Erik is the founder and CEO of Hawke Media, a highly successful marketing firm known as Your Outsourced CMO® that has assisted in the growth of over 3,000 businesses globally and is valued at more than $150 million. Erik is a captivating public speaker and storyteller who combines authoritative, funny entrepreneurial advice, personal beliefs and tales to deliver accessible, inclusive business, marketing and... read full bio
Tim Washer worked at IBM, Cisco and Accenture for 20 years, largely pretending to be interested on conference calls. He established himself as a Subject Matter Expert in nonsense while moonlighting as a comedy writer/actor on SNL, Conan and The Late Show, and he used humor to humanize some of the world's most boring corporations. He utilizes comedy to help organizations catch... read full bio
Nancy Duarte is the CEO of Duarte, Inc. and the author of six best-selling books. Duarte, Inc. has counseled and educated the world's finest performing brands and leaders for over 30 years. Duarte is a communication specialist who has appeared in Fortune, Time Magazine, Forbes, Fast Company, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, The Los Angeles... read full bio
Adele Revella is the CEO of the Buyer Persona Institute, a well-liked keynote speaker at events all over the world and the author of Buyer Personas: How to Gain Insight into Your Customer's Expectations, Align your Marketing Strategies and Win More Business (Wiley), which Fortune Magazine named one of the Top 5 Business Books. As Adele created and oversaw the industry-standard product marketing... read full bio
AgileSherpas' CEO and co-founder is Andrea Fryrear. Although her areas of expertise include organizational design and executive coaching, she currently spends the majority of her time focusing on AgileSherpas' goal, culture and approach. Andrea worked in marketing for more than ten years prior to helping to start AgileSherpas. She worked for companies and agencies as a content strategist, content marketer, project manager and... read full bio
Katherine Button Bell is a member of the Forbes Communications Council and serves on the boards of Johnson Outdoors, Inc., the St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation, and the St. Louis Art Museum. Prior to becoming president of Button Brand Development, Inc., Ms. Bell held the positions of director at Business Marketing Association, Inc., executive director-marketing & communications at Converse, Inc., and... read full bio
Gini Dietrich is the founder and CEO of the integrated marketing communications company Arment Dietrich. Gini, the author of Spin Sucks, has spoken at countless keynotes, panels, coaching sessions and seminars on leveraging online technology in communication, marketing, sales and HR around North America. The top website for PR and marketing strategies, resources and suggestions is her blog, Spin Sucks. Her clients have included Abbott,... read full bio
The only tightrope walker in Italy who specializes in crossings and high-altitude walking is Andrea Loreni. His educational background blends theoretical philosophy with street theater and his primary objective has been the search for "another kind of truth" since the beginning of his career, something other than the speculative and logical model put out by Western philosophical thought. His creative work and... read full bio
Oli Gardner, a co-founder of Unbounce, is a well-known authority in digital marketing, conversion rate optimization and user experience. More than anybody else on earth, he has seen a lot of landing pages for marketing campaigns. Oli Gardner is fixated on spotting and correcting faulty marketing techniques and he is infamous for his contempt for advertisers that direct campaign visitors to their homepage,... read full bio
The co-founder and creative director of the B2B content marketing firm Velocity in London is Doug Kessler. Among Doug's writings on the subject are "Crap: Why The Biggest Threat to Content Marketing is Content Marketing" and "The Big Fat Content Marketing Strategy Checklist." Doug frequently rants about the regressive forces of subpar marketing, but he does it with a grin. Doug... read full bio
Mara Belón, her husband, and her three boys were in Thailand at the time they were washed away by a huge wall of water in the Indian Ocean. When the tsunami devoured the hotel, she was in one of the showers while her husband and boys were in the pool. AAn awful occurrence that destroyed entire cities and submerged them... read full bio
At the London Olympics, Anna Watkins solidified her legacy as a sportswoman by taking home the gold in the double scull and became known as the "Alchemist" for her skill at converting lesser medals into gold. She shares the analytics, data utilization, and sports science that contributed to her quick ascent from amateur to Olympian at the age of eighteen. She... read full bio
When it comes to live or pre-recorded settings, Emma is a natural, showcasing her contagious charm and ability to connect with people from all backgrounds. She also makes a fantastic event host or presenter and is a fantastic speaker on media, fashion and lifestyle. Emma was born and raised in Birmingham. After graduating from high school, she worked as a model, starring in... read full bio
Helen Skelton is a British television presenter who has anchored some of the largest shows in the country. Helen has contributed to a number of TV shows, including Blue Peter, Countryfile and the Olympics in Rio. Helen is a gifted motivating speaker who can share stories from her personal experiences coaching some of the top swimmers competing in the Olympics. Helen became the... read full bio
It was not an easy path for Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill DBE to become an Olympic champion. She was the heptathlon favorite heading into the Beijing games, but she had a career-threatening injury that forced her to withdraw from the tournament completely. She was devastated to have to watch a tournament that she was supposed to win from home and she formed... read full bio
She has presented on Radio 3 regularly since 2010 and is the face of the BBC Proms. You can hear her every weekday on Afternoon on 3. She also hosts musical and artistic documentaries for radio and television. When she competed on Strictly Come Dancing and made it to the finals, her career took a very different and glittering turn. She also... read full bio
She currently works as a freelancer for ITV News, but Natasha Kaplinsky's natural charisma and knack for connecting with people draw in listeners of all stripes. She is in high demand as a speaker and as an awards presenter. Throughout her career, she has provided important news briefings on BBC One and worked for other stations. With her partner Brendan Cole, Kaplinsky... read full bio
Mo Farah made history by being the first athlete to win both titles on home soil. Winning a silver medal in the 5000-meter race at the European Championships was his first significant achievement. Later, he won the 10,000-meter European gold medal, making history for Britain's men's team. Mo started running in school, and his coach saw his natural ability right away. This... read full bio
The popular independent films Submarine and The Double, as well as his hosting roles on Channel 4's Gadget Man, Travel Man and The Crystal Maze, have made comedian, actor, presenter, writer and director Richard Ayoade well-known. He also starred in The IT Crowd. Richard became President of the prestigious Footlights while attending Cambridge. He then collaborated with fellow Footlights graduate Matt Holness to... read full bio
Peston is a fantastic after-dinner speaker for business conferences and economics. Robert said that Northern Rock was on the verge of technical insolvency and had requested emergency assistance from the Bank of England. This marked the start of a series of banking-related events that had an impact on the global economy and sparked the global recession. Robert was the BBC's Economics... read full bio
