Professional Education Speakers
Sally taught briefly at the Actors Workshop in Dallas before starting a 25 year career with a major oil company. She has been "acting" like she knows what she is doing ever since. Her strength has been in managing technical areas as a non-technical person. She sees ways to keep things simple, motivate employees, understand the customer needs and she has excellent communications skills. Her creativity allows her to influence employees and management to participate in company programs, events, and training.
Bob is a senior shareholder at the Chicago, Illinois ALFA International member law firm of Johnson & Bell, Ltd. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois College of Law. Mr. Burke handles a variety of defense-related matters in the areas of products liability, transportation, trucking and railroad litigation, general negligence, premises liability, retail liability, defense of municipal corporations, and employment law. In addition, he is chairman of the firm’s Trucking and Transportation Practice Group. Mr. Burke has successfully tried product liability, motor vehicle liability, premises liability, and roadway design cases, and has successfully argued appeals before the Illinois and Indiana Appellate and Supreme courts.
Johnny “The Transition Man” Campbell, is an author and business
consultant who specializes in helping people learn that dealing with difficult people, change, and customer service can be easy, productive and profitable. Johnny’s expertise and knowledge on change and conflict resolution was gained in the Insurance industry where he participated in leading hundreds of people through multiple corporate downsizings and mergers. Based on those events and his experiences in life he became
“The Transition Man”.
You will be captivated by Susan’s enthusiasm for life. Her humor and talk-show style animates audience interaction with the how-to’s of leadership today. She has a content-driven message delivered with a comedian style. With more than 20 years in advertising, marketing and finance, she has turned her talent toward speaking and motivating for the last 18 years. Companies and individuals across North America have used Susan’s methods to achieve new levels of prosperity, happiness and productivity.
Greg is a much sought after speaker and author on legal issues facing the transportation industry. He is an attorney with the Chicago, Illinois ALFA International member law firm of Johnson & Bell where, for nearly 20 years, he has supported an active trial practice. Greg concentrates his practice in litigating transportation claims and enjoys an exceptional record of predominately not guilty verdicts. He currently serves as the Vice-Chair of The American Law Firm Association's Transportation Practice Group.
Bryan Dodge is one of America’s most popular speakers on the subject of personal and professional development. Nearly 20 years ago, Bryan began studying success habits and ways to bring these proven techniques to the market place. He developed a business and marketing system and has presented these materials to more than 41,000 major corporations throughout the United States and Canada. Bryan will teach you how to create consistent upward growth in your life, while establishing balance in your personal and professional life. Bryan’s program is refreshing, informative, and entertaining. His vibrant and spirited delivery style makes learning fun and memorable.
John Dunham, CFO, is an economist and financial researcher and strategist. Founder and president of John Dunham and Associates, an economic consulting firm based in New York City, John specializes in the economics surrounding controversial products including tobacco and beverage alcohol. He has conducted hundreds of studies on the effects of excise taxes and regulations. In addition, he is a regular commentator on U.S. economic conditions on a variety of financial media outlets, including Bloomberg and Webfn. Prior to starting his own firm, John was the senior U.S. economist with Philip Morris. In that capacity, John produced research and information on key issues facing all of its lines of business, including tobacco, beer and food products. Prior to Philip Morris, John was a senior economist for various state and local government agencies, including the New York City Mayor’s Office, the New York City Comptroller’s Office, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey where in 1995 he conducted an economic impact analysis of the World Trade Center. John received his M.A. in economics from the New School for Social Research and his MBA from Columbia University. He is a member of the American Economics Association and the National Association of Business Economists. His research has been published is a number of academic journals, including Economic Inquiry.
George is a founding partner of Leake & Andersson, L.L.P. of New Orleans, Louisiana, where he is the lead partner for employment practices and business litigation. He is also the Labor & Employment Practice Group Chair for ALFA International, a global legal network. Mr. Fagan has been included in the "Best Lawyers in America" listing since 2001. He is an honors graduate of Washington & Lee University, and received his law degree from the Paul M. Hebert Law School of Louisiana State University.
Steve Gilliland has helped people grow their business and expand their life by teaching them to rethink their work, their relationships, and themselves. Organizations throughout the world have grown more profitable by improving their #1 resource – their people. Whether he is kicking off an event, training all day, or closing a convention, Steve Gilliland’s entertaining and interactive style helps audiences connect and relate as he shows them how to open doors to success in their careers, their relationships, and their lives. They leave with a renewed sense of enthusiasm for who they are and for what really matters. He is not only a speaker who challenges people to change; he motivates them to do so.
Mike is a partner in the Cincinnati, Ohio ALFA International member law firm of Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP. His practice consists exclusively of representing private and public employers in all phases of employment law litigation and labor relations matters. He also serves as an Arbitrator and Mediator on The American Arbitration Association Labor and Employment Panel. Mr. Hawkins has been listed since 1992 in The Best Lawyers in America in labor and employment law. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the University of Kentucky School of Law, where he was Lead Articles Editor of the Law Review and graduated Order of the Coif. He successfully argued and won NLRB v. Kentucky River Community Care before the US Supreme Court.
