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I spent over 15 years as a content developer and a senior film executive at studios such as MGM and Sony, and then earned a PhD in psychology from UCLA where I researched the impact of media on children. This unique background informs my perspective. I work at the intersection of positive youth development, entertainment media and scientific research. The entertainment media that tweens and teens spend hours consuming shape their attitudes and behaviors, and as such can be an effective way to impact social learning. My hope is that the work I do addresses the critical matter of helping kids grow up healthy and safe in the 21st century. I strive not to give into the agenda of any “side” in the discussion, and instead speak to the facts while recognizing the perspective of all stakeholders (industry, parents, academics). Currently, I work with the national non-profit Common Sense Media and am an assistant adjunct professor at UCLA; I also frequently speak to a variety of audiences as well as consult for companies. Most importantly, I am the mom of two digital teens, a boy and a girl.
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Louie La Vella: where the live event industry turns to when they need out-of-the-box-bursting marketing ideas. Ideas that win. "I was shooting an episode of our tv show and her manager approached us, asking if we can interview the brand new artist. No one knew her. We didn't have the time. But we were early adopters, forward thinkers, tried to predict the future." Those ideas, strategies and concepts will: Turn dead venues into packed venues, Slow ticket sales into sold out shows, Independent musicians into major-label-ass-kicking brands. Here’s the deal. As a business owner you are smart, savvy and have success under your belt. However, you’re also super busy operating your baby. You need to be working on your business not in it. Build strategies that work. What works in marketing today will not work tomorrow. Persuading customers has become difficult for those that don’t keep up to date and study consumer behaviours. However it is easy for those of us that know exactly how to persuade them. "By the way back to the story. I said yes and gave Lady Gaga her first TV interview, weeks after her major label signing."
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Ashish founded his first business in 1996 at the age of 15. Since then, he has established and driven the growth of Mara Group from a small IT business in Uganda to the globally recognized multi-sector investment group that exists today. Through its investments and operations, Mara Group now employs over 11,000 people across 25 African countries in sectors spanning financial services, infrastructure, real estate and technology. Ashish is passionate about enabling, empowering and inspiring young and women entrepreneurs and in 2009, he founded Mara Foundation to foster and support emerging entrepreneurs through mentorship and venture philanthropy. One of the initiatives, Mara Mentor, is an online platform that connects ambitious entrepreneurs with experienced and inspiring business leaders. Mara Mentor is being launched with several heads of state throughout Africa and other parts of the world and is increasingly being recognized as a tool that can enable, empower and inspire youth and help solve the growing unemployment challenges. In 2012, Ashish was appointed a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in recognition of his success and leadership in driving social and economic change in Africa. In 2014, Ashish was awarded ‘the Future Awards ‘Young Leader’ Award, the MTV Base Leadership Award and was one of the first Africans to be featured in Fortune’s 40 under 40 list. In 2015, Ashish won the Financial Times’ Boldness in Business Award in recognition of his achievements in developing markets. Also in 2015, Ashish was announced as the Chair of the United Nations Foundation Global Entrepreneurs Council to help take the United Nations and the United Nations Foundation’s campaigns, partnerships and programs to the next level of innovation and impact. Ashish advises several heads of state in Sub-Saharan Africa, and sits on the Board of The Africa Center, a creative space on New York’s Fifth Avenue which has a vision of becoming Africa's embassy to the world. In 2015, Ashish published a book, The Lion Awakes: Adventures in Africa’s Economic Miracle. It is a true story detailing Africa’s economic growth and the remarkable transformation taking place across the continent. Committed to raising the bar high for Africa, Ashish is set to become Africa's second astronaut when he joins Virgin Galactic’s maiden voyage to space.
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Get to know me on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgdegraaf) and on my website hansdegraaf.info.
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Dr. Russ Irwin is a passionate and skilled executive and business success coach who can inspire you to live a rich and purposeful life while optimizing your business and realizing your full potential. Russ is a highly sought after peak performance coach for executives, entrepreneurs, athletes, and businesses due to his unique qualifications and talents: -Over 17 years of entrepreneurial success -Over 9 years of executive coaching experience -International motivational and instructional public speaker to small and large audiences -Ph.D. in Psychology and Master’s in Behavioural Sciences He is also one of only a select few “Behavioural Assessment Certified Professionals” worldwide, certified to administer the highly respected Behavioural Assessment Profile . Russ has delivered this assessment to clients in over 15 countries, ranging from executives within Fortune 500 companies to best-in-class Olympic athletes. For more information, please visit: www.irwincoaching.com
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Multi-national CEO, two-time Best Selling Author and Radio Host of “MylesofSUCCESS”, Myles Miller is the CEO and Founder of multiple global training and success development companies including LEADUP, LearningBreaks and SUCCESSHQ. Over the eight years, since their inception, these companies have grown from just ideas to global competitors in the training industry. By offering client specific, customized classroom and online training in a variety of areas, he and his companies have been able to make everyone they work with more SUCCESSFUL and SUCCESS-filled. Myles has over 30 years’ experience in the project management field, across multiple industries including retail, defense, state and federal government and most recently hospitality. During his varied career, he has led projects ranging in budgetary size from $100K to $500B. His team leadership has impacted national and international companies and governments. Myles has a BS in Business Management from Penn State University and a MBA from La Salle University in International Business Management and recently acquired his PhD from Baylor University.
