John Mattone is the world’s top executive coach and the founder of four exceptional coaching and leadership development companies, John Mattone Global (JMG), Intelligent Leadership Executive Coaching (ILEC), Intelligent Leadership Online Academy (ILOA), and IL Coaching International (ILCI). The holding company, John Mattone Partners, Inc. (JMP), owns an industry leading 14 registered IP trademarks awarded by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
For the fourth time in the past five years–2019, 2020, 2021, and 2023 the research organization, Globalgurus.org, recently awarded John Mattone with the prestigious world’s #1 coaching authority ranking followed by Tony Robbins at #2. In 2017 and 2018, John was recognized as one of the top three coaching authorities in the world alongside Tony Robbins and Marshall Goldsmith. He was also a finalist for the 2017 Thinkers50 Leadership Award recognizing the world’s top leadership authority and thinker.
John Mattone is the pioneer of Intelligent Leadership (IL), a transformative, results-oriented leadership growth philosophy and process that ignites, cultivates, and polishes an individual’s heart, mind, and soul in support of creating an exceptional leadership and cultural capability in an organization. The IL “Movement” began in 2010. Since then, John Mattone’s IL coaching philosophy, process, and tools have transformed the lives of nearly one million people and impacted the success of thousands of organizations from every corner of the globe-53 countries to date.
Dr. Peter Chee is the CEO of ITD World, a multinational corporation with the mission of transforming leaders to change the world for the better. He specializes in coaching, developing, and transforming, CEOs, CXOs and senior global leaders from world leading organizations including Intel, United Nations, Rolls Royce, Siemens, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Micron, First Solar, UOB Bank, LinkedIn, Adobe, Schneider, Mitsubishi, and Western Digital. Peter ranks among the top global coaching gurus with more than 35 years’ experience in developing leaders from over 80 countries. He was awarded the #1 Strategic Innovation Coach by Dr Marshall Goldsmith.
He is the co-author of the #1 International Best Seller 5 Levels of Mastery with the world’s #1 Executive Coach Marshall Goldsmith. He has also co-authored Coaching for Breakthrough Success with Jack Canfield; 12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence with Brian Tracy; and Becoming an Effective Mentoring Leader and The Leader’s Daily Role in Talent Management with Dr. William J. Rothwell.
Brenda Bence is sought after across six continents as a transformational C-Suite Leadership Coach for dozens of the world’s most recognized multinational companies/organizations. Having led billion-dollar global businesses herself as a Fortune 100 senior executive, Brenda brings to her coaching practice firsthand knowledge of the leadership challenges faced in today’s fast-paced world. She has coached hundreds of leaders from 60 nationalities across 70 different industries and has also served as Coach and Advisor to Board Chairs and CEOs of multiple publicly traded companies on the NYSE, NASDAQ, London Stock Exchange, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Brenda is recognized by Thinkers50 as a World Leader in Coaching and is a member of Marshall Goldsmith’s MG100 Coaches Community.
Brenda has inspired hundreds of thousands of people worldwide through her coaching and speaking engagements and as the author of 11 award-winning books, seven of which have been translated into foreign languages for international markets. Trusted by many of the world’s most recognized companies – 95% of which engage her services repeatedly – Brenda is at the global forefront of international leadership coaching.
Tony Robbins is an entrepreneur, #1 NY Times bestselling author, philanthropist, and the nation’s #1 life & business strategist. He has empowered more than 50 million people from 100 countries around the world through his audio programs, educational videos, and live seminars. For more than four and a half decades, millions of people have enjoyed the warmth, humor, and transformational power of Tony’s business and personal development events.
Mr. Robbins is the author of six international bestsellers, including the 2014 New York Times #1 financial bestseller, MONEY: Master the Game and UNSHAKEABLE: Your Financial Freedom Playbook (2017). His most recent book, LIFE FORCE: How New Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine Can Transform the Quality of Your Life and Those You Love, was released in February 2022.
