Jamie is a rocket scientist by day and the producer, main co-host and editor of the Awakenings podcast in her free time. She is very organized and keeps all of the other hosts on their toes and on time. Awakenings is a discussion based podcast, which began with a fan site for the book series approved by and including interaction with the author, Michael Scott.

Adam Graham is a novelist, columnist, and podcaster. His novel, Tales of the Dim Knight was published in 2010 by Splashdown Books. In 2011, he self-published All I Needed to Know I Learned from Columbo which focused on life lessons from fiction’s great detectives. Mr. Graham’s Political Columns have appeared on PJ Media.com and he was quoted extensively in a New York Times best selling non-fiction book. In March 2007, he began hosting the Old Time Dragnet Show with Adam Graham podcast and in 2008 began The Old TIme Radio Superman Show and in 2009 launched The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio. His blog posts on detective fiction, as well as golden age radio, television, and movies are available at Greatdetectives.net and are also available for subscription in the Amazon Kindle Store.

What are “The Naked Scientists,” you may ask? The Naked Scientists are a media-savvy group of physicians and researchers from Cambridge University who use radio, live lectures, and the Internet to strip science down to its bare essentials, and promote it to the general public. Their award winning BBC weekly radio programme, The Naked Scientists, reaches a potential audience of 6 million listeners across the east of England, and also has an international following on the web. Each week, listeners of all ages and backgrounds tune in on a Sunday evening to hear creator Dr. Chris Smith, together with his entertaining sidekicks, interview renowned scientists and researchers from all over the world and take science questions on any subject live from the listening public. In addition to the radio show, the group has organised Naked Science at Borders, a public lecture series enabling the community to attend informative presentations given by some of the UK’s most celebrated scientists. They have also put together this website to allow the radio show, lectures, and much more to be accessible world-wide. According to Dr. Smith, the basic goal of the Naked Scientists “is to help people enjoy science as much as we do and, at the same time, to have fun.”

Gamers With Jobs is the brainchild of Shawn Andrich and Sean Sands, both gamers who, oddly enough, didn’t have “real” jobs when they launched the site years ago. It began as a news site with a forum, and evolved into what you see today: a safe haven for all the girls and guys who grew up with games and have families to feed and bills to pay. Seeing that news wasn’t really getting the job done, Gamers With Jobs became the premier independent editorial site and community you see today. A cornerstone of the site, the Gamers With Jobs Conference Call prides itself on a professional-quality production that rivals that of many commercially produced podcasts. Featuring some of the very same writers from the front page, the podcast brings you smart, in-depth discussion about the latest games, issues and design quandaries of the day. We are also very fortunate to have regular guests like Ken Levine, Jeff Green, Shawn Elliott, Soren Johnson, John Carmack and others on the show. The host of the show, Shawn has been working on gaming websites for over a decade. Before the Conference Call, he was co-host on the GWJ Radio podcast and the short-lived Escapist Radio show. He plays games on every platform and in nearly every genre. His loathing for WoW and what it has done to otherwise interesting people is legendary.

Jeffrey Willerth’s first producing gig was a sports game show for closed-circuit college television. He started as a radio DJ and copywriter. His passion for auto racing accelerated as Jeffrey focused on media relations in the automotive and motorsport industry. He developed and executed successful print, radio and TV marketing campaigns with ESPN, TNN, PRIME, MTV Sports and others. Shifting gears, Jeffrey worked on Warner Bros. sci-fi hit “Babylon 5″ for all five seasons acting as the recurring role of Ambassador Kosh. He was the Producer’s Associate for the fourth and fifth seasons, four TNT B5 movies and the spin-off series “Babylon 5: Crusade”. Jeffrey has digital filmmaking experience as a Visual Effects Coordinator for the film “X-MEN 2″, “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” and “The Faculty”. Non-fiction programming credits include Discovery’s Military Chanel, History Channel, BBC, Discovery Channel, PBS, HGTV, A&E, Animal Planet, FOX, COURT and more. Currently, he is developing new television, film and multimedia programs for his production company, Erthbound Entertainment. Jeffrey Willerth is a member of the PGA, IFP/W, SAG, and ATAS.

Rob Walch is the Vice President of Podcaster Relations for Wizzard Media / Libsyn.  Prior to joining Wizzard Media in 2007, he was President and founder of podCast411, Inc. Rob is co-author of the book “Tricks of the Podcasting Masters” – Que 2006, which was an editors pick as a Top 10 Reference book for 2006 by Amazon.com. Rob was listed as the 5th most influential person in podcasting according to the book “Podcasting for Dummies” – Wiley Press 2005. He has consulted on podcasting for Senator Edwards, Governor Bill Richardson and the Sacramento Kings/Monarchs to name just a few. He was also a monthly columnist for Blogger and Podcaster Magazine – the first print magazine covering this new media space. Rob is currently Chair of the Education and Outreach Committee for the Association of Downloadable Media. Rob started podcasting in late 2004, and is the host of the award winning podCast411 podcast, where he has interviewed such prominent podcasters such as Quincy Jones, Walt Mossberg, Colin Ferguson (Eureka), Ronald Moore (Executive Producer of Battlestar Galactica), Phil Gordon (World Series of Poker), Larry Kudlow (CNBC’s Kudlow and Company) and Leo Laporte (TechTV, G4 TV).  Additionally Rob is host of Today in iOS (iPhone) Podcast – the first podcast about the iPhone. In the past seven years Rob has presented at over 80 events on the subject of podcasting and New Media including the Newspaper Association of America Marketing Conference, the US Latino Film Festival, the Corporate Podcasting Summit, The Association for Women in Communications 2006 Annual Professional Conference, Social Media 2007, New Media Expo, and Blogworld Expo. He is also a regular guest lecturer at the University of Kansas School of Journalism.  Rob was the Track Leader for the Podcasting sessions at the 2009 Blog World Expo – where he recruited 25 of the top experts to speak on podcasting. In 2004 Rob received his MBA from the University of Connecticut. He also has an engineering degree from the University of Dayton.

