KEYGroup  is a management consulting and training firm in Pittsburgh, PA. It’s group of professionals include Fortune 500 executives, health care administrators, manufacturing managers, government/military supervisors, and community leaders who consult and train in the areas of performance management, employee development, and leadership. The two principals are Dr. Joanne Sujansky and Dr. Jan-Ferri Reed. Joanne is author of The Power of Partnering: Vision Commitment and Action (Pfeiffer and Company, 1991) and co-author of Training Games for Managing Change (McGraw Hill 1999). Jan has been designing and delivering customized management training programs for the firm since 1984 and serves as KEYGroup’s President.
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Tony Alessandra is recognized by Meetings and Conventions Magazine as “one of America’s most electrifying speakers.” Dr. Alessandra is a leading authority on bottom-line marketing tactics and on building business relationships for life. He is a published author with 13 books, has been featured in over 50 audio/video programs and films and also hosts the TPN/Primestar network talk show, Strictly Business. His topics include The Platinum Rule, Customer Loyalty, and Collaborative Selling.
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John Amatt has made presentations to over 1,800 corporate and professional audiences representing well in excess of 800,000 people in 44 countries around the world. Building on his lifetime of adventure and entrepreneurship, including as a leader and climber on Canada’s first successful Mt. Everest expedition, John uses the adventure metaphor to inspire and motivate audiences. His most popular presentation topics include No Mountain Too High: Challenging Change with the Adventure Attitude™, and Climbing Your Own Everest: What It Takes to Get to the Top.
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Sheila Murray Bethel, PH.D., CSP, CPAE is a globally acclaimed keynote and special events speaker who gets the results her clients want. Sheila delivers a powerful combination of expertise, substance, humor and inspiration with every presentation. Sheila brings a unique depth of sensitivity to her specialties of change, leadership, customer service and personal excellence. In the course of delivering 2,500 presentations in 11 nations, she has spoken to over one million people. Her client list reads like a global “Who’s Who” of Business, Trade Associations, Education and Government. Sheila is author of Making a Difference: 12 Qualities That Make You A Leader.
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Brian D. Biro is one of the nation’s foremost catalysts for transforming a “getting by” mentality to an infectious eager spirit. At the heart of his powerful presentations is an irrepressible belief in people. The author of the internationally acclaimed Beyond Success: The 15 Secrets of A Winning Life! (1995) and The Joyful Spirit: How to Become The Happiest Person You Know! Brian was rated #1 from over 40 speakers at the prestigious INC Magazine International Conference in Customer Service in 1997. Brian has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN’s Business Unusual and the Fox News Network. His most requested topics include Beyond Success and The Unstoppable Spirit, which create exciting new levels of teamwork within organizations.
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Kevin Carroll is a communications trainer, motivational speaker, speech coach, and corporate entertainer whose strengths include his ability to connect with his audience, motivate them, and transform objectives into useful skill sets. His most popular topic is Life's a Boomerang!: How to Positively Influence Others. Kevin's clients include Avis, Fleet Bank, Enviro-Tech, Pitney Bowes, the U.S. Postal Service, IBM, Chase Manhattan Bank, Met Life, Growmark, Sikorsky Aircraft, Blockbuster Video, and Hanscom Air Force Base.
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Jim Cathcart, CSP, CPAE founder and CEO of Cathcart Institute, has been training people worldwide for more than 20 years in ways to grow their businesses and expand their lives. He speaks on leadership, sales, new era business practices, business psychology and personal growth. As the author of twelve books, including The Acorn Principle™ and Relationship Selling™, and featured speaker at over 2000 conventions, Jim has impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. He is past president of the National Speakers Association and recipient of their highest awards including the Cavett Award and the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame Award.
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Kate Driesen President of Driesen & Associates specializes in helping employees sharpen their critical leadership skills to achieve performance excellence. These include training and speech topics that address management and leadership development, coaching, communication, and managing stress. The content of each of her program topics is enhanced by her superb presence and an almost magnetic rapport which she establishes with every group. Kate who has worked with companies throughout the U.S. and in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Great Britain, includes among her clients, Bristol-Myers Squibb, McGraw Hill, Toyota Motor Company, Verizon, Chevron, DKNY, Salvation Army, and numerous federal, state and local government agencies.
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Keith Harrell As president of Harrell Performance Systems, Keith has created a firm specializing in helping the corporate marketplace achieve and maintain its goals through the power of a positive attitude. Keith has shared his powerful message, Attitude Is Everything® with audiences around the world. Known across Corporate America for his energetic and innovative presentations, Keith counts IBM, Mattel, Aetna, Eli Lilly and Coca Cola among his repeat customers. His lively delivery compels participants to take a “fix-it” or “kick-it” approach toward desired changes in attitude, increased confidence, and productivity. In addition to his program, Attitude Is Everything, he has presented Making Performance Matter™, Embracing Change to Increase Effectiveness.
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Mark P. Steinberg  is president and founder of Steinberg and Associates, Human Resource Consultants. For over 15 years, he has designed and presented training programs and speeches that address the most critical issues associated with motivating workforces and increasing their productivity. Currently, Mark offers more than 30 different topics on leadership, customer service, communication, creativity and innovation, team building, business writing, and networking. Mark's programs are filled with business-relevant instruction conveyed in refreshing, inspirational ways. Clients cite his highly interactive presentations, creative audio/visual support, entertaining group exercises, and both conventional and unconventional instructional techniques.
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Peter Vidmar is a motivation speaker who was the premier male gymnast for the United States at the 1984 Olympics. With a perfect score of 10, Peter captured the Gold Medal on the pommel horse. His powerful speeches are artfully blended with live demonstrations on the pommel horse. Peter vividly describes the requirements for “The Perfect 10” with his presentation on ROV - Risk, Originality, and Virtuosity. Successful Meetings Magazine lists Peter Vidmar as one of the Top Ten Speakers in the country.
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Alan R. Zimmerman, PH.D., CSP, CPAE is president of the Zimmerman Communi-Care Network. As a motivational speaker and trainer Dr. Zimmerman has a unique talent for achieving enthusiastic interaction wherever he speaks. His custom-designed Programs for Peak Performance embrace the subjects of motivation, team building, risk, burnout, listening, communication, and customer service. He has spoken to more than a million people throughout the world and over 90% of his clients engage him for subsequent events. Dr. Zimmerman is one of the few people named “Distinguished Faculty Member” year after year by the Institute for Management Services.
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