Be the Best You Can Be
Rocky Bleier's story - a gripping tale of courage on both the football fields of America and the battle fields of Vietnam - has held audiences in rapt attention for years. Yet, the motivational message behind it, detailing how ordinary people can become extraordinary achievers, defines success in the new American century.
CNBC Senior Analyst and Commentator, Trailblazing Financial Journalist, Bestselling Author, and Financial Professional
Subject Matter Expert, gifted speaker who delivers it in all bite-sized, relatable nuggets, with visuals and takeaways that stick! Roxane Battle is a Mental Health and Health Equity Advocate, having held executive-level positions inside Fortune 5 UnitedHealth Group, the largest healthcare corporation in the world, where she was a featured in-app Influencer with 4+ million subscribers!
Creator and Founder of Spanx
Sara Blakely wanted footless body-shaping pantyhose to wear with her cream-colored pants and open-toed shoes, but she couldn’t find them anywhere. As a frustrated consumer turned entrepreneur, Blakely took $5,000 in savings and began her adventure in the $2 billion male-dominated hosiery industry.
Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, TV Producer, and TEDx Speaker, and keynote speaker Sarah Moshman got her start field producing on the hit ABC show Dancing with the Stars for 10 seasons.
Olympic gymnast turned health advocate speaks on cancer awareness, health & wellness, and how to think like an Olympic champion!
Enron “Whistleblower” and TIME Magazine “Person of the Year”
Ms. Watkins is the former Vice President of Enron Corporation who alerted then-CEO Ken Lay in August 2001 to accounting irregularities within the company, warning him that Enron ‘might implode in a wave of accounting scandals.’ She has testified before Congressional Committees from the House and Senate investigating Enron’s demise. TIME magazine named Sherron, along with two others, Coleen Rowley of the FBI and Cynthia Cooper of WorldCom, as their 2002 Persons of the Year, for being “people who did right just by doing their jobs rightly.”
Watkins now lectures on leadership and ethics as Professor of the Practice at Kenan-Flagler at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Watkins is co-author of Power Failure, the Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron, (Doubleday, 2003).
TV Personality, Businesswoman, & Best-Selling Author
Star Jones is an Emmy award nominated TV host, attorney, best-selling author, and former New York City homicide prosecutor, who has worked in television for over 20 years; offering a fresh perspective to the day’s most talked about crime and justice, political and sociological issues from the worlds of news, entertainment, politics and pop culture.