The podcasters were all graduate students in philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin back in the Clinton years. They all left the program at some point before getting their doctorates and have consequently since had time to get outside that whole weird world of academia and reflect on it and the various philosophical topics with a different, and probably much more lazy, perspective. Mark Linsenmayer has lived in Madison, WI since 2000, has two little kids, and works from home writing about transportation research. He’s got a band called New People, a big catalog of work with previous bands, and dabbles in fiction. When in grad school for philosophy, he mostly studied continental philosophy and philosophy of mind, with interests in phenomenology and explanations of consciousness. He more recently taught an ethics course for several semesters at Lakeland College.

Karen Chu and her teammates have been playing pub quiz trivia in San Francisco for several years. They are a pretty solid group, noting that their success all comes down to teamwork. Karen founded Good Job, Brain! because she is sure there are people out there who share her team’s unusual obsession with trivia. Good Job, Brain! is a free weekly audio podcast that’s part quiz show, part offbeat news, and all awesome. Karen and her team bring interesting mental nutrition to their listening audience, while having fun doing something they love.

David is the founder and CEO of Results Coaching Systems (RCS), which has operations in 15 countries across the globe. In his capacity as CEO, David works with Fortune 500 clients specializing in embedding internal coaching capacity within organizations to develop leaders, retain talent, improve performance, and change culture. David Rock is one of the thought leaders in the global coaching profession. The integrated coaching system he developed in the mid-90′s has been taught to over 10,000 professionals in more than fifteen countries. He is the author of Personal Best, (Simon & Schuster, 2001), Quiet Leadership (Harper Collins, 2006) and Coaching with the Brain in Mind (Wiley & Sons, 2009), and Your Brain at Work (Harper Collins), which came out in October 2009. In 2004, David founded the brain-based approach to coaching, which has gathered momentum as a theory base for coaching ever since. In collaboration with several leading neuroscientists, David is working to explain the neural basis of issues like self-awareness, reflection, insight and accountability. In 2006, he co-authored a feature article in strategy business magazine with neuroscientist Dr Jeffrey Schwartz, called “The Neuroscience of Leadership”, the most downloaded article of the year at the magazine. In September 2006, CIO magazine ran a cover story featuring David and Jeff’s work called “The New Science of Change”. In late 2006, David founded the NeuroLeadership Institute and Summit, a global initiative bringing neuroscientists and leadership experts together to build a new science of leadership development. David also co-created a complete coaching curriculum at New York University (SCPS) and is a guest lecturer at universities in 5 countries.

In his teaching website, “The Tolkien Professor”, Professor Olsen brings his scholarship on Tolkien to the public, seeking to engage a wide and diverse audience in serious intellectual and literary conversation. His website features a series of detailed lectures on The Hobbit, and recordings of the weekly meetings of the Silmarillion Seminar, which has been working its way through The Silmarillion chapter by chapter, as well as more informal Q&A sessions with listeners. He is currently writing a book titled Exploring The Hobbit, which will be published by Houghton Mifflin in September 2012.

Corey Olsen teaches in the English Department  at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, where he began teaching in the Fall of 2004. His undergraduate and graduate teaching subjects include J.R.R. Tolkien, Arthurian literature, Chaucer, and Sir Thomas Malory. He got his BA in English and Astrophysics from Williams College in Massachusetts and his PhD in medieval literature from Columbia University. At Washington College, Professor Olsen has served as the Faculty Coordinator of Academic Integrity, the Faculty Advisor for Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society, and Master of the Revels at Washington College’s hotly contested annual Wheelbarrow Jousting Tournament.

Alex Haddox’s diverse background led him to founding Palladium Education, Inc., Workplace Violence Prevention and Crisis Intervention Training. Mr. Haddox spent nearly a decade working for Amgen, Inc., one of the world’s largest multinational biotech firms, as a Senior Business Analyst and Senior eLearning Analyst. Among his many projects, he designed instructor-led and e-learning training modules for the Global Regulatory Affairs and Safety Education and Development department. Mr. Haddox was also the Product Manager and co-founder of the Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC). He was considered one of the world’s leading computer virus experts, traveled worldwide on speaking engagements, and appeared on national television programs including Good Morning America, CNBC, the Discovery Channel and Fox News Network. He has been quoted in innumerable print publications from The New York Times to USA Today and was on the Advisory Board to the industry’s leading publication, “Virus Bulletin.”

