Greg Hicks

Greg Hicks is an internationally recognized pioneer in the field of happiness.  Along with his business partner, Rick Foster, their extensive and acclaimed research has taken them to six continents where they spent years interviewing people who are thriving and happy, even under the most adverse circumstances. Their early findings culminated into a  system of nine choices, which are continually being studied by mind-body researchers at leading institutions, including The Mayo Clinic.

Greg and Rick’s first book, How We Choose to Be Happy, became an immediate national bestseller and has been on bestseller lists ever since. Hicks went on to write LeaderShock — And How to Triumph Over It, which revealed a new brand of behavioral leadership.  It was chosen as the #2 Best Business Book of 2003 by Amazon.

In their newest book, Happiness & Health, they present the first practical guide to the new science of positive emotions and how anyone can choose thoughts and behaviors that enhance our brain function, pump up our immune systems, and bring vitality to our lives.

With a reputation for dynamic and transformational presentations on health, happiness, leadership and team productivity, Greg has taught the Brilliant Health program to over 10,000 doctors and nurses, to patients battling serious illness, and to countless others in organizations such as G.E., Mercedes-Benz, Wells Fargo, and AXA-Financial and are on the faculty of the Health Research and Educational Trust Fellowship programs.

Hicks and Foster are often sought out by the media for their advice and have appeared on numerous national T.V. and radio shows and featured in such magazines as Health, Fitness, Self, Good Housekeeping, Fit, Working Mother, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, and Readers’ Digest.

Tony Jeary

Tony Jeary, America’s “Master Strategic Facilitator”, has personal experience with both success and failure. Tony made and lost several million dollars before he was 30.  Today he walks the talk and practices the distinctions that characterize Communication Mastery and Strategic Acceleration, both personally and professionally.

Tony developed Strategic Acceleration, a leadership methodology that combines awareness, operational practices, and powerful informational resources.  It is designed to produce “strategic  speed” and superior results within time frames that exceed traditional expectations.

Tony’s latest book, Strategic Acceleration: Succeed at the Speed of Life, details a methodology that will help you get clear, stay focused, and efficiently execute relevant, high-value activities… thereby getting you the results and success you really want …. faster!  It is destined to become the ultimate success guide for corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, athletes and other individuals seeking success.

Tony Jeary’s  thinking is sought after and used by the presidents of the world’s top companies, like Wal-mart, Bridgestone-Firestone Diversified Products, Qualcomm, and even the U.S. Senate. Many of the world’s top achievers fly to his back yard to learn from him on how to make things happen.

Tony was raised by entrepreneurial parents who thrived on identifying and pursuing new opportunities to serve others. Tony’s father taught him the powerful principle that has driven Tony’ professional and personal life: “Always give more than expected.” Exceeding expectations is the common thread that every Tony Jeary client experiences first-hand.

Jeffrey Pfeffer

Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, where he has taught since 1979.

Pfeffer has published extensively in the fields of organization theory and human resource management. His current research focuses on the relationship between time and money, power and leadership in organizations, economics language and assumptions and their effects on management practice, how social science theories become self-fulfilling, barriers to turning knowledge into action and how to overcome them, and evidence-based management and what it is, barriers to its use, and how to implement it.  Pfeffer’s latest book, tentatively entitled Power Rules: An Organizational Survival Guide, will be published in early 2010 by HarperCollins.

Pfeffer currently serves on the board of directors of the for-profit company Audible Magic as well as nonprofits, Quantum Leap Healthcare and The San Francisco Playhouse. Pfeffer has presented seminars in 34 countries throughout the world as well as doing consulting and providing executive education for numerous companies, associations, and universities in the United States.

Paul Cherry

Performance Based Results founder and managing partner, Paul Cherry has over 20 years experience in sales training, leadership development, sales coaching and leadership coaching. To date, he has helped over 1,200 organizations in every major industry ranging from family-owned small businesses to leading Fortune 500 companies. 84% of clients report on average a 12:1 ROI from his training programs as the emphasis is on reinforcement and accountability. He is also one of the foremost experts on sales questioning methods and techniques.