Mr. Robbins is involved in more than 100 privately held businesses with combined sales exceeding $7 billion a year. He has been honored by Accenture as one of the “Top 50 Business Intellectuals in the World,” by Harvard Business Press as one of the “Top 200 Business Gurus,” and by American Express as one of the “Top Six Business Leaders in the World.” Fortune magazine’s cover article named him the “CEO Whisperer,” and he has been named in the Top 50 of Worth Magazine’s 100 most powerful people in global finance for three consecutive years.
Dr. Marcia Reynolds, Master Certified Coach and president of Covisioning LLC, is passionate about coaching and teaching how to engage in powerful conversations that connect, influence, and activate change. She has provided coaching and training in 47 countries, to thousands coaches and leaders online, is on faculty for coaching schools in the US, Asia, and Eastern Europe.
From government agencies and large multi-national companies, she’s been hired by organizations around the globe to teach leaders to create coaching experiences, not just because of her highly engaging presentations but because of her ability to inspire people to change minds and behavior. Her foundational and mastery Breakthrough Coaching programs on the Coaching.com platform provide advanced skills and community for coaches around the world. She was recently awarded the Coaching Impact Award for Emerging Organizations for working with her client AEON Vietnam to transform their culture and accelerate their success with coaching even through the pandemic, an amazing feat for a retail corporation!
Will Linssen, MBA, MSc
“Making Change Happen for a Triple Win” is the foundation based on which Will provides top executives with effective business solutions and practical leadership applications that deliver measurable results for their specific organizational challenges, resulting in a triple win for leaders, their teams and their business. Will has more than 30 years of in-depth experience in executive positions and managing businesses in Europe, North America, and Asia. After his executive leadership career, Will built the world’s #1 international coaching network which evolved into the Global Coach Group (GCG) where he is currently the CEO (globalcoachgroup.com).
Will Linssen was a co-recipient of the award for #1 Coach Trainer by Thinkers50 (UK) and #1 Global Leadership Coach by Global Gurus (USA). Furthermore, Will Linssen has co-authored the Global Coaching Group methodology. For over two decades he has been working with executive teams to measurably improve their leadership and organizational effectiveness. He has held several positions in general management and business management at multinational companies in Europe, North America, and Asia and he has served at the board of several multinationals in Asia. Will travels the globe training executive coaches and coaching business leaders in using GCG’s highly effective 360Feedforward Coaching methodology (globalcoachgroup.com/certification-program).
Nankhonde Kasonde-van den Broek is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC/ICF), development activist and entrepreneur.
She is the Founder and Lead Consultant at Nankhonde Kasonde Consultancy, Founder and Creative Director at KHONDE (www.khondezambia.com), Founder and CEO at ZANGA African Metrics (www.zangametrics.com).
Following a decade working in international development and international finance globally with the United Nations and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB & Malaria, she returned to Zambia to pursue her purpose and desire to contribute to her country’s economy and the wider African development agenda.
Nankhonde is an internationally certified Executive Coach & Organizational change architect. She has over 20 years of experience supporting multinationals, international organizations and Governments. She is an accomplished professional with a wealth of African, international and multicultural experience in designing and leading large-scale change across multiple sectors. She has lived and worked in New York, Geneva, Dakar and Lilongwe. She has travelled extensively and supported programmes across Africa and South East Asia.
for more than 20 years, Connie Dieken dedicated herself to journalism as a television news anchorwoman, reporter, broadcast personality, and talk show host, including co-hosting The Morning Exchange, America’s longest running television talk show. She is a multiple Emmy award-winning and Telly award-winning journalist and her excellence has led to her induction to the Radio/Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Connie has represented more than 50 companies as their spokesperson, including Intel, Sealy, GE, American Greetings, Ernst and Young and Goodyear. Connie spent her career with the most successful and influential people in business and entertainment and recognized a pattern to their success. After years of research, she learned the common traits each of these people shared, and discovered people could learn how to be influential with the right training.
