Speakers & Panelists

Jason_alba_smlJason Alba was sure he would have a job within a month after getting abruptly laid off. Even with great credentials and in a job-seeker’s market, he could hardly get a job interview. He decided to step back and pick apart the job search process, including figuring out all of the available resources. Within a few months he had designed a personal job search CRM tool. His tool, JibberJobber.com, is designed to help professionals manage career and job search information the same way a salesman manages prospect data. Jason passionately blogs about career management issues. He recognizes people who use technology to quantify their personal brand with the “You Get It” award. Jason’s blog and website have been featured in many publications and newspapers across the country. Learn more about Jason at JibberJobber.com/blog, or check out his new book, I'm on LinkedIn -- Now What???

William_arruda_smlWilliam Arruda is an executive coach, public speaker and author of Career Distinction: Stand Out By Building Your Brand (Wiley, 2007). He combines his twenty years' corporate branding experience, passion for human potential and avid pursuit of innovation to help professionals stand out and expand their success. He is the founder of Reach, the global leader in personal branding and co-founder of the Reach Branding Club. JPMorgan, Disney, Adobe, Microsoft, Warner Bros, British Telecom, Electronic Arts and Starwood Hotels are just a few of the corporate clients for whom he's delivered presentations and workshops on the transformative power of personal branding. William has appeared on BBC TV, the Discovery Channel, and Radio America. A sought-after spokesperson on career advancement, he has written for and contributed to the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Time Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and many other publications throughout the world. He holds a Master's Degree in Education.

Dick_bolles_smlDick Bolles is acknowledged in various media as "America's top career expert," and "the most influential leader in the whole career planning field. He has been an author, speaker, and consultant in this field for more than 35 years. He is the author of the best-selling career and job-hunting guide in the world, What Color Is Your Parachute? which exists in 16 languages, in 24 countries; is updated or completely rewritten annually; has sold over nine million copies, and has been a NEW YORK TIMES and BUSINESS WEEK best-seller. The Library of Congress labeled it as one of 25 books down through history that have helped shape peopleís lives. He has helped millions of job-hunters, all over the globe; trained thousands of career coaches and career counselors; and has been the keynoter at hundreds of conventions and conferences. He is also a member of Mensa.

Leigh_branham_smlLeigh Branham, founder and principal of Keeping the People, Inc., helps organizations analyze root causes of employee disengagement and turnover, then develop and implement strategies to become "employers-of-choice."

Branham's most recent book - The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave: How to Recognize the Subtle Signs and Act Before It’s Too Late - examines the root causes of employee disengagement and turnover, based on post-exit surveys of more than 19,700 employees in 17 industries. Both The Library Journal and Businessbookreview.com selected The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave as one of the top 30 business books of the year. His first book, Keeping the People Who Keep You in Business, was named by the Harvard Management Update as one of the top three books on the topic and has been published in several foreign-language versions.

Branham has consulted with multinational companies and spoken at human resource and leadership conferences in China, Poland, and Malaysia. He has been interviewed on National Public Radio, and widely quoted in major U.S. newspapers and business magazines as an expert on employee retention. He publishes a free quarterly e-newsletter—Keeping the People Report, available at www.keepingthepeople.com.

Anita_smlAnita Bruzzese is a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist for Gannett News Service and USAToday.com, and the author of 45 THINGS YOU DO THAT DRIVE YOUR BOSS CRAZY...AND HOW TO AVOID THEM (Penguin). With a newspaper readership of 8 million and an online presence of 30 million, Bruzzese's column began 15 years ago and is considered†one of the first regular columns ever devoted to the workplace.

A career journalist, Bruzzese was the founding managing editor for Employee Benefit News, and covered economics for the Washington, D.C. bureau of Fairchild Publications. She has been a Smith College fellow for workplace journalism, a Knight Center for Specialized Journalism fellow at the University of Maryland, and is a member of the Society of Business Editors and Writers, Inc. Her first book, "Take This Job and Thrive," was published in 1999.

Sylvie_cambie_smlSilvia Cambié has 15 years of experience in communication and journalism. In the 1990s she traveled extensively throughout the former Eastern block and Central Asia, from a base in Prague, writing about post-Soviet economic reforms for leading British and German publications.

