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Our roster includes the CEOs of the most important and innovative multinational organizations, specialized in their fields and with many years of experience, influential voices that inspire and create lasting value to your audience.

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Geoff Colvin

Geoff Colvin is one of America's most respected business analysts, editor of Fortune magazine and moderator of the prestigious 'Fortune CEO Forums', which each year bring together the brightest minds in business.

Sallie Krawcheck

Sallie Krawcheck is widely recognized as one of the most influential women in business and Wall Street. She is the former CEO of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management.

Marc Randolph

Marc Randolph is a top entrepreneur and innovation keynote speaker. He is the co-founder and former CEO of Netflix, an angel investor, and an Amazon #1 bestselling author of That Will Never Work. 

Sanjay Koshla

Sanjay Khosla is the former International President of Mondelez, where he led the transformation of Kraft Foods to Mondelez and the integration of Cadbury into the new company. He is currently a Professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Todd Buchholz

Todd Buchholz is a former White House director of economic policy, Harvard professor and best-selling author and speaker. 

Seth Mattison

Seth Mattison is a renowned expert, author and international speaker who shares the latest trends and transformational changes that the Digital Age and the new generations are having in the world of work.

Jenn Lim

Jenn Lim is a top happiness keynote speaker and CEO & Co-founder of Delivering Happiness, an organization that has taken its techniques and philosophy to more than 14 countries and which have been successfully applied in multiple companies of all sizes.

Steve Wozniak

Steve Wozniak is best known as the co-founder of Apple Computer, which helped shape the personal computer industry and continues to revolutionize our lives.

Daymond John

Daymond John is a pioneer in the fashion industry, motivational speaker, best selling author and a prolific entrepreneur, star of the popular and award-winning show Shark Tank. 

Stephen M.R. Covey

Stephen M. R. Covey is a New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything. He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center and a successful and compelling speaker and corporate advisor.

Mike Walsh

Mike Walsh is a renowned digital futurist and a new economy visionary. He is a leading authority on disruptive innovation, digital transformation and new ways of thinking, a public speaker and the author of the bestseller 'Futuretainment'.

James Lafferty

James Lafferty has often been described as one of the most unique and diversified CEOs in the world today. His impressive marketing and management career includes top positions at companies such as Procter & Gamble, Coca Cola and British American Tobacco.  

Marcus Buckingham

Marcus Buckingham is an outstanding Management Guru. He is the author of two of the bestselling business books of all time, has two of Harvard Business Review’s most circulated, industry-changing cover articles, and his strengths assessments have been taken by over 10 million people worldwide.

Harry Redinger

Harry Redinger is an accomplished management consultant, instructor and motivational speaker. He has practiced as a business plan development consultant for over 30 years.

Mike Michalowicz

Mike Michalowicz is regarded as the guru of entrepreneurs. He is the author of the international bestseller “The Pumpkin Plan” which offers simple but powerful strategies to grow a business

Bo Burlingham

Bo Burlingham is the influential editor-at-large of Inc Magazine and author of business best-sellers such as Small Giants and Finish Big.

Justin Kan

Justin Kan is an extraordinary web developer, investor, and entrepreneur. Kan is the co-founder of Twitch, the number one video game streaming platform now owned by Amazon.

Vishen Lakhiani

Vishen Lakhiani is one of today’s most influential minds in the fields of education and human consciousness. Founder of Mindvalley.

Porter Erisman

Porter Erisman is a notable entrepreneur, award-winning filmmaker and leading expert on e-commerce and the Internet in China and emerging markets. He is the former Vice President of Alibaba Group.

Ken Blanchard

Ken Blanchard is a renowned speaker, author and consultant. He has co-authored over 30 best-selling books, including The One Minute Manager, which has sold more than 13 million copies.

Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson is an expert on executive leadership, business strategy, and innovation, and a sought-after coach, speaker, venture investor and New York Times bestselling author.

