DAN THURMON
Dan Thurmon began his entrepreneurial career when he was eleven years old after learning to juggle at a Renaissance Festival. That one event uncovered a passion for engaging and inspiring audiences that has only grown over time. As an entertainer, Dan has appeared at thousands of events across the country and overseas. He has shared the stage with acts such as The Commodores, Dave Koz, The Neville Brothers, Bella Fleck, Frankie Avalon and Kool and the Gang. He has also appeared many times on national television, including The Late Show with David Letterman. Dan is president of Motivation Works, Inc., an international speaking and entertainment firm. He teaches audiences how to manage the demands of their busy lives with increased focus and decisive action. His unique speaking style, Speaking with Visual ImpactTM, utilizes all of his skills, blending meaningful content with emotionally charged performances.
VICTORIA LABALME
For more than 20 years, Victoria Labalme has been entertaining, educating, and inspiring audiences around the world. Her unique "Theatrical Keynotes"TM are a dynamic and engaging blend of customized comedy, acting, movement, original witty film clips, and cutting edge commentary. She's like nothing you've seen before...and like nothing your audiences have experienced before. In her interactive, high-content programs, people find themselves laughing, learning, and reconnecting with their co-workers in an entirely new way. Refreshing, fun, and down to earth, Victoria inspires audiences to connect, communicate, and come alive. Her appearances in HBO's "Sex & The City"; film documentaries (directed by Academy Award Nominees); numerous television commercials (including a Super Bowl spot); NBC & Fox news interviews; ABC/Good Morning America's stage; advanced training with the legendary mime Marcel Marceau; and scores of performances at high-profile comedy clubs and theater festivals across the country have provided the toughest test of her talent. Through it all, Victoria has uncovered a rare ability to connect with every audience to open minds and hearts to her message.
BRAD SUGARS
Brad Sugars is a world-renowned entrepreneur, author, and business coach who has helped nearly a million clients around the world find business success. Brad is the founder of Action International, a global network of business coaches with nearly 1,000 offices worldwide. Brand and the Action International team have refined over 500 business strategies and systems that are used by Action business coaches on six continents. A self-made multimillionaire and business development expert, Brad helps you identify your company's hidden "gold mines," dramatically boost your bottom line, and get on the fast track to big profits. And best of all, these crystal-clear, bite-sized lessons can be put to work in your business immediately. He is also the best selling author of Instant Cashflow, The Business Coach, and The Real Estate Coach.
BRIAN PARSLEY
Brian Parsley is a Certified Professional Behavior Analyst who speaks to companies on sales, customer loyalty, and employee retention. Pulling from his experience as Chairman of the national online recruitment site, USAhire.com; his extensive background in the temporary staffing business; and as COO of BuyGitomer, Inc., Brian knows what it takes to create environments that increase revenue while keeping employees and customers loyal. Brian's seminars provide real-world insights into the connection between employee behavior and bottom-line results. He travels the country educating managers and employees on the importance of sales, customer loyalty, and employee retention - and how it affects their organizations. His clients include Ferguson Enterprises, BMW, Centex Homes, Fidelity & Trust Bank, Met Life, Decision One Mortgage, Principal Financial, Snelling Personnel, VPD, Blockbuster, New World Restaurant Group, Trader Publishing, and many more. Brian's passion for serving is evident in all aspects of his life. He has spent six years volunteering as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in Charlotte, and was recently named one of Charlotte’s Top 40 Executives under 40 years old. Brian is also the author of inspHIREd: Novel Ideas for Novel Leaders.
GIOVANNI LIVERA
For those of you still clinging to the traditional idea of a biography, let it be known that Giovanni found his "passion path" in life when he was seven years old and performed his first paid magic experience at the age of 10. While in his early twenties, he produced and performed an entertainment concept for the Orlando Magic NBA franchise that filled the stands with fans and established him as both a superior showman and innovative entrepreneur. Today, Giovanni’s unparalleled ability to motivate and transform people and organizations has made him one of the most sought-after corporate entertainers in America, and his spectacular message has electrified over half of the country’s Fortune 500 companies. In addition to his latest printed experience, Live A Thousand Years, Giovanni has authored three books and was recently nominated to the prestigious National Speaker’s Hall Of Fame. He is also only one of five people in history to have received the coveted Gold Cups Award by the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Giovanni has been creating meaningful experiences for audiences of all sizes for more than two decades. He invites you now to join the experience.
THE PASSING ZONE
Take two guys with chain saws. Put them in tights, throw in a Garden Weasel®, and what do you get? Well, it's kind of hard to explain. But they're called The Passing Zone, and they'll amaze you. And make you laugh. They juggle. Jugglers have been around for thousand of years. But Jon Wee and Owen Morse are different. They really are. And not just because they wear tights while tossing gasoline-powered destruct-o-devices at each other. They're funny, real funny. And they've got class. So much class that they were asked to perform at The Royal Command Performance for Prince Charles in London. They break things. Lots of things. Like five Guinness World Records. And they've won eighteen gold medals from the International Jugglers Association – more than any other team in the world. They've appeared on television shows you've actually watched (The Tonight Show) in movies you've actually seen (The Addams Family), and at venues you've actually heard of (Caesar's Palace and the MGM Grand).They've been featured at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, on MADtv, and on Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular. They've wowed them at IBM, McDonald's, and Hewlett Packard. And they've performed with Bob Hope, Bob Newhart, Rita Rudner, and Tony Bennett.
JEFFREY GITOMER
Chief Executive Salesman, Jeffrey Gitomer is a creative, on the edge writer and speaker whose expertise on sales, customer loyalty, and personal development is world renowned. He delivers 120 presentations, seminars, and keynote addresses every year that are funny, insightful, in your face, real world, off the wall, and on the money. Jeffrey's books have sold millions of copies and have appeared on more than 500 bestseller lists worldwide. His last six titles all reached #1 on amazon.com, and on September 15th, 2006, four books appeared simultaneously on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller List, a record for any author in the Journal's 117-year history. His syndicated column, Sales Moves, appears in business journals across North America and Europe, and puts him in front of 4.5 million readers every week. Sales Caffeine, Jeffrey's cutting-edge information-packed ezine, reaches 350,000 weekly readers. His e-commerce website, gitomer.com, and his e-learning site, trainone.com, get more than 125,000 visitors every month. Jeffrey's philosophy is simple: give value first, strive to be the best at what you love to do, help others, and establish long term relationships with everyone. When you love what you do, all your days are the same – they're holidays.
