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SPEAKERS BY TOPIC: Performance Improvement

Please note: This is a partial list of the Performance Improvement speakers we represent. If you would like suggestions about speakers that match your event goals, please simply contact one of our friendly account agents toll free at: 1-877-717-5327 or email: Speaker@Speaking.com.



TIP: Use a Speaker for Multiple Presentations
Have your keynote speaker, for instance, also do a break-out session. In this down economy, many times speakers will do a second session as an added value. Ask your Speakers Platform Account Executive to negotiate a multiple presentation deal.

Bob GrayBob Gray -- Ontario Canada, 10.0k to 15.0k
A recognized authority on memory systems, Bob has spent the last twenty years traveling the globe entertaining and training corporations, governments and associations to adapt memory systems for their particular needs. He has developed a series of sales oriented personal development keynotes and workshops, which have been popular on four continents, as well as writing the best selling book "Right Brain Rapid Recall".
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Jack GroppelJack Groppel -- California USA, 20.0k to 25.0k
An internationally recognized authority on the application of sports science to human performance, Dr. Jack Groppel is a forthright and dynamic advocate of fitness and nutrition education. He consults regularly with Fortune 1000 companies and presents alongside world figures ranging from Mrs. George Bush and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to actor Christopher Reeve and Olympic athlete Mary Lou Retton.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Dick GroteDick Grote -- Texas USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Dick Grote is one of America's most successful and best-known authors, consultants, and speakers. He specializes in leadership, performance management and building organizational excellence. Trained as an industrial engineer, he joined General Electric after college and graduated from GE's acclaimed Manufacturing Management Training Program. Dick spent a total of fifteen years with General Electric, United Air Lines and PepsiCo, the last five as Frito Lay's corporate director of training and develop-ment. There he invented the innovative "Discipline Without Punishment" performance management system, the unique approach that solves people problems with dignity and grace.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Gail HahnGail Hahn, MA, CSP, CPRP, CLL -- California USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Gail Hahn, MA, CSP, CLL is a dynamic keynote speaker and team-building facilitator. She energizes individuals and organizations by mixing effectiveness with fun in high-content, high-energy interactive programs showing others how to practice safe stress, communicate and connect. Her programs enhance front lines and bottom lines by revitalizing motivation, morale, and meaning at work. She is the CEO (Chief Energizing Officer) at Fun*cilitators, and the only person in the world earning all four Certifications of Speaking Professional, Relationship Awareness Facilitator, Parks & Recreation Professional, and a Laughter Leader. As an Energy Expert she is the author of Hit Any Key To Energize Your Life and 52 Winning Ways to Have Fun at Work, and is a contributing author to 22 books including The Communication Coach II and Dancing Through Life with Guts, Grace & Gusto!. Gail inspires and engages audiences with her upbeat, experiential style as audiences laugh and learn.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Tom HintonTom Hinton -- California USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Tom Hinton is one of America’s most popular business speakers. He is well known for his expertise in the areas of Customer Relations, Leadership, Team Building, Sustainability, and Green Business Practices. Since 1986, he has addressed over 900 major corporate, association, and government audiences in the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Ireland, Spain, France, England, and Scotland.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Christopher HowardChristopher Howard -- California USA, 50.0k to 75.0k
Internationally acclaimed lifestyle and wealth strategist, Christopher Howard is a best-selling author, prominent speaker and the owner of Christopher Howard Training. For almost two decades, Chris has researched the success strategies of the world's greatest business, philanthropic and spiritual minds. His extensive knowledge is shared through his books, home study courses and public seminars worldwide. As a result, Chris Howard has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals create the wealth and engineer the lifestyle they truly desire.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Afterburner IncAfterburner Inc -- Georgia USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
