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Karen Gedig Burnett a.k.a. "Grandma Rose" Prolific children’s author
Ever have a child who seems to have a problem dealing with the classroom kids? Then it is time to meet Karen Gedig Burnett, best known as the prolific children’s author and lecturer, Grandma Rose. With a Masters Degree in Counseling from California State University-San Bernardino and an undergraduate degree in educational psychology from Indiana University, as well as serving 20 years as an elementary school counselor, Karen Gedig Burnett is more than qualified to share her expert opinion to children and adults, alike.
Through her series of books Karen Gedig Burnett demonstrates the “how to” of stopping teasing, put downs, creating self-empowerment with determination, positive attitude, perseverance, and other great qualities. Her books share these principles in the character of Grandma Rose. An Indiana native, Karen Gedig Burnett now resides in California with her husband and two sons. To learn more about her wonderful program and lectures, visit her at www.grandmarose.com Travels from California.
Pamela Clarke Keogh Authoritative biographer: Elvis Presley, Jackie Onassis and
Audrey Hepburn
Pamela Keogh has just published her third book Elvis Presley: The Man, The Life, The Legend, an 85,000 word biography of Elvis Presley, written with the rare assistance of Elvis Presley Enterprises (EPE) and his estate. Published as a lead hardcover by Simon & Schuster in July 2004, it has been featured in GQ, People, In Style, Vanity Fair’s “Hot Type”, the cover of Vogue magazine, the Sunday New York Times “Styles” section, and the Larry King Show, Sirius Radio, Good Morning America as well as countless radio and television interviews across the country.
Pamela Clarke Keogh is a widely published journalist who has really made a name for herself with a wonderful analysis of Elvis Presley. Now as a published author of biographical material, Pamela Clark Keogh penned Audrey Style, featuring the life of actress Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Style, about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and her widely-acclaimed latest work, Elvis Presley: The Man, The Life, The Legend.
Before her writing/publishing career began she was a receptionist for Spy magazine. Her incredible talent has been featured in Town and Country, British Vogue, Self magazine and The New York Times 'Style" section.
One of the hardest working authors in the business, Vassar College graduate Pamela Clark Keogh promotes her works in television, radio and speaking engagements. She has appeared on MSNBC’s Headliners and Legends, Entertainment Tonight, 'Dateline NBC, Extra, with nationally-syndicated radio talk show host Don Imus at Imus in the Morning and many other venues, as well. www.pamelaclarke.com Travels from New York.
Mark Fuhrman Conducting Investigations With A Firestorm of Scrutiny and very successful author
Mark Fuhrman received more than 55 official commendations during his 20 years with the Los Angeles Police Department. Prior to his police career, he was a sergeant with the United States Marine Corps, having first enlisted at the age of 18. An avid outdoorsman and artist, Fuhrman resides on a small ranch in Northern Idaho with his family.
After four trips to the press, his first book Murder In Brentwood sold more than 350,000 copies and was a #1 New York Times bestseller. In his second book, Murder In Greenwich, also a New York Times bestseller, Fuhrman turned his investigator's eye to the 27-year old unsolved murder of Martha Moxley, resulting in a grand jury convening, reopening the case, and a jury later convicting Michael Skakel, nephew of Ethel Kennedy.
Fuhrman's third book for HarperCollins Murder In Spokane, was released in May 2001. Hollywood has found its way to the successful author with the options. Greenwich aired on the USA Network and garnered the highest ratings for an original movie in the previous two years. Many documentaries have been created about Mark Fuhrman and his work.
Fuhrman is a much sought after television and radio guest, having appeared on countless news shows. His criminal expertise was put to good use as a consultant for ABC, CBS & Court TV. Mark is currently a contributing news analyst for the Fox News Channel. His number one rated, drive time radio show "It's All About Crime with Mark Fuhrman" can be heard on Spokane's KXLY daily.
Ever the prolific writer, Mark Fuhrman has more books out and more books to come. Visit Mark at www.markfuhrman.com Travels from Washington.
Mike Keyes a.k.a. "Mr. Romance"
Mike Keyes is founder and chairman of atFamilies Inc. (www.atfamilies.com), a company providing products and services that empower companies worldwide to nourish the full development and growth of their employees families.