Mr. Haddox is a skilled martial artist and self-defense instructor. He has nearly two decades of combined traditional martial arts training in multiple styles including American Kenpo, Hapkido and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Mr. Haddox also holds firearms instructor credentials from the National Rifle Association.

An accomplished author, Mr. Haddox has been published in peer-reviewed journals and continues to author columns on self-protection for Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine and World Wide Dojo.com. His latest book on personal security is Practical Home Security: A Guide to Safer Urban Living. He is the creator and host of a free weekly podcast called “Practical Defense” that has over 1.4 million downloads and is heard in over 135 countries.

Jason and Deirdre touch on the subject of news releases, the changes beyond traditional outlets, including the ability to hyperlink resources and embed YouTube videos in your material. Deirdre refers to this function as PR 2.0, a more customized story that can be shared in communities. In the new age of social media and public relations platforms, there are many more options available to reach customers/consumers. As these outlets evolve, several are becoming much more cost effective. Deirdre K. Breakenridge is Chief Executive Officer at Pure Performance Communications. A veteran in PR and marketing, Deirdre has counseled senior level executives at companies including Empire Today, Hershey’s, JVC, Kraft, the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the World Bank. Deirdre is the author of four Financial Times books. Her book, “Putting the Public Back in Public Relations,” published in March 2009, is available in major bookstores and online.  She has also authored: “PR 2.0, New Media, New Tools, New Audiences,” “The New PR Toolkit” and “Cyberbranding: Brand Building in the Digital Economy.” Her fifth and most recent book, “Social Media and Public Relations: Eight New Practices for the PR Professional,” will be published by FT Press, a Pearson company in February 2012.

Deirdre speaks nationally and internationally on the topics of PR, marketing and social media communications.  In 2011, she was a keynote speaker at the RIT Social Media and Communications Symposium, delivered the keynote address for the Maine Public Relations Counsel (MPRC), and presented the keynote at Visa Championships / USA Gymnastics Conference.  Deirdre has also presented at BlogWorld, Social Media Congress (in Amsterdam), the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA), the Marketing Executives Networking Group (MENG), the Public Relations Association of Museums (PRAM), and the Women’s Presidents Organization (WPO). Deirdre is a member of PRSA and has served as a on the Board of NJ/PRSA and the New Jersey Advertising Club. Top Rank named Deirdre among the 25 Women that Rock Social Media and Traackr recognized Deirdre as the #1 PR 2.0 Influencer in 2011. Deirdre is a contributing editor of TechConnect, PRSA’s technology newsletter.  She blogs about PR 2.0 strategies and The Daily National and is the co-founder of #PRStudChat, a dynamic Twitter discussion scheduled monthly for PR students, educators and PR pros.

Sinan also shares with listeners how to market their brand through other brands without using pay-per-click. He discusses the basics of loosely defined partnerships, advises giving away for free some of what you do in your business, and using organic search engines for SEO. Sinan Kanatsiz is the Chairman and CEO of KComm, a marketing communications firm specializing in Public Relations, Public Affairs, Internet Marketing, Events and Strategic Relationships, founded in a sewing room in Sinan’s parents’ house in 1995.  It has grown to be a large business, with a client roster that encompasses large and small, local and global clients. Sinan is also the Chairman and Founder of The Internet Marketing Association (IMA), a professional organization that currently boasts over 515,000 members in various fields, including sales, marketing, business ownership, programming and creative development. Sinan started IMA with four key values as  a foundation for success in today’s highly competitive business environment:  integrity, communication, professionalism and education. IMA is one of the fastest growing Internet marketing groups in the world.  Its mission is to provide a knowledge-sharing platform for business professionals where proven Internet marketing strategies are demonstrated and shared in an effort to increase each member’s value to their organization.

Stephanie Chandler is the author of Booked Up! How to Write, Publish, and Promote a Book to Grow Your Business, and has authored several other business and marketing books.  She is the founder and CEO of Authority Publishing.com, a company that specializes in custom book publishing for nonfiction books. Stephanie is also a frequent speaker at business events and on the radio, and has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, BusinessWeek, Wired Magazine, and many other media outlets, including blogging for Forbes.com. Stephanie started her career in Silicon Valley, reaping the rewards and surviving the burst of the Dot Com Boom. In 2003, she fled the corporate world and opened a bookstore in Sacramento, CA. She began studying online marketing strategies and put the techniques to use to quickly put her store website in the top of Google. From this experience, a passion for internet marketing was born. In 2004, Stephanie launched BusinessInfoGuide.com, a directory of resources for entrepreneurs, and began writing business and marketing books. She sold her bookstore and later launched Authority Publishing.

Brian Carter is a respected elite internet marketing expert around the world. He is known for his hands-on business experience, cutting edge insights, background in improve and stand-up comedy, which has made him a much sought after speaker and trainer.  Brian is the co-author of Facebook Marketing, and has authored an ebook called How to Get More Fans On Facebook.  He also offers a training program, called Facebook Marketing 101.  Brian develops strategies and builds search visibility and social marketing fanbases for companies of all sizes, including Universal Studios, The U.S. Army, Hardee’s, and Carls’ Jr. He has been quoted in Twitter Marketing for Dummies and has been quoted and profiled in such publications as Information Week, U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal, and Entrepreneur Magazine. Brian also writes for Search Engine Journal and AIIFacebook.  He is a speaker and trainer for top marketing conferences, such as SEOmoz, SMX, Pubcon, The AIIFacebook Expo, Socialize, The South Carolina Society of Association Executives, and The American Marketing Association, among others. He is the CEO of The Brian Carter Group.