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Deliver marketing campaigns, strategy and skills primarily to public sector, not-for-profit and social enterprise clients. I'm an active member of the Public Relations & Communications Association (PRCA) and Co-Chair of the PRCA's Charity & Not for Profit Group. I also chair the Apprenticeships Trailblazer Group looking to develop new apprenticeships in Public Relations and I'm a member of the CIPR and National Union of Journalists. Specialties: communications strategy, media relations, public affairs, social media, crisis communications, stakeholder relations, internal communications, event management, tactical advertising Happy to speak in the UK - or any other country!
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From presentation skills to publicity, Edward Segal draws on his extensive experience in public relations, politics, and journalism to show executives how to improve or enhance the image and reputation of their organizations and generate free news coverage about the products, services, expertise, activities and accomplishments of their companies. Edward Segal has more than 20 years' experience in public relations, journalism, lobbying, advocacy, and association management. He is the former CEO of two REALTOR associations, including the Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association of REALTORS and the Marin County Association of REALTORS in Northern California. His credentials include: PR Expert. Currently a PR consultant to trade associations including the California Association of REALTORS. Former consultant to the National Association of REALTORS and senior media relations consultant for Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide. As a PR expert, he has generated thousands of stories for clients with CNN, Fox News, The Washington Post, USA Today, The New York Times, Time magazine, Reuters, Associated Press, and other news organizations; his list of clients includes the Consumer Electronics Show, Ford Motor Company, General Electric, Marriott Corporation, Society of the Plastics Industry, American Council of Life Insurance, and Air Travelers Association. Journalist. Marketing strategies columnist for The Wall Street Journal's StartUpJournal.com; his articles have been published by the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, American Society of Association Executives, the National Association of REALTORS® and state REALTOR® association magazines in California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and New Hampshire, and the California Center for Real Estate. CEO. More than 13 years' experience leading and managing two trade associations, including the Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association of REALTOR®. With more than 9,000 members, it is one of the largest local REALTOR®organizations in the United States. Author. Wrote "Getting Your 15 Minutes and Fame, and More", a PR handbook for business executives (John Wiley & Sons) and the "Profit by Publicity" how-to PR guide for real estate brokers and agents (iUniverse) that was the basis for an e-book, audiobook and workshops. Presentation Skills Coach. Trained thousands of entrepreneurs, association executives, business executives and government officials on how to conduct effective media interviews and deliver successful speeches and presentations; a public speaker who has delivered dozens of presentations to organizations including the National Association of REALTORS®, California Association of REALTORS®, Public Relations Society of America, National Investor Relations Institute, International Association of Business Communicators, and others.
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Helping organizations create great places to work. Extensive human resource and change management consulting experience across industries including Travel, High Technology, Government, Financial Services, Mining, Manufacturing, Education and Health Sectors in Thailand, the UK, France and Australia. Previous employers include Amadeus, BPI Leroy, Mercer Cullen Egan Dell, British Airways and Rank Xerox. Specialties: Human Resource Management, Organisational Change, Knowledge Transfer, Fostering Creativity in the Workplace and Employee Engagement. Key achievements: Working effectively with key stakeholders to deliver organisational change initiatives within different cultural contexts. Transferable skills: Thinking differently. Selling the value of change. Writer, storyteller and poet.
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My name is Zakarya Aghbal , a motivational speaker, entrepreneur , philanthropist and fitness coach. I was born in a small town in Morocco in poverty. I faced death 2 times in my life. After going through the struggles and changing my thinking habits I found that living with the truth will truly set you free. I founded Mindsety.com to help people get coaching in personal development in an easy and convenient way. I also founded Bodysthetics.com to give everyone a platform to learn more about health and fitness. I inspire people to change in my seminars and workshops by using simple philosophies and telling about my own life story. My ultimate purpose in life is help people see how special they truly are and to unite all mankind.
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Yvonne has been described as a speaker who inspires her audience to take immediate action towards the change they desire... “My first objective is providing great audience experience and client satisfaction!“ She is passionate about positive change, and works with organisations to help implement change that drives results and enables them achieve their financial and organisational goals. Yvonne is multifaceted, having worked with a variety of clients including major corporations such as Royal Bank Canada, JP Morgan Chase, Loblaw, GM, Phillips Consulting, and Deloitte & Touché to deliver strategic and business critical projects. During her time with these organisations, she led major projects, pioneered change and also gained invaluable experience working with clients globally - Europe, Africa and North America – that has afforded her exposure to diverse business environments and a proficiency in thinking outside the box. The invaluable experience she has gained from working with a diverse group of clients globally, as well as her formal education in organisational change management, project management and leadership coaching equips her with the knowledge and tools to help her consistently drive desired results for her clients.
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Simon Ritter is the Deputy CTO of Azul Systems. Simon has been in the IT business since 1984 and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Brunel University in the U.K. Simon joined Sun Microsystems in 1996 and started working with Java technology; he has spent time working both in Java development and consultancy. Having moved to Oracle as part of the Sun acquisition, he managed the Java Evangelism team for the core Java platform, Java for client applications and embedded Java. Now at Azul, he continues to help people understand Java as well as Azul’s JVM technologies and products. Simon has been awarded Java Rockstar status at JavaOne and is a Java Champion. He currently represents Azul on the JCP Executive Committee and on the Expert Group of JSR 379, Java SE 9.
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