Al Switzler
Al Switzler is a renowned consultant and speaker who has directed training and management initiatives with dozens of Fortune 500 companies worldwide. He is on the faculty of the Executive Development Center at the University of Michigan. Find out more!
Arlene Dickinson
Arlene Dickinson is one of Canada’s most renowned independent marketing communications entrepreneurs. Find out more!
Atul Gawande
A surgeon and a writer, Atul Gawande is a staff member of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and “The New Yorker” magazine. He received his B.A.S. from Stanford University, M.A. Find out more!
Ben Casnocha
BEN CASNOCHA is an award-winning entrepreneur and author. He has written for Newsweek and public radio’s Marketplace and appeared on CNN, the CBS Early Show, and CNBC. Find out more!
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on 17 January 1706 to a dyer and soap maker Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. Find out more!
Bo Burlingham
Courtesy Inc.com: Burlingham joined Inc. in 1983. An editor at large, he is the author of Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big. Find out more!
Brian Fugere
Brian Fugere is a recovering jargonaholic. After authoring some of the worst jargon the consulting world has ever seen, he formally admitted his problem and entered a twelve-step program. Find out more!
Chris Anderson
Chris Anderson is editor-in-chief of “WIRED” magazine, a position he took in 2001. Find out more!
Chris Guillebeau
via chrisguillebeau.com: “I served as a volunteer executive for a medical charity in West Africa from 2002-2006. Find out more!
Dan Buettner
“Dan Buettner is a National Geographic Explorer, a writer, and the founder of Quest Network, Inc. Find out more!
David Allen
David Allen is an author, consultant, international lecturer, and Founder of the David Allen Company. Find out more!
David C. Baker
I was born in Michigan, but lived in San Miguel Acatán, Guatemala with a tribe of Mayan indians until I was eighteen years old, after which I moved to the United States. Find out more!
David Eagleman
“I’m a neuroscientist during the day and a writer at night. As a believer in the endeavor of popular science, I travel frequently to give public lectures. It has been an incredible pleasure to meet warm, funny, like-minded readers everywhere I visit.” Find out more!
Donald Trump
Donald J. Trump started his business career in an office he shared with his father, Fred, in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. He worked with his father for five years, where they were busy making deals together. Find out more!
Dr Richard Wiseman
Prof Richard Wiseman is based at the University of Hertfordshire, where he holds Britain’s only Chair in the Public Understanding of Psychology. Find out more!
Dr. Henry Cloud
Dr. Cloud is a clinical psychologist with a unique ability to connect with his audiences. Drawing upon his broad range of experiences in private practice, leadership consulting, and media, he simplifies life’s issues and gives easy to understand, practical advice. Find out more!
Flora Lichtman
Flora Lichtman is the multimedia editor for Science Friday on National Public Radio. Before coming to Science Friday, Flora worked at a NATO oceanographic lab in Italy, studying the effects of noise on marine mammals. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in Environmental Studies. Find out more!
George Anders
“I’ve been writing about dreamers, idealists and rascals since 1981. Look for my journalistic work these days at forbes.com and Forbes magazine. Find out more!
Gurbaksh Chahal
G was born in the town of Tarn Taran, near Amritsar in Punjab, India to Avtar and Arjinder Chahal. Find out more!
Guy Kawasaki
From his official web site: “Guy Kawasaki is the co-founder of Alltop.com, an ‘online magazine rack’ of popular topics on the web, and a founding partner at Garage Technology Ventures. Find out more!
Howard Behar
Howard Behar is the former president of Starbucks Coffee Company North America and Starbucks Coffee International. Find out more!
James Burke
Courtesy http://www.fantasticplaces.com/jamesburke/burke_biography.html: “When James Burke received an M.A. Find out more!
Jason Fried
Courtesy Inc.com: “Jason Fried is co-founder of 37signals, a Chicago-based software firm, and co-author of the book Rework, which was published last March. He also writes Inc.’s Get Real column.” Find out more!
Jim Asplund
Jim Asplund leads Gallup’s worldwide research on the science of strengths. Find out more!
John C. Maxwell
John C. Maxwell is an internationally respected leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold more than 19 million books. Dr. Find out more!
John Medina
John Medina, author of the New York Times bestseller “Brain Rules,” is a developmental molecular biologist and research consultant. Find out more!
John Wooden
John Wooden (1910-2010), guided the UCLA Bruins to ten NCAA basketball championships over a 12-year period, including four perfect seasons and an 88-game winning streak. Find out more!
Jon Warshawsky
Jon Warshawsky, a former eighth-grade spelling champion, is a manager at Deloitte Consulting and helped start the firm’s e-Learning practice. In 2000, he founded Cappuccino, a newsletter covering organizational change and learning. Find out more!