The 50 men and women on Afterburner's team are uniquely qualified to teach the skills needed for breakthrough performance. Our team of former and current fighter pilots has a powerful mix of combat experience, combined with extensive business skills. Many members of our team are graduates of the nation's top business schools and academies. Our cutting-edge corporate training uses the combat proven methodologies of fighter pilots to help your team achieve victory in your rapidly changing business environment. Whether you are in sales and marketing, operations or management, Afterburner can help you transform your team into a highly competitive fighting force.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Jim JacksonJim Jackson -- Nevada USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Fueled by his 25 years of executive leadership and sales experience, Jim Jackson inspires others to take risks and enables them to out-perform expectations with insights from his Awesome Power of the Harley Attitude event. Jim's fun and positive style combined with rich stories and thought provoking content lets him relate and inspire his audience, offering them the skills necessary to thrive in the ever-changing global economy.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Sarano KelleySarano Kelley -- California USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
Do you live life by default instead of design? Have you been too busy to learn about NOT being too busy? Do you look for ways to jump-start lackluster performances in business, in personal relationships, in the ways you approach life in general? If so, take the challenge offered by nationally renowned corporate coach Sarano Kelley and let The Gamebegin. For 17 years, Sarano used aspects of The Game to spark flagging careers of Fortune 500 corporate executives and top performers.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Peter LeggePeter Legge, CSP, CPAE -- British Columbia Canada, 5.0k to 10.0k
Peter Legge is an inspiration to anyone who meets him! He is both an internationally acclaimed speaker, and the president and CEO of the largest magazine publishing company in Western Canada. As an acclaimed speaker his awards include induction into the Speakers' Hall of Fame by both the National Speakers Association and the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers. Peter is also the author of four popular books which have motivated thousands of people towards positive change.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Greg LinkGreg Link -- Utah USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
Greg Link is co-founder of The Global Speed of Trust Practice, a fast-growing global consultancy committed to influencing influencers to grow their careers and their organizations at The Speed of Trust. A recognized authority on leadership, trust, sales, marketing, and high performance, Link is a sought-after advisor and speaker. His authentic and engaging style endears him to audiences at all levels – from senior executives to the front lines. He is a “business expert who speaks” not a “speaker that theorizes.”
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Vince Lombardi Jr.Vince Lombardi Jr. -- Washington USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Vince Lombardi has a clear and inspiring message to share about the qualities found in winners and high performance people and organizations. As the son of the late Vincent T. Lombardi, one of the greatest football coaches in the history of the sport, Vince's early years were spent in an atmosphere full of personal power and achievement. As a young man, he earned a law degree and maintained a private practice while serving in the Minnesota Legislature. In 1975, Vince made the jump from law and politics to professional football when he joined the Seattle Seahawks as Assistant to the General Manager. He went on to become the Assistant Executive Director of the NFL Management Council and later, led two United States Football League teams as President and General Manager.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Mary LoVerdeMary LoVerde -- California USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Mary LoVerde is dedicated to finding creative ways to help her audiences blend a successful career with a happy and healthy family life. Mary experienced the struggle to reconcile the demands of career and family during her 15 years on the faculty at the University of Colorado Medical School. Now as president of her own company, she has shared her innovative step-by-step strategies for a balanced life with audiences in Europe, Canada, Mexico, and throughout the U.S. Her clients include AT&T, Lockheed Martin, Kimberly Clark, Proctor and Gamble, Merck and Co., Lucent Technologies, and the Young President's Organization. Mary is the author of I Use To Have A Handle On Life, But It Broke (April, 2002), Stop Screaming at the Microwave: How to Connect Your Disconnected Life, and Touching Tomorrow ... How to Interview Your Loved Ones to Capture a Lifetime of Memories on Video or Audio.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