Mike says: "I don’t know what they call me behind my back. I know that I haven’t been the best husband in the world. I’m sure Lisa will get letters from wives asking her how she puts up with me. That’s okay. Let them write. I have only one woman in the world that I have to be concerned about. And as long as she is happy, then my world is in pretty good shape. That’s why they call me Mr. Romance. I am a stubborn, tough son-of-a-gun. I like John Wayne movies. I play with pain. I get my way a lot—probably too much. I’ve smoked big cigars and swaggered out of more bars in the wee hours of the morning with big deals stuck in my back pocket than I care to remember. I have lost more money than most people ever make, and there was a time when I thought I knew and had it all. Hey, they call me Mr. Romance!
Prior to atFamilies, Mike was president of the Keyes Company—a real estate advisory firm. He is involved with many boards and charities including the Anthony Robbins Foundation, Beyond the Bottom Line, LifeMates Ministries, and he is a member of Saddleback Valley Community Church.
Mike lives in Southern California with his wife of nearly 20 years, Lisa, and their two daughters, Lindsay and Brooke. Visit Mike Keyes at www.vkpartners.com and www.mrromanceonline.com Travels from California.
Sharon Marshall Author, Educator and Creator of SCORE: High-Risk Students Prepare for College
Sharon Marshall is owner and director of SCORE: a program that helps high-risk students prepare for college or careers. As the creator and owner of SCORE, a program validated by the United States Department of Education for its success in helping low-achieving, high-risk students in school, she is uniquely qualified to speak to parents, schools and community groups about educational issues. Currently, she is on a national book tour with her highly-acclaimed, “Home Sweet Homework.”
She is Coordinator of Divorce and Grief Recovery at world-renowned Crystal Cathedral (CA) and a frequent guest on radio and television programs.
Sharon Marshall is an author of several books and workbooks on recovery, including Justin, Heaven's Baby, Surviving Separation and Divorce, When a Friend Gets a Divorce, and the newly-released Take My Hand: Guiding Your Child Through Grief as well as a leader of retreats, workshops and seminars.
Through her twenty years as an educator, Sharon has helped thousands of children - even those considered at risk by the school system - make the most of their inner potential and achieve success.
An inspiring speaker, Sharon touches the hearts of singles, couples, and families. She provides inspiration and sound advice for overcoming today's troubles, restoring hope, and creating a victorious life. Visit her at www.score-ed.com/sharonmarshall. Travels from California.
Victoria Moran Author, Speaker, Certified Life Coach
Victoria Moran is the author of ten books. An international speaker on wellness and personal growth and a certified life coach specializing in transformation and rejuvenation. Victoria’s latest book is Younger by the Day: 365 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Body and Revitalize Your Spirit…Her other titles include Fit from Lit from Within, Shelter for the Spirit and the best-selling Creating a Charmed Life, which has been translated into 27 languages and is quoted on Celestial Seasonings’© tea boxes.
Moran’s articles have appeared in publications including Ladies’ Home Journal, Woman’s Day, Body & Soul, Weight Watchers, Natural Health, and Yoga Journal. She has been a guest on TV and radio programs including Oprah!--two appearances.
Moran’s work has been noted in publications including USA Today, The New York Times, and The Washington Post and in magazines such as Glamour, Fitness, Elle, Allure, Health, Self, Cosmo, Family Circle, Woman’s World, and O, the Oprah Magazine.
Among Victoria's past speaking clients are Hallmark Cards, Toyota Women’s Conferences, the New York Athletic Club, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and Speaking of Women’s Health. A native of Kansas City, Missouri and now an adopted New Yorker, Victoria is married to an attorney and author William Melton. Her daughter Adair is an actor in New York City. Visit www.victoriamoran.com Travels from New York.
Caroline Neeley Author, Anger Management and Mediation Specialist
Caroline Neeley is a nationally and internationally known mediator and anger management counselor, based in Ventura County, CA.
Caroline Neeley has been a straight-talker, no-holds-barred, get-to-the-point conflict revolutionary in her private practice for the past eight years. A native of Scotland, Caroline Neeley is also former talk-radio host (Ventura County) and has appeared on local television programs, translating her strong skills with a twist of Scottish dialect and realistic tangible approach to life’s daily dilemmas.
As an Anger Management and Mediation counselor, Caroline Neeley is no stranger to all levels of hostility, aggression and resentment as well as the polar opposites: extreme sadness, worthlessness, family and personal destruction and misery. Unfazed by the human aspect of these debilitating emotions, Caroline Neeley guides her clients to help themselves overcome their chaos.
Author of the newly-released book, The Glasgow KISS, The wrong and right way to use your head, (iUniverse, Inc.), Caroline Neeley sets straight the reader by offering tools to build the deflated confidence. With a black-and-white view of life, she takes the reader on a blunt journey to a clear new beginning.