To Kyle, a ‘red paperclip’ is more of a symbolic thing, an idea that you’re ready to launch. A new project about to happen. That spark of insight or inspiration. The most important thing about an idea is to do something with it. Today, Kyle lives in Montreal with his wife and does speaking engagement, photography, art projects, and “Who are These Guys?” to name a few of the projects he has embarked on.

When Jean Hamilton founded Speaking Results in 1998, it was the natural next step in her career. Early on, she began to develop and perfect her skills as a performer and artist, working for 15 years in modern dance, mime, and theater with various professional companies that toured extensively in the U.S. and Pacific Rim. After this successful career, Jean pursued a new direction studying Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). She was soon hooked by what this discipline could accomplish and began using the tools of NLP to make profound, positive changes. She pursued her NLP studies and training with the same fervor and energy she brought to the stage. In 1993, certified as an NLP Master, Jean opened her private counseling practice. As satisfying as she found working one-on-one with clients, Jean realized that she liked being on stage and began to explore public speaking. She started this endeavor through a local chapter of the Toastmaster’s Club. She quickly began winning awards and trophies for both her humorous and poignant presentations, drawing on the rich material of her life. Jean soon graduated into the professional world of keynotes and National Speakers Association meetings, where she saw scores of the country’s best presenters. The more pros she watched, the more she realized how much her current work drew on the performance skills she had honed earlier in her dance and theater days. She saw how she could combine these skills with the personal development tools of NLP to create powerful and profound presentations. Jean recalls with real pleasure the “Aha!” moment when she realized that these skills could serve others as well, and Speaking Results was born.

HOWARD S. FRIEDMAN is Distinguished Professor at the University of California in Riverside. LESLIE R. MARTIN is Professor of Psychology at La Sierra University, and Research Psychologist at UC Riverside. They met when Leslie began graduate study in 1991 at UC Riverside, where she became a key and continuing associate in Howard’s then-launching lifespan longevity studies. Here are some facts about their work, their interests, and their qualifications. Their scientific research on health and longevity has been published in over 150 influential and often-cited scientific articles and chapters in leading books and scientific journals. In addition, Professor Friedman has authored or edited ten academic books about health and one prior trade book, The Self-Healing Personality. His textbook on Personality is now in its 5th edition. He served as Editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Mental Health, which received recognition as a “Best Reference Source of 1998″ from Library Journal. His edited book, Foundations of Health Psychology was named a CHOICE Magazine Outstanding Academic Title. Professor Martin’s books include Health Behavior Change And Treatment Adherence, and a textbook in health psychology.  Leslie and Howard have spent 20 years collaborating on the research described in The Longevity Project.  The study tracks the loves and lives of 1,500 Americans from childhood to death.

Putting the research findings into practice, Leslie is passionate about adventure travel that stretches her past achievements. She climbed Kilimanjaro (to the summit), and she recently completed the Marathon des Sables. This ultra-marathon is a 151-mile self-sustaining endurance race across the Moroccan Sahara, in which runners must carry all food and clothing for the entire marathon (in their backpacks). (See picture.) Always interested in a challenge, in her early 30’s Leslie became a champion for her age group in high-jumping. When she is not in the lab or writing about health, she is planning which mountains she will next climb.
Less extreme in his physical adventures, Howard prefers swimming, hiking, and cultural travel. In addition to his research and teaching, he writes every day, including a “My Turn” column published in Newsweek, and a new blog.

Dr. Friedman is the recipient of two major career awards for his health psychology research. In 1999, he received the Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology Award from the American Psychological Association; and in 2008, he was honored with the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science (APS), an international award and the most prestigious in his field of applied research. See: http://www.psychologicalscience.org/awards/cattell/citations/friedman.cfm A graduate of Yale University (magna cum laude with Honors in psychology), Dr. Friedman was awarded a National Science Foundation graduate fellowship for his doctoral study at Harvard University. He is a thrice-elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association (in Personality and Social Psychology, Health Psychology, and in Media Psychology) and an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Society of Behavioral Medicine.

Dr. Martin graduated summa cum laude from the California State University and received her Ph.D. from the University of California in Riverside. She has received the Distinguished Researcher Award, and the Anderson Award for Excellence in Teaching, both at La Sierra University. Former department chair, Dr. Martin has also received awards for outstanding advising and for service learning. In addition to her research on pathways to health and longevity, she studies physician-patient communication and its relationship to medical outcomes and has lectured widely on these topics.

Craig was also an award-winning copywriter, working as a Creative Director for a Los Angeles-based ad agency until opening up his own ad agency, Green Room Design & Advertising, which was named the 2002 Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year.  Craig combined his backgrounds in both music and marketing, and is now a professional speaker and author, promoting his RockStar System for Success all over the country, teaching entrepreneurs, small businesses, home-based business and the self-employed how to promote themselves and their business by thinking outside the box at his 4-Day RockStar Marketing BootCamps every March and September in Los Angeles. Craig Duswalt also speaks to corporations on how to market like a RockStar, to colleges about drug awareness, and at numerous seminars, associations and conferences, teaching entrepreneurs how to use outside the box marketing techniques to attract clients, and how to stand out from the competition by throwing televisions out hotel windows — Like a RockStar.