Armed with unique insight into the power that influence has over each of us, she developed a proven methodology to transform any leader or executive into an influencer. In 2000, she founded onPoint Communication to train leaders and emerging leaders in critical influential leadership, communication, media and presentation skills. For nearly 12 years, Connie has been the trusted executive coach and advisor to many leaders who run the world’s most recognizable brands. She has become the most respected and in-demand executive coach, keynote speaker, author and authority on learning the skills needed to become an influential personality in all forms of leadership and communication.
Connie is the author and co-author of five books, dedicated to teaching individuals influential leadership, communication and presentation techniques. Her most recent bestselling book, Talk Less, Say More: 3 Habits to Influence Others and Make Things Happen, takes Connie’s knowledge, research and experience coaching high-powered leaders and condenses it into a fast-paced, no-nonsense guide to teach anyone to be an influential communicator with anyone, anywhere.
Recognized as the #1 executive coach in the world by Leading Global Coaches, Peter Bregman coaches CEOs and senior leaders in many of the world’s premier organizations. Having started his career teaching leadership on wilderness and mountaineering expeditions, Peter is CEO of Bregman Partners, an executive coaching company that helps successful people become exceptional leaders and stellar human beings.
Peter is ranked as a Top 30 thought leader by Thinkers 50 Radar and selected as one of the Top 8 thought leaders in leadership. He is ranked by Global Guru’s as one of the top 30 best Coaches in the world and one of the top 30 best leadership speakers/trainers in the world. He is the award-winning, best selling author and contributor of 18 books, including most recently, Leading with Emotional Courage: How to Have Hard Conversations, Create Accountability, and Inspire Action on Your Most Important Work. His book, 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller, winner of the Gold medal from the Axiom Business Book awards, named the best business book of the year by NPR, and selected by Publisher’s Weekly and the New York Post as a top ten business book. He is also the author of Four Seconds: All the Time You Need to Replace Counter-Productive Habits with Ones That Really Work, a New York Post “Top Pick for Your Career” in 2015, and Point B: A Short Guide to Leading a Big Change.
PAUL MARTINELLI travels the globe spreading the word about unleashing one’s true potential and the power of what the mind can truly accomplish. His plain-spoken wisdom immediately connects with individuals and groups from all backgrounds. From humble and difficult beginnings, Paul learned to tap into his own true potential and became a multimillionaire. Now he shares his life changing message through workshops, retreats, seminars, webinars, coaching services, and keynote speeches. Paul is also a master at training others how to become skilled personal development coaches and platform speakers.
Sharon Sayler, MBA, PCC is a communications and body language expert affectionately dubbed “the difficult people whisperer.” She is an international trainer, best-selling author and founder of the strategic communications firm Competitive Edge Communications — a company devoted to teaching professionals around the world how to be courageous leaders using critical observational, behavioral and communication skills, both verbally and nonverbally.
As a sought-after consultant, Ms. Sayler trains professionals on a wide range of leadership communications, conflict management, and team dynamics topics, and has presented to such notable organizations as Delta Airlines, Yale Graduate School of Management, South Florida Business Journal, Oregon Governor’s Occupational Safety & Health Conference, Women’s Executive Leadership Council, and the International Coaching Federation.
Ms. Sayler is a published author of several books, with a perennial favorite being ‘What Your Body Says and How to Master the Message’ published by Wiley. She has appeared in many prominent media outlets such as Forbes, Investors Business Daily, The Wall Street Journal, and Readers Digest to name a few…. Ms. Sayler has discovered how to easily change your outcomes with just a few simple communication tweaks and shares it in a complimentary ebook titled ‘Five Little Known Things You Do That Affect How Others See You’ which you can find at www.SharonSayler.com/gift/
Cesar Castro is a distinguished expert in strategic storytelling and communication, renowned for his ability to transform complex ideas into compelling narratives that captivate audiences. His journey into the realm of effective communication began in his youth when, as a shy child who had recently moved to the United States, he was prompted by a teacher to share a story in front of his class. Despite his initial apprehension, this experience unveiled to him the profound impact of storytelling, igniting a lifelong passion for the art.
