Engaging. Insightful. Memorable. One-of-a-Kind WOW!

Emory Austin

Sherre' DeMao

Dr. Gladney

Dr. Kevin Snyder

Kurt Buehlmaier

Greg Dinkin

Barbara Glanz

Jim Spellos

Matt Clark

Scott Francis

Dr. Jo® Lichten

Sam Wazan

Tim Counts

Deborah Gardner

Brian Parsley

Phillip Woody



Our WOW Speakers .... At A Glance

Emory Austin will connect with your audience . . . and their hearts.  Clients line up to hear and to use her approaches to leadership, change, balance, teamwork and personal or professional excellence. It's all about subjective, human attitudes and action choices in an objective electronic world. Emory builds a strong bridge between the two that is unifying and exciting. She is a member of the International Speaker's Hall of Fame, and was selected for her expertise, style, professionalism, reputation, and overwhelming audience response. Each year, only five professional speakers are chosen for this distinguished commendation, and Emory was the sole woman honoree! In 2006 she was honored as a Legend of the Speaking Profession. LEARN MORE …


Kurt Buehlmaier, CEO and founder of No Regrets Consulting, is passionate about helping people achieve success personally, professionally and happily. His unique perspective of the relationship between the educational and business worlds has resulted in a new paradigm of thinking related to performance improvement, reaching one's potential, achieving higher levels of success and managing in a multigenerational workplace. Through his innate ability to see what is a help and is a hindrance in educational environments, he sheds light on trends that will turn into best practices and which will fizzle out over time. LEARN MORE ...


For over 25 years, Matt Clark has had the pleasure of coaching, motivating and inspiring athletes, teams and organizations to maximize their performance on and off the  race track. He has spent the last 15 years working at NASCAR's highest level as a Pit Crew Coach & Executive Leader. Coaching and leading high performance athletes and teams has given Matt a driver's seat perspective on high-performance expectations, preparation and execution.  Through applying championship principles to business, life and relationships, Matt engages his audiences with a fast-paced, high stakes presentation that gets everyone's adrenaline pumping. LEARN MORE ...


Tim Counts is a regular on Comedy Zone stages and showcases, hosting for Rob Schneider, Shawn Jones, Monty Franklin, Chris Kattan, and many other well-known stand-ups. His professional acting credits include Investigation Discover Channel's Swamp Murders, Elevation Church's EKidz series Overboard, and commercials for NASCAR, Coca-Cola, Harris Teeter grocery stores, and Bojangles restaurants to name just a few. Tim's professional background spans three decades in sales and management. His passion for comedy and humor gives him a unique perspective on the sales process and how to build lasting relationships between team members, as well as between the sales person and their customers. 
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Sherré DeMao is founder, CEO, and Strategy Maestro of SLD Unlimited Biz Growth Inc, an award-winning firm specializing in next-level, next-idea solutions for entrepreneurial enterprises. She is an expert in helping entrepreneurs prosper in life and in business, and has dedicated her 30-year career to this purpose. Sherré inspires high achievers across the globe through her weekly Monday Motivation eZine, monthly columns, and national contributing articles. In 2014, she was accepted into the National Society of Newspaper Columnists for her column on business growth. She was most recently recognized by Corporate Vision Magazine in the UK with an International Consultancy Award in 2015. Her next book, The
                                            Profitability Quotient
, will be released in 2016. LEARN MORE ...


Greg Dinkin combines business strategy with life coaching to lead you to winning choices. As a poker champion, author, entrepreneur, TV host, and health coach, Greg brings it all together to educate, entertain, and empower. Combining the strategy and psychology he learned as a poker champion, entrepreneur, and consultant with the tools for self-mastery he learned as a college football player, health coach, and world traveler, Greg shows your audience how to make effective decisions in business and life along with practical tools that can be applied long after your event. LEARN MORE ...


Scott Francis is a nationally acclaimed keynote speaker and author who inspires, 

motivates, and educates people by combining content, comedy, magic, and heartfelt
message into his programs. With over 30 years experience, Scott has presented over
3,100 programs to companies such as American Express, Coca-Cola, IBM, and USA Today
including over 180 Fortune 500 companies. As a child, Scott was diagnosed with severe
dyslexia which made school a personal nightmare. Through the challenges of dyslexia,
Scott taught himself life lessons and uses his down-to-earth motivational style to counsel
people on commitment, attitude, and the excitement of moving their lives forward.
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Deborah Gardner, a swimming champion turned author and competitive performance expert.
Deborah helps companies and organizations advance to new levels of success with a new
competitive mentality - reach for your wall to receive maximum winning results. At the age of
7-years-old, Deborah was afraid of swimming in a pool because she thought a shark would eat her.
After overcoming that fear and pursuing a competitive swimming career, she was faced with new
challenges including the 1980 Olympic boycott, where Deborah might very well had been one of
America's most favorite Olympians. With that dream crushing set back, Deborah persevered. 
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Dr. Lawana Gladney, PhD, renowned speaker, trainer, author, and media personality is known as the emotional wellness and mind doctor.  Her PhD in Instructional Psychology and Technology focuses on emotional wellness and the science of the mind. This degree not only focuses on human behavior, but how the brain processes information that will lead to change.  Having that expertise and background, coupled with years of research, Dr. Gladney has developed several programs and systems that when applied, is guaranteed to change perspectives, attitudes, and behaviors of individuals. She has developed many programs and speaks on emotional wellness, women's issues, life balance, stress management, motivation, business, and leadership. Her ability to connect with the audience coupled with her energetic style is an explosive combination that leaves the audience wanting more.  LEARN MORE ...