Peter Diamandis

Peter Diamandis is the visionary founder of Singularity University and the XPRIZEN Foundation, which leads the world in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions to promote humanity’s advancement.

Mike Abrashoff

Mike Abrashoff is an outstanding former Naval Commander, public speaker and one of the most remarkable modern day stories of organizational transformation. 

Robert Tucker

Robert Tucker is a renowned global futurist and innovation keynote speaker with a client list that includes over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies. Tucker is the president and founder of Innovation Resource Consulting Group.

Ram Charan

Ram Charan is a world-renowned business advisor, author and speaker who has spent the past 35 years working with many of the top companies, CEOs, and boards of our time. 

Howard Putnam

Howard Putnam is the former CEO of Southwest and Braniff Airlines and Group VP Marketing for United Airlines. Putnam is an accomplished business and motivational speaker, author, consultant, commentator, and online mentor on Leadership, Customer Service, Change, Transformation and Ethics.

Seth Godin

Seth Godin is a popular entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker. Godin is regarded as one of the most innovative and visionary marketers of our time and has been called “the Ultimate Entrepreneur for the Information Age” by Businessweek.

Leonard Brody

Leonard Brody is an award-winning entrepreneur, venture capitalist and bestselling author. He is considered a visionary of business and new technologies.

Mitch Lowe

Mitch Lowe is a top speaker, CEO of MoviePass, co-founder of Netflix, and former President of Redbox. Lowe has been a leader in some of the most influential and disruptive companies in the entertainment business. 

Peter Guber

Peter Guber is a successful and inspiring entrepreneur and bestselling author. He is the CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, the owner of the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Dodgers and the LAFC (MLS).

Marcus Dantus

Marcus Dantus is an innovative thinker, angel investor, academic and public speaker with broad-based expertise in operations, business development and sales. He is the founder & CEO of Startup Mexico, Managing Partner at Dux Capital, and a shark on Shark Tank Mexico.

Lior Arussy

Lior Arussy is a prominent consultant, public speaker and author, considered one of the main authorities on Customer Service and Customer Experience. He has worked on designing strategies for companies such as Mercedes-Benz, SAP, FedEx, Siemens, and many others.

Liz Wiseman

Liz Wiseman is the former VP of Oracle University and the global leader for Human Resource Development. Wiseman is the author of Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, a Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Nolan Bushnell

Nolan Bushnell is a successful innovator, pioneer, scientist and entrepreneur founding numerous companies and has been named one of Newsweek’s “50 Men That Changed America.”

Salim Ismail

Salim Ismail is a visionary and entrepreneur of the digital era. He is the founding Executive Director of Singularity University, the prestigious school sponsored by Google and NASA.

Terry Jones

Terry Jones is a pioneer of the Digital Age that transformed the aviation and travel industry. He is the founder of Travelocity, one of the world's first and most successful traveler sites, and Kayak, the world's most popular fare comparison site.

Vito Di Bari

Vito Di Bari is one of the three greatest futurists in the World. He is hailed as the "new European guru of innovation" by the New York Times and as the "great engineering dream-maker" by Economics Nobel Prize laureate Kenneth Arrow.

Uri Levine

Uri Levine is a prolific public speaker, entrepreneur and disruptor. He is the co-founder of Waze, the world’s largest community-based navigation app which was acquired by Google in 2013. 

JB Straubel

JB Straubel is a top innovation speaker, entrepreneur and visionary. Straubel is the co-founder and CTO of Tesla Motors, the world-renowned luxury electric vehicle company. 

Andrés Moreno

Andrés Moreno is a successful Hispanic entrepreneur and speaker. He is the creator and founder of the popular Open English, a leading company in teaching English online.

Marshall Goldsmith

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is an executive coach and the #1 world authority in leadership according to Thinkers50 and Harvard Business Review. He is also a bestselling author and an inspiring public speaker.

Verne Harnish

Verne Harnish is a renowned consultant and author, regarded as the Guru of Business Growth and Expansion, and named by Fortune Magazine as one of the Ten Brightest Minds in Small Business.