Caroline Neeley is an award winning entrepreneur, and recipient of many outstanding and dedicated achievement awards including those of the California State Assembly and the U. S. House of Representatives for her community actions. Visit www.neeleymediation.com Travels from California.
Business
Judy Colvard Women in Podcasting
Podcasting is more than a trend, it’s a new profit revolution for women. Two moms start an Internet Radio show and get $100,000 sponsorship in 9 months; a woman in New York podcasts her video to TIVO and worldwide, and sells ads on eBay to her Podcast, getting $40,000 and more.
Recognizing this trend of women’s buying power, successful entrepreneur Jody Colvard has once again created a powerhouse with her latest venture, The Women In Podcasting Directory. This web-based boardroom effectively provides a central location to mobilize women Podcasters, meeting 24/7 with a single agenda--but remaining as diverse as their interests: entertainment, technology, philanthropic endeavors and other business disciplines.
In conjunction with her FunMoneyGood Network and its 5 million yearly visitors, Jody Colvard has effectively found an Internet home for women to expand as entrepreneurs. In a world full of get-rich schemes and spam email domination, Colvard trips your “reply” button: simply explaining step-by-step how Podcasts can deliver a new audience and more importantly, a new business model for women in the 21st century. For more information about Jody Colvard can be reached online at www.womeninpodcasting.com Travels from California.
Jim Madrid 10 Principles of Entelechy CEO to the CEOs
Jim Madrid, CEO and Founder envisioned a company where each associate is committed to attaining the best-in-class research and disseminating that research in a process-based format designed for individual client needs and goals. These scientifically based processes clarify the steps to lead organizations and individuals to unprecedented, record-breaking performance. Entelechy works with senior leaders of organizations like Lexus, Boeing, Paramount Studios, Washington Mutual, to build and sustain a knowledge-based organization conducive to such critical elements as individual and organizational learning, empowerment, and innovation.
Since 1997, Entelechy Training & Development has been leading companies and individuals through transformational change with their training, development and assessment solutions. Centuries ago, Aristotle coined the word entelechy to describe the vital force that urges all living organisms toward growth and self-fulfillment. And like many timeless truths, our name stands for the foundation through which all Entelechy programs are based.
While education and research is Entelechy’s foundation with such notable programs as The Ten Principles of Entelechy and Leading Transformational Change, measuring employee engagement and return on investment are integral factors of the Entelechy process. With tools that allow you to measure results and predict the future success of your people, Entelechy makes it possible to hire, promote and involve individuals in new corporate initiatives knowing with certainty which people are most likely to do well, advance, remain loyal and produce results for your company. In essence, Entelechy offers a multi-level approach for the training and development of a company’s best asset – its people; assessing, training and development and reassessing. Ultimately leading to a return on investment that is scientifically based and unprecedented in this field.
Headquartered in Mission Viejo, CA, Entelechy Training & Development has offices located in Spain and Canada. Jim is married to his wife Darcy. They have five children, Jamey, Jeremy, Chase, Devynn and Ethan. Visit his website at www.entelechy.net Travels from California.
Stephen A. Pierce CEO and Founder of Thinkubator® and Impulsive Profits, Inc.
“It’s not how you can get more, but how can you get more out of what you already have,” says Stephen Pierce, owner and founder of the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Thinkubator facility. At Thinkubator, Pierce devotes his efforts to training small business leaders, entrepreneurs and corporations to leverage their already existing company resources and design a sound and successful path in the marketplace.
Stephen Pierce has taken a decade of entrepreneurship and soaring success to engage business leaders in a simple concept: internally, you know you have the resources already in place. Capitalize on those instincts and skills, accepting new opportunities before the competition does.
Pierce serves as a Business Optimization Strategist for Thinkubator, emphasizing breakthrough innovation, creative and practical business training techniques. Recognized as a Certified Accelerated Innovation Training and Facilitator, Stephen Pierce welcomes the clamor of business representatives seeking him out to tinker with their sluggish business models.
Stephen Pierce’s live dynamic training and coaching sessions—both in groups and one-on-one—transform people, companies and organizations, with a clear understanding that to get the most out of those obvious resources, company leaders have to define what it is they ultimately and realistically want to achieve.
In addition to Thinkubator, Stephen Pierce serves as CEO of Impulsive Profits, Inc., a privately held company for creative and innovative Internet marketing strategies. Visit him at www.impulsiveprofits.com Travels from Michigan.
Janet Switzer Best-selling Author, Instant Income
Change your financial life “just like that!”
