Few people have influenced the day-to-day management of people and companies more than Ken Blanchard. A prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Dr. Blanchard is universally characterized by his friends, colleagues, and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate individuals in business today.

Starting with his phenomenal best-selling book, The One Minute Manager®, coauthored with Spencer Johnson, which has sold more than 13 million copies and remains on best-seller lists, to The Secret: What Great Leaders Know and Do, Ken’s impact as a writer is far reaching. His books have combined sales of more than 18 million copies in more than 25 languages.  Ken is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world and is respected for his years of groundbreaking work in the fields of leadership and management.

You can learn more about him at http://www.blanchardtraining.com/

Jay Forte is a performance consultant, speaker and workplace coach.  He works with management, women’s organizations and individuals to maximize personal and professional performance.  As president of Humanetrics, LLC, Jay provides talent-based hiring and management training to create high-productivity workplaces.  His new book, Fire Up! Your Employees and Smoke Your Competition brings workplace theory into real life, with interactive tools and exercises.  Jay is also a member of SHRM and ASTD.

Learn more about Jay Forte here: http://humanetricsllc.com/

Bob Seelert is one of the most senior executives to emerge into the troubled business landscape in 2009. His new book Start with the Answer is a back-to-basics primer for aspiring leaders – in business, in government, in education.

With two Harvard degrees and a 40 year career as a “Captain of Industry,” Bob Seelert has amassed a reputation as a turnaround expert, reviving the fortunes of businesses and brands in the USA and internationally.

For the past 12 years Seelert has been the Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi, one of the world’s leading creative ideas companies.

Tom Searcy, founder of Hunt Big Sales, is a recognized expert in explosive business growth through large account selling.  Tom uses his remarkable gift for telling stories to illustrate how smaller companies and sales teams can compete and win large sales in highly competitive markets.  He has a detailed 9-phase sales model that he teaches companies to use in order to choose the best prospects, hunt them most effectively, and win more business.  Tom is the author of Whale Hunting:  How to Land Big Sales and Transform Your Company, Wiley Publishing, 2008.

Cyndi Gave is Owner of HR Advantage, Inc.  Founded in 1996 with locations in Charlotte, NC as well as Detroit, MI serving organizations through the US and Canada.  Cyndi and her company help business leaders, who are frustrated or disappointed with the performance of their employees, by improving the selection process, performance acceleration and leadership development.  She has over 20 years experience in strategic Human Resources in various industries: staffing, property management, construction, healthcare, distribution/merchandising, publishing and rotobotics. 

You can learn more about Cyndi at http://www.hradvan.com/

George Cloutier, a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.  He founded American Management Services, Inc in 1986.  The Firm specializes in financial turnaround and profit development for small and mid-sized companies across the nation.  He is well known as the nation’s leading small business expert.  Top economic, media, and political professionals from around the world frequently solicit his advice on profit issues faced by small and mid-cap companies.  He is a nationally recognized speak and author of Profits Aren’t Everything, They’re the Only Thing.

Learn more about American Managememt Services, Inc at http://www.amserv.com/

John Calipari is the current head coach of the University of Kentucky’s men's basketball and a veteran of nearly 20 college seasons at the University of Memphis and the University of Massachusetts. Widely regarded as one of the greatest program builders in all of college basketball, Calipari's teams have earned 10 conference titles, 11 NCAA Tournament berths and two Final Fours. He received the Naismith National Coach of the Year Award for the 1995-1996 and 2007-2008 seasons, as well as the Sports Illustrated National Coach of the Year honor for 2008-09.

You can learn more about Coach Cal and Bounce Back on his website: www.coachcal.com. 

Over the last nineteen years, Valerie Fitzgerald, a single mother and author of Heart & Sold: How to Survive and Build a Recession Proof Business, has risen to the top of the real estate world.  She did this by single handedly building a multi-million dollar real estate business from the ground up, establishing her own charity foundation and speaking to thousands of people around the country at numerous business conventions.  Valerie exemplifies for all working women and single moms what it means to get knocked down but to never give up.

Learn more about her on http://thevaleriefitzgeraldgroup.com/

Charles R. Geisst is the author of seventeen books and also is the editor and principal contributor to the Encyclopedia of American Business History.  His latest book, Collateral Damaged: The Marketing of Consumer Debt to America, talks about how today's crisis did not happen by accident.  Rather it is the result of Wall Street’s orchestrated maneuvers to fuel what Charles calls “cannibal consumption.”  Since 1985, he has taught finance at Manhattan College, New York, and in 2009, he was named to the Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Chair in Global Economics.

Brian Hood is Co-Founder and Principal of Legacy Financial Group.  He has been a dedicated financial professional since 1988. Brian is a noted speaker and is routinely invited to conduct education workshops for major employers and their employees throughout Iowa.  He speaks of his work with enthusiasm: “What we offer at Legacy is an organized process built around your financial goals… we truly work for our clients.”

Learn more about him on http://www.lfgplanners.com/new/lfgplanners/

Lee Brower, author of The Brower Quadrant and founder of the Quadrant Living Experience, LLC, Lee captures audiences with his magnetic message and charismatic rapport.  He has more than 30 years’ experience helping affluent individuals and organizations harness true wealth.