Silvia also worked in Brussels managing public affairs and PR for the American Chamber of Commerce and the European Savings Banks Group/World Savings Banks Institute. She is currently based in London where she runs Chanda Communications. Silvia is the author of XCulture, a blog on cross-cultural communication.

Silvia serves as a Director on the Executive Board of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). She has been commissioned by UK publisher Kogan Page to write a book on international PR.

Silvia has a degree in Social Sciences and Business Administration, as well as being an accredited journalist and a certified coach. Silvia speaks five languages.

You can reach Silvia Cambié at www.chandacom.com

Krishna_de_smlKrishna De is described as Ireland's leading Employer Branding and Personal Branding Strategist by the media and clients alike and is a branding and leadership development mentor, broadcaster, writer, professional speaker and new media strategist.

Krishna guides executives in how to build distinctive corporate, employer and personal brands, positioning themselves as industry thought leaders. She is an expert in social media and consults with businesses on how to use these new and cost effective platforms to enhance their brand communication and engagement strategy. She is also the Founder of the Association for Coaching in Ireland.

She has been a director on the board of some of the worlds most successful global consumer brands, has lived in 3 continents and worked in more than 30 countries and is now based in Ireland.

A sought after spokesperson on the subjects of branding, new media, business development, leadership and career success, Krishna's advice has been featured in leading publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Irish Times, The Independent, The Sunday Business Post, The Sunday Times and Marketing Age.

You can access Krishna's guidance on corporate, employer and personal branding through her articles and podcasts at www.bizgrowthnews.com.

Tim_demello_smlTim DeMello is Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ziggs, Inc., his fourth start-up venture. As a professional entrepreneur, Tim has spent the majority of his career creating and launching companies and products across a broad range of industries. As a result, he has enjoyed numerous speaking appearances on the topic of entrepreneurship at top universities, as well as feature stories on his companies in top media. Prior to Ziggs, Tim founded Streamline.com, one of the pioneering companies in ecommerce in 1993, and took the company public in June of 1999. Before Streamline, Tim founded his first start-up company, Replica Corporation, an interactive educational and entertainment company. Tim is also a registered inventor for Mattel Games. He is an active competitor in the sport of triathlon and an Ironman finisher. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Babson College and has served on Babson's Board of Trustees. Learn more about Tim in his Ziggs profile.

Deb_dib_smlDeb Dib - known as the "CEO Coach" - partners with six- and seven-figure executives who, as Deb says, "Are visionary, gutsy, fun, and ethical. They want to build great careers while molding great companies and changing the world a bit, too." Typically 35 to 55+, C-level, (or on the fast-track), high energy, excited by new ideas, and eager to execute, they usually head North American companies or are working as senior-level ex-pats based in Europe or Asia Pacific.

One of the first Reach-trained personal brand strategists, Deb holds 8 career-related certifications. Her work appears in 30+ books, she speaks at numerous conferences, is frequently quoted in the media (including the WALL STREET JOURNAL), and serves on the board of The Career Management Alliance. She is coauthor (with William Arruda and Kirsten Dixson) of the soon-to-be-released EXECUTIVE BRANDING MANIFESTO. Reach Deb at www.executivepowerbrand.com or Career Hub.

Kirsten_dixson_smlKirsten Dixson is a career management consultant who is an authority on building credible online identities for career success. She's the coauthor of Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand (Wiley, 2007), the founder of Brandego and a partner in Reach, the global leader in personal branding. Kirsten delivers keynote speeches and serves as a media resource on career technology topics. She's been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Newsday and Advertising Age. Visit Kirsten online at www.kirstendixson.com

Riham_elhawary_smlRiham El-Hawary is the Founder and Director of Persona International, the Middle East's leading resource for Global Interpersonal Skills Development. Armed with a decade of management in local and multinational industrial firms and international training and coaching education, Ms. Hawary brings in-depth knowledge, skill, credibility and authenticity to boost the image of Middle East professionals in the international arena in order to outclass their competition. Riham offers her expertise in the field of Personal and Corporate Impression Management, Organizational Performance Development, Behaviour Assessments, Cross-Cultural Executive Etiquette, Personal Branding and Communication Skills.

Ms. Hawary has presented seminars and briefings to corporate and government executives, and industry organizations. She has been featured in national television and satellite channels as an expert in the fields of communication and image.

