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John Maxwell

Best-selling author, speaker and leadership thought leader

John C. Maxwell is an internationally respected leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold more than 19 million books. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP, a non-profit organization that has trained more than 5 million leaders in 126 countries worldwide. Each year he speaks to the leaders of diverse organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies, foreign governments, the National Football League, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the United Nations.  A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell has written three books that have sold more than a million copies: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. His blog can be read at JohnMaxwellOnLeadership.com. He can be followed at Twitter.com/JohnCMaxwell.

Henry Cloud

Clinical psychologist, leadership consultant and best-selling author of Boundaries

Dr. Henry Cloud is a clinical psychologist and leadership consultant. Cloud has written or co-written more than 20 books, including the two million seller Boundaries, Integrity: The Courage To Meet The Demands of Reality, 9 Things You Simply Must Do To Succeed in Love and Life, and most recently, The One-Life Solution. His books have earned three Gold Medallion awards and the distinguished Retailers Choice award.

Cloud co-hosts the nationally-syndicated radio program New Life Live heard in 180 markets. He has appeared on numerous radio and television networks, including ABC and FOX News. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe and many other publications.

As President of Cloud-Townsend Resources, Cloud has produced and conducted hundreds of public seminars. He works with leaders in a wide range of organizations, from family-held firms to Fortune 25 companies. Cloud founded and built a health care company which operated inpatient and outpatient treatment centers in thirty-five cities in the Western U.S. In that context of hands-on clinical experience, he developed and researched many of the principles and methods that he communicates to audiences now.

Patrick Lencioni

Best-selling author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and President of The Table Group, Inc.

Patrick Lencioni is founder and president of The Table Group, Inc., a specialized management-consulting firm focused on organizational health. He has been described by The One-Minute Manager's Ken Blanchard as "fast defining the next generation of leadership thinkers."

Pat's passion for organizations and teams is reflected in his writing, speaking, and consulting. Lencioni is the author of eight best-selling books with over 2.5 million copies sold. After several years in print, his book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team continues to be a fixture on national best-seller lists. The Three Signs of a Miserable Job, became an instant best-seller in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and BusinessWeek. And his latest work, The Three Big Questions for a Frantic Family, was released in August 2008.

The Wall Street Journal has named Lencioni one of the most in-demand business speakers. And he has been a keynote speaker on the same ticket with George Bush Sr., Jack Welch, Rudy Guiliani, and General Colin Powell. Pat's work has been featured in numerous publications such as Fast Company, INC Magazine, USA Today, Fortune, Drucker Foundation' Leader to Leader, and Harvard Business Review.

As a consultant and speaker, he has worked with thousands of senior executives in organizations ranging from Fortune 500 corporations and professional sports teams to universities and nonprofits, including Southwest Airlines, Barnes & Noble, General Mills, Newell Rubbermaid, SAP, Washington Mutual, and the US Military Academy at West Point.

Mark Sanborn

Best-selling author of The Fred Factor and President of Sanborn & Associates, Inc.

Mark Sanborn is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc. Leadershipgurus.net lists Sanborn as one of the top 15 leadership experts in the world. Sanborn has written or co-authored seven books and has created more than two dozen video and audio training programs. The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary is an international best-seller featured on the New York Times, Business Week and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. His newest books include You Don't Need a Title to be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere Can Make a Positive Difference and The Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do. Sanborn is the former president of the National Speakers Association and winner of The Cavett.