Monthly Archives: September 2011

Daymond John’s Newest Book The Brand Within

September 27, 2011 in Authors, Motivational Speakers, Speakers for Business Groups

THE BRAND WITHIN, the second title in “The Shark” Daymond John’s best–selling “Display of Power” series of business, motivational and empowerment books aimed at young, would–be entrepreneurs, examines the loyalty relationships companies and celebrities seek to establish with their customers and fans, along with the identifying marks consumers carry when they buy into a brand or lifestyle.

“The Daymond John “brand” is all about being out in front and going your own way. In The Brand Within, he gets readers thinking about what it means to succeed in business and in life. One thing about Daymond, he takes charge, and here he puts his own spin on our consumer culture and challenges us to change things up. ”
Mark Burnett
Famed Television Producer

Drawing on his own experiences on the cutting edge of the fashion business, as well as on his hard–won insights developed as a sought–after marketing consultant to global trendsetters and taste-makers, the author maintains that branding relationships have now seeped into every aspect of our lives, and that in order to survive and thrive in the marketplace consumers and aspiring professionals need to understand and nurture those relationships if they mean to get and keep ahead.

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Joseph Stiglitz in Vanity Fair – Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%

September 26, 2011 in Economy Speakers, Speakers for Business Groups

Americans have been watching protests against oppressive regimes that concentrate massive wealth in the hands of an elite few. Yet in our own democracy, 1 percent of the people take nearly a quarter of the nation’s income—an inequality even the wealthy will come to regret.

click here to see Joseph Stiglitz’s full article in Vanity Fair

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Margie Warrell The bestselling author of Find Your Courage

September 22, 2011 in Authors, Leadership speakers, Motivational Speakers, Speakers for Business Groups

Margie Warrell, An intrepid Australian, Margie is a bestselling author, master certified coach, media personality and dynamic speaker who empowers people globally to live more courageous lives.

The bestselling author of Find Your Courage(McGraw-Hill), Warrell has learned a lot about courage since her childhood growing up as one of seven children on a farm in rural Australia, to becoming an emerging leader in the human potential movement.

Along the way she has travelled to over 60 countries, venturing to places most people only read about – from the Sahara Desert to the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea; from refugee camps of the Palestinian West Bank to the primitive tribes of the Amazon rainforest.

A certified master coach and Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming with a background in Fortune 500 Business and Psychology, Warrell has built an international career on empowering individuals – and the organizations they work for – with the strategies they need to expand their vision, engage in bigger conversations and lead more courageously. Her client organizations include Best Buy, United Healthcare, British Telecom, ExxonMobil, NASA, Ernst & Young, Accenture, and AOL. She is also a guest lecturer to MBA students at Georgetown University.

With her down to earth Australian humor and working mother-of-four efficiency, Warrell gets to the heart of what holds people back in their business, careers, relationships, leadership and life. Warm and direct, Warrell has become a regular media guest on national television with appearances on The TODAY Show, FOX News, CNBC, and is the “Resident Coach” on Washington D.C.’s daily talk show Let’s Talk Live, and is a regular contributor to Forbes Magazine.

During the past decade, Warrell has witnessed what she considers a growing trend of “fear becoming the new normal” for many people. This has only served to fuel her passion in helping people become aware of areas where they are settling for less than they truly want, engage in bigger conversations, and expanding what they see as possible for themselves and the organizations for whome they work.


Speaking topics include:

Live and Lead Courageously:

Margie’s upbeat and down-to-earth Aussie style, fabulous stories and powerful message will challenge the minds, touch the hearts and ignite the spirits of your audience.

Margie has an extraordinary ability to get to the heart of the issues which keep people stuck and hinder them from fulfilling their full potential. Margie empowers the audience with fresh perspectives and practical strategies they can use immediately to rise above their fears and limiting beliefs and step into action to enjoy greater success, more fulfillment and a deeper sense of purpose in their relationships, career, business and life!

Margie’s speaking programs center around four key areas: Vision, Communication, Leadership and Life Balance.

Courageous Conversations:

Speak up to build influence, deepen trust and build more rewarding relationships.

Think Bigger, Live Bolder!

Harness the power of vision, unleash inner potential and create extra-ordinary results.

Choosing to Lead:

Lead from integrity. Affect lasting change from the inside out.

Living in Alignment:

Get back to basics with strategies to stay centered and sane despite the load on your plate.

The Resilience Advantage:

Master change, leverage adversity, soar above pressure and respond to adversity with ingenuity and strength.

Emotional Intelligence:

Building E.Q. to Motivate Employees, Improve Team Collaboration, and Produce Better Bottom-Line Results.

Click here to see Margie Warrell in action!

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David DeLong’s new book The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management

September 13, 2011 in Authors, Speakers for Business Groups

In The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management, David DeLong and Steve Trautman show leaders how to not only reduce the risks of talent shortages but also maximize the payoff of workforce and leadership development investments.