James MaasJames Maas, Ph.D -- New York USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Nearly every American is sleep deprived, although most of us do not realize the profound consequences for thinking, performance and lifespan. Using dramatic media, Dr. James Maas demonstrates how the different stages of nocturnal sleep determine daytime functioning, what happens to performance when you don’t get enough sleep, how to determine your individual sleep requirement, and proven strategies for obtaining a great night's sleep. The information provided in "Power Sleep: Preparing your Mind for Peak Performance," will increase your daytime alertness, psychological mood, productivity, creativity and quality of life. Dr. Maas is the nation’s leading sleep educator, and recipient of the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Teaching Award. He is Professor, Weiss Presidential Fellow, and past Chairman of Psychology, at Cornell University. Dr. Maas makes frequent appearances on such programs as ABC's 20/20, NBC's Nightly News, and Oprah!
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Harvey MackayHarvey Mackay -- Minnesota USA, 25.0k to 30.0k
Harvey Mackay is the author of New York Times #1 best-sellers, Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt. These books have been translated into 35 languages and distributed in 80 countries. Both books are among the top 15 inspirational business books of all time, according to the New York Times. Harvey's third book, Sharkproof, also became a national bestseller. His latest book, Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty: The Only Networking Book You'll Ever Need, made the New York Times best-seller list 12 days after its release on April 20, 1997. He is also one of America's most popular and entertaining business speakers, speaking ---on average--- once a week to Fortune 500-- size companies and associations. Toastmaster International named him one of the top five speakers in the world.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Chris MajerChris Majer -- Washington USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
Chris Majer is the CEO of the Human Potential Project. This is an organization that is dedicated to opening the 'next frontier' in the world of business design, leadership and management. He is an entrepreneur, innovator, adventurer, and a former competitive athlete. A rugby player with a Master’s Degree who grasped the cognitive connection between mental preparation and physical performance. As a player on a high performing team his experience enabled him to bridge the gaps between organizational theory and what it takes to make teams work in the real world.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


David MaxfieldDavid Maxfield -- Utah USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
For more than twenty years, David Maxfield has lead high-leverage research initiatives that uncover causes of and solutions to managerial, cultural, and operational inefficiencies that directly affect the bottom line. David’s career began with his doctoral work in psychology at Stanford University. Since then, his impact on organizational performance has been wide-reaching as he’s helped clients such as Hewlett Packard, IBM, Ford Motor Company, Covenant Healthcare, and VISA increase organizational effectiveness and become measurably more vital.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Catherine McCarthyCatherine McCarthy, Ph.D -- New York USA, 15.0k to 20.0k
Catherine McCarthy is COO at The Energy Project, a company that helps individuals and organizations fuel energy, engagement, focus and productivity by harnessing the science of high performance. She is the co-author of Leading at the Edge, a book based on Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctica expedition which outlines 10 key strategies for helping leaders and teams optimize performance in the face of adversity.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Jim McCormickJim McCormick, MBA -- California USA, 5.0k to 10.0k
The speaker who can arrive by parachute! As a World Record and North Pole skydiver, Jim helps people and organizations improve performance by becoming better risk-takers. Jim's extensively customized presentations center on the importance of stepping out of our comfort zone, taking thoughtful and constructive risks and responding effectively to fear. Organizations including Hewlett-Packard, Andersen Consulting, Pacific Bell, Sun Microsystems, Siemens, Bank of America, Clorox, ADP and the American Payroll Association have all been exceedingly pleased with Jim's presentations.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


Eileen McDarghEileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE -- California USA, 10.0k to 15.0k
Her ability to connect with mind, heart and spirit, makes her one of the most sought-after presenters in North America. She is fun, funny, relevant and provocative, drawing upon practical business know-how, life's experiences and years of consulting to major national and international organizations. Her stimulating, interactive presentations promote self-discovery and creative solutions to everyday situations - in the workplace and at home. Eileen has wowed audiences from Canada to Malaysia; from Wall Street to Main Street. Whether working with drill foremen from the Arctic, corporate executives in the trenches, or spinal cord injury nurses, Eileen brings much to talk about, learn and laugh about.
Phone: 760-673-7700 --- E-mail: Speakers@speaking.com


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