A 20-year veteran of the marketing and advertising field, Janet Switzer is unique among experts as the woman who’s actually developed and executed the day-to-day income-generation strategies of many of the world’s top celebrity entrepreneurs: Chicken Soup for the Soul cofounder Jack Canfield, America’s highest-paid marketing consultant Jay Abraham, celebrity speaker Les Brown, Internet income expert Yanik Silver, and master motivational speaker Mark Victor Hansen, among others. Today, she’s the New York Times and USA Today best-selling co-author of The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, published in 17 languages worldwide.As well, she’s the creator of the Instant Income® series of small-business resources designed to help entrepreneurs not only generate immediate cash flow for their business, but develop lucrative new profit centers, too.
Unlike other experts who merely conjure up good ideas, Miss Switzer actually produces the ads, letters, scripts, response devices and other marketing vehicles that transform good strategies into great profits. She’s executed countless hundreds of low-cost, profit-proven strategies for companies in the hi-tech, manufacturing, service, retail, publishing and training fields. And she’s counseled more than 50,000 companies and entrepreneurs worldwide in leveraging their intangibles and information assets for untold millions in potential windfall revenue.
Miss Switzer speaks annually to thousands of entrepreneurs, independent sales professionals, corporate employees and industry association members on the principles of success and income generation. In addition, her popular Instant Income public seminars have been sponsored by Salem Radio Network, Coldwell Banker, BMW Funding and Investment Group, International Management Consultants and other business organizations.
She’s a featured expert in the motion picture, U R Pre-Approved, released in theaters nationwide in September 2006. Her book Instant Income: Strategies That Bring in the Cash for Small Businesses, Innovative Employees and Occasional Entrepreneurs was launched in September 2006 with a 100-city media and promotional tour.Miss Switzer is a regular columnist with Nightingale-Conant’s AdvantEdge magazine and with Training Magazine (Asia). As well, she’s been featured in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, Time Magazine, US Weekly, Metropolitan Magazine, Costco Connection and countless other periodicals and newspapers.
As one of America’s most respected authorities in the information products industry, she also helps achievers who are experts in their field attain worldwide status and million-dollar incomes by building publishing empires around their business strategies, training concepts, industry expertise and unique market posture. Her multimedia short-course How Experts Build Empires: The Step-By-Step System for Turning Your Expertise Into Super-Lucrative Profit Centers is the industry’s definitive work on the subject of developing and marketing information products. www.janetswitzer.com Travels from California.
Cheryl Scales ABC-TV’s America’s Inventor Contestant Shows How To Get It To Market “From Brain to Brand in 365 Days!”
Cheryl Scales can help you live your dreams with her straight-forward presentation: From brain to brand in 365 days – fast-tracking your dreams no matter what they say! She knows that experience counts: 20 years working with two corporations--over $1 billion sales impact.
Cheryl Scales has marquee magic: Innovator, Entrepreneur, Energizer, Speaker, Chief Customer Officer. Her travel to 44 U.S. states and over 20 countries showcases a drive to build your brand from a single idea. Inventors want to know how to move ideas out of your head and into market. Cheryl Scales will tell you how to do it in less than 365 days.
She left her hometown of Memphis, TN, later graduating from Princeton University. She became a Fortune 100 innovation executive and sales coach with Procter & Gamble, a customer service and marketing executive involved with Delta Airlines, American Express, and putting her personal pizzazz on House of Sassy, Inc.
With her inventor process shrewdness, Cheryl Scales was an award-winning inventor and finalist for ABC-TV’s American Inventor which debuted in March 2006. Her company mySassySassy's chic shoe lingerieTM was selected by Warner Bros for their 78th Academy Awards® Celebrity Dinner Gift Bag. You can reach her at www.cherylscales.com Travels from Georgia.
Health and Fitness
Jane Fendelman, M.C. Expert Says You Can Cure ADHD and ADD in three to five counseli sessions WITHOUT DRUGS
Jane Fendelman, a national authority on counseling patients diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and similar issues, is first in line to say that we are drugging millions of children unnecessarily. Jane Fendelman has spent 15 years successfully assisting families to "cure" Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) without these devastating drugs. She has seen an entire generation grow up drug-free with her methods.
Her revolutionary and sensible premise is: "ADD and ADHD are not disorders. They are a natural, adaptive, evolutionary, response to a society that's stuck on the hamster wheel. We must stop drugging children to make them fit in." Jane Fendelman has a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Masters in Counseling. At her Phoenix practice, she treats individuals, couples and families. She regularly appears as a featured speaker and guest commentator on Arizona radio stations and on numerous television appearances. Visit Jane Fendelman at www.janefendelman.com Travels from Arizona.
