High Stakes Leadership (C - Leadership & Achievement)

<p>Robert Richman is a culture strategist and was the co-creator of Zappos Insights, an innovative program focused on educating companies on the secrets behind Zappos’ amazing employee culture.</p><p>Robert built Zappos Insights from a small website to a thriving multi-million dollar business teaching over 25,000 students per year.

<p>With years of experience transforming big dreams into reality, Bob Goff is the ultimate guide for getting dreams done. He knows first-hand what it&#39;s like to be on the other side of what you were made to do.</p><p>The ever-dynamic Goff is not only the author of two <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers—<i>Love Does and Everybody Always</i>—he is also a “recovering lawyer.” After practicing law for 25 years, then serving as the Hon.

<p>Molly Bloom is an entrepreneur and the best-selling author of <i>Molly’s Game,</i> a story that inspired a best-picture nomination, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin.

<p>The former Director of Communications for Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Ken Schmidt has advised executive leaders of many of the world’s best-known brands, delivered more than one thousand keynote presentations, written two best-selling books and created a popular business podcast.</p><p>It’s an impersonal world, where so many products and services are seen as easily-replaced, indistinct commodities. Whether you stand out or get lost in the crowd is a choice.

<p>Tammie Jo Shults possessed an early interest in flying, but she faced various obstacles on her path to becoming a military pilot. </p><p>Applying her lifelong trait of perseverance, she eventually became one of the first female F/A-18 Hornet pilots in the United States Navy. Her duties, before women were allowed into combat roles, encompassed teaching Out Of Control Flight as well as serving as a bogey/bandit against Top Gun students as well as other squadrons, ships or entire carrier groups.

<p>With lessons from the front lines of emergency rooms in the pandemic and combat zones in Iraq, Dr. Bose has an inspiring and motivational message for leaders in times of crisis and anyone struggling to return to “normal.”</p><p>As an Army battalion surgeon in the Iraq War, Dr. Bose was selected to treat Saddam Hussein after his capture and was awarded a Bronze Star for completing one of the longest combat tours by any physician since World War II.

<p>The visionary who developed the concept of Emotional Agility, Susan David, PhD, is an award-winning clinical psychologist at Harvard Medical School and one of the world’s most influential management thinkers.</p><p>The “Emotional Agility TED Talk” went viral rapidly, posting over 1 million views in just its first week of release, over 9 million at TED.com and more than 60 million unique views on social media, making it one of the ten most popular TED talks that year.

<p>Joe Theismann is an entrepreneur and the former star quarterback for the Washington Redskins. Since retiring from the NFL, Theismann has become a staple of sports broadcasting. The former Washington Redskins quarterback joined ESPN in 1988 after spending two seasons as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports.</p><p>Theismann played football at the University of Notre Dame, where he received All-American honors for his efforts in leading the Fighting Irish to consecutive Cotton Bowls and was the runner up for the Heisman Trophy.

<p>Brock Long is a former Administrator of FEMA and a 20-year veteran of emergency management within the public and private sector. He offers a unique perspective as organizations, businesses and citizens come to grips with the realities of crisis management and preparedness following the coronavirus outbreak.</p><p>Long led our nation through some of its worst natural disasters—from hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria to the wildfire activity in the US and Canada.

<p>When leaders want to break team silos, drive exponential growth and innovate through teamwork, they call Erica Dhawan.</p><p>Erica Dhawan is an internationally recognized leading authority, speaker and advisor on 21st century teamwork, collaboration and innovation.