Ms. Hawary became a Certified Image Consultant by First Impressions of UK and ImageMaker Inc. (US). She has been certified by The International Coaching Institute as An Executive Master Coach and has excelled in International Corporate Etiquette with The Protocol School of Washington (US). She was the First Personal Branding Strategist in the Middle East Region. Finally, she crowned her expertise by becoming an International Business Partner with Inscape Publishing Partners Inc. (US).

Stewart_emery_smlStewart Emery is co-author of the international bestseller, Success Built to Last. He has a lifetime of experience as an entrepreneur, executive coach, and leader, and is considered one of the fathers of the Human Potential Movement. A wonderful storyteller with a great sense of humor, Stewart has appeared as a featured guest on television and radio talk shows. He currently serves as a visiting professor at the John F. Kennedy University School of Management.

Stewart is co-founder and president of Belvedere Consultants, a boutique–consulting firm located in the San Francisco Bay Area. His passion is to support individuals and organizations turning their talent into world-class performance and enduring success. Stewart leads executive teams and organizations through Vision—Values—Strategy initiatives based on research from the business classic Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras.

Megan_fitzgerald_smlMegan Fitzgerald is an expat career, business and personal branding strategist and the founder of Career By Choice. She helps expatriates use their personal brand to customize a career or business that fits who they are and their international lifestyle.

Having designed a rewarding, portable career and business that supports her choice of international living, Megan uses her 15 years of experience in career and business development, extensive training, and a creative, entrepreneurial approach to help fellow expats build a more fulfilling professional life abroad. She has worked with professionals and entrepreneurs from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Latin America and the Middle East.

Her passion for learning, travel, culture and service has taken her to over 25 countries on 5 continents to live, work or play. With multiple degrees and certifications, she has been featured in expatriate publications and Italy Magazine. She is a member of the International Coach Federation.

Phil_gerbyshak_smlPhil Gerbyshak is “The Relationship Geek” and author of the book 10 Ways to Make It Great! published in June of 2006 to rave reviews. Phil’s mission on this planet is simple: To help people unleash the greatness inside them by connecting people to the ideas, people, and information they need to crank it up and take things to the next level.

Phil has been writing at Make It Great! since early 2005, where he has shared over 1000 articles on building business relationships, management, leadership, customer service, personal empowerment, and personal productivity topics. Phil’s writings have been recognized as among the best in the category of Career Satisfaction and Development by Lisa Haneberg, as a top 43 best blogs by WebLogsWork, and as a top 10 lifehacks writer by Daily PlanIt! Phil is also a sought after speaker at various companies and professional organizations.

Marc_gobe_smlMarc Gobé is part aesthete, part visionary, part anthropologist. 100% passionate, he is a “conceptual provocateur,” always seeking ways to challenge the norm from a totally different perspective. Marc is the visionary behind some of the most powerful brands and breakthrough concepts of the past few decades, as well as the author of such innovative books as Emotional Branding and Brandjam.

Marc has developed a profound, humorous, and honest “street wisdom,” with conceptual leaps informed by his love of art, culture, and, people; an insatiable curiosity about what makes people tick; an innate business sense; and unique vision as a designer.

A true New Yorker (tireless and, of course, from somewhere else!), Marc has lived in the US for 20 years and is a naturalized American citizen. He remains in touch with his roots -- a lovely, sleepy maritime village in France, has a boundless love for travel and exploring world cultures, and is committed to being a “citizen of the world” in his heart. Visit Marc online at www.brandjam.net

Orla_graham_smlOrla Graham is Head of HR with Deloitte in Ireland. Her expertise combines 17 years working in HR with Marks & Spencer, Coca- Cola, and Deloitte. Orla started working with Marks and Spencer in their graduate training programme in the early 90's. She worked in various stores in the U.K. before moving back to Ireland. While working with Coca-Cola she was instrumental in setting up a shared services function for Europe.

Deloitte, with 1000 employees, is Irelandís fastest growing professional services firm and has been voted one of the Top 50 companies to work for the past 5 years. Deloitteís product is people and as Head of HR Orla believes that the business will continue to grow and develop only by being able to recruit and retain the best people - and by offering them an environment where they can remain motivated and engaged enough to deliver their best work.

On a personal level Orla is married with 3 young children. She has just completed a diploma in executive coaching and in her "rare" spare time enjoys golf, reading, and walking.

Tscottgross_smlT. Scott Gross has worked with some of the world’s most respected companies and has literally been there and done that.

