Professional Speaker Directory

Practical Futurist
Michael studied physics and creative writing at Stanford University with additional training in finance and management at the Stanford Business School Executive Program. He has worked with companies ranging from FedEx, Boeing and GE to Microsoft, Pfizer and American Express, as well as both NASA and the Department of Defense.

You must keep secrets but skillfully persuade others to tell you theirs. You have to love your country but willingly leave it behind for dangerous operations around the world. You need to live a double life but be trustworthy enough to carry out the nation’s most sensitive tasks.

Michele Rigby Assad was one of those people. Working undercover for the CIA, she served in treacherous areas throughout the Middle East—a woman leading some of the most highly skilled operatives on the planet.

Mick Ebeling has sparked a movement of pragmatic, inspirational innovation. As a career producer and filmmaker and now founder and CEO of Not Impossible, Ebeling harvests the power of technology and story to change the world.

Former Commander, USS Benfold and Author, It’s Your Ship

1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Captain; Portrayed in Disney's Miracle
Mike Eruzione served as the enthusiastic captain that led the 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team to its Gold Medal victory at Lake Placid. The highlight of the games for Eruzione was his winning goal against the Soviet Union in the game that stunned the world.

Entrepreneur, Journalist, and Popular Broadcast Personality
Mike Max, a true Minnesotan, grew up in Gaylord, Minnesota, a town of 2,000 where he learned the quality of one's life is based on work ethic.

Inspiring Innovation, Change and Performance
Hall of Fame Speaker, Two TED Talks, Award Winning Artist, Innovation Entrepreneur

Infusing Life and Business with Authenticity and Appreciation
Mike Robbins is an author, thought leader and sought-after speaker who teaches people, leaders, and teams to infuse their lives and businesses with authenticity and appreciation.

Gold Medalist, Hall of Fame, CSP, MBA, Author
Lying on a bed paralyzed, with a bullet hole in his chest, Mike promised that if he survived, he would share his unique story all over the world and help as many people as he could. This is happening!

It's All About Results
Mike Staver is an expert on leadership. You, like most people, hear a lot about leadership. You get to see exles of it (or the lack of it) every day from the news to politics to your community, family and work. What is leadership? What is a leader's primary job? How do leaders lead in a way that gets results while creating a great place to work? Sifting through the theory, information and experience of leadership is what coach and leadership expert Mike Staver has dedicated the last 20+ years to.

Author, Co-Owner of Several Minor-League Baseball Clubs, Restaurateur, Citadel Professor, Philanthropist and Founder of Fun Is Good – Employee Engagement Consultancy

“When did it become so terrible to fail? We need to encourage people to take risks so they come up with ideas that change things.” – Mike Veeck

Leading authority on technology, transformation and leadership - with a uniquely global perspective. CEO of Tomorrow, Author of The Algorithmic Leader, Harvard Business Review columnist