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Jim Knight

Jim Knight

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A Training & Development veteran for 30+ years, Jim Knight facilitates on a variety of interactive topics, including sessions around amping up organizational culture, world-class differentiated service, building rock star teams and leadership. Jim cut his teeth in the training…

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Jim Pancero

Jim Pancero

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Jim's work focuses on sales organizations with high priced, large and/or competitively complex products and services. His information-intensive keynote speeches, training programs and in-depth consulting work detail his innovative selling processes and strategies for the new economy and global marketplace…

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Jimmy Tingle

Jimmy Tingle

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Tingle was the American correspondent for Sir David Frost's show for PBS and the BBC, The Strategic Humor Initiative. He appeared for two seasons on 60 Minutes II on CBS as the humorist/commentator in the Andy Rooney spot. He worked…

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Jimmy Wales

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Founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales is the revolutionary luminary behind the concept of Wikipedia (based on the Hawaiian term wiki, meaning "quick", "fast", or "to hasten") a project to produce a free content encyclopedia that could be edited by anyone…

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JJ Birden

JJ Birden

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Like a fabled long-shot story and underdog tale, JJ Birden was The Small Man in the Big Man’s Game of Football.  After earning a scholarship to the University of Oregon for track and field (plus being the #1 high school…

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Joan Borysenko

Joan Borysenko

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Eloquent and inspiring in settings that range from hospitals to hospices, from theaters to conference venues, and from boardrooms to houses of worship, she is a credible bridge between faith and reason. Her brilliance, humor, and authenticity—in combination with the…

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Joan Lunden

Joan Lunden

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An award-winning journalist, bestselling author, motivational speaker, and women's health & wellness advocate, Joan Lunden has been a trusted voice in American homes for more than 30 years. For nearly two decades, Lunden greeted viewers each morning on Good Morning America bringing insight…

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Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink

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Navy SEAL Teams, starting as an enlisted SEAL and rising through the ranks to become a SEAL officer. As commander of SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser during the battle of Ramadi, he orchestrated SEAL operations that helped the “Ready…

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Jody Thompson

Jody Thompson

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Jody Thompson is the CEO and Founding Principal of CultureRx®, headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.  Daniel Pink recognized her as one of six business thinkers who get it, who understand how to redesign work for the future.  If you are ready for a new…

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Dr. Joe Coughlin

Joe Coughlin, PhD

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Dr. Joe Coughlin is founder and Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab. Researcher, teacher & advisor – his work explores how global demographics, technology and changing behaviors are transforming business & society. He teaches in MIT’s Department of Urban Studies &…

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