Ken Segall

Ken Segall is the former Creative Director of NeXT and Apple. He came up with the legendary 'Think Different' slogan and worked alongside Steve Jobs developing ideas that materialized in iconic products such as the iMac and the iPhone.

Tim Sanders

Tim Sanders is a renowned entrepreneur, commentator and author of the Digital Era. A talented public speaker and consultant, he is also Yahoo!’s former Chief Solutions Officer and leadership coach.

Greg Stuart

Greg Stuart is a versed Digital Marketing expert and public speaker with an extensive career in advertising and marketing on the internet. He is the former CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), an organization for the online advertising industry.

Keith Ferrazzi

Keith Ferrazzi is an American entrepreneur and recognized global thought leader, versed public speaker and best selling author. Ferrazzi is considered an authority on Networking and Business.

Fernando Anzures

Fernando Anzures is an acclaimed international multicultural sales and management strategist. He is the former CEO of Coca-Cola Colombia, who has helped multiple companies throughout the Americas to increase their sales and goals.

Rob Malcolm

Rob Malcolm is a renowned independent consultant in the fields of marketing and advertising, an educator, management advisor and public speaker.

Jay Alan Samit

Jay Alan Samit is considered one of the leading experts in disruptive innovation today. A dynamic entrepreneur, international speaker and author, he has worked at companies such as Linkedin, eBay, Sony Music, Universal Studios, and EMI.

Whitney Johnson

Whitney Johnson an award-winning author, world-class keynote speaker, lecturer and executive coach and advisor. She is one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world as named by Thinkers50, and is renowned as an authority on innovation and disruptive strategy.

Juan Alberto González

Juan Alberto González is the founder of B + 20 and former CEO of Microsoft Mexico. He currently serves as a speaker and coach for high-performing individuals and teams.

Jorge Valdano

Jorge Valdano is an Argentine coach with Spanish nationality and a former soccer player for Newell’s Old Boys (Argentina), Alavés, Zaragoza and Real Madrid. He also has successfully managed to transfer his sports and team management experience to the corporate sector.

Jochen Zeitz

CEO of Harley Davidson Inc and Co-Founder of The B Team. Jochen Zeitz was the youngest Chairman in German history to head a public company is when appointed Chairman and CEO of PUMA in 1993 at the age of 30.

Victoria Holtz

CEO of Moveminds Latin America and president of the National Speakers Association Mexico. Victoria Holtz is an extraordinary speaker and author of the book ZWN Agile Mindset.

Brian 'Rock Your Business' Allan

Brian Allan is CEO of Rock Your Business, an international engagement company uniting people through the power of music and positivity.

Guido Lara

Guido Lara is founder and CEO of LEXIA, a Market Research & Communications Consulting firm devoted to creating solutions based on insights with headquarters in Mexico City and Washington DC.

Frits van Paasschen

Frits van Paasschen is a top change management keynote speaker, bestselling author of The Disruptors’ Feast, and the former CEO of Coors Brewing Company and Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

Tan Le

Tan Le is a top innovation and business keynote speaker, technology entrepreneur, author, and founder and CEO of EMOTIV.

Ian Siegel

Ian Siegel is a top technology and entrepreneur keynote speaker and the co-founder and CEO of ZipRecruiter. He has held leadership roles at several mid-level startups such as CitySearch and Pictage.

Dag Kittlaus

Dag Kittlaus is a top A.I. and Tech Entrepreneurial keynote speaker, serial entrepreneur, and co-founder and CEO of two digital assistant companies, Siri and Viv.

Kim Perell

Kim Perell is an Entrepreneur Speaker, Angel Investor, CEO of Amobee, and Bestselling Author of 'The Execution Factor'.

Simon Cohen

Simon Cohen is a successful entrepreneur who has grown his company, Henco Global, while promoting the development of his employees. Harvard University uses his story as a case study to teach its organizational culture of excellence.