Barbara Glanz, CSP, knows how to help organizations improve morale, retention and service and help people rediscover the joy in their work and in their lives. A member of the prestigious Speaker Hall of Fame and one of fewer than 200 female Certified Speaking Professionals worldwide, she is the first speaker on record to have spoken on all 7 continents and in all 50 states to organizations as diverse as Nordstrom, Honda, Southwest Airlines, Bank of America, IBM, Kaiser Permanente, Hallmark, the US Dept. of Energy, Hilton Hotels, Publix Supermarkets, Disney, the State of Michigan, Chick-fil-A, and the Singapore Security Police. LEARN MORE ...

Jo Lichten PhD, RDN (a.k.a. "Dr. Jo®") inspires busy people to stay healthy, sane, and productiveAs a consultant with Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute, Dr. Jo® works with C-suite executives who have experienced so much success in their business -- at the detriment of their personal life and health. Like most other success people, they've tried all of the traditional productivity hacks like working harder, faster, and longer. But that only goes so far -- until they feel drained and unmotivated, and burned out. LEARN MORE ...


Brian Parsley’s keynotes and seminars are relatable and applicable. The fact is, Brian doesn’t have loads of initials behind his name. He’s not a Ph.D. and doesn’t approach his audience with theories. Instead, Brian teaches through stories that come from real world experiences. He speaks from the heart with the intention of challenging and transforming the way his audience views the world. He strives to make his talks and the concepts he shares relatable and transferable to his audiences’ business and their lives. He challenges people to stop thinking in terms of “I can’t…” or “what if…?” and instead helps people remove mental barriers that hold them back from achieving the success they’ve always desired. LEARN MORE ...

Dr. Kevin Snyder has been inspiring audiences to their feet in all 50 states and around the world through his 1,150+ motivational presentations to over 500,000 people. Because of his unique and entertaining ability to empower audiences of all types, Kevin’s proudly been called “Motivational paint primer"…"Tony Robbins on crack"…"The Price is Right guy"…"Dr. Kevin” ... just to name a few! Kevin has customized a powerful set of presentations that will inspire your group to feel more motivated, set higher goals and achieve greater results. He’s an expert on topics of high performance leadership that enhance all aspects of personal success, professional development and team dynamics. Set the tone of your event correctly and get your group inspired leaving you with rave reviews! LEARN MORE ...


James (Jim) Spellos is the President of Meeting U., a company specializing in helping people become more productive and comfortable with technology. He is certified as a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and delivers over 150 seminars annually on how to use technology more efficiently. Jim is an adjunct faculty member at New York University, teaching in the School of Professional and Continuing Studies since 1990. He has been honored with both their Award for Teaching Excellence and their Outstanding Service Award. Jim is also an accomplished musician and songwriter, playing guitar, keyboards and singing for the New York City rock band Contraband. LEARN MORE ...

Sam Wazan is a fifteen-year combat-zone survivor of the Lebanese civil war. He is a passionate grassroots catalyst for peace, intent on transforming his war stories into lessons learned for a more peaceful world. Wazan immigrated to the US in 1989. In 1995, he earned an MBA in the USA. In 2000, he founded an Information Technology services firm and sold it in 2005. In 2009, he resigned from a corporate position to write his personally inspired novel, Trapped in Four Square Miles, re-titled from The Last Moderate Muslim. The novel reached the top 40 overall ranking, and #1 in 2 categories on Amazon. Wazan is a Senior Manaement Consultant who helps transform business problems into innovative and actionable solutions. LEARN MORE ... 

Phillip Woody is originally from South Carolina and enlisted in the Marine Corps to escape from poverty.  From the enlisted ranks, Phillip ascended to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and had the privilege of being the Commanding Officer of Marine Wing Support Squardon-371 at the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona.  A remarkable speaker with a great talent to teach and inspire all levels of education, all levels of management, and all age groups, with a variety of topics.  You will be in awe as this speaker touches your heart, helps you see with clear vision, and helps you on this journey --- we call life. LEARN MORE ...