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.

Internationally recognized expert on Blue Ocean Strategy and Value Innovation, Gabor George Burt is the chief architect and original host of the Blue Ocean Executive Experience series. A lecturer and advisor to Fortune 500 companies, Gabor speaks on innovation and strategies that lead to uncontested market space.

Author of the global best-seller The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida is one of the world's leading public intellectuals on economic competitiveness, demographic trends, and cultural and technological innovation. His latest book, Who's Your City? is a national and international best seller, as well as an Amazon.com book of the month. Florida's ideas on the "creative class," commercial innovation, and regional development have been featured in major ad campaigns from BMW and Apple, and are being used globally to change the way regions and nations do business and transform their economies.

Dr. Philip Kotler is the author of the most widely used marketing book in graduate business schools worldwide. His efforts as the Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Northwestern University has helped put his school at the top of the "Best Business Schools" list in Business Week's survey for six years in a row.

Ram Charan is a well-known author and highly-acclaimed business advisor who has coached some of the world's most successful CEOs. He is a favorite among executive educators, winning top awards from institutions such as Wharton, Northwestern and GE's famous Crotonville Institute. He is a top leadership speaker and a surefire crowd pleaser.

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.

A pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and innovative leadership, Michael Gelb is considered the world's leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development. He is author of the bestsellers How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day, and Body Learning: an Introduction to the Alexander Technique and Present Yourself! Captivate Your Audience with Great Presentation Skills . Gelb once performed professional juggling with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan.

After loosing family members in a fire, Sarano Kelley, then a successful Vassar College graduate earning $400K as a Wall Street stockbroker began a spiritual and philosophical journey to understand the meaning and purpose of life. Sarano is founder of the Game and author of The Game - Win Your Life in 90 Days. He served as a media coach for leading corporate and government spokespersons who were being interviewed on CNN, 20/20, and 60 Minutes; and for President Clinton's White House Fellows, a leadership group that included General Colin Powell.

Voted one of the world?s top innovators, Billy Glynn is a successful serial and parallel entrepreneur, philanthropist and visionary. Known for his vision and ability to create value, Billy has a successful record of closing $1 billion for the funds and business he has founded.p>