Founder and co-creator of Chicken Soup for the Soul book series; Mark Victor Hansen is an inspirational and motivational speaker, trainer and author. Chicken Soup books are one of the most successful publishing franchises in the world today, with 140 million books sold internationally and more than 100 licensed products. Mark has appeared on Oprah, CNN, and The Today Show and has been featured in USA Today, The New York Times and Entrepreneur Magazine.

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.

Sales strategist Jill Konrath helps sellers crack into corporate accounts, succeed with crazy-busy buyers and win bigger contracts. She's the bestselling author of Selling to Big Companies, a Fortune "must read" and SNAP Selling (May, 2010). Jill delivers real world strategies, fresh perspectives and provocative insights in her highly interactive sessions.

As a speaker and facilitator, Sam's role is to motivate, to stimulate, to challenge, to ask questions, to search for answers. The questions which Sam asks, "Why should someone do business with you...rather than someone else?" are the ...

Matt Weinstein is the nation's foremost authority on the use of fun and humor in team building. Called "The Master of Playfulness" by PEOPLE Magazine and "America's Pied Piper of Play" by the Houston Post, Matt Weinstein's playful vision has ...

Author of three books and former University of California professor, Arthur Joseph has studied the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of the human voice for more than four decades. Arthur is a master teacher and strategist to Hollywood celebrities and has trained notable sports figures. Hew was vocal director on the film "Annie" as well as signing consultant to Broadway's "West End". Today Arthur is founder of the Vocal Awareness Institute.

Karyn Buxman-Godek believes that laughter is the best medicine and uses her skills as a health professional, storyteller, and humorist to communicate to her audiences that the antidote to stress is humor. Karyn is one of the nations leading experts on therapeutic humor and is constantly speaking, writing, and consulting on the subject.

Co-author of Turning the Future into Revenue: What Businesses and Individuals Need to Know to Shape Their Futures, Glen Hiemstra is an expert in preferred future planning. As founder and owner of Futurist.com, Glen directs the company in disseminating information about the future, to assist individuals, organizations and industries in creating the futures they prefer.

Known by Insider Magazine as, "The Guru of Creatively Thriving from Change", Jeff presents more than a hundred programs each year and consults with organizations that urgently need to stay ahead of their marketplace. He teaches organizations that, in order to grow and to increase their bottom line, they must first implement strategies that have a fresh approach. He is the author of the best selling book, Coloring Outside the Lines...Business Thoughts on Creativity, Marketing and Sales.

With his blend of improvisational comedy and essential ideas on work and life, leaves Joel Zeff's audiences motivated and excited about topics such as creativity, communication, teamwork, passion and fun. Since 1993 Joel has preformed with the premier improvisational comedy troupe, Ad Libs. Today Joel fuses his knowledge of improvisation and his experience with the corporate world to create presentations that make a difference. Joel is author of Make the Right Choice: Creating a Positive, Innovative and Productive Work Life.