His first book, Positively Outrageous Service is based on hands-on experience as an entrepreneur who knows what it’s like to make payroll every Friday. His book When Customers Talk, is based on some of the world’s most sophisticated research technology while another of his books, Borrowed Dreams, is the result of the most basic down and dirty research. He literally worked in the trenches to learn about high performance teams, working a baker’s dozen of jobs that were often dangerous but always interesting. You can visit Scott online at www.tscottgross.com

Susan_guarneri_smlSusan Guarneri is known as the "Career Assessment Goddess," a forward-thinking careers expert who uses branding and career assessments to assists clients in developing exciting career and business options. She's the only National Certified Career Counselor in the world also certified in personal branding.

Susan's inspiring career-management programs, based on 20+ years of successful career consulting experience, generate in-depth self-discovery and action. She uses the 360Reach branding assessment for brand definition, and combines that with top-notch personality and career assessments for greater brand leverage.

Susan supports: executives and entrepreneurs who realize that personal branding is their roadmap to business success; mid- to senior-professionals looking to make the leap to the C-suite; motivated career changers ready to uncover their brand and find their "dream job;" and career coaches and HR consultants who want to learn how to use career assessments to deliver improved results for their clients.

Neville_hobson_smlNeville Hobson, ABC, is an accredited communication practitioner with over 25 years' experience and a passion for using new and emerging technology tools and channels to achieve business goals by better aligning organizational needs with the marketplace and the needs of employees, customers, and other stakeholders.

As a communicator, blogger, and podcaster, he is one Europe's leading early adopters and influencers in social media communication for business and helps organizations understand and leverage the business benefits and cultural impacts of blogs, podcasts, and other social media. He engages with companies, journalists, industry analysts, and business bloggers throughout Europe, North America, and Asia to continuously research emerging communication technologies.

Neville is a Senior Research Fellow and Advisory Board member for the Society for New Communication Research in California. He is an active member of IABC. He is co-presenter with Shel Holtz of "For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report" the communication profession's first business podcast and they have recently published their book "How To Do Everything With Podcasting". Neville blogs at www.NevilleHobson.com.

Thebe_smlThebe Ikalafeng has been recognized in South Africa in a nationwide survey as one of South Africa’s top 10 marketing thought leaders along with South African retail legend, Raymond Ackerman, former State President Nelson Mandela and Virgin’s Richard Branson.

Dubbed “Mr. Brand” by the Mail & Guardian, Ikalafeng has been awarded an IMM Medal for leading NIKE to over 75 global awards, including 8 Cannes Lions, Marketing Organization of the Year Roll of Honour and Chartered Marketing Award for Community Marketing and the American Marketing Association Marquette University Award for Marketing Excellence.

He is the founder of The Brand Leadership Group, a multi-disciplinary brand consultancy, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. A sought after speaker, author and advisor internationally on nation, commercial and personal branding and related matters, his latest book is Personal Branding: 7 Steps to Build a Distinct Personal Brand Aligned with Your World, Work and Passions.

John_jantsch_smlJohn Jantsch is a veteran marketing coach, award winning blogger and author of Duct Tape Marketing: the World's Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide published by Thomas Nelson. He is the creator of the Duct Tape Marketing small business marketing system. www.ducttapemarketing.com. His Duct Tape Marketing Blog was chosen as a Forbes favorite for small business and marketing and is a Harvard Business School featured marketing site. He is a popular presenter of marketing workshops for organizations all across America and columnist for Entrepreneur magazine.

Diana_jennings_smlDiana Jennings, AICI is one of a select few image consultants who is taking business image beyond the "power suit" and using it as a branding tool. She is passionate about professional growth and genuinely enjoys connecting with the aspirations of her clients to help them chart a path to their success.

Her Silicon Valley corporate sales and marketing experience, early career in management and training positions at major cosmetics companies and her keen observance of how doors opened as a result of image have all led to her vocation as a leading-edge image consultant. Today she helps others present themselves in a manner that will propel them forward, not hold them back.

Diana's seminars address the sensitive matters of appearance, business protocol and non-verbal communication. These programs help individuals and corporations project an image that is consistent with their strengths and brands. Visit Diana on-line at www.brandyouimage.com.