Steven Grossman, M.D. Hospice Care expert: Understanding Spirituality in the Dr.-Patient relationship
Helping others "Get It" long before it's too late has become the professional goal of renowned medical doctor Steven Grossman. Unexpectedly widowedin 2000, family physician trained, hospice and palliative care specialist Steven Grossman embarked on a philosophical life journey in his quest is to understand the plight of the ill and dying. As someone who has been on both sides of the bed' as physician and then spouse and caregiver, gave Dr. Grossman has the credibility and the ticket for admission to hearing and understanding the plight of the ill.
Steven Grossman, M.D. has over 25 years of comprehensive medical school, community teaching and lecturing experience. Since 2005, he has been a Hospice medical director for a large three-county multiple hospital system, treating over 200 patients per day. This experience has allowed him to be at the bedside of countless patients in their homes, nursing homes, hospital suites and at the hospice house where care is rendered to the terminally ill. Listening to such tales from the bedside has been the true "gift" and "lesson" that he has received and the re-telling of these stories to students, families, friends, colleagues and others via speaking engagements and as well as prolific writing has become his passion.
He's on the road and available to speak to anyone who has ever faced what is obviously inevitable: death. His dream along the way is to purchase an old recreational vehicle, load it up with art and writing supplies and become the esteemed Doctor In Drive, not too different from famed journalist, the late Charles Kurault. While on the road and in your venue, Dr. Grossman will chronicle and share this wisdom with the world at large. While his background is in factual medicine, his celebration of life is an outpouring of feeling, opening the hearts and souls of those patients and their surrounding loved ones during times of illness.
Travels from Ohio. To reach Dr. Steven Grossman, contact bookem@wiseconnectionsnow.com
Daniel Jordan Designer Chef of Meals in Minutes
Daniel Jordan is no stranger to healthy living. An amateur bodybuilder, Daniel won an all-natural bodybuilding competition in November 2004. He has also accomplished a state and American record for power lifting earlier this year in February 2006. His Meals in Minutes franchise provides his pathway to success.
No one ever accused Daniel Jordan of being a slacker. He is dedicated to hard work. Daniel proudly served in leadership positions as a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Upon his honorable dismissal from the U.S. Marines, Daniel Jordan has worked won innumerable accolades at Nextel Communications where he excelled in sales. Still in the “extra work” mode, Daniel served as a substitute teacher for students with behavioral problems. Because of his leadership, good example, strong discipline and nurturing, in one semester, the students were deemed “problem-free.”
Daniel Jordan assists with high school wrestling teams, community exercise and diet programs to help all age groups. He also volunteers at Camp Cherokee, a Tennessee camp for high school students. To visit Daniel Jordan, log on to www.mealminutes.com Travels from California.
Derek Duke Noble Corporate Lifestyle & Wellness Trainer
Derek Duke Noble is a Hollywood celebrity trainer and sports therapist who has trained top actors, models and executives in the entertainment industry, including John McEnroe, Tatum O’Neal, Michael J. Fox, John Cusak, Rutger Hauer and Maria Shriver. He is also the creator and host of “Urban Fitness TV”, a stylized, fitness lifestyle television series that airs nationally in more than 30 million homes on the Discovery Channel’s Fit TV.
Noble's entry into the television industry started at Chum Television International as on-air personality and segment producer for the internationally distributed television series "Very Racy" and "Very Radical" at the New VR. Adding to Noble's list of credits, he has appeared on CNN’s Headline News, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, KTLA’s Morning Show, TLC, CBC and CTV. He has also motivated millions of people on various radio programs worldwide.
Noble has experienced a lot of firsts in his life. With his roots in Alabama, he got his first exposure to health and fitness through his father, professional wrestler, Magnificent Duke Noble. Teamed with wrestling partner Sweet Daddy Seiki, Noble’s father was half of the first all African-American tag team in North America.
Derek Noble created an effective, safe and simple way of lifestyle training called the Noble Method that teaches how to get fast results anywhere, anytime. The Body Noble is a new way of looking at fitness lifestyle training, making toning and sculpting your body easy while eliminating body fat and staying healthy at the same time. The Noble method was designed for the busy corporate client and executive who wants to keep fit and healthy but does not have allot of time in their busy day.
Noble’s signature fitness routines include the Body Noble 20 Minute Workout, office pump, jet set fitness, couch potato workout, traffic jam pump, the commuter and housewife workout. Noble has had great success with his Body Noble corporate lifestyle & wellness speaker series program in 2006. He has motivated