Meridith Valiando Rojas who is known for being the co-founder and CEO of DigiTour Media, a producer of live events that features social media talent. Rojas has earned her Bachelor’s degree in Music Production and Business from New York University and she went on to begin her career with DigiTour Media. Through her work with the company, she helped to... read full bio
Michael A. Smyer is Co-Director of the Center on Aging & Work/Workplace Flexibility, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and a Professor in the Department of Psychology, all at Boston College. He received his Ph.D. in personality and clinical psychology from Duke University and a B.A. in psychology from Yale University. Dr. Smyer, a licensed clinical psychologist,... read full bio
Dr. Benoliel is the editor of Negotiation Excellence: Successful Deal Making, co-author of 2009's Negotiating, author of The Upper Hand, and Done Deal: Insights from Interviews with the World’s Best Negotiators. He also developed STARLET, a negotiation simulation distributed by Kellogg School of Management. Some of his media interviews include ABC News, Bloomberg Television, CAN TV, The Deal, The... read full bio
Michael Brenner was awarded the best business keynote speaker by the Huffington Post and is a Forbes top CMO influencer. He is the CEO of Marketing Insider Group, where he has led more than 75 workshops on content marketing strategy for businesses, advertising agencies and startups. He is a best-selling co-author of two books, including Digital Marketing Growth Hacks and The... read full bio
Cowpland came to Canada in 1964 to work for Bell Northern Research. He received a masters and PhD in engineering at Carleton University and was engineering and design project leader at Bell. He was manager of circuit designs for Microsystems International Limited, when he cofounded Mitel Corp with Terry MATTHEWS. Cowpland was also a major investor in one of the... read full bio
Michael Casey is a cryptocurrency expert, advisor at MIT Media Lab, consultant, public speaker, former journalist, and author. An expert on digital currently and financial innovation, Casey educates students and other learners on our new digital society. Casey has written several books covering cryptocurrency and blockchain, including The Age of Cryptocurrency and The Truth Machine: The Blockchain and the Future... read full bio
Michael Chasen is a businessman and entrepreneur from Cheshire, Connecticut. While attending American University, Chasen befriended future co-founder Matthew Pittinsky in his dorms. Blackboard Inc. was founded by the duo in 1999. Chasen became CEO of the company. He became one of the youngest CEO’s of a publicly traded company. Blackboard Inc. is a technology company that developed educational software,... read full bio
Michael Coates is the former CISO at Twitter and Former Head of Security at Mozilla. He has worked in the information security space for several years working to protect hundred of millions of people worldwide. Currently, Coates is the CEO and co-founder of Altitude Networks. Prior to his work with Altitude, Coates worked securing Twitter’s systems and user data. As... read full bio
At the helm of the RAND Corporation, one of the most significant organizations conducting policy research worldwide, is Michael D. Rich, a respected executive and visionary. He has led the organization to new heights as president and chief executive officer, enhancing its standing as a preeminent expert on important international issues. Michael Rich has been instrumental in defining RAND's goal due... read full bio
Micheal Dell is the founder and CEO of one of the world's largest tech infrastructure companies in the world, Dell Technologies. Michael first began building computers in his dorm room that he later sold to classmates. At age 19, Micheal withdrew from his university to focus solely on building Dell Technologies. His dedication to computer development and brilliant innovation has... read full bio
Michael Duke is an American businessman who was previously the CEO of Walmart. Duke began his career with Walmart as the executive in charge of the international operations. He worked in this position for several years before coming the CEO. During his time as CEO, he expanded Walmart globally into 27 different countries and grew their net income by 27... read full bio
Michael Eisner is an American businessman who has been the chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company. Eisner was born in Mount Kisco, New York, and he went on to earn his B.A. in English from Denison University. Eisner went on to work as an Assistant to the National Programming Director at ABC. Over the years, Eisner moved up... read full bio
Michael Fertik is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Reputation.com in addition to being the Managing Director and Founder of Heroic Ventures. Among other companies, he founded and served as CEO of b4.ai, WaveShift, and Sightglass Vision. One of the top venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, Heroic Ventures focuses nearly entirely on first-money and formation investments. The... read full bio
Mike Freedman is a negotiating skills expert, consultant, and speaker who is based out of Istanbul. Through his work as a negotiating expert, Freedman shares the skills of how to keep businesses surviving and competing with other businesses in this current competitive environment. Freedman consultant on how to be more confident, productive, how to embrace change, get the most out... read full bio
Michael Gervais is a psychologist, podcast host, and an industry visionary who is co-founder of Compete to Create. Gervais has earned his Ph.D. in High Performance Psychology at San Diego University and earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University. He began his career working as a high performance psychology consultant for Pinnacle Performance Center, Inc., where he still works,... read full bio
As CEO of Cengage, Michael Hansen has transformed and grown the company from a print publisher to one of the highest rates digital learning platforms in more than 20 countries around the world.... read full bio
Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey are two of the most sought-after keynote speakers and interview subjects on business and executive matters because they founded the renowned Barefoot Wine company. They frequently give interviews and quotes to national and professional journals including Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Huffington Post, AMEX Open Forum, and Costco Connection. The two regularly appear on radio, podcasts, and... read full bio
Michael J. Jackson (more known as Mike Jackson) is the Chief Executive Officer, President, and Chairman of the Board at AutoNation. Jackson grew the business as Americas largest automotive retailer. Jackson ensures that AutoNation stays a customer-focused, transparent, and contemporary business model. Before working with AutoNation, Jackson was the President and Chief Executive Officer at Mercedes-Benz USA. Jackson grew his... read full bio
Michael Jackson is the former COO of Skype, and now General Partner at Mangrove Capital Partners. Throughout Europe, Russia and Israel, Michael seeks out investable projects and advises portfolio companies as they grow into significant operations. Overseeing all aspects of Skypes paid services, he led the company into over 150M euro in just three years. Now actively involved in the... read full bio
The CEO of First National Bank (FNB) in South Africa is Michael Jordaan. At the young age of 35, Michael was appointed CEO in 2004 and is in charge of overseeing 30,000 employees throughout numerous African nations. With Deutsche Bank, Michael began his banking career in Hamburg, Germany. He worked as a cashier for the first three months before moving up... read full bio