Over the years, Cesar has dedicated himself to mastering the craft of storytelling and has become a sought-after consultant and coach for numerous leading companies across Latin America, including Santander, Itau, Walmart, PepsiCo, MetLife, and MasterCard. His conviction is that anyone can become an exceptional communicator by harnessing the power of strategic storytelling.
PhD, B.Econ, B.Mus, M.App.Sc, Grad. Dip.Mus, L.Mus.A (Winner RMIT’s Vice Chancellor’s Research Award for Innovation)
While completing her awarded PhD, Louise observed a missing ingredient in corporate leadership, an understanding of the mind-body-voice connection she calls Vocal Intelligence. By helping people to develop the skills behind each she is able to create discernible, positive change. Added to her understanding of the psychology behind high-stake engagements and the structures for handling emotion, these became the foundation of the Mahler Method, a program for leaders who wish to excel.
Mahler is an expert in body language, voice and emotion, with a PhD in business, and degrees and masters in organisational psychology as well as music. Her skills as a master practitioner in neuro-linguistic programming combine with her professional performance experience on the worldwide opera stage to give her a unique perspective on what presence and authority entail.
Dorie Clark has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. Clark, a consultant and keynote speaker, teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School.
Recognized as a “branding expert” by the Associated Press, Fortune, and Inc. magazine, she is the author of Entrepreneurial You (Harvard Business Review Press,), Reinventing You, and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of 2015 by Inc. magazine and one of the Top 10 Business Books of the Year by Forbes. It was also a Washington Post bestseller. Her books have been translated into Russian, Chinese, Arabic, French, Polish, Korean, Spanish, Italian, Vietnamese, and Thai.
Michelle Tillis Lederman, one of Forbes Top 25 Networking Experts, is the author of four books including the internationally known, The 11 Laws of Likability and her latest The Connectors Advantage. Her books Heroes Get Hired and Nail The Interview, Land The Job help service members, new grads, returning parents and other integrate into the workforce.
Michelle is the founder and CEO of Executive Essentials, which provides customized communications and leadership coaching and training programs. Michelle believes real relationships lead to real results and specializes in teaching people how to communicate with confidence, clarity, and connection.
Ric Phillips is a well-known communications expert with a background in sociology, psychology, coaching, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) and body language analysis. Ric is Canada’s 1st Communication Coach, and in 2007 founded 3V Communications – a company that takes a holistic approach to customized communication skills coaching and training. He teaches at York University, is senior staff and instructor with York Entrepreneurship Development Institute, a frequent conference speaker, TEDx speaker, author, and on the leadership team of a communications-focused non-profit called NCCA Canada.
Ric has been writing articles, ebooks and blogging since 2006, and is often quoted in the media, giving his expert analysis of public speaking, body language and other communication techniques of professionals, politicians and celebrities. Though located in Toronto, Canada, he’s had the honour to conduct training globally, from NYC to Paris, Moscow to Tel Aviv, and many other cities along the way.
Areas of expertise:
•Interpersonal Communications •Team-Building & Leadership •Public Speaking, Body Language & Presentations/Pitching •Customer Service •Business Communications.
Frank Luntz is an expert in the field of communication. He is the consultant for international companies in developing a strategy to win the hearts of customers. Frank is also an adviser for political parties, pollster and strategist for the Republican Party. He is the author of The New York Times best seller Words that Work Its Not What You Say Its What People Hear. Now out in paperback, the book explores the art and science of language creation and was awarded the 2008 Audie Award for the best business information educational audiobook of the year.