Learn more about him on http://www.quadrantliving.com/

Jack Bergstrand, author of Reinvent Your Enterprise, is an expert in Enterprise reinvention and knowledge work productivity management. He founded Brand Velocity, Inc., the Atlanta-based project acceleration company, described in BusinessWeek.com by The Drucker Institute as what may well be the smartest company you’ve never heard of.

Learn more about him on his website www.brandvelocity.com

Laurie Beth Jones - Visionary Leadership

Laurie Beth details a simple profound, fresh, and often humor-filled approach to motivating and managing others in her book, Jesus, CEO: Using Ancient Wisdom for Visionary Leadership.

You can learn more about Laurie Beth at: http://www.lauriebethjones.com/ 

Ron Price - Finding Hidden Treasures

From small beginnings in his father’s tire store to leading an international business into 8 countries, Ron Price has pursued his passion of helping businesses and individuals bring their vision to reality.

You can learn more about Ron at: http://www.price-associates.com/resources/speakers/ron-price.aspx

Iowa Small Business Development Center

Learn more about them at: www.iowasbdc.org

The First 30 Days: Your Guide to Making Any Change Easier by Ariane de Bonvoisin

Learn more about it at:  www.first30days.com

Why Entrepreneurs Rule the World by Kate Phillips

"In case you didn't get the memo: Jobs are Dead." A brief history of business trends, and 7 reasons why entrepreneurs rule the world (always have, always will).

Resources from Secrets to Having a Full Pipeline show

• www.plaxo.com 
• www.facebook.com
• www.twitter.com
• www.linkedin.com
• www.meetup.com
• www.businessrecord.com
• http://online.wsj.com
• www.inc.com

Jason Jennings - Hit the Ground Running

Jason is the bestselling author of three highly acclaimed leadership and management books - Think Big, Act Small; Less Is More; and It's Not the Big That Eat the Small... It's the Fast That Eat the Slow.

Learn more about him at: www.jason-jennings.com

Terry Slattery - Get Your Sales Force Ready to Protect Your Margins.

Learn more about him at: www.slatterysales.com

Dave Kurlan - Are Your Salespeople Hitting Their Objectives?

Dave Kurlan is the founder of the Objective Management Group, Inc.
The industry leader in sales assessments and sales force evaluations.
He is the developer of their flagship assessment the "Dave Kurlan Sales Force Profile,"
He has written several books including Mindless Selling, and Baseline Selling — How to Become a Sales Superstar by Using What You Already Know About the Game of Baseball.
Top rated conference speaker and regarded as one of leading authorities on sales force development.

Learn more about him at: www.objectivemanagement.com

Bo Burlingham - Editor at Large for Inc. Magazine

Bo Burlingham, editor at large of Inc. Magazine, discusses his new book The Knack. How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle Whatever Comes Up. book is coauthored with Norm Brodsky, who explains there is a mentality that helps street-smart people solve problems and pursue opportunities as they arise. He calls it "the knack," and it has made all the difference to the eight successful start-ups of his career.

Learn more about The Knack at http://www.theknack.info

Hank Stringer - Finding Talent

He co-authored “Talent Force: A New Manifesto for the Human Side of Business” with Rusty Rueff
Hank is successful high-tech industry recruiter, entrepreneur, and innovator in the use of information technology in the recruitment and employment process.
Forecasting a talent shortage in 1994, Stringer applied his energy and experiences to start Hire.com. Under his tenure, Hire.com’ revolutionary approach dramatically changed the way companies such as Federal Express, BP, Allianz, Raytheon and Prudential recruit, hire, and retain talent.
Prior to founding Hire.com, Stringer was president and co-founder of Pedley-Stringer, Inc., a high-tech recruitment firm. Stringer previously served as an internal recruiting consultant for Tandem Computers and Dell Computer, where he was responsible for a number of special recruiting projects in the U.S. and Asia.

Learn more about him at www.hankstringer.com

David Allen - Getting Things Done

David is the internationally bestselling author of Getting Things Done and Ready for Anything.  He is the chairman and founder of the David Allen Company, a global management and consulting company, widely recognized as the world's leading authority in developing personal and organization capacity.   

www.davidco.com  

Loral Langemeier is one of today’s most dynamic and pioneering financial strategists. A New York Times best-selling author and a leading motivational speaker, Loral has spurred thousands across the country from dazed apathy and fear of finance to millionaire status by giving them the simple tools to launch innovative businesses that generate cash and build wealth.

You can learn more about her at: http://www.lorallangemeier.com/

Catherine Nomura has spent more than ten years helping individuals and organizations grow through coaching, consulting, strategic planning and product development. She is the co-author of Unique Ability: Creating The Life You Want™ and The Laws of Lifetime Growth.

You can learn more about her organization at: http://www.strategiccoach.com

Dr. Pat Zigarmi currently serves as Vice President of Business Development for the Ken Blanchard Companies, an internationally recognized management leadership training and consulting firm based in San Diego.  Pat is an expert in the areas of leadership and change management and is coauthor of Leadership and The One Minute Manager, Leading at a Higher Level and Who Killed Change?: Solving the Mystery of Leading People Through Change.

You can learn more about her organization here: http://www.blanchardtraining.com/