Jonah Lehrer
Jonah Lehrer is a Contributing Editor at Wired and the author of How We Decide and Proust Was a Neuroscientist. Find out more!
Joseph Grenny
Joseph Grenny is an acclaimed keynote speaker and consultant who has designed and implemented major corporate change initiatives for the past 20 years. He is also a cofounder of Unitus, a nonprofit organization that helps the world’s poor achieve economic self-reliance. Find out more!
Ken Blanchard
Few people have influenced the day-to-day management of people and companies more than Ken Blanchard. Find out more!
Kerry Patterson
Kerry Patterson has authored award-winning training programs and led multiple long-term change efforts. Find out more!
Laurence Vincent
Laurence Vincent has developed strategies for some of the world’s most beloved brands, including Disney, MasterCard, Microsoft, the NFL, Sony Playstation, Southwest Airlines, Four Seasons, and vitaminwater. Find out more!
Mahan Khalsa
Mahan Khalsa is the founder of the Sales Performance Group of FranklinCovey, the creator of the Helping Clients Succeed sales improvement program taught in over 40 countries and 10 different languages. Find out more!
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer with “The New Yorker” magazine since 1996. Find out more!
Mary Kay Ash
Mary Kay Ash stands out as one of America’s business giants. Her story is unique. Her ideas were bold. And her actions were revolutionary. Find out more!
Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly was born in Sydney, Australia, where he began speaking and writing in 1993. Find out more!
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
“Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is professor and former chairman of the Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago. Find out more!
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon Hill was born in 1883 in a one-room cabin on the Pound River in Wise County, Virginia. Find out more!
Norm Brodsky
Courtesy Inc: “Street Smarts” columnist and senior contributing editor Norm Brodsky is a veteran entrepreneur who has founded and grown six businesses. Find out more!
Rael Kalley
“Rael Kalley has been in the coaching, consulting and training business for more than twenty-five years. “Born in South Africa, Rael moved to Canada in 1977. Find out more!
Randall Stross
Randall Stross writes the New York Times column Digital Domain and is professor of business at San Jose State University. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books, including The Wizard of Menlo Park, eBoys, and The Microsoft Way. He lives in Burlingame, California. Find out more!
Randy Illig
Randy Illig is a senior consultant with the FranklinCovey Sales Performance Practice (SPP). Find out more!
Randy Pausch
Randy Pausch was a professor of Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University. Find out more!
Reid Hoffman
REID HOFFMAN is a world-renowned entrepreneur and investor. He is cofounder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network with 100+ million members. Find out more!
Richard Branson
Courtesy of Virgin.com: “I was born in 1950 and educated at Stowe School. Find out more!
Robert Herjavec
Robert Herjavec began his career with IBM mainframe sales but founded his own business in 1990 − BRAK Systems Inc. Find out more!
Rodd Wagner and Gale Muller
Rodd Wagner Rodd Wagner is a New York Times bestselling author and a principal of Gallup. He and Gallup Vice Chairman Gale Muller, Ph.D., are authors of Power of 2: How to Make the Most of Your Partnerships at Work and in Life. Find out more!
Sally Hogshead
Growing up with the last name Hogshead would give anyone an unconventional point of view. Find out more!
Seth Godin
SETH GODIN has written twelve books that have been translated into more than thirty languages. Find out more!
Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. Find out more!
Spencer Johnson
Spencer Johnson, M.D., is one of the world’s most beloved authors and respected thinkers. Find out more!
Stephen Covey
Recognized as one of Time magazine’s 25 most influential Americans, Stephen R. Find out more!
Steve Jamison
Steve Jamison is America’s foremost author and authority on the life and philosophy of John Wooden. Mr. Find out more!
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
STEVEN LEVITT Steven D. Levitt is the William B. Find out more!
Steven Pressfield
STEVEN PRESSFIELD is the author of the hugely successful historical novels Gates of Fire, Tides of War, and Last of the Amazons. His debut novel, The Legend of Bagger Vance, was made into a movie starring Matt Damon and Will Smith in 2000. He lives in California. Find out more!
T. Harv Eker
Using the principles he teaches, T. Harv Eker went from zero to millionaire in only 2 1/2 years! He combines a unique brand of ’street-smarts with heart’. Find out more!
Thomas J. Stanley
Thomas J. Stanley, America’s foremost authority on the affluent, is a respected researcher, advisor, and author of several highly regarded, award winning books on America’s wealthy population. Dr. Find out more!
Tom Kelley
“Tom Kelley is general manager of IDEO, the world’s leading design consultancy specializating in innovation and product development. Find out more!
Tom Rieger
Tom Rieger is a Senior Practice Expert for Gallup, has pioneered the study and science of organizational barriers. Find out more!
William A. Gavin
William A Gavin retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after 28 years. Find out more!
Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar is a popular American motivational speaker and self help author. Find out more!