Based on real-world expertise and more than 70 interviews with senior executives and top-rated talent experts from innovative organizations such as Cisco, New York Life, P&G, Pfizer, Microsoft, Electronic Arts, and Kraft Foods, DeLong and Trautman show you how to:

  • Assess the talent management IQ of your leadership team
  • Accurately diagnose talent-related risks that threaten performance
  • Ensure your staff is implementing talent processes to drive business strategy
  • Evaluate and measure workforce and leadership investments
  • Cut turnover and time-to-productivity for new hires
  • Accelerate leadership development and the transfer of critical knowledge
  • Communicate cultural principles that will drive recruiting, development, and retention programs

Most Useful For

  • Senior leaders who want to know the practical steps they can take today to improve the impact of their talent management practices, programs, and processes.
  • Human resource managers who need useful tools and frameworks to collaborate more effectively with line executives on talent issues.
  • Middle managers challenged with solving talent management issues for their immediate team, while also preparing for positions in senior leadership.

The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management helps you take concrete steps that will ensure a ready workforce and leadership team. It shows time-starved executives how to translate their beliefs in the importance of investing in people into concrete actions that will improve business performance today!

David Delong

Dr. David DeLong is an acclaimed keynote speaker, researcher and consultant who helps organizations address the challenges of changing workforce demographics and the need for accelerated knowledge transfer. He is co-author of the new book The Executive Guide to High-Impact Talent Management from McGraw-Hill. He is also author of the widely-praised book Lost Knowledge: Confronting the Threat of an Aging Workforce.

Dr. DeLong is president of David DeLong & Associates. He is also a research fellow at the MIT AgeLab and an adjunct professor at Babson College. In recent years, he has conducted over 600 interviews in knowledge-intensive organizations seeking solutions for the management challenges posed by increased baby boomer retirements, mid-career turnover and looming skill shortages.

He has worked extensively with a wide range of organizations, providing keynote addresses, executive briefings and workshops for Microsoft, AMD, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, The Conference Board, Northwest Public Power Association, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, the Department of National Defence/Canadian Forces, the American Organization of Nurse Executives, as well as for hospital associations in Indiana and New Mexico.

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Yong Zhao Renowned Professor of Education, Author and sought after keynote speaker

September 12, 2011 in Speaker for Education Groups

Yong Zhao is currently Presidential Chair and Associate Dean for Global Education, College of Education at the University of Oregon, where he also serves as the director of the Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE). He is a fellow of the International Academy for Education.

Until December, 2010, Yong Zhao was University Distinguished Professor at the College of Education, Michigan State University, where he also served as the founding director of the Center for Teaching and Technology, executive director of the Confucius Institute, as well as the US-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence.

His research interests include educational policy, computer gaming and education, diffusion of innovations, teacher adoption of technology, computer-assisted language learning, and globalization and education.

Zhao has extensive international experiences. He has consulted with government and educational agencies and spoken on educational issues in many countries on six continents. His current work focuses on designing 21st Century Schools in the context of globalization and the digital revolution.


Zhao has published over 20 books and 100 articles. His most recent books include Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization and the Handbook of Asian Education. He has also developed computer software, including the award winning ZON the world’s first massively multi-player online role-playing game for studying Chinese.

Zhao was born in China’s Sichuan Province. He received his B.A. in English Language Education from Sichuan Institute of Foreign Languages in Chongqing, China in 1986. After teaching English in China for six years, he came to Linfield College as a visiting scholar in 1992. He then began his graduate studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1993. He received his A.M. in Education in 1994 and Ph.D. in 1996. He joined the faculty at MSU in 1996 after working as the Language Center Coordinator at Willamette University and a language specialist at Hamilton College.

His main messages are:

• Education should focus on developing children’s strengths, not “fixing their deficiencies.”
• Education is much more than the addition of instruction of course content, especially in a number of limited subjects.
• National standards/standardization have serious negative consequences.
• What makes a nation, a community strong is diversity of talents and creative citizens.
• To succeed in the globalized world, we need to cultivate global competences.

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Alan Beaulieu & Brian Beaulieu Co-authors of “MAKE YOUR MOVE”

September 8, 2011 in Economy Speakers, futurists, Speakers for Business Groups

“I wish I had known” is commonly heard after major economic disruptions. Make Your Move shows you how to spot future changes well in advance so you have plenty of time to take advantage of them. It’s packed with practical strategies and proven solutions that businesses of all sizes can immediately use to boost their bottom lines and strengthen their futures.

Make Your Move explains how to accurately forecast the economic cycles your business will face and prepare for them. In clear, easily understandable language, this practical, action-oriented book teaches you how to:

  • Understand the importance of the business cycle, what it is and how it works
  • Pinpoint what phase of the business cycle your business is in
  • Understand leading indicators and identify those that apply to you
  • Spot future changes in the business cycle well before they take place
  • Identify the specific steps you must take in each phase of the business cycle to capitalize on cyclical changes
Practical. Powerful. Proven. Make Your Move speaks directly to executive and senior level executives and critical decision makers. An indispensable book which reveals proven strategies that every business leader must know to succeed during challenging times and inevitable economic swings.

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