Global enterprises are trained by Afterburner to perform faster and achieve their strategic goals with more frequency. More than 150 US Fortune 500 firms are included in Afterburner's comprehensive list of clients. A total of 1.7 million corporate executives have participated in an Afterburner program and they gave it an average rating of 9.2 out of 10. Through the development of... read full bio
Afterburner was started by Jim Murph Murphy, a fighter pilot that started the meaning of Flawless Execution while he was working in the Air Force. He uses the flawless execution method on companies and organizations to help grow, learn lessons, and create structure to become more successful. The Afterburner team consists of current and former fighter pilots, U.S. Navy SEALs... read full bio
Aidan McCullen is a change consultant who works with organizations to enhance their ability to cooperate and foster change. The Global Innovation Show, which broadcasts on Finland's Business FM and Ireland's national broadcaster RTÉ and counts Bill Gates as a listener and supporter, is hosted and founded by Aidan. In the top-ranked business school in the world, Trinity College Business School, he created... read full bio
Aileen Lee is a U.S. seed investor, a venture capital investor, and founder of Cowboy Ventures. She coined the Silicon Valley term, unicorn, which is defined as a privately held startup that has a billion dollar valuation. Lee started her career working as an M&A analyst for Morgan Stanley. She went on to work in business development at Gap Inc.... read full bio
Ajay Agrawal is a professor of entrepreneurship and strategic management. Through his extensive research of artificial intelligence, science policy, entrepreneurial finance, and innovation, Agrawal teaches people around the world about whats coming in the future. He is the founder of the Creative Destruction Lab and an Academic Director at the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Through his keynote speeches and... read full bio
Ajay Shah is the founder and Managing Director of the Silver Lake Sumeru Fund. In addition, he is the Managing Partner of Shah Capital Partners, a technology private equity firm. For three years, Mr. Shah was the CEO of, and led the founding of, the Technology Solutions Business unit of Solectron which included SMART, Force Computers, DY4 Corporation and US... read full bio
Al Bala is a highly successful entrepreneur and business leader with more than 30 years of experience in the direct selling industry. He is renowned for his expertise in building and growing businesses, and for his dedication to helping others achieve success. As the CEO of Mannatech, a global health and wellness company, Al has led the company to unprecedented growth... read full bio
Al Comeaux is a renowned executive and a proponent of change with a stellar career in business. He has made an enduring impact on the industries he has worked in thanks to a successful career that has spanned well-known organizations including Travelocity, GE, and American Airlines. Al was a key contributor to Travelocity's expansion and achievement as the company's previous vice... read full bio
Alain Goudsmet is a Belgian sports and business coach who is the founder and director of Mentally Fit Institute. Goudsmet specializes in subjects which include mental, emotional, individual and collective performance, leadership, motivation, and human resource, performance and stress management. He has previously been known to be a top sport coach after working as the trainer-coach for the Belgian Tennis... read full bio
Alan O’Neill is a businessman who is known for working and speaking as The Change Agent. He is also currently Managing Director for Kara.ie where he worked with clients from business to business and business to client who want to refresh their strategy and culture to reach higher business goals. Through his work as the speaker known as The Change... read full bio
Alan Sugar, also known as Baron Sugar or The Lord Sugar, is a British business magnate, media personality, author, politician and political adviser. He is best known for starting what later became one of the largest business ventures, Amstrad. Sugar was born in Hackney, East London, England, and when he was younger he worked various jobs such as working at... read full bio
Alana and Lex LeBlanc are identical twins who star in HGTV’s television series “Listed Sisters”. Lex is the founder of LAVA Home Design and her sister Alana is a partner of the company. LAVA Home Design is a company that helps their clients remodel their homes or look for a new one. Lex is a graduate of the New York... read full bio
Alberto Alessi is an Italian keynote speaker on futurism and innovation and an interior designer. Alessi was born into a family of successful business people with his father working as a designer and entrepreneur and his mother being from the Bialetti family, who are best known for their Italian coffee machines. Alessi has previously earned his Honorary Degree of Doctor... read full bio
Alberto Lorente is a senior executive who is currently the co-owner of Dododuck, which is an electronics band that focuses on business to consumer and business to business segments. Lorente has previously earned his BA in Business Administration – Information Systems from University of Houston before going on to earn his MBA in Business from the University of St. Thomas.... read full bio
Alencia Johnson is a renowned communication strategist and brand engagement from Virginia. Johnson works primarily through media content with political and corporate experience. She acted as Chief Impact Officer and Founder of 1063 West Broad, which is a social impact agency that specializes in culture and influence. Politically, Alencia previously was a Senior Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden's... read full bio
Alessandro Magnoli Bocchi is an Italian economist who specializes in international economics, marcoeconomics, business economics, and investments. Bocchi was born in Cremona, Italy, and he earned his degree from Bocconi University and then studied and taught at ESADE where he was a teaching assistant for their Department of Economics. Shortly after, Bocchi moved to Washington, D.C., where he began working... read full bio
The 24th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, is a renowned public servant who held the position from 2018 to 2021. Azar's term was distinguished by his persistent commitment to enhancing the health of the American people and his deep devotion to healthcare policy and public health. Alex Azar was instrumental in developing and putting... read full bio
Alex Bennert is SEO Consultant of Alex Bennert Consulting where she uses organic SEO in technical and enterprise level search marketing. She is also known for training, redesigning, platform migrations, domain consolidations, and new site development. Over the years, some of Bennert’s clients have included Zillow, SFGate, JibJab, Barron’s, MarketWatch, UrbanSpoon, SmartMoney, IMDb, Quartz, the National Academy of Science, and... read full bio
Alex Blumberg is an entrepreneur and radio journalist, most well known as the former producer of This American Life (radio show and television version) and former co-host of the Planet Money podcast. He also worked as a freelance radio reporter, contributing to This American Life, the Savvy Traveller and Chicago Public Radio. Today, Alex is the CEO of Gimlet Media,... read full bio
Alex Blumberg is an American entrepreneur and podcast pioneer, widely regarded as one of the most innovative voices in the audio storytelling industry. He is the co-founder and CEO of the podcast production company Gimlet Media, which has been responsible for some of the most popular and critically acclaimed podcasts of the past decade, including StartUp, Reply All, and Homecoming. Blumberg's... read full bio