Stefanie is well-known in the inner circles of multi-millionaire authors, speakers and experts. She rarely advertises her services as 90% of her business is through satisfied client referrals. Her work often speaks for itself. Stefanie’s marketing strategies contributed to an increase of revenue of $4.3 Million in 24 months for one client. Stefanie’s specialty is customizing and creating marketing strategies that are simple for her client to use, but rapidly increases their profits and sales results. She teaches her clients “why” she recommends specific strategies so they can build their own ‘marketing eyes’. She is very warm and cares about her client’s well-being and success. As she puts it “Your Success is my Business”. In addition to her Marketing and Business background, Stefanie worked in Television both in front (Actress & TV Personality/Host) and behind the camera (Producer/Writer/Production Coordinator). As a result has also coached clients how to achieve their marketing goals with the media. She has successfully negotiated TV & radio show interviews for clients including a BBC documentary, helped produced corporate videos for Fortune 500 companies and wrote and developed speaking videos. Stefanie Hartman has been involved in several television production companies, television shows, specials and documentaries, including work for PBS, The Discovery Channel, CTV, and The Outdoor Life Network, VTV Channel for Baton Broadcasting. Stefanie created, hosted and produced an international Television Series, Aqua PlanetTM, a travel adventure scuba diving series and was the youngest Senior Production Executive within the company. Stefanie sold the series to multiple markets and countries such as the Sky Network in the UK, Canal Television in Quebec, and The Outdoor Channel in the USA. Using her sales experience, Stefanie successfully negotiated the commercial funding and sponsorship needs for the production company. Stefanie sold, developed and produced many of the television commercials for her clients. Stefanie is an expert at creating profitable products and services from scratch. She did this in the television industry and is proving it now in the Info-preneuring business.

A former TV and newspaper journalist, Shannon has developed hundreds of innovative public relations strategies. Her clients have appeared on the pages of USA Today, the New York Times, Money Magazine, Associated Press, and Parenting and have been featured on the Today Show, CNN, The History Channel, Good Morning America, and Oprah. An award-winning publicist and published author of two books, Shannon was named one of the top 60 business bloggers in the world & one of the top 30 PR bloggers. Shannon publishes the popular and highly-recommended ezine, Be Heard!, delivered to more than 6500 subscribers each month.

For nearly 15 years, Bronwyn has worked with clients to improve their public speaking and media relations skills, challenging them to bring out more of themselves in their communications. Bronwyn is known for her playful, irreverent approach to coaching, combined with her knack for delivering “tough love” in a way that allows executives to achieve true breakthroughs. Bronwyn encourages clients to be authentic, engaging and approachable, which has resulted in successful interviews for clients in publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, and speaking engagements at top industry events including Ad:Tech, AAAAs, AdAge Digital, CreativityandTech, Web 2.0 Expo and others. Bronwyn has also worked with clients preparing for television appearances including American Idol, The Oprah Show, and Home Shopping Network. Bronwyn’s corporate communications career spans from working with digital marketing agencies (Isobar, Carat, Freestyle Interactive, Organic) to enterprise software companies (Jive Software, Interwoven, Savvion, Onyx Software, HNC Software), to financial services organizations (ClearStation, E*TRADE) and consumer technology start-ups (Vello, AnchorFree, Propel).

Currently, James owns three businesses and has read and researched over 1,500 books on personal and professional development. His author highlights include:

*Co-Author of the Best Selling book “Chicken Soup For The College Soul”
*Contributing Author to, and Associate Editor for, “Chicken Soup for the Soul”
*‘You Never Know Who’s Listening’- Published in “Chicken Soup for the Prisoner’s Soul”
*‘A Brother’s Voice’- Published in “Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul”
*‘Thank You Family’- Published in “Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul”
*“How I Became a Big Money Speaker”
*“Success Starts With Attitude: 50 Ways to Refuel, Recharge and Reenergize Yourself in Business and Life” (also translated into Korean)
*“Teenagers Tips for Success: How to Create a Future, Achieve Your Dreams and Become Very Successful” (also translated into Korean)
*“From College to the Real World: Street-Smart Strategies for Landing Your Dream Job and Creating a Successful Future”
*“How to Be a Great Student Leader: 30 Quick Tips to Jump-Start Your Leadership Skills”
*“How to be a Master Networker” (also translated into Korean)
*“Turbo Charge Your Career”
*“Great Leadership Starts With Attitude”

James was also named Consummate Speaker of the Year by Sharing Ideas professional speakers’ magazine. He has appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and several hundred other publications.
James’ media, personal and professional highlights include:
*Featured in a 14-page article in the prestigious business magazine, “Millionaire Blueprints” (also featured on the cover)