Dallas serves as a managing partner and the chair of the workers’ compensation practice group in the Nebraska ALFA International member law firm of Baylor, Evnen, Curtiss, Grimit and Witt, LLP. He is also the chair of the ALFA Workers’ Compensation Practice Group. He received his B.S. degree in geology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and his J.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Law. The focus of his practice is the defense of workers' compensation and disability discrimination claims. He is a frequent invited speaker before professional and business organizations regarding workers' compensation matters, the application of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act to workers’ compensation matters, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
John Kennedy is back for his sixth consecutive year to empower ABA delegates to “SHAKE IT UP!” John focuses his presentations on customer service, management and leadership issues, specializing in the service-related industries of hospitality and technology.
David Losee is a partner in the Hartford, Connecticut ALFA International member law firm of Halloran & Sage LLP. He embraced environmental law in the early 1970’s when it was still quite conceptual. His passion for this field has taken him from writing laws to environmental litigation and into litigation avoidance. In 2003, the Secretary of Health and Human Services appointed David to the National Advisory Environmental Health Sciences Council of the National Institutes of Health where he has been able to work on issues of national and global environmental policy.
Jeff Magee, one of the premier leadership and marketing strategists is back for his fifth American Bus Marketplace. Jeff brings more than two decades of real world work experience as an entrepreneur and business owner.
Kelly McDonald is a marketing and advertising expert with 20 years of ad agency experience, on both the General Market and Latino sides of the business.
Working with clients such as Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, BlueCross BlueShield, Kimberly-Clark, Bank One, Alltel and Budweiser, Kelly has helped clients grow business by targeting U.S. Latinos strategically and creatively. With co-workers from all over Latin America, Kelly was exposed to the nuances of the culture and values, from weddings, funerals and births, to holiday traditions, language differences, food specialties, the role of family and faith, and more. Kelly’s dream is to educate American businesses and organizations about the potential of cultivating Latino consumers and share marketing insights to reach Latinos emotionally, rationally and with cultural relevance.
Alf Nucifora is one of America's leading marketing consultants, returns to Marketplace for the fifth year in a row. As an acknowledged authority, he is in constant demand as a professional speaker and seminar leader on sales and marketing related subjects, with particular emphasis on branding strategy, marketing communications, and customer service.
Ron is a partner in the Atlanta, Georgia ALFA International member law firm of Hawkins & Parnell, LLP where he serves as the chair for the firm's Labor and Employment Department. His practice is exclusively devoted to management side representation in all phases of labor and employment law. He has extensive experience in connection with drafting, negotiating and litigating employment agreements, including covenants not to compete. He is also a frequent speaker on employment related issues. He was the program chair for the 2006 ALFA International Client Seminar in Tucson, AZ and is the Vice Chair for the ALFA Labor and Employment Group. Mr. Polly received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and his J.D. degree from the University of Kentucky.
Carol Scofield founded Scofield & Associates in 1987, after realizing that her life experiences, love of public speaking, her knack for relationship building, and ability to create environments of trust and motivation, could actually be a full time job! She brings 25 years of combined experience in management, international training, public speaking, and talk show hosting, to all her projects. Carol uses a wide range of tools to educate, motivate and entertain her audiences, creating an atmosphere where participants have so much fun that they often don’t realize they are learning. Her positive, upbeat speaking style — full of humor, story-telling, and passion — engages her audiences completely. Drawing on a lifetime of “been there, done that” experiences, her empathy and sympathy for life’s challenges resonates deeply with the individuals in her programs. With her commitment to support everyone she works with to be the best they can be — she offers guaranteed results.
Susan Sweeney individually tailors her talks for companies, industries and associations interested in improving their on-line presence. She is an experienced Internet marketing professional with a background in computers, marketing, and the Internet. This is her third appearance at Marketplace.
Clint Swindall is the president and CEO of Verbalocity, Inc., a personal development company with a focus on leadership and sales enhancement programs, training seminars, professional speaking and general consulting. Clint received very high marks from his seminars at Marketplace 2005 and 2006.
Jay Thompson is President and General Manager at Transportation Business Associates and has more than 30 years of experience in the transportation industry. Mr. Thompson provides planning / marketing consulting to transport companies, shippers, equipment / engine manufacturers, the investor / financial community, other industry suppliers and publications. He also is a partner in Platinum Data Products, a transport productivity-related device company; director of AALUCO, an equipment lease-financing and insurance company; and on Board of Directors of Zenergy Bio Fuel, an alternative energy company. Prior, Mr. Thompson was a General Manager of Sales, Service and Engineering at Cummins Engine.
Dynamic, thought-provoking, and funny, Joyce Weiss is the professional development speaker more than 300 companies and 30,000 individuals turn to when they want bold solutions to boost morale and the bottom line. A renowned author and speaker who has been featured in USA Today, The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, Selling Power, and more than 100 other publications, Joyce combines practical advice and enthusiasm to produce results in your team.
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