He also authored another book What Americans Really Want Really which has been nominated for the 2010 Audie Award for the years best non fiction audiobook.
Henrik Fexeus is an author, communications specialist, and performer of edutainment. He has brought new practical meaning to the phrase “mind reading” and reveals skills in nonverbal communication, body language, and psychological influence. Henrik has studied communication techniques and mental skills like NLP, hypnosis, acting, magic, and psychology, and is renowned for his understanding of influence in the media, advertising, propaganda and memetics. He is currently touring with his mind-reading show and has been hosting his own TV-show in conjunction with Sweden’s largest broadcaster.
Henrik is the award winning author of six best selling books: The Art of Reading Minds (AKA The Upper Hand) (2007), When You Do What I want You To (2008), Everybody Gets Some (2009), How To Get Mental Superpowers (2011), Better Social Skills In 1 Hour (2012), and Get Creative In 1 Hour(2012). His books have been translated into 28 languages. Henrik wrote and hosted two seasons of the internationally recognized TV show Mind Storm (2007-2009) for Swedish Television, and was a jury member of Sweden’s Got Talent 2011.
Simon is one of the world’s top speechwriters. He first became a speechwriter in the late 1990s working for Tony Blair’s Cabinet. He has since written speeches for the CEOs of some of the biggest companies in the world including Unilever, HSBC and InterContinental Hotels Group. He is the author of several best-selling books on communication, including CONNECT! How to inspire, influence and energise anyone, anywhere, anytime, WH Smith’s ‘Business Book of the Month’ in Summer 2022. Simon is an Executive Fellow of Henley Business School, lectures on Creative Writing at Cambridge University and regularly appears on BBC News discussing speeches. He is also a renowned public speaker himself: his 2016 ‘Speak Like A Leader’ TEDx Verona talk has been watched more than four million times.
Simon regularly gives keynote speeches at major conferences around the world, as well as delivering bespoke workshops in ‘The Language of Leadership’. He also hosts regular training courses in Creative Speechwriting and Advanced Speechwriting at the Groucho Club in London. If you would like to speak to Simon, please do DM any time.
Tonya Reiman is a speaker, author and trainer who specializes in body languages. She is a regular contributor in providing analysis and knowledge about communication through major network channels and popular media such as Fox News Channel, CNN, Access Hollywood, Cosmopolitan, Life Style, Time Magazine and Wall Street Journal. Her interest in the field of body language began when a professor of psychology came nose to nose with her in order to demonstrate the significance of personal space. She later graduated from the Pace University and continued her studies in communication until she graduated from the State University of New York in Communication.
With her skills for over a decade Tonya has delivered practical content in her keynotes seminars and workshops to help many companies to grow better and to establish effective communication.
Sam’s work has been featured in New York Times, Fast Company, Investors Business Daily, MSNBC, Forbes, INC, Foreign Service Journal, NPR, and Huffington Post.
Her books – including Talking on Eggshells, POP!, Tongue Fu!®, ConZentrate, What’s Holding You Back? and Washington Post bestseller Got Your Attention? – have been endorsed by dozens of thought leaders including Stephen Covey, Jack Canfield, Tony Robbins, and Miki Agrawal.
Her 20+ year track record of results includes speaking for such clients as National Geographic, Cisco, SXSW, Fortune 500 Forum, Intel, YPO, Capital One, NASA, Accenture, Fidelity, the U.S .Navy and Four Seasons Resorts.
She was the pitch coach for Springboard Enterprises which has helped women entrepreneurs generate $36+ billion in funding / valuatio
Dr. Tony Alessandra helps companies turn prospects into promoters. He is two speakers in one… a professor and a performer, or as one client put it – he delivers college-level lectures in a comedy store format. Dr. Tony offers audiences the opportunity to enjoy themselves while learning practical, immediately applicable skills that positively affect their relationships with prospects, customers and co-workers. His focus is on how to create instant rapport with prospects, employees & vendors; how to convert prospects and customers into business apostles who will “preach the gospel” about your company and products; and how to out-market, out-sell and out-service the competition.
