PAST AND PRESENT CLIENTS

With talents that established him as a Fortune 500 leader and professional stand-up comedian, Garrison Wynn, CSP, fuses comic timing and research to deliver motivational business expertise. For 20 years, he has given keynote presentations to clients (such as American Express, Wells Fargo, Oracle, and NASA) at corporate and association events.

He is the author of the Amazon bestseller The Real Truth about Success, the Amazon #1 bestseller The Cowbell Principle, has been a weekly contributor to the Washington Post and featured Forbes and Inc. Magazines.  In his teens he debuted the world’s first video gaming system (Odyssey) with baseball legend Hank Aaron and as a young man spent 6 years touring comedy clubs with the top names in the business. He went on to become the youngest department head in a Fortune 500 company’s history where he researched and designed processes for 38 company locations nationwide and developed & marketed products still being sold in 30 countries.

Brian Carter is the #1 bestselling author of The Like Economy, LinkedIn for Business, Facebook Marketing, and The Cowbell Principle. Brian is respected as an international authority on how organizations of all sizes can create and retain business using the Internet. His 18 years of business success guide The Brian Carter Group, a digital and social marketing agency with world-class expertise and experience. Since 1999, Brian has been at the forefront of marketing, technology, social media and sales, working to drive big business results for real companies.

As a speaker, Brian delivers a rare combination of motivation, original comedy and practical takeaways based in current, 2019, real-world experience that electrifies audiences and inspires people with the belief and the knowledge of exactly what they can do the next day to improve their results. A highly-rated presenter with rave reviews and an experienced marketer respected by his peers, Brian has keynoted and developed marketing programs and strategies for leaders and companies all the way up to top 50 Fortune 500 like NBC and Microsoft as well as associations, franchises, and retail stores. IBM hand-picked him to be one of their influencers and LinkedIn called him, “One of the top experts you need to listen to.” Not only that- Brian has both stand-up comedy and improv comedy experience and has been reliably entertaining keynote audiences for years. This ain’t his first rodeo, folks!

Brian is regularly sourced by major media including Bloomberg TV, Mashable, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, ABC News, and Entrepreneur Magazine, to name a few. Brian has more than 250,000 fans on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. He’s taught more than 50,000 students and reaches over 3 million people per year. Brian’s hands-on business experience, cutting edge insights, and background in improv and stand up comedy culminate in a keynote speaker and trainer who leaves every audience not just entertained but armed with powerful strategies and tactics.

Read Chad E. Foster’s resume and you know he’s a rainmaker. A billion-dollar revenue generator, a job creator, a tech innovator. What’s not so obvious? He’s blind. And when he speaks to audiences, he shares a powerful message: His loss of eyesight as a young adult didn't hold him back. Instead, he embraced obstacles as opportunities.

Chad became the first blind executive to graduate Harvard Business School's leadership program and did what Oracle said couldn’t be done, becoming the first to create CRM software for the visually-impaired. Turning adversity into advantage, he thrived at a Fortune 500 company, directing financial strategies that resulted in billions in revenue, industry-leading growth, and best-in-class margins despite hypercompetitive market conditions.

Today, Chad teaches this same overcomer mindset to companies around the world, breaking down the anatomy of resilience using his tried and tested tools to empower people to emerge from setbacks stronger, sleeker, and resolute to succeed. He believes in helping others turn their challenges into opportunities, a mission that he values even more than his eyesight.

Connecting inspiration to implementation™, Chad provides a roadmap for overcoming obstacles and achieving the impossible. His keynotes are a blend of heartfelt stories, entertaining delivery, no-fluff truth-telling, and practical strategies tailored to empower individuals and teams to transcend their limitations. With Chad, audiences receive actionable insights on fostering a mindset of growth and resilience, driving them to redefine their boundaries.

His keynotes are not just talks; they are transformative experiences that ignite change, inspire action, and unlock potential. When you invite Chad to your event, you’re securing a catalyst for positive transformation, leaving your audience motivated, equipped, and eager to tackle their challenges with newfound vigor.

His direct and confident style, combined with a go-for-it inspiring belief system — he is an avid downhill skier and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner (that’s not a joke), has made him a high-impact keynote speaker for leaders at companies such as Google, IBM, Salesforce, GE and Microsoft. He’d be honored to inspire actions that drive outcomes at your next event.

THE RITZ-CARLTON EXECUTIVE WHO TRANSFORMED CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST RECOGNIZABLE LUXURY BRANDS, AS FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE NEW GOLD STANDARD

Recognized as “One of The Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing” by The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI).

As Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, he successfully implemented the renewal and transformation of the trusted luxury brand, with his groundbreaking “Blow The Dust Off The Lion and Crown” campaign.

An inductee into “The American Marketing Association” Hall of Fame, Himelstein also sits on many prominent industry boards, including the Luxury Institute Advisory Board. 

Featured prominently in Joseph Michelli's New York Times bestseller, The New Gold Standard. 

Speaker * Emcee * Fireside Chat * Masterminds * Consultant

Brian Fielkow has presented internationally to tens of thousands of people on the importance of establishing a healthy safety culture and how to create one. His new book Leading People Safely: How to Win on the Business Battlefield (October 2016 release) gives leaders the tools they need to take their company’s safety culture to the next level. He is also author of, Driving to Perfection: Achieving Business Excellence by Creating a Vibrant Company Culture (released in January 2014). 

Brian is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur.com and has appeared on numerous radio programs to discuss the topic of a safety culture in high consequence industries. He is the recipient of the Vistage International Member Leadership Award for judgment and is a member of the Board of Directors of Affinity Insurance, LTD., where he also serves on the Board’s risk control committee. Brian holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.

Steve offers more than the usual nuts and bolts on how to succeed. He stresses the importance of enjoying yourself during the process of achieving your goals and building a solid foundation to stand on when all else fails because he absolutely knows that no matter what circumstances we find ourselves in, attitude is everything.

When Steve Rizzo shares his blueprint for success with Fortune 500 companies and associations across the globe, he delivers a powerful message for living an extraordinary life, because he lives the “Common Sense Success Strategies” that has made him a member of prestigious Speakers Hall of Fame—an honor bestowed on fewer than 300 speakers worldwide since 1977.

Steve is the author of the bestselling books Motivate THIS! and Get Your SHIFT Together. He is also a regular contributor for SUCCESS magazine and often called upon as the “go-to” guy on the topic of personal and professional development for many network, cable and radio media outlets.