Catherine_kaputa_smlCatherine Kaputa, a twenty-year veteran of branding, is the founder of SelfBrand, a New York City-based brand-strategy firm. Catherine is the author of U R A BRAND!, How Smart People Brand Themselves for Business Success which won the Ben Franklin award for best career book 2007.

Catherine has been a personal brand builder throughout her life. Starting out as an art curator at the Seattle Art Museum. Catherine retooled her brand to become a successful advertising executive at Trout & Ries and Wells, Rich, Greene, where she supervised the award-winning "I LOVE NY" account. After that, she was SVP, Director of Advertising and Community Affairs at Smith Barney for over ten years, and an adjunct professor at NYU, Stern School of Business.

She is an active speaker on how branding strategies can help smart people become more successful and bring benefit to their companies - and to themselves.

Guy_kawasaki_smlGuy Kawasaki is the co-founder of Truemors and a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures. He is also a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Guy is the author of eight books including The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College. Visit Guy online at truemors.com.

Andrea_kay_smlAndrea Kay is a career consultant and executive coach who has helped thousands of job hunters and employees cut to the heart of their frustration and dissatisfaction to take control of their careers. She has published four books, Life's a Bitch and then You Change Careers: 9 Steps to Get Out of Your Funk and On to Your Future, Interview Strategies That Will Get You the Job You Want, Resumes That Will Get You the Job You Want and Greener Pastures: How To Find a Job In Another Place. She was named Best Career Counselor in Cincinnati by Cincinnati Magazine in 2002.

As a weekly newspaper columnist since 1988, Andrea has written over 900 articles on careers and workplace issues. Andrea is a frequent Fortune 50 speaker and has appeared on CBS and ABC morning news programs. You can visit Andrea online at www.andreakay.com

Bernadette_martin_smlBernadette Martin is Founder of Visibility Branding, LLC where she works with entrepreneurs, coaches, MBA participants and professionals across any industry sector in developing a strategy to build and express their brand.

Previous to working with personal brands she had a 15-year career working with Fortune 500 brands in Asia, the U.S., and Europe holding senior level positions in corporate and agency environments. She managed brands in industries such as hi-tech, airlines, healthcare, financial, automotive, FCMG and hospitality.

Moving to Paris in 2002 coincided with a transition from corporate life to becoming an entrepreneur and founding Visibility Branding, LLC. Her clients are across the globe as she works virtually and "sur place" in helping clients with their brand positioning and online/offline messaging.

As a REACH Facilitator she delivers certification of the REACH personal branding methodology. Multilingual, she holds an MBA from Thunderbird, School of Global Management and is President of her Alumni Association. You can visit Bernadette online at http://www.visibilitybranding.com/

Liz_ryan_smlLiz Ryan is an author, speaker and syndicated columnist focusing on life in the new-millennium workplace. Liz is the workplace columnist for Business Week Online, careers commentator for BBC Radio and NPR's "Morning Edition," and the Networking expert for Yahoo! Hot Jobs.

Liz is a former Fortune 500 Human Resources executive, and the founder of Ask Liz Ryan, a human resources consulting firm and think tank in Boulder, Colorado. Liz is the leader of the Ask Liz Ryan online community, a 30,000-member discussion forum on careers, work/life, and networking topics. She is the author of HAPPY ABOUT ONLINE NETWORKING: THE VIRTUAL-LY SIMPLE WAY TO BUILD BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS, and the mother of five small children. Liz and her family live in Boulder, Colorado.

David_scott_smlDavid Meerman Scott is an online thought leadership and viral marketing strategist. The programs he has developed have won numerous awards and are responsible for selling over one billion dollars in products and services worldwide. He is the author of the number one best selling book THE NEW RULES OF MARKETING & PR: How to use news releases, blogs, viral marketing and online media to reach buyers directly. He has lived and worked in New York, Tokyo, Boston, and Hong Kong and has presented at industry conferences and events in over twenty countries on four continents. Check out David's blog at www.WebInkNow.com

Andy_sernovitz_smlAndy Sernovitz - Whenever there's been an innovation in marketing, Andy Sernovitz has been there. A 16-year veteran of the interactive marketing business, Andy has spent years helping companies learn how to do better marketing.

Andy teaches word of mouth marketing at Northwestern, taught Entrepreneurship at the Wharton School of Business, ran a business incubator, and started half a dozen companies. GasPedal, his consulting company, advises great brands like TiVo, Dell, Ralph Lauren, Sprint, and Kimberly-Clark.

