Michele Molitor
CEO
Nectar Consulting, Inc.
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Michele Molitor, CPCC, PCC is the CEO of Nectar Consulting, Inc. Working with executives and entrepreneurs worldwide, Michele brings over 24 years of experience, strategic business savvy and intuitive insights to her clients. Her unique, inside-out approach serves as a catalyst to challenge status quo thinking, eliminate blockages to success, and helps her clients enhance their capacity as a leader, build high performing teams and exponentially increase bottom line results.

As a nationally recognized inspirational speaker, certified executive coach, consultant, trainer, and author, Michele will light you up on her mission to assist you in becoming an extraordinary leader.  

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Chuck Roberts
president & CEO
Performance Management Group, Inc.
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Chuck Roberts understands the challenges facing private and government organizations well, having more than thirty-five years of experience working in and consulting to organizations ranging from start-ups to annual budgets of over $70 billion, and serving in roles that have included COO, CFO, and CEO. 

He’s best known as a change agent who helps organizations increase revenue and profitability, leads strategic, tactical, and financial planning and new initiatives, implements best practices, and performs turnarounds, reorganizations, and acquisitions. Chuck has authored two books and more than 50 published articles, and is the Founder, President, and CEO of Performance Management Group, Inc.

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Carita Ducre
managing partner
Insight Strategies
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Carita Ducre is a Managing Partner at Insight Strategies, Inc. For 15 years, she has worked with employees and leaders alike on simplifying workplace communication. Carita’s dynamic presentations and customized training sessions are energetic and interactive, providing tools that can immediately improve communication at work—and even at home! An accomplished writer, Carita has written more than 250 business-related communications, including writing for the C-Suite.

She holds a BA in English from the University of Notre Dame and an e-Learning Instructional Design certificate from the Association for Talent Development (ATD).

Carita also provides one-on-one coaching to achieve effective business results.

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Heather Christie
president
Evolve Global
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Heather Christie is a Certified Executive & Leadership Coach, Professional Speaker and "Recovering Attorney". She has consulted with hundreds of companies and addressed thousands of people in her talks and workshops over the last 12 years.  Prior to founding her Leadership Coaching firm, Evolve Global, Heather was Partner in a prominent Chicago law firm where she practiced as an international lobbyist. She co-authored the book “Bootstrap Business”. Heather has been recognized nationally and globally as a leader in the executive coaching industry. She is President-Elect of the National Speakers Association South Florida Chapter. You can find her at www.HeatherChristie.com.

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Diane Windingland
speaker/author
Small Talk Big Results
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Diane Windingland is the author of several books on communication skills including Small Talk Big Results, Perfect Phrases for Ice Breakers, and Cat Got Your Tongue? Powerful Public Speaking Skills.  Originally trained as an engineer, she now speaks for organizations that want to help their people have better, more profitable conversations and presentations. She also coaches business professionals on how to create dynamic and engaging presentations in high stakes communications.

As a member of Toastmasters International, she has achieved the organization's highest educational award for public speaking and leadership, Distinguished Toastmaster and is the District Director for District 6 Toastmasters.

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Karlyn Borysenko
Principal
Zen Workplace
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Dr. Karlyn Borysenko is the force behind Zen Workplace. An organizational psychologist and executive/performance coach, she is a leader in integrating mindfulness strategies at work to increase productivity and creativity, reduce stress, and create better work experiences. Her practice is based in the greater Boston area and serves clients all over the world. She holds an MBA and a PhD in Psychology, is an experienced trainer and facilitator, coach, and award-winning speaker. Karlyn is a contributor to Forbes.com and the author of Zen Your Work: Create your ideal work experience through mindful self-mastery.

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Bill Benjamin
partner
The Institute for Health and Human Potential
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Bill has a rare perspective – he has advanced degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science and has 25 years of real-world business experience as a senior leader. Bill is very authentic about the fact that he struggled early in his career as a leader when he was under pressure. He shares how he has been able to apply the very same techniques he teaches to become a better leader (and husband and father) himself.

In addition to using his background in sales to motivate and inspire audiences, Bill leverages his Mathematics and technical background to take a practical and scientific approach to helping people understand how the brain responds under pressure, and how that can help increase leadership and performance.
 
Bill is a partner at the Institute for Health and Human Potential (IHHP), a successful international research and training company, named one of the “Fastest Growing Companies” in the “Fast 100” ranking in PROFIT Magazine.
 
Bill also contributed to the New York Times and Amazon bestselling book Performing Under Pressure, co-authored by IHHP’s JP Pawliw-Fry and noted psychologist Hendrie Weisinger.
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Jan McKenzie
executive coach
Speechworks
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Jan is a Leadership Consultant who partners with leaders to drive business results. Previously Director of Learning at The Weather Channel, Jan has received the John O Wynne Leadership Award, The Cable and Telecommunications Best Practices Award, and has authored two books endorsed by leadership experts Stephen M R Covey and Dr. Ken Blanchard. A summa cum laude graduate of GSU and Georgia Tech Guest Lecturer, Jan is a contributing author in Center for Creative Leadership’s Developing Your Conflict Competence.

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Jan McKenzie
executive coach
Speechworks
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Jan is a Leadership Consultant who partners with leaders to drive business results. Previously Director of Learning at The Weather Channel, Jan has received the John O Wynne Leadership Award, The Cable and Telecommunications Best Practices Award, and has authored two books endorsed by leadership experts Stephen M R Covey and Dr. Ken Blanchard. A summa cum laude graduate of GSU and Georgia Tech Guest Lecturer, Jan is a contributing author in Center for Creative Leadership’s Developing Your Conflict Competence.

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Morag Barrett
CEO and founder
SkyeTeam
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Morag is a sought out speaker and author of Cultivate. The Power of Winning Relationships. As the CEO of SkyeTeam, an international HR and leadership development firm, she’s had the opportunity to support more than 3,000 leaders, from 20 countries and on 4 continents. She’s a regular contributor to CIO.com, Entrepreneur.com and the American Management Association.

Morag's global experiences result in a rich and challenging learning experience. Morag understands the challenges of running a business as well as the complexities of leading and managing the people that are part of that business.

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