He is also a prolific author with 30 books translated into over 50 foreign language editions, including the newly revised, best-selling The NEW Art of Managing People; Charisma; The Platinum Rule; Collaborative Selling; and Communicating at Work.
He is featured in over 100 audio/video programs and films, including DISC Relationship Strategies; The Dynamics of Effective Listening; and Gaining the EDGE in Competitive Selling. He is also the originator of the internationally recognized behavioral style assessment tool – The Platinum Rule®.
Throughout her career, Laurie has collaborated with a wide range of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies to government agencies and small family-owned businesses. Her international clientele reflects her versatility and ability to connect with culturally diverse audiences across all corporate levels.
Laurie’s interactive and enjoyable approach to learning enables participants to discover methods that distinguish them from the competition. Her clients consistently report that working with her has positively impacted their bottom line.
In addition to her coaching and training endeavors, Laurie is the author of several publications, including *The Greet Your Customer Manual*, *The Teleprompter Manual*, and *Brand-aid*. These works further underscore her expertise in effective communication and her commitment to helping others succeed.
Laurie’s passion for providing engaging programs that make a difference has solidified her reputation as a leading expert in the field of communication. Her dedication to helping individuals and organizations achieve their communication goals continues to inspire and drive her work.
Matt Abrahams is a passionate, collaborative and innovative educator, author, and coach. He is a lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business where he teaches two very popular classes in Strategic Communication and Effective Virtual Presenting. He recently received Stanford GSB’s Alumni Teaching Award in recognition of his valued service to teaching Stanford Alumni around the world.
In addition to his teaching, Matt is co-founder of Bold Echo Communication Solutions, an industry-leading presentation consulting and coaching practice.
Matt is especially interested in applying communication knowledge to real-world issues. In service of this goal, he published Speaking Up Without Freaking Out, which is now in its 3rd edition. His book was written to help people present and communicate in a more confident, connected, and compelling manner.
David JP Phillips is an international speaker, author and coach in Modern Presentation Skills. His training and material are based on neuroscience and biology which makes his deliveries very hands on, practical and motivational.
David has spent 7 years studying 5000 speakers, amateurs and professionals in order for the first time in history to detail every single skill a communicator from stage or in a presentation uses in order to deliver their message.
With a seldom seen depth of knowledge and passion for his subject, David Phillips has become the leading Swedish figurehead in the art of making presentations. He is also author of the ground-breaking book “How To Avoid Death By PowerPoint” published in more than 30 countries.
Leil has devoted her professional life to helping people become more effective communicators in business, social, and romantic relationships.
The passion she brings to her writing and speaking on communication skills can be traced to childhood when she suffered almost debilitating shyness which lasted right through college. After being a teacher for six years and still feeling socially insecure, she decided to leave the teaching profession and work only in situations which put her in constant touch with a wide variety of individuals. Here is a short history of how she gained her insights and share them with the world.
After working with elementary school children, she decided to take the first step toward her goal by becoming an international flight attendant to feel at ease speaking with adults from all over the world. Still shy in front of crowds, however, tried acting to become confident on stage in. But, although she was very successful (even starring in a Broadway show,) she wasn’t satisfied simply speaking from a playwright’s script. To become comfortable addressing large audiences with her own “script,” she became a cruise director on ships traveling around the world. That exhausting experience of dealing with people almost 24 hours a day, she said, would cure anyone’s shyness!
Patti Wood Called, “The Gold Standard of Body Language Experts” by the Washington Post, credited for bringing the topic to the national consciousness by The New York Times. Patti Wood taught body language at Florida State, and conducts research on first impressions and body language. She is a true body language expert. You see her regularly on Good Morning America, CNN, HLN, Fox News and Fox Business Network, PBS, The Today Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Entertainment Tonight, The Discovery Channel, Nancy Grace, Dr. Drew, Bravo, In Session, and The History Channel.