He created the Word of Mouth Marketing Association around the latest revolutions in blogs, buzz, and word of mouth. Before that, in the dot com days, he ran the Association for Interactive Marketing. Andy writes an amazing newsletter and blog called "Damn, I Wish I'd Thought of That", and is author of the new book "Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking."

Valerie_sokolosky_smlValerie Sokolosky is President of Valerie & Company, a 25-year Dallas-based leadership development firm focusing on people skills -- is a nationally recognized author of eight books, an executive coach, and a speaker. Valerie & Company works with Fortune 500 companies in many industries, with an extensive client list including Microsoft, Verizon, Deloitte, Shell Oil, NASA, State Farm, DuPont, and many others.

Her firm has received front-page Wall Street Journal press coverage and she has been a quoted expert on "professional presence" in the Washington Post, Glamour Magazine and others. Valerie served as Publisher for Women's Enterprise national news magazine and was a ten-year monthly contributor to Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine.

Leadership positions include Vice-Chairman of the Board of Leadership America, Board Secretary for Executive Women of Dallas, and vetted national executive coach for Women's Leadership Exchange. Honored as Delta Zeta Woman of the year, she has participated in M.I.T. President's Forum, and is listed as Who's Who of Women Executives.

Debbie_weil_smlDebbie Weil is a corporate and CEO blogging consultant and author of The Corporate Blogging Book (Portfolio 2006) published in Mandarin Chinese and Italian. A graduate of Harvard, she has a unique background as a veteran journalist with an MBA and corporate marketing experience. She writes BlogWriteForCEOs.com, a Technorati Top 10,000 blog. Her clients include Global 100 and Fortune 500 companies, including GlaxoSmithKline. She has parsed the implications of Web 2.0 for thousands of executives and entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Europe. She has been quoted in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE NEW YORK TIMES, BUSINESSWEEK and numerous other publications. Visit her online at www.debbieweil.com.

Stacia_williams_sml_2Stacia Williams, is the founder of Total Image Management & Communications and The Etiquette & Protocol School of the Bahamas.

As a Corporate Image Consultant, and the only Brand Strategist certified in the REACH methodology in the Caribbean, she combines her passion for excellence and personal branding to help executives and organizations project the appropriate image, master their business etiquette, international protocol and communication skills.

Stacia is a member of the American Society of Training & Development (ASTD), and The Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) where she serves as Vice President Communications for the Florida Chapter.

Stacia delivers keynotes, provides training & development seminars and private coaching for diplomats, executives and organizations. Her "Etiquette 101" column appears weekly in the Nassau Guardian and you can expect her book Your Image is Speaking, Do You Know What It's Saying? to be released early next year.

Susan_whitcomb_sml_2Susan Britton Whitcomb is a prominent figure in the world of career management and career/leadership coaching. She is the author of six books, including 30-Day Job Promotion, Resume Magic, Interview Magic, and Job Search Magic, which recently earned the Book of the Year Silver Medallion in the Careers Category by ForeWord Magazine. Whitcomb is the founder of Leadership Coach Academy, Career Coach Academy, and Assessment Academy and the former Executive Director of the Career Management Alliance. Her brand elements revolve around equipping people with the tools and tenacity to turn their passions into profit while making a difference in their work-world!

Carol_wilson_smlCarol Wilson is an international speaker, writer, broadcaster, and Managing Director of Performance Coach Training Ltd, as well as Honorary Vice President and Head of Accreditation at the Association for Coaching.

She experienced the value of a coaching culture at first hand while working at board level with 'natural' coach Sir Richard Branson in the first decade of Virgin and has 25 years experience as a board director and MD of various corporations including Polygram prior to becoming a coaching and leadership consultant in 2000.

Performance Coach Training provides coaching and leadership programmes to corporations, including the Performance Sales Coach Training program to NCR and Honeywell, and programs to CLM Olympic Delivery Partner, IKEA, Channel 4, the Arts Council and the public sector, as well as training individuals as performance coaches on open programs.

Carol appears in the DVD 'Creating a Coaching Culture' and is the author of 'Best Practice in Performance Coaching: a Handbook for Leaders, Coaches, HR Professionals and Organizations' (Kogan Page 2007) featuring Forewords by Sir John Whitmore and Sir Richard Branson.

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