*Only professional speaker or speaker trainer in the world chosen by Mark Burnett Productions (Creator of the blockbuster TV shows, “Survivor”, “The Apprentice”, “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?”) to appear with Joan Rivers on the new hit reality TV show, “How’d You Get so Rich?”
*Appearance on the hit CBS TV Show, “The Doctors”
*One of the few celebrity motivational speakers chosen to be interviewed by celebrity Hollywood interviewer Robin Leach on the VIP red carpet
*One of only 50 self-improvement leaders in the world featured in the self-improvement movie, “Pass it On”
*Featured in a 5-page article in the international business magazine, “Information Marketing Insider’s Journal”
*Featured on the cover of one of the top professional speaking magazines, “Sharing Ideas”
*Featured in a 3-Page Article in the international business magazine “Personal Branding”
*Featured in the top collegiate publication, “Campus Activities” magazine
*Named one of the “Top 40 Business People Under the Age of 40 in Las Vegas”
*Featured in “Las Vegas Life” Magazine
*Featured for 30-minutes on the televison show, “Leading Experts”
*Featured in numerous newspapers and radio shows
*Voted 2008-2009 “GKIC Marketer of the Year” (Winner over 80 other competitors)
*Two-time “College Speaker of the Year”
*Celebrity Motivational Speaker and Marketing Consultant that even A-List celebrities seek out for business marketing coaching
*Philanthropist- An important part of James Malinchak’s life is to give back to those less fortunate. Personal 5-digit donations and raising over $100,000.00 through his seminars to donate to kids charities.

James has shared the platform with many top speakers such as Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Brian Tracy, Tom Antion, Joel Bauer, Frank Kern, Matt Bacak, John Childers, Lloyd Irvin, Lee Milteer, Robert Skrob, Bill Glazer, Dan Kennedy, Mike Koenigs, Mari Smith, Jeff Walker, Chris Cardell, Michael Cage, Rick Frishman, Tony Hsieh, Robert Allen, Joe Theismann, Eban Pagan, John Assaraf, Niurka, Bill Walsh, Glenn Morshower, Bill Dorfman, Evolution of Dance, Judson Laipply, Joe Martin, Les Brown, Stephen Pierce, Than Merrill, Armand Morin, Aussie Rob, Bill Bartmann, Tom Antion, National Speakers Association, Dave Lakhani, Joel Bauer, Kelly O’Neil, Kevin Nations, Larry Loik, George Foreman, Patricia Fripp, Brbara de Agelis, SANG, Larry Benet, Wealth Builders Event, Rock Star Marketing Boot Camp, GKIC, Glazer-Kennedy, Denis Waitley, Michael Beckwith, Fran Harris, Coaching Super Summit, Tom Antion Fusion, Speak at Colleges, College Speaking Success, Adam Ginsberg, Jim Kwik, Dottie Walters, Christine Comaford, Speak Your Way to Wealth, Steven E, Lee Pound, James Roche, Mike Stewart, Eric Lofholm, Lynn Rose, Joe Polish.

Many top public speakers, coaches, authors have attended James’ Big Money Speaker Boot Camp and his Millionaire Speaker Secrets Revealed including Brendon Burchard, Ali Brown, Alexandria Brown, Ron Seaver, Terri Levine, Adam Urbanski, Craig Duswalt, Jack Canfield, Kevin Bracy, Speaker Match, Dave Sheffield, Johnny Jeff Hockings, Milana Leshinsky, Kendall Summerhawk, John Beede, Melanie Strick, Lisa Sasevich, Martin Howey, Jonathan Sprinkles, Jill Lublin, Rhonda Sher, Terri Levine, Sean Stephenson, Dan Janal, Arvee Robinson, Alex Mandossian.  Be sure to visit http://www.speakingofwealth.com/offers/  for special offers.

Josh has spoken at Harvard University, Stanford, UCLA, M.I.T., and to over 1.5 million teenagers live. He is a recognized teen expert for such media outlets as MTV, CNN, and FOX. He is known as a teen communication expert who can get through to any teen. Josh offers a healthy dose of advice that he calls “in your face, but on your side.” He counsels teenagers on everything they care about and it’s all done in a youth-friendly, humorous tone that is more hilarious survival guide than preachy sermon.

Josh certainly knows a thing or two about survival. Abandoned and abused as a child, he was able to triumph over the tragedy. He attributes his personal growth to the support of a great foster family, dynamic teachers, and enriching school programs that opened his eyes to his true potential. After serving as State DECA President and on the School-to-Work student advisory committee, Josh decided to commit his life to helping teens. Josh lives in sunny California, is a spokesperson for National Foster Care Month, and a guitar hero.

Don Osborne founded INQUARTA in 1994 and has counseled over 2,000 applicants to graduate school. Don has worked for The Princeton Review as co-author of their MCAT verbal program and author of the “Verbal Accelerator” course. A prolific speaker and author, Don has delivered more than 400 speeches and is the author of 15 books, guides, planners and DVDs available through INQUARTA Publishing. He has been an adjunct faculty member with the University of Redlands, where he taught economics and financial management. He earned his MBA from Pepperdine University in 1991. Don is also Lead Trainer and Course Developer for Nitro Marketing and is the co-organizer of Orange County Internet Marketers.