William Shaw

William Shaw is the founder of VivaColombia, Colombia's first low-cost airline. It was his master's project at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and it materialized in May 2012.

Ricardo Peláez Restrepo

Ricardo Peláez Restrepo is Founder and Manager of Dgroup "The art and science of imagination". He is listed by Dinero magazine as 1 of the 100 entrepreneurs under 30 with more projects in Colombia (2014).

Kevin O'Leary

Kevin O’Leary is an outstanding businessman and investor. He is a star in the popular TV Show Shark Tank and an expert public speaker on entrepreneurship, leadership and success. 

Mick Ebeling

Mick Ebeling is a creative visionary, producer, philanthropist, technology trailblazer, author, entrepreneur and public speaker. He is the founder and CEO of Not Impossible, an organization that develops creative solutions for today’s problems.

Jonathan Mildenhall

Jonathan Mildenhall is the co-founder and CEO of TwentyFirstCenturyBrand. As the former CMO of Airbnb Mildenhall positioned himself in the top 10 most influential CMOs in the world according to Forbes.

Sunil Gupta

Sunil Gupta is a top business keynote speaker, consultant, Harvard Business School Professor, and the award-winning author of Managing Customers as Investments, and Driving Digital Strategy.

Daniel Marcos Hadjópulos

Daniel Marcos is the global CEO, along with Salim Ismail, of ExO Education, a company that seeks innovation in organizations by implementing the methodology of the book Exponential Organizations.

Dimas Gimeno

Dimas Gimeno is a Spanish businessman with more than 18 years of experience in retail. Between 2014 and 2018, he was president of El Corte Inglés, a retail giant in Spain and Europe.

Dirk Ahlborn

Dirk Ahlborn is a serial entrepreneur and public speaker on technology and innovation. He is Founder and Chairman of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and Founder and CEO of JumpStarter Inc.

Zev Siegl

Zev Siegl is the co-founder of Starbucks, the iconic global brand that transformed the coffee-drinking experience.

Jonas Kjellberg

Jonas Kjellberg is a prolific entrepreneur, tech start-up investor and author. He is known for his outstanding work at Skype, where he was managing director from 2003 to 2007.

Kevin Gaskell

Kevin Gaskell is a renowned serial entrepreneur and former CEO of prestigious companies such as BMW, Porsche, Lamborghini y Cars Direct. Gaskell is also the author of Inspired Leadership.

William Taylor

William Taylor is a best-selling author, celebrated entrepreneur, and groundbreaking thinker who shows organizations and their leaders how to compete, innovate, and win. He made his name as co-founder and founding editor of Fast Company, one of the most influential magazines of the last two decades. 

Scott Mautz

Scott Mautz is a renowned Procter & Gamble veteran, best-selling author, entrepreneur and public speaker.

Douglas Conant

Douglas Conant is a leading businessman, public speaker and author of the New York Times best seller TouchPoints. Conant is the former President of Nabisco Food Company and CEO of Campbell Soup Company until 2011. He has been named a Top 100 Leadership Speaker by Inc. magazine.

Kevin Harrington

Keving Harrington is a visionary entrepreneur and the creator of the popular infomercial “As Seen on TV”. Harrington has successfully launched over 20 businesses with sales of over 100 million each. He has been named one of the best entrepreneurs of our time by Entrepreneur Magazine.

Freya Williams

Freya Williams is the co-founder of OgilvyEarth, the North American CEO of Futerra, a global sustainability company, author of the best seller “Green Giants” and advisor to Coca Cola, the United Nations and Unilever on social responsibility.

Gianluigi Longinotti-Buitoni

Dr. Gianluigi Longinotti-Buitoni is the acclaimed former CEO of Ferrari North America and Polo Ralph Lauren Europe. He is the author of the popular book Selling Dreams: How to Make Any Product Irresistible.

Kristina Halvorson

Kristina Halvorson is a global authority on Content Strategy. She is the CEO and founder of Brain Traffic, the coauthor of Content Strategy for the Web, the founder of Confab Events, and the host of The Content Strategy Podcast.

