Founder of Strategos, an international management consulting firm and visiting Professor of Strategic Management at London Business School, Gary Hamel is the originator of the concept of core competencies. He is also the director of the Woodside Institute, a non-profit research foundation.

One of television's most versatile reports and the longest-running co-host of Good Morning America, Joan Lunden is viewed as the consummate working mother and has continually surprised her audience. She is author of A Bend In The Road Is Not The End Of The Road and Wake Up Calls: Making the Most Out of Every Day.

John Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold over 13 million copies of his 50 books. His organizations have trained more than 2 million leaders worldwide. He is the founder of INJOY, Maximum Impact, ISS and EQUIP, an international leadership development organization working to help leaders. It is involved with leaders from more than 80 nations.

Former NFL player for the New Orleans Saints, television commentator for ESPN and coach of the Chicago Bears, Mike Ditka is one of only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach and a head coach. He is a commentator on ESPN's NFL Live and CBS Radio Westwood One's Monday Night Football pregame show.

Patrick Lencioni was named by The Wall Street Journal as one of the most in-demand business speakers. He was described by The One-Minute Manager's Ken Blanchard as "fast defining the next generation of leadership thinkers." As a consultant and speaker, he has worked with thousands of senior executives in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to nonprofits.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter is an internationally known business leader, best-selling author, and expert on strategy, innovation, and leadership for change. She is the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She advises major corporations and governments worldwide, and is the author or co-author of 15 books.

Wolfgang Grulke has a storied background in all sorts of fascinating areas: nuclear physics, marine biology, and technology to name a few. He has addressed audiences in more than 20 countries, in person, on radio, and on television. His topics range from business transformation to technological revolutions to the sex life of fish!

Flashover Seminars' impactful events take you deep into a world in which life and death decisions are made every day and a deep connection to one's teammates is essential for survival, and allows you to experience first-hand the teambuilding strategies and "Incident Command" skills you'll need to handle all of your business fires with confidence.

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.

Featured in FORTUNE magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company magazine in recognition for his work for HP, Nike, PBS, and others, Keith Yamashita is a strategist and writer with years of experience in helping CEOs turn their companies around. He has a strong background in launching new companies and brands, as well as transforming large, multinational companies.