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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 Cahill Associates is in The Business of Speaking.  It was founded in 1984 by Ellen and Paul Cahill.  They have coached and trained hundreds of business people, helping them to improve their speeches and business presentations in one-on-one situations; on the internet and by phone; and in all kinds of meetings with clients, management, peers and boards.  Their popular training programs and consulting address general and technical presentation skills, team presentations, product introductions and sales efforts.  They also offer a series of short, interactive programs for large groups including, How To Make Your Point In A Minute, The "Elevator Speech",  Avoiding "Geek" Speak, Presentations That Fail and Handling Questions.
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Barbara Carnes is a consultant, trainer, speaker and writer. She is the co-author of the books, Making Training Stick and Making Training Stick: A Training Transfer Field Guide. Before founding Carnes and Associates, Inc. in 1982, Barbara was a member of the training staff for a subsidiary of Sprint, Inc. Her extensive list of workshops include Emotional Intelligence, Managing Messages – E-mail, Voicemail and Faxes, Making Training Stick, Retaining Employees, and Mentoring.
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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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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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Sue Hershkowitz-Coore has spoken to more than one million people in 49 states and seven international venues.  “Energetic,” “enthusiastic,” and “practical” are the words most often used to describe her programs.  Presentations, which range from 90-minute keynotes to 4-hour breakouts, include Customer Communications: Email or Enailed?, Communicating When Communication is Difficult and Demanding, Power Sales Writing™, and From Success to Significance: Moving from Indistinguishable to Indispensable.  Sue is the author of Power Sales Writing: What Every Sales Person Must Know to Turn Prospects Into Buyers.
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Michael Lame co-founder of PROSPERO, LLC, specializes in leadership development, communications, presentation skills, and teambuilding. For over 20 years, Michael has provided companies strategic direction and focus, facilitated executive retreat sessions, designed and conducted programs in managerial effectiveness and consultative selling, and coached and mentored executives in persuasive speaking. PROSPERO programs are highly interactive, fast-paced, and engaging with extensive hands on personalized attention for each participant. Michael, who has worked with companies throughout the United States, Canada and England, includes among his clients, American Express, AT&T, Campbell's Soup, Caterpillar, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Mazda, Procter & Gamble, Sony, Tyco, and Watson Pharmaceuticals.
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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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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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