Xavier Sala I Martín

Xavier Sala-i-Martin has spent his career teaching, researching world economics, and consulting with governments and international financial institutions. He is in the privileged position to be able to offer decision makers wishing to do business in today’s volatile markets essential information on how to be competitive and innovative.

Andrés Pastrana Arango

Andrés Pastrana Arango is the former President of Colombia (1998-2002) whose tenure was characterized by peace talks with different guerrilla groups and the reactivation of the economy and the financial system.

Rod Beckstrom

Rod Beckstrom is a well-known cybersecurity authority, Internet leader and expert on organizational leadership. He is the founding Director of the U.S. Government's National Cybersecurity Center.

Vijay Govindarajan

Vijay Govindarajan is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on strategy and innovation. He is a professor, best-selling business author, advisor to CEOs and creator of the concept of Reverse Innovation, which Harvard Business Review considers the most important business idea of the decade.

Santiago Bilinkis

Santiago Bilinkis is an entrepreneur and technology expert; he was co-founder and CEO of Officenet, the largest office supply company in Argentina and Brazil, acquired by Staples in 2004.

Erik Wahl

Erik Wahl is an internationally recognized graffiti artist, author and keynote speaker that creates art in realtime while also talking to his audience about business.

Felipe Calderón

Felipe Calderón was President of Mexico from 2006 to 2012. He managed to boost the growth of the economy during the world economic crisis of 2009 and has distinguished himself for his actions in favor of the environment and sustainable development.

Darren Hardy

Darren Harden is a popular business speaker and the visionary editor and founder of Success, a well-known and respected magazine among entrepreneurs all over the world.

Michael R. Losey

Michael R. Losey is the former President and CEO of  The Society for Human Resource Management, the most prestigious association about the Human Factor and all things workplace in the United States.

Harry Friedman

Harry J. Friedman is an internationally acclaimed retail authority, consultant, trainer, speaker, and author. Founder of The Friedman Group.
 

Carly Fiorina

Carly Fiorina is the former CEO of HP and the first woman to hold the top position in a Fortune 20 company. She is an exceptional businesswoman, speaker and best-selling author.

Balaji Krishnamurthy

Dr. Balaji Krishnamurthy is a veteran corporate executive with more than 35 years of corporate experience. TIME magazine recognized him as one of 25 Global Business Influentials

Robert Herjavec

He has built and sold business on his way to amassing a personal fortune of over $100 million dollars. Robert's celebrity has expanded with leading roles on Dragons' Den, the #1 TV show on CBC.

Carson Porter

Carson Porter is a talented attorney, author, entrepreneur and professional presenter. He is the author of Your High Credibility Formula.

Bill Derrenger

Bill Derrenger is an experienced international executive who demonstrates the robustness of his way of running businesses through action and outcomes.

Edward Poll

Edward Poll is a law firm strategist who helps attorneys and law firms increase their profitability by bringing in new business, attracting higher quality cases and clients, delivering legal services more effectively and efficiently.

Dr. Jorge Cherbosque

Dr. Jorge Cherbosque is a renowned psychotherapist, keynote speaker, trainer and consultant. His areas of expertise include happiness, success, well-being in the workplace, diversity issues, and marriage/family challenges.

Jill Dyché

Jill Dyché is a world authority on business intelligence and precision marketing. She is a partner and co-founder of Baseline Consulting Group, an international consulting firm responsible for CRM strategies and business intelligence.

Nando Parrado

Nando Parrado is one of the survivors of the plane crash in the Andes Mountains in 1972 who, with great courage, crossed the mountain range from Argentina to Chile on foot so that his 15 lost and abandoned friends could be rescued.

Simon Mainwaring

New York Times bestselling author of We First, Simon Mainwaring is Founder & CEO of award-winning strategic consultancy, We First. He is a Real Leaders Top 50 Keynote Speaker in the World.

