Leadership & Achievement (C)

<p>Sharing never-before-told anecdotes, Paul Whelan recounts his harrowing journey as a hostage in Putin’s Russia—enduring human rights abuses while fighting for freedom and justice from behind enemy lines.</p><p>On December 28, 2018, Paul Whelan was traveling in Russia for a friend’s wedding when he was framed for espionage and arrested in his hotel room.

<p>Sharing his inspiring story of unwavering determination, Nicolas Hamilton helps individuals and organizations overcome obstacles, stay resilient through change, and embrace failure to achieve success.</p><p>Born with cerebral palsy, Nicolas Hamilton was told as a young child he’d spend his life reliant on a wheelchair. Not one to be told he can’t do things, Nicolas endured years of grueling, painful training so that by the age of 17 he could walk completely unaided.

Blending cutting-edge science, ancient wisdom, philosophy, music and art, Professor Arthur C. Brooks helps organizations improve their happiness practices in order to boost workplace engagement, facilitate recruitment, and increase retention and productivity.

<p>A true American success story, Damon Dunn shares his inspiring program on transformation, resilience, leadership, and how to turn failure into opportunity. </p><p>Born in Fort Worth, Texas to a 16-year-old single mother, Damon Dunn grew up in dire poverty, living in a three-bedroom trailer with ten people. Damon grew up hunting and fishing as means to provide food and wore Salvation Army clothes. Quickly learning the value of hard work, he earned a full football scholarship to Stanford, then went on to play in the NFL.

<p>Sharing his inspiring, against-all-odds journey from foster child to NFL player to successful business owner, Anthony Trucks helps individuals and organizations achieve their full potential by shifting their identity to reach peak performance.</p><p>Anthony Trucks has accomplished what statistics would show is impossible. At the age of three years old he was placed into the foster care system, where he remained until age 14, when he was adopted by a poor white family. In high school he set a challenging and lofty goal for himself … making the varsity football team.

<p>Sharing invaluable insights on service and leadership from his extensive career in the restaurant industry, Will Guidara helps audiences transform ordinary transactions into extraordinary experiences—for ourselves, the people we work with, and the people we serve.</p><p>Will Guidara is the former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, which under his leadership received four stars from the <em>New York Times</em>, three Michelin stars, and was named #1 on the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2017.

<p>With her unique blend of authenticity, expertise, humor, and tough love, Suzy Welch shares the actionable steps and strategies that motivate audiences around the world to become stronger leaders, collaborators, and communicators. </p><p>With decades of experience in business journalism, teaching, and consulting, Suzy Welch is a renowned mentor and motivator to many around the world, from students to CEOs.

Sharing the winning strategies used by world-champion athletes like Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Kobe Bryant, Alan Stein, Jr. helps companies improve organizational performance, create effective leadership, increase team cohesion and collaboration—and develop winning mindsets, rituals, and routines.

<p>Delivering high-energy keynotes drawn from her decades of experience advising CEOs of global legacy and luxury brands, Neen James helps audiences increase attention, elevate everyday experiences, and build teams of luxury leaders.</p><p>A trusted confidant to CEOs for legacy and luxury brands across various industries for over 20 years, Neen has helped design strategic plans for Fortune 500 companies, facilitated retreats, and worked with executives and their teams to share insights and strategies.

<p>Drawing from his groundbreaking behavioral science research, David Allison helps the world’s biggest brands understand and connect with their teams' and customers’ human values—positioning them for growth and success in today’s quickly-changing landscape.</p><p>Regarded as the world’s foremost human values expert, David Allison is focused on changing how we understand ourselves, the people around us, and those we hope to engage with in our work.