ARCUS COSTANTINO is a business and non-profit leader, consultant, writer, and literary agent. Following five years in sales and marketing in corporate America, he worked seventeen years at the Glen Eyrie Conference Center, a ministry of The Navigators.

As a business consultant and writer, he helps influencers strategically position themselves in the marketplace. His literary and writing portfolio includes a U.S. Congressman, a nationally recognized celebrity chef, and various non-profit executives.

Website: marcuscostantino.com

Books

• What’s Next? Talking to God about the Rest of Your Life
• No Lucks Given: Live is hard, but there is hope (co-writer)
• Family Dynasty: The Restoration of the World Begins at Home (co-author)

JAY DOBYNS is a highly decorated federal agent who’s worked for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) for twenty-seven years. He achieved worldwide notoriety as one of history’s most successful undercover operators during high-octane missions targeting America’s violent crime. He participated in over 500 covert operations. Jay is perhaps best known for his landmark effort against the notorious Hells Angels.

Website: jaydobyns.com

Books

• No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels
• Catching Hell: A True Story of Abandonment and Betrayal

HOLLY DUCKWORTH, CAE, CMP, LSP is the CEO of Leadership Solutions International and has been called the trailblazer of mindfulness in business with a focus on meetings and events. For twenty-plus years, she has worked to change how we think about the impacts of stress and meetings. She is the founder of the American Mindfulness Association to advance mindfulness as a key strategic business practice. As the author of four books at the intersection of leadership, sales, and mindfulness, she is a sought-after global keynote speaker. Look for Holly as a featured live mindfulness trainer on Insight Timer App and as the host producer of the Everyday Mindfulness Show with more than 150 episodes, or as and co-facilitator of the monthly Chaos to Calm Challenge for mindful leaders. She has been recognized by Smart Meetings Magazine and BizBash for her innovative approach and commitment to the health and wellbeing of meetings for planners and participants.

 Website: hollyduckworth.com

 Books

• Sell More, Stress Less: 52 Tips to Become A Mindful Sales Professional
• Everyday Mindfulness For C-Suite: 30 Days to a Calm and Powerful Executive Presence
• Everyday Mindfulness: From Chaos to Calm In A Crazy World
• Mindful Leadership: The A to Z Guide for Stress-Free Leadership
• Ctrl+Alt+Believe: Reboot Your Association for Success

MERIDITH ELLIOT POWELL is the founder and owner of MotionFirst. An internationally certified coach, speaker, and business development expert, Meridith is known in the industry as a catalyst and someone who makes things happen! She is often described as “High energy, high impact, and highly motivating.”

An award-winning business owner, Meridith’s unique background includes high-level leadership and executive positions in sales, marketing, and finance.

Website: meridithelliottpowell.com

Books

• Thrive: Strategies to Turn Uncertainty to Competitive Advantage
• Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy
• The Best Sales Book Ever: Cut Through the Obstacles and Send Sales Through the Roof
• Own It: Redefining Responsibility
• Winning in the Trust and Value Economy: A Guide to Sales Success and Business Growth
• 42 Rules to Turn Prospects into Customers: How to Build Profitable Relationships to Close More Sales and Drive More Business
• The Real Dope on Dealing with an Addict: How Addiction Saved My Life
• Is Lack of Confidence Affecting Your Personal and Professional Success?
• 52 Sales Leadership Truths
• Mastering the Art of Success

OS HILLMAN is president of Marketplace Leaders, an organization whose purpose is to help men and women discover and fulfill God’s complete purposes through their work and to view their work as ministry.

Os is an internationally recognized speaker on the subject of faith at work. He is the author of 24 books and a daily email devotional TGIF Today God Is First which has several hundred thousand daily subscribers worldwide. He is married to his incredible wife, Pamela and has an amazing daughter, Charis and son-in-law, Justin.