Ori Brafman

Ori Brafman is a renowned expert on organizations and leadership and a regular speaker for Fortune 500 companies and the US Government. He is the co-author of the best-seller "The Starfish and the Spider" which looks at the effect the digital age has had on decision-making.

Timothy Ferriss

Timothy Ferriss is the author of the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and BusinessWeek bestseller, The 4-Hour Workweek, which has been translated into 35 languages. He is listed as #13 in the “100 Most Influential VCs, Angels & Investors” rankings.

Patrick Lencioni

Patrick Lencioni is the pioneer of the organizational health movement and one of the world’s foremost experts on leadership and teamwork. Lencioni is a passionate author, speaker, consultant and CEO of the Table Group.

Guillermo Ortiz

Guillermo Ortiz Martínez is former Governor of Banco de México. Prior to that, he served as Executive Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and is currently Director of several international non-profit organizations.

Jaime Serra Puche

Jaime Serra Puche is an acclaimed Mexican economist who held the positions of Secretary of Commerce and Industrial Development and coordinated the negotiations for the creation and implementation of the Free Trade Agreement.

Al Switzler

Al Switzler is a popular entrepreneur and best-selling business author on leadership, communication and influence.

Jerry Porras

Jerry Porras is a visionary professor and public speaker. He co-authored the business bestseller Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, with Jim Collins and has taught courses in leadership, interpersonal dynamics, and organizational development and change in MBA and executive programs.

Gary Hamel

The Economist describes professor Gary Hamel as “the most important strategy guru in the world”. Fortune magazine describes Hamel as “the world’s leading expert on business strategy,” and the Financial Times calls him a “management innovator without peer.” 

Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson is a leading businessman, consultant and public speaker. He is the former President and CEO of McDonald’s Canada and the President of I Am McJobs, his consulting firm.

Robert Kaplan

Robert Kaplan is the developer, along with David Norton, of the “Balanced Scorecard”, the revolutionary management model implemented by several thousand companies worldwide, which allows measuring and linking the performance of a company to its strategic objectives.

Joseph Grenny

Joseph Grenny is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, dynamic keynote speaker, and leading social scientist for business performance.

Ron McMillan

Ron McMillan is a New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, and leading social scientist for organizational change, recognized as a subject-matter expert in influence, leadership, and workplace communication.

Pablo Hernandez O’Hagan

Pablo Hernandez O’Hagan is an outstanding entrepreneur and speaker, founder and president of Ingenia, the number one national Digital Marketing agency in the country.

Daniel Burrus

Daniel Burrus is an outstanding futurist, business strategist and author. He is the founder and CEO of Burrus Research, a consulting firm that helps companies understand how the technological, social and business forces converge to create new opportunities. Burrus is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-seller Flash Foresight, as well as the acclaimed Technotrends.

Les McKeown

Les McKeown is a prominent consultant, international speaker, and prolific entrepreneur who has founded more than 40 companies. McKeown created a strategic incubator that has managed to boost hundreds of companies globally.

Blair Singer

Blair Singer is a renowned international sales expert and speaker. He is the author of the bestseller Little Voice Mastery, which explains in simple but powerful terms the techniques to excel in sales.

Shelly Lazarus

Shelly Lazarus is the most powerful woman in advertising according to Fortune magazine. She is Chairman Emeritus of Ogilvy&Mather.

Isabel Aguilera

Isabel Aguilera is a leading international businesswoman. She is the former President of GE for Spain and Portugal, former Country Manager of Google Iberia, and has been recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the 50 most influential executives on the planet.

Ed Rensi

Ed Rensi is the retired president and chief executive officer of McDonald's. Under his extraordinary leadership, sales soared to $16 billion and the brand became the most recognized in the world. Rensi currently serves as an executive consultant to McDonald's Restaurant Systems. 

Salvador Alva

Salvador Alva is a visionary businessman and academic. He is the Former President of Sistema Tecnológico de Monterrey (2011-2020), and Former President of PepsiCo Latin America.

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