild of John Yokoyama, owner of "World Famous Pike Place Fish" and Jim Bergquist, founder of bizFutures Consulting Company.