Darren may have been “born without a funny bone in his body,” but he possessed the desire to learn and the willingness to fail necessary to achieve his dream. The self-proclaimed “student of comedy” is living proof that humor is a skill that can be learned.
As a keynote speaker since 1994, he brings his incredible story to conferences around the world. He is consistently the top rated speaker at conferences. He changes the way people think about challenges, humor, and presentations… forever. His clients include IBM, Fidelity investments, and numerous associations too long to list! He is known as the person who helps speakers launch their careers in professional speaking. His trademarked program Get Paid to Speak by Next Week

Now, Darren is in high demand as a speaking coach. The new standard for advanced presentation skills was created when he co-created How Professional Presenters Can Own the Stage <http://darrenlacroix.com/online-store/speaking-skill-level-3/> . There is no other program on the market that even comes close to this transformational program. Viewers witness exactly how coachees can create lasting significant improvement in just two days. His successful book, Laugh & Get Rich: How to Profit from Humor in Any Business (6 th printing), contains interviews with corporate executives who share his philosophy. Now translated into three languages, it is a mainstay on business bookshelves. As co-founder of The Humor Institute and a co-creator of The Humor Boot Camp®, Darren directs seminars that help presenters wisely use the power of humor to “lighten up” their presentations. He is also an award-winning producer of the film Healing, Hope, and Humor.

Dustin managed and marketed over 200 events, seminars and boot camps per month generating over $12 million dollars in the course of a year.  Now he runs multimillion dollar product launches online.
In his spare time, he publishes the most widely read offline newsletter for speakers and promoters, Dirty Talk.  Dustin has the gift for transforming a complete newbie into a larger than life speaker.  He has also authored, How To Get Rich Working For FREE and Secrets of the Real Estate Millionaires.

Well, what’s new in the world of speaking?  When it comes to speaking for profit, the core fundamentals remain unchanged. Superior credibility, believable social proof, entertaining stories that further the sale, a mouth watering offer, etc. are vital to every talk. But here’s what’s changed: the mindset of your audience. Any one speaking to make money, from stage and even webinars, needs to understand the shift
taking place in the minds of the consumer. What worked in the past won’t fly in today’s marketplace. Those experiencing lower conversions and sales are most likely using out of date techniques and strategies. Consumers are savvy now and can see yesterday’s sales tactics from a mile away. There exists a new formula for profitable speaking in today’s marketplace. Those that understand this new way of selling stand to gain higher closing percentages, more invitations to speak and increased profits.

What is the “formula” for success? Most speakers and infomarketers understand the classic sales formula: Problem, Agitate, Solution, with the solution being your product or service. It’s a great place to start but it’s incomplete for delivering presentations. Our formula, aka the Presentation Conversion Blueprint, was developed from my partner, Dave VanHoose’s experience from speaking to sell 2,596 times (and counting)…live from the platform. This formula was crucial in generating nearly $14 million dollars in sales which landed his previous company at number 35 on Inc. 500 Magazine’s “Fastest Growing Private Companies in
America.” When it comes to extracting maximum dollars speaking at your own live events, my partner AJ Puedan has developed a different, yet POWERFUL formula. It’s specifically designed for maximizing sales in boot camp or multi-day environments. With over 16 years in the seminar business, he’s crafted a unique
system that’s averaging $2,103 in sales per attendee…even to free crowds.

Who’s profiting from using your formula in today’s economy? We started working with real estate speakers and info-marketers, finding immediate success. Our first four clients went on to do over $1 million in sales from webinars and platform speaking. As word spread throughout the “speaking community,” our expansion turned to other markets and niches including: personal development, internet marketing, business opportunities, stock trading, software, health & wellness and network marketing. After an on-the-spot challenge, we coached a brand new, “unpolished” speaker to sell 21% (considered a respectable closing percentage) of the room…despite his fear of public speaking. No matter what your experience level, as
long as you follow the formula, you can expect to see an increase in sales… some will even see double digit gains. Special offers at: http://speakingofwealth.com/shows/.

With over 10 million  audio programs sold in 14 languages, Denis Waitley is one of the  most listened-to voices on personal and career success. He is the  author of 15 non-fiction books, including several international best  sellers, “Seeds of Greatness,” “Being the Best,” “The Winner’s  Edge,” “The Joy of Working,” and “Empires of the Mind.” His audio album, “The  Psychology of Winning,” is the all-time best selling program on  self-mastery.

Denis Waitley has studied and counseled winners in every field from Apollo astronauts to Superbowl champions, from sales achievers to government leaders  and youth groups. During the 1980′s, he served as Chairman of Psychology on the U. S. Olympic Committee’s Sports Medicine Council,  responsible for performance enhancement of all U. S. Olympic athletes.

Dr. Waitley is a founding director of the National Council on Self-Esteem and the President’s Council on Vocational Education, and recently received the “Youth Flame Award” from the National Council on Youth Leadership for his outstanding contribution to high school youth leadership.  As president of the International Society for Advanced Education, inspired by Dr. Jonas Salk, he counseled returning POWs from Viet Nam and conducted  simulation and stress management seminars for Apollo astronauts.  A graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, and former Navy pilot, he holds a doctorate degree in human behavior.  Upcoming shows will feature: Asset Protection Attorney Mark Kholer, Marketing Guru Ted Nicholas, Federal Reserve Commentator Andre Eggeletion, Video Marketer Mike Koenigs, Internet Money Machine Yanik Silver, Organizational Expert David Allen and many other thought leaders.

