Leadership & Achievement (C)

<p>An award-winning Latina entrepreneur who went from living in an orphanage to creating a wildly successful salsa company she sold to Campbell’s Soup for $231M, Magie Cook inspires audiences around the world to face their biggest obstacles and reach their greatest potential.</p><p>Magie Cook grew up in Mexico, living in an orphanage with 68 other children. As a child, she taught herself how to play basketball and ultimately immigrated to the US on a basketball scholarship at the University of Charleston.

<p>One of <em>Forbes</em>’ Leading Female Futurists and <em>Fast Company</em>’s Most Creative People in Business, Sheryl Connelly helps business leaders think like futurists for resilience, performance, and growth through uncertainty.</p><p>All too often, companies are surprised by disruption. While no one can predict the future, many of these events can be anticipated.

<p>Your audience deserves more than just a speech—they deserve an unforgettable experience. Johnny Quinn brings thought-provoking, action-packed presentations designed to equip leaders to conquer tomorrow’s challenges head-on.

<p>A decorated U.S. Navy SEAL Commander, Rorke Denver applies lessons and strategies from some of the world’s most dangerous, high-risk situations to today’s tough corporate environment.</p><p>Commander Rorke Denver has run every phase of training for the SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and other international hot spots. His service in the SEALS earned him the Bronze Star with “V” for valorous action in combat.

<p>A top-ranked global futurist, April Rinne helps teams and individuals develop a “Flux Mindset”—the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat.</p><p>Right now, humans’ ability to embrace all kinds of change, uncertainty, and not-knowing isn’t exceptional, but rather table stakes. Change is at the heart of responsible leadership, thriving culture, and effective communication.

<p>With an authentic blend of humor and heart, Kyle Scheele provides teams and individuals with practical tools for boosting creativity, innovation, risk-taking and resilience. </p><p>Kyle Scheele has been called "the patron saint of crazy ideas.” Whether he&#39;s having a Viking funeral for the regrets of 21,000 people, hosting the world&#39;s first fake marathon, or gaining a million TikTok followers in just 25 hours, Kyle is always on the lookout for crazy ideas that produce wildly outsized outcomes.

<p>Riaz Meghji helps organizations reach exponential growth by building extraordinary relationships, creating connected cultures, and retaining top talent.</p><p>Riaz Meghji is a human connection expert and author of the book <em>Every Conversation Counts: The 5 Habits of Human Connection That Build Extraordinary Relationships</em>. His insights have been featured in <em>Fast Company</em>, <em>Harvard Business Review</em> and <em>Financial Post</em>.

<p>Drawing from her incredible life-affirming story of resilience, Maja Kazazic shows organizations and individuals how to harness the power of empathy to turn loss into growth and surpass their greatest expectations. </p><p>When she was 16 years old, Maja Kazazic's life changed forever. In the summer of 1993, two years into the Bosnian War—a genocide that killed 250,000 people and injured millions—a rocket-propelled grenade exploded in her courtyard destroying her home and killing five of her friends. Her legs were shattered in the blast.

<p>Sharing exhilarating stories from his extraordinary career, commercial astronaut and space program executive Dr. Alan Stern encourages audiences that anything is possible with dedication, perseverance, and strong leadership.</p><p>Dr.

<p>An expert at driving profit with purpose, Kathy Varol shares the proven guidelines she used to create a record-shattering ESG strategy for Adidas. </p><p>Kathy Varol knows the secret to helping companies stand out in a competitive marketplace, attract top talent, drive employee engagement, and gain enviable customer loyalty: It’s harnessing the power of Purpose.</p><p>She knows that as consumers, we&#39;re putting our dollars toward companies with aligned values.