Rich Horwath is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today best selling author on strategy. As the CEO of the Strategic Thinking Institute, he leads executive teams through the strategy process and has helped more than 50,000 managers around the world develop their strategic thinking skills. As a former chief strategy officer and professor of strategy, he brings both real-world experience and practical expertise to help groups build their strategy skills. Rich's work has been profiled on CNBC, Investor's Business Daily, CBS, NBC and FOX TV.

Patricia Harmon is an innovation consultant, business analyst and executive coach. She has conducted strategic and creative thinking workshops for North American organizations such as American Re-insurance Corporation, Estee Lauder, J P Morgan Chase, Merck & Co., Motorola and New York Times. Her assessment inventory includes multiple instruments such as emotional intelligence and the Innovation Leadership Questionnaire.

Patricia recently published The Mind of an Innovator, now being translated into Arabic and Chinese.

Kevin Sweeney is a combat veteran having flown missions in both Viet Nam and Desert Storm. He spent 23 years in the Air Force and Air National Guard attaining the rank of Lt. Colonel. Kevin is the only pilot to have landed a plane successfully with the 2 engines ripped off the left wing during a night combat mission in Desert Storm. Recognized for providing, “the finest piece of airmanship to have occurred during the entire Gulf War,” by General Charles Horner, top commander of Allied Air Forces during the Gulf War, Kevin is also the recipient of the United States Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, a medal awarded to fewer than 1% of pilots. Featured in Reader's Digest and on the A&E channel, Kevin is also the author of 2 books, has held executive positions in sales and operations for a Fortune 50 corporation and serves as a university adjunct professor.

Dr. Edward E. Hubbard, President and CEO of Hubbard & Hubbard, Inc., an International Business Performance Consulting Corp. specializing in Business Improvement, Diversity Return on Investment (DROI®) Measurement/Analytics, and organizational development.  Author of more than 59 DEI ROI and Business-related books, Dr. Hubbard is an expert in Organizational Analysis, ROI Measurement, Strategic Planning, and more. Dr. Hubbard was an honoree at the Inaugural International Society of Diversity and Inclusion Professionals Living Legends of Diversity Award Ceremony in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico where he received the “Living Legends of Diversity Award” for creating the “Diversity ROI Analytics” and “Diversity Measurement Fields and their associated Disciplines” and is recognized globally as the creator of these unique sciences and fields of study. 

Dr. Hubbard received the “Excellence in Global Leadership Award” from the World HRD Congress (the highest individual professional award given), the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences, the Sentry Award from the U.S. Pentagon, and many others.

Dr. Hubbard serves on the Harvard Business Review, Diversity Executive Magazine and Strategic Diversity & Inclusion Management (SDIM) magazine Editorial Advisory Boards and serves on the Board of Directors for The Ohio State University African American Alumni Society. He also holds a Practitioner Certification and Master Practitioner Certification in Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), a Neuroscience discipline. Dr. Hubbard earned Bachelors, Masters Degrees from The Ohio State University and earned a Ph.D. with Honors in Business Administration.

Dr. Kimberly Alyn is a human behavior expert, a best-selling author, and an international professional speaker. She is the author of eleven books including "Building Better Teams," "How to Inspire People to Achieve More," "How to Give a Butt Kicking Presentation," and "Discover Your Inner Strength" (with contributors Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, and Brian Tracy). An advocate of life long learning, Dr. Alyn has her bachelors degree in business management, her masters degree in organizational management, and her doctorate degree in organizational management with a specialty in leadership. Dr. Alyn has over 20 years of experience with speaking, training, educating, and entertaining audiences.

Kim Ruyle is president of Inventive Talent Consulting, a Florida-based firm that provides strategic talent management services.  Kim, an associate in Korn Ferry’s Global Associate Network, has than thirty years of experience in HR, OD, and general management.  Previously, he served as VP of Research & Development for Korn Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting.  A frequent conference speaker, Kim has published dozens of articles and book chapters, served on expert panels and editorial boards, and authored or coauthored five books on talent management. He holds three master’s degrees and a PhD and has completed an Executive Certificate in Applied NeuroLeadership.

A member of the prestigious Speaker Hall of Fame, Barbara Glanz, CSP, CPAE, works with organizations that want to improve morale, retention, and service.  Using her Master’s degree in Adult Learning, she has spoken on all 7 continents and in all 50 states.  She has authored fourteen best-selling business books, including “The Simple Truths of Service Inspired by Johnny the Bagger®”, co-authored with Ken Blanchard, “The Simple Truths of Appreciation,” CARE Packages for the Workplace – Dozens of Little Things You Can Do to Regenerate Spirit at Work,” and “180 Ways to Spread Contagious Enthusiasm™.” She lives and breathes her personal motto, “Spreading Contagious Enthusiasm™.”  She has been a popular speaker at the national SHRM conferences since 1997.  You can reach her at www.barbaraglanz.com.

 

George C. Fraser is a highly sought after global speaker, bestselling author and successful entrepreneur. He is the CEO of FraserNet, Inc., a company he founded 25 years ago. He has held leadership positions at Procter & Gamble, United Way and Ford. Dr. Fraser has written numerous articles on “networking”, building effective relationships and economic development in minority communities. He has authored 3 critically acclaimed bestsellers, most recently; Click:10 Truths for Building Extraordinary Relationships (McGraw-Hill 2009). His views are solicited by media as diverse as CNN and the Wall Street Journal. The prestigious publication Vital Speeches of the Day has selected, reprinted and distributed five of Dr. Fraser’s speeches, a first for any professional speaker in America. He has been on the cover of 5 national magazines and was named one of the Top 50 Power Brokers in Black America. He has been married for 40 years and has two sons. He resides in Cleveland, Ohio.