She is quoted every week in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Psychology Today, ESPN, Bloomberg Business Week, Fortune, Cosmopolitan, US Weekly, In Touch, USA Today, People, Huffington Post, CBS.com, MSNBC.com, NPR.com and hundreds more. She speaks to and consults with Fortune 500 companies such as AT&T, GE, Hewlett Packard, Georgia Pacific, DuPont, Prudential, Chase, and Porsche. Patti has spoken to the audience around the world. Patti has served eight years on the board of National Speakers Association, Georgia Chapter, and has been an active member for over twelve years.
Patti was voted Speaker of the Year and Member of the Year by her peers in the prestigious organization, NSA. As an officer, she managed the Speakers’ School, an annual showcase of speakers and public relations. She recommends that all new speakers join their local chapter of NSA because there is so much to learn from each other.
Julian is a sound and communication expert. He travels the world training people to listen better and create healthier sound. He is author of the books How to be Heard and Sound Business.
Julian’s five TED talks have been watched more than 80 million times. His latest, How to speak so that people want to listen, is in the top 10 TED talks of all time. Julian is regularly featured in the world’s media, including TIME Magazine, The Times, The Economist and the BBC.
Julian is also founder of The Sound Agency. The audio-branding company asks and answers the question “How does your brand sound?”. The Sound Agency work with some of the world’s biggest brands to improve their sound. Their award-winning work has made headlines internationally.
Julian’s love of sound stems from his early experience as a musician. He was a drummer for British band The Transmitters, amongst many others, and played on their second Peel Session in 1981.
Before The Sound Agency, Julian spent 30 years working in advertising and publishing. He founded, grew and sold contract magazine publishing agency TPD. Nowadays, Julian splits his time between London and Orkney, where he lives with his fiancee and youngest daughter
Judith Humphrey founded and built The Humphrey Group, a Toronto based firm that since 1988 has taught leaders around the world to be effective speakers. The goal of this instruction is to enable clients to attain a strong leadership presence that inspires and influences others. The Humphrey Group has worked with a broad range of clients including IBM, Microsoft, Dell, HSBC, CIBC, TD, RBC, Suncor and Goldcorp. Judith has provided coaching to many high level executives and CEOs. She is an engaging presenter who has spoken to a broad range of audiences.
As head of The Humphrey Group Judith also developed a program for women called Taking the Stage. This program has been enthusiastically received by clients globally and has reached over 500,000 women participants worldwide. It has enabled them to project confidence and clarity every time they speak.
Judith is the author of three best-selling books. Speaking as a Leader, How to Lead Every Time You Speak (John Wiley 2010), Taking the Stage: How Women Can Speak Up, Stand Out, and Succeed (Jossey Bass 2014) and Impromptu: Leading in the Moment (John Wiley 2018).
She is a regular columnist for Fast Company, having written over 100 articles for that publication.
Terri Sjodin is Principal and Founder of Sjodin Communications, a public speaking, sales training, and consulting firm based in Newport Beach, CA. For over 25 years, she has specialized in helping people build and deliver more polished, persuasive, and effective presentations. She is the author of New York Times Best Seller, “Small Message, Big Impact” and her latest book, “Presentation Ready” ( coming in 2024) published by McGraw-Hill is based on her multi-year, three phase research study on The State of Sales Presentations. She is a LinkedIn Learning Instructor and is a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows throughout the country appearing on The Today Show, Bloomberg, CNN, CNBC, popular podcasts and more.
You will find that her approach is fresh, real-world, and her style is fun, sassy and practical. Her programs are loaded with street-worthy ideas, methods, and tips that people can use immediately to get results. Over the course of her career, she has served as a speaker and consultant to an impressive list of Fortune 500 companies, industry associations, academic conferences, CEO’s and Members of the United States Congress.
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