Norm Smallwood is an expert on business and leadership and is the co-founder of The RBL Group, which is an education and consulting firm. Smallwood has previously earned his BS in Psychology and English as well as his MOB in Organization Behavior from Brigham Young University. Smallwood went on to begin his career first working in organization effectiveness for Procter... read full bio
Norm Stewart is a retired American college basketball coach. Stewart coached at the University of Northern Iowa, which was formerly known as State College of Iowa. During six seasons, Coach Stewart was able to compile a record of 97 wins. 42 losses, and won two conference championships. Norm Stewart was named head coach at his alma maters University of Missouri.... read full bio
Norma Watenpaugh, CSAP, is a well-known industry expert in partnering best practices. She is the founding principal of Phoenix Consulting Group and holds the CSAP certification. By facilitating productive partnerships and partner ecosystems, PhoenixCG assists businesses in accelerating revenue growth, accessing new sources of innovation, and/or opening up new markets. Adobe, Cisco, DuPont, Lilly, Microsoft, PayPal, SAP, and Xerox are among... read full bio
Norman Ollestad was in a plane crash with his father, his father’s girlfriend, and the pilot of a chartered Cessna. Just after sunrise, their plane slammed into a rugged 8,600-foot mountain in the middle of a blizzard. By the end of the nine-hour ordeal, Ollestad was the only survivor. In his best-selling, critically-acclaimed memoir, Crazy for the Storm, Norman Ollestad... read full bio
Norman Ornstein is an American political scientist, author, and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He is co-author of “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremism”. Growing up, Ornstein was a child prodigy and graduated from high school at 14 and going on to graduate from college... read full bio
For the past 30 years, American broadcasting entrepreneur Norman J. Pattiz has been a season ticket holder for the Los Angeles Lakers and has been inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. He is also the founder and chairman of Courtside Entertainment Group, which includes PodcastOne and PodcastOne Sales. Under his guidance, Westwood One grew to become the largest... read full bio
Including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time Inc., Bloomberg and most recently the Los Angeles Times, Norman Pearlstine has served as the editor-in-chief of several of America's most distinguished news outlets. Pearlstine has championed technology and innovation over the course of a career spanning more than five decades, working in the U.S., Asia and Europe in response to the waves of disruption that... read full bio
Normam T. Roule has been the CEO of Pharos Strategic Consulting, LLC and has been the former National Intelligence Manager for Iran at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. During his time as the NIM for Iran, Roule was responsible for overseeing all aspects of national intelligence policy and activities related to Iran. Roule has overseen and managed... read full bio
Norris Beren is a well-known speaker, author, and chief executive coach in the transportation and logistics industry across the country. Expert in thinking leadership, Norris Beren assists motor carriers of all sizes in resolving issues related to driver turnover. Today, he will teach you how to: Receipt the Driver Turnover Revolving Door by Identifying the Threats to Retention. After more than 40... read full bio
Nuala Beck is widely regarded as a leading authority on the transition from the traditional to the contemporary economic system. Nuala Beck is the owner and operator of Nuala Beck & Associates Inc., a consulting firm based in Toronto. In Canada, her book "Shifting Gears: Thriving in the New Economy" has been a best-seller in the number one spot for... read full bio
Nyakio Grieco is a driven businesswoman who has devoted 20 years of her life to the beauty industry, gaining priceless insights and experiences that go far beyond financial metrics and operational processes. Her journey has been one of constant development and change, formed not just by the written words and office walls but also by the lessons discovered outside of... read full bio
Nyle DiMarco is an American actor, model, and deaf activist who is best known for making headlines after being the first deaf winner and second male winner of the reality television series “America’s Next Top Model.” From there, DiMarco went on to win the television competition series “Dancing with the Stars.” DiMarco was born in Queens, New York, but grew... read full bio
Nzinga Shaw is the global chief inclusion and diversity officer at Starbucks and is the company’s first person of the position. Shaw is experienced in inclusion and diversity, change and crisis management, organizational planning, branding, community engagement, employee relations, and more. Shaw has earned her B.A. in English language and literature from Spelman College and went on to earn her... read full bio
Obi Felten, noted for being the founder and CEO of Flourish Labs, is a visionary businesswoman and supporter of mental health. Obi, a company on a mission to democratize mental health assistance, will use technology to expand peer help, make it affordable, and make it available to everyone. Obi held a senior position at X (previously Google X), Alphabet's renowned "moonshot... read full bio
Odette Laurie is a Clarity & Impact Strategist for driven entrepreneurs on the path to creating a 6+figure business by implementing key marketing strategies and mindset shifts that will create massive impact in their life and in the world. Her first business, at the age of 27, started from a whim and grew into a seven-figure success story. Known as "The... read full bio
Oge Egbuonu, an unexpected force in the world of filmmaking, has emerged with a powerful and critically acclaimed documentary titled (In)visible Portraits. This groundbreaking film, set to make its debut on the OWN Channel on March 2nd, delves into the pervasive stereotypes imposed upon Black women and girls, challenging societal perceptions through thought-provoking interviews with scholars and authors. Egbuonu's aim... read full bio
Ole Scheeren, a well-known German urbanist and architect, has significantly advanced the area through his direction as the founder and principal of Büro Ole Scheeren Group. Scheeren has made a name for himself as a forward-thinking architect with a global presence thanks to his offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Berlin, and Bangkok. Since January 2010, he has also been a... read full bio
Ollie Cantos is the highest-ranking person with a disability in the Federal Government. Blindness a result of medical complications at birth has not hindered him to be a tireless champion for legal services to low-income persons for 20 years, having served as Board Member and eventually as Vice President of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, one of the... read full bio
Olesea Azevedo is the chief people officer for AdventHealth, a nonprofit healthcare organization that emphasizes whole-person care. In her role as CPO, she has altered the role, culture and influence of HR throughout the company to support both the needs and aspirations of 80,000 team members as well as corporate goals and initiatives. Azevedo is renowned for her creativity in employee experience... 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