The books I read. Each one contributes a major piece of wisdom, direction, or strategy.
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Lots of would-be writers make the same mistake I did. They think the only way to earn a living as a writer is to write a best-selling novel, like Steven King or JK Rowling. What a bunch of hooey! Sure, that’d be great – but the odds are less than favorable. Or, they think the only way is to write articles and submit them on spec to magazines. Baloney! Again, very glamorous and all, but who wants to write on spec? No way!

Your life as a freelance writer can be all that you dream of – if you learn how to do it right, so it doesn’t become an unsatisfying nightmare. The key is to find high-quality clients who pay what your expertise is truly worth, and to stay as busy as you’d like to stay. It’s definitely not a get rich quick scheme, because you’ll have to actually do the work! But if you do, you’ll build for yourself a business that’s very rewarding.

By allowing organizations to post open calls for speakers on the site for no cost, they are broadening their search to a wealth of the top fresh, creative, and strategic thinkers in the country. Because the people searching our site are actively searching for speaking engagements, organizations are guaranteed to find motivated talent eager to please. Organizations are also free to search our online speaker showcase for talent that may meet their needs.

SpeakerMatch is the brainchild of Bryan Caplovitz, a former business technology consultant. In trying to build market share for his consulting firm, Bryan saw the need for somewhere non-professional speakers could find speaking opportunities. As it became clear that organizations had trouble finding speakers as well, he knew there was a great opportunity to fill a need. He saw the internet as an ideal way to bring speakers and opportunities together, and the company was born.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Ariel ran away from high school at age 16 to become an international bag lady. She rambled back home a few years later as a new teen mom. She earned her BA in communications from Mills college and her Master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Kim received her B.A. in Journalism and Public Relations from Roger Williams University in Bristol, RI.  She is also co-author of the following reports:

* SEO Copywriting Secrets
* 5 “Deadly” Membership Website Mistakes
* Seven Online Publishing Secrets
* 12 Master Landing Page Templates

Continuing to write, Dan has produced more than 76 books and revisions so far, of which some have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, Russian, British-English and German. Over the years, Dan has developed a system of writing that makes it all so easy and fun. His books are loaded with facts and figures and contain detailed inside information. They are always up-to-date because he revises them before going back to press. Dan has sold millions of his books, including several best sellers, for ten of millions of dollars in sales. Many of his books sell at the rate of 10-20,000 copies per year, every year.

For many years, Dan ran Para Publishing all by himself. In fact, he was often billed as the world’s largest one-person publishing company. As a one-man show, an author/publisher who handled all the writing, publishing and promotion, office management and shipping himself, Dan is in the best position to advise a first time self-publishing author who is on a limited budget. Today, Dan has staff, a number of products and services (books, reports, tapes, disks, seminars, etc.) and a large suite of offices with a 360 view of the mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

Dan has traveled to more than 40 countries and he has even skydived into the north pole. He has written several technical books on parachutes and popular books on skydiving. When you have your own business and control your own product, you can pursue your dreams.

Dan’s work for publishing was recognized by the Publishers Marketing Association when they gave him the Benjamin Franklin Award. He was given the Irwin Award for the best electronic promotion campaign by the Book Publicists of Southern California. He is a past vice-president of PMA.

Dan Poynter’s seminars have been featured on CNN, his books have been pictured in The Wall Street Journal, and his story has been told in U.S. News & World Report. The media comes to him because he is the leading authority on book marketing, promoting and distributing.

Dan was prompted to write The Self-Publishing Manual because so many publishers wanted to know his secret to selling so many books. Dan is one of the publishing industry’s most energetic, experienced and respected leaders. He lives in Santa Barbara.

Dan founded Para Publishing in 1969 to collect, process, publish and disseminate critical safety information on parachute design and skydiving techniques. Initially in North Quincy, Massachusetts, it was moved to Santa Barbara in 1974. The company expanded into other books, tapes, reports, disks, seminars, speeches, consulting, etc. on other subjects. It published the first book on hang gliding, a circular book on Frisbee play, the first book on word processors, the first laser-typeset book, it was the first publisher to send galleys by modem, published the first book on speech recognition for writers and many other firsts. The company publishes several authors and most of Dan Poynter’s work.

Over the years, Anne Bruce has evolved from the best-selling author of several books in the field of human behavior, leadership, and motivation to an inspirational force and a respected specialist, speaker, and trainer in the area of human development and personal growth.
Thousands of people around the world have adopted Anne’s no-nonsense approach to Discover True North and have learned to be the “author of their life story.”

Anne’s workshops and keynote presentations, including this book, grew out of her powerful and life-changing courses taught worldwide, known as the Human Potential Series: Inspirational Programs with Substance and Soul and America’s Got Talent in the Workplace!

Anne has had the privilege to speak, write, or train for such prestigious organizations as:

*The White House
*The Pentagon
*Coca-Cola
*Ben & Jerry’s
*JetBlue
*GEICO
*McGraw-Hill Publishing
*BestBuy
*British Petroleum
*Harvard Law School
*Baylor University Medical Center
*The Conference Board of Europe
*The Southern Company
*Sony International
*Accenture
*Sprint
*Southwest Airlines
*American Society of Training and Development
*Marriott / The Ritz-Carlton Hotels
*MedAmerica Billing Services, Inc.
*The American Red Cross