Websites:   marketplaceleaders.org     todaygodisfirst.com

Books

• 31 Decrees of Blessing for Your Work Life
• Making Godly Decisions: How to Hear and Do the Will of God
• The Joseph Calling: 6 Strategies to Discover, Navigate, and Fulfill Your Purpose
• TGIF: Today God is First in All Things
• So You Want to Write a Book: How to Write, Publish, and Market Your Book
• Upside of Adversity: From the Pit to Greatness
• Change Agent: Engaging Your Passion to Be the One Who Makes A Difference
• Birdies, Bogeys, and Life Lessons from the Game of Golf – a 52 week devotional
• TGIF for Women
• TGIF for Men

CHUCK HOLTON is a bestselling author, international reporter, photographer, video producer, public speaker, adventurer, businessman, and most importantly, a husband and father of five children. He is also a freelance conflict reporter who travels to more than a dozen hot zones each year. His experience as a U.S. Army Ranger and extensive travel come out in his writing—both fiction and non-fiction. He is regularly featured on CBNNews.com and hosts the Hot Zone Podcast.

Website: theashleyagency.com/chuck-holton

 Books

• Making Men: Five Steps to Growing Up
• Bulletproof: The Making of an Invincible Mind
• A More Elite Soldier: Pursuing a Life of Purpose
• Stories From a Soldier’s Heart: For the Patriotic Soul (with Alice Gray)
• American Heroes by Oliver North (editor)

IKE IKOKWU, “The Financial Independence Coach,” is a purpose-driven wealth coach. Entrepreneurs and Working Professionals hire Ike to shorten their financial independence timelines from thirty years down to two to five years. He’s a CPA and Insurance Professional who’s previously held professional licenses as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Registered Investment Adviser (RIA). Ike holds a bachelor’s in accounting and a master’s in personal financial planning.

He’s the Founder of The Righteous Billionaire Movement. Its vision is to create 10,000 Righteous Billionaires by helping clients add at least $1,000,000 in new wealth and $100,000 in passive income in two to five years. This financial independence allows them to live life by design and not by default and frees them to pursue purpose-driven passion projects that can change the world, much like Ike is doing with his Righteous Billionaire Movement. Ike is married with three kids, and they reside in Cumming, GA.

Websites:  manifestwealthsafely.com            righteousbillionairemovement.com

 Books 

• Winning the Money Game: Separating the Myths from the Truth, Everything You Don’t Know About Achieving Financial Independence
• The Manifest Wealth Safely Method: A 3-Step Guide To Creating Wealth While Pursuing Purpose-Driven Passion Projects You Love That Change The World

MARY C. KELLY, Ph.D., is the CEO of Productive Leaders, a leadership development group that improves profit growth and productivity. An economist and leadership expert, Mary Kelly specializes in improving business efficiency and profits throughout every economic climate.

Mary taught at the US Naval Academy, the US Air Force Academy, and Hawaii Pacific University, combining theory and practicality. She focuses on building successful strategies for business leaders at all levels of an organization. Her passion is helping people excel during difficult business and leadership times. A frustrated comedian, she loves delivering conference and event keynote speeches on economics, leadership, and business. When she isn’t working, Mary takes her dogs to swim in the rivers of Colorado.

Website: productiveleaders.com

Books

• Generate Ideas. Focus on Solutions. Be Productive.
• The Five Minute Leadership Guide
• 5 Minutes Per Week – 52 Weeks to a Better Business
• Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy
• In Case of Emergency Break Glass!
• Why Leaders Fail and the 7 Prescriptions for Success
• 15 Ways to Grow Your Business in Every Economy
• Master Your World: 10 Dog-Inspired Leadership Lessons to Improve Productivity, Profits and Communication
• Stop the Barking at Work
• 360° of Leadership
• Money Smart

JOHN KREMER is an acknowledged publishing expert who can answer all your questions on book publishing and marketing. Besides being the owner of his own publishing company (Open Horizons in Taos, New Mexico), he was the editor of the Book Marketing Update newsletter for more than twenty years.

 Website: bookmarketingbestsellers.com

Books

• Marketing in 501 Words or Less: All you need to know about selling, marketing, publicity, promotion, and giving people what they want!
• 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, Real World Edition: How to sell more books, ebooks, multimedia books, audios, videos, white papers, and other information in the real world
• Book Marketing 411 for Authors: Book Promotion Tips on How to Sell More Books and Ebooks

MITCHELL LEVY is a Global Credibility Expert, an executive coach at Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches, and an international bestselling author of over sixty books. After interviewing 500 thought leaders on credibility, he published an international best-seller, delivered a TEDx on humanity, and created the Credibility Nation® membership community and courses to help people live, learn, and surround themselves with others on the credibility journey.

