Art Cornwell is the president of The Boardroom, a Michigan-based consulting and training firm that specializes in showing business people how to improve their professional skills. Art has 30 years of experience, and has been a senior officer of five firms. An international speaker, and member of the National Speakers Association, Art has presented the principles contained in his book, Freeing the Corporate Mind: How to Spur Innovation in Business. One of his most popular workshop series is Leadership in the 21st Century, which covers eight different skill sets.
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Ritch Davidson Senior Vice Emperor of PLAYFAIR, Inc., presents his upbeat message about the importance of humor in the workplace to thousands of people each year. Participants discover the value of humor in promoting innovation, flexibility, and maximum profits. Clients, including DuPont, Charles Schwab, Pacific Bell, Duke Power, MCI, U.S. Air Force, Farm Equipment Association, and the Young Presidents Organization, cite Ritch as a superb and entertaining speaker who gains immediate rapport with his audience.
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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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James Mapes is a keynote speaker, seminar leader and author of Quantum Leap Thinking: An Owners Guide to the Mind. Over a million people have experienced the mental magic of his oneman show, Journey into the Mind's Eye: Hypnosis with an Edge. More than a hypnosis show, utilizing total audience participation, Jim directs audiences on an extraordinary adventure through mind-opening demonstrations. Employing hypnosis as a metaphor for belief systems, Mapes provides tools to reduce stress, manage change, increase motivation, create a safe environment for communication, clarify and set goals, and enhance creativity.
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Fran Solomon Senior Vice Empress of PLAYFAIR, Inc., is a highly popular motivational speaker who has been speaking to excited and enthusiastic audiences throughout the U.S. for over 15 years about the revitalizing effects of humor and play in the workplace. Her lighthearted, enlightened approach to work, life, and the community, “inoculates” organizations against typical workplace scourges: Chronic stress, lack of motivation, and uninspired customer service.
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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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Byron Stock guides organizations throughout the world toward excellence through his Emotional Intelligence Series of presentations and workshops. Using stories and humor, his high-energy presentations and workshops target today’s issues: Emotional Intelligence – Keys to Managing Change Effectively, Restoring Balance in a Chaotic Environment, Getting to the Heart of Performance. Byron’s clients are from manufacturing, financial services, information systems and technology, agriculture and food products, and healthcare.
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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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