He’s an accomplished entrepreneur who has created twenty businesses in Silicon Valley, including four publishing companies that have published over 750 books. He’s provided strategic consulting to hundreds of companies and has been the chairman of the board of a NASDAQ-listed company.

Websites: MitchellLevy.com                  CrebilityNation.com

Books

• Credibility Nation: For Professionals Who Want to Be Seen as Credible
• Being Seen and Being Heard as a Thought Leader: What’s Necessary for Individuals and Businesses to Transition from the Industrial Age to the Social Age
• Turning Ideas Into Impact: Insights from 16 Silicon Valley Consultants
• Mitchell Levy on Creating Thought Leaders (2nd Edition): Helping Experts Inside of Corporations Amplify Their Thought Leadership
• C-Suite Executives’ Guide to Success: Powerful Tips from C-Suite Network Advisors to Become a More Effective C-Suite Executive
• Building and Understanding Company Culture and Transition
• Millennial Thought Leaders Are Authentic: Being Authentic Online Is a Must for Millennials to be Thought Leaders
• Cause Marketing Essentials and the Road to Success: Learn the Right Way of Doing Cause Marketing and Lead It to Success
• Driving Foot Traffic: 140 Insights About Driving Foot Traffic to Physical Locations
• # SUCCESSFUL CORPORATE LEARNING tweet Book05: Everything You Need to Know about Knowledge Management in Practice in 140 Characters or Less
• 42 Rules for Driving Success With Books (2nd Edition): Success Stories of Corporate and Author Thought Leadership

MARCIA (MARCI) MALZAHN is a wife, mother, and author of five books, as well as a successful executive and entrepreneur. She is president and founder of Malzahn Strategic, a management consulting practice that works with community banks and other financial institutions needing strategic planning, enterprise risk management, treasury management, and talent management expertise and support.

Marcia’s mission is to inspire others in the workplace to be successful in every area of their lives. For the past 20 years, she has been inspiring CEOs, entrepreneurs, educators, governments, and leaders to discover their strengths and the strengths of those they lead, then combine those strengths into world-class teams, increasing productivity and reducing costs and employee stress. 

Website: marciamalzahn.com

Books

• Bring Your Shoes: A Fresh Perspective for Leaders with Big Shoes to Fill
• The Fire Within: Connect Your Gifts to Your Calling
• Devotions for Working Women: A Daily Inspiration to Live a Successful and Balanced Life
• The Friendship Book: Because You Matter to Me, also in Spanish El Libro de la Amistad: Porque Tu Me Importas
• Inside Your Mama’s Tummy: Your Journey Until You Arrived

DR. MARY MANZ SIMON combines her training as an early childhood educator, insights as a corporate consultant and children’s market analyst, and experiences as a mother and grandmother to provide a wide range of services and presentations to audiences and companies. Mary is an award-winning author whose titles have sold more than three million copies (in English) and are available in eleven languages. For nearly fifteen years, her daily radio show, Front Porch Parenting, aired on more than 300 broadcast outlets. A long-time columnist for Parent Life and Focus on the Family, Mary has written or consulted for corporate clients, including Sony Home Entertainment, Walden Media and Big Idea. For many years, she served as an advisor to MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) and was quoted in a national women’s magazine as one of “America’s top parenting pros.” Mary currently has a weekly podcast.

Website: marymanzsimon.com

Books

• The Family Time Bible
• Countdown to Christmas
• My Christmas Story Tree
• The Hear Me Read Bible: Level 2
• With Love, From Me to You
• First Feelings for Toddlers
• First Virtues for Toddlers
• God Made the Sun
• God Made the Moon
• Faith Footprints with My Grandchild: 52 Devotions, Activities, and Reflections

TOM MATZEN is a two-time international best-seller with three books. Tom has shared his message to more than 100,000 entrepreneurs on four continents and in hundreds of TV, radio, print, and podcast interviews. He now leads an emerging global enterprise with a mission to empower 10,000 Authority Entrepreneurs to build global movements and 7- & 8-figure businesses by December 2024.

Websites: tommatzen.com                        entrepreneurempowerment.org

Books

• Start & Run a Coffee Bar
• Ready to Rise: 62 Ways You and Your Business Can Thrive in Challenging Times
• Earn Twice as Much with Half the Stress

KARL MECKENBURG is a former Denver Broncos Captain and All-Pro Linebacker. He rose from being a college walk-on and 12^th-round draft pick to a pro career that included six Pro Bowl and three Super Bowl appearances. Considered the NFL’s most versatile player, Karl played all seven defensive front positions.

In 2001, Karl was inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame and the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Karl was a semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for ten consecutive years.

Karl Mecklenburg, CSP, has earned the Certified Speaking Professional designation from the National Speaker’s Association. Less than 10% of the speakers who belong to the International Federation for Professional Speakers hold this professional designation. As a highly regarded speaker, Karl tailors his presentations to the needs of the group while teaching and inspiring his audience.

Website: karlmecklenburg.com

Books

• Heart of a Student Athlete: All-Pro Advice for Competitors and Their Families
• Meck for the Defense: A Championship Season with the Denver Broncos

JAY PAYLEITNER is a nationally-known speaker who writes easy-to-read, hard-to-put-down, make-you-think books. He has written 25 books and sold more than a half-million copies.

Prior to becoming a full-time author and speaker, Jay Payleitner served as a creative director and freelance radio producer for a wide rjaypayleitner.comange of international ministries.

Jay is a nationally-known speaker for Iron Sharpens Iron and the National Center for Fathering He has emceed men’s events, led marriage retreats, keynoted writers’ conferences, preached at weekend services, spoken at women’s lunches, and facilitated creative training sessions. He has been a guest multiple times on The Harvest Show, Moody Radio, 100 Huntley Street, and Focus on the Family.

Website: jaypayleitner.com

Books

• Don’t Take the Bait to Escalate: Conflict is Inevitable. Being a Jerk is Optional
• The Prayer of Agur: Ancient Wisdom for Discovering Your Sweet Spot in Life
• Point, Line, Plane, Eternity: The Journey from Alone to Finally Home
• The Jesus Dare: The Adventure You’ve Been Waiting For
• What if God Wrote Your Shopping List? 52 Ways to Find Freedom from “Stuff”
• What if God Wrote Your To-Do List? 52 Ways to Make the Most of Every Day
• If God Were Your Life Coach: 60 Words of Wisdom from the One Who Knows You Best
• 52 Things Daughters Need From Their Dads: What Fathers Can Do to Build a Lasting Relationship
• 52 Things Husband Need From Their Wives: What Wives Can Do to Build a Stronger Marriage
• 52 Things Wives Need From Their Husbands: What Husbands Can Do to Build a Stronger Marriage

TARA RENZE is an author, emotional intelligence practitioner, entrepreneur, speaker, inspirer, blogger, thought-leader, wife, and mother and is redefining how we unleash purpose, level up our success, and create sustainable happiness and fulfillment in all aspects of our lives. After two decades of successful corporate leadership and social selling, she started training, speaking, and coaching to share her passions and help others live the life they desire, envision, and deserve. Tara has a true passion and talent for guiding others to harness and realize their full potential.

Website: tararenze.com

Book

• Be Who You Came to Be, A note that changed my life & the secrets that will change yours too

DAVE SHEETS has spent more than 25 years in the publishing industry working with many of the top book publishers, distributors, and printers in the industry, followed by owning a publishing services company working with independent authors. He has served clients in various sales and marketing roles throughout his career, learning to actively listen to his clients to provide creative solutions for their needs.

He continues to work with hundreds of authors helping to create books that entertain and inform readers across the globe, with services including editing, design, interior layout, e-books, and printing.

A self-described “coach,” Dave works with publishing clients in addition to working with the local high school varsity football team as an assistant football coach. Dave excels in helping clients reach their highest levels of potential every day.

Website: BelieversBookServices.com

Books

• Get Booked! 5 Reasons Every Speaker Needs to Be an Author

KEVIN SHERIDAN is an internationally-recognized keynote speaker, a New York Times best-selling author, and one of the most sought-after voices in the world on the topic of employee engagement. For five years running, he has been honored in Inc. Magazine’s Top 101 Leadership Speakers in the World and included as one of the Top 101 Experts on Employee Engagement. He was also honored to be named as one of The Employee Engagement Award’s Top 100 Global Influencers on Employee Engagement for three consecutive years, as well as being designated a Senior Fellow at The Conference Board.

Having spent thirty years as a high-level Human Capital Management consultant, Kevin has helped some of the world’s largest corporations rebuild a culture that fosters productive engagement, earning him several distinctive awards and honors. Kevin’s premier creation, the Personal Employee Engagement Report (PEER^®), has been consistently recognized as a long-overdue, industry-changing innovation in the field of employee engagement.

Website: kevinsheridanllc.com

Books

• Building a Magnetic Culture: How to Attract & Retain Top Talent to Create an Engaged, Productive Workforce
• The Virtual Manager: Cutting-Edge Solutions to Hiring, Managing, Motivating, and Engaging Mobile Employees

LIZ URAM is a nationally-recognized speaker, trainer, and author who works with leaders to develop the communication skills they need to make a bigger impact, get better results, and influence others to do their best.

Liz has been practicing, studying, and teaching leadership communication skills for more than 20 years. Whether she’s training onsite at a client location or speaking at a conference, audiences get practical solutions to everyday leadership challenges they can apply in the real-world. Her stories and examples drive home the lessons and make them stick.

Website: LizUram.com

Books

• Communicate Like a Boss: Every Day Leadership Skills That Produce Real Results
• Make the Connection: 5 Ways Smart Leaders Build Strong Organizations
• The Power of Personal Leadership: Smart Leaders Know Success is an Inside Job
• Focused Action for BIG Results – a one year planning and action guide

RUSSELL VERHEY is an entrepreneur, leadership advocate, and consultant walking alongside leaders in coaching discussions that result in life and organizational change. He facilitates leadership forums that engage and develop stronger leaders, producing greater team alignment, engagement, and synergy. Russell is the president of The Advance and holds a master’s degree in leadership development.

Website: theadvance.net

Books

• The Conversationalist: Building Life-Defining Relationships One Conversation at a Time

KIM WALSH-PHILLIPS, @TheKimWalshPhillips, is the founder of Powerful Professionals, a business coaching and education company. She was recently named #475 in the Inc. 5000 and is an MBA-free self-made millionaire. Named “a must read by those in business” by Forbes, she is a best-selling author of multiple books.

She’s spoken around the world and coached some of the biggest brands and thought leaders, having worked alongside Tony Robbins, Grant Cardone, Kevin O’Leary, Dr. Nido Quebin, Dan Kennedy, Bill Glazer, and Gary Vaynerchuk.

Website: KimWalshPhillips.com

Books

• No B.S. Guide to Direct Response Social Media Marketing
• The All New GAME CHANGER: How to Get 10,000 Fans and Turn Them Into Your Next Cash-Paying Customers
• Behind the Scenes: Secrets from the Top Coaches, Experts, and Consultants, General Editor
• Ultimate Guide to Instagram for Business
• Awareness Campaigns are Stupid: And Other Insider Secrets to Stop Being an Advertising Victim and Start Monetizing Your Marketing

PAT WELSH is an author, speaker, trainer, and expert witness. A retired Major from the Dayton, Ohio Police Department, Pat is the author of several books. He is known as a dynamic, entertaining yet impactful author, speaker, and trainer who engages his audiences to connect with and influence others at work, at home, and in the community. 

Website: pjwelshllc.com

Books 

• Warrior, Servant, Leader: Life Behind the Cross – Living a Life of Faith and Impact
• Warrior, Servant, Leader: Life Behind the Badge
• Healing Happens: Inspirational Stories of Overcoming, contributor

JERRY WHITE is the international president emeritus of The Navigators® and is a popular speaker at conferences and churches. He received a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in astronautics from Purdue University. Dr. White served as a mission controller at Cape Canaveral, taught at the United States Air Force Academy, and retired from the Air Force in 1997 as a major general.

Books

• Fundamentals of Astrodynamics with Roger R. Bate, Donald D. Mueller, and William S. Saylor
• Honesty, Morality, and Conscience
• The Church and the Parachurch: An Uneasy Marriage
• The Power of Commitment
• Dangers Men Face
• Making Peace with Reality: Ordering Your Life in a Chaotic World
• The Joseph Road: Choices That Determine Your Destiny
• Unfinished: How to Approach Life’s Detours, Do-Overs, and Disappointments
• Rules to Live By: 52 principles for a better life
• On the Job: Survival or Satisfaction
• When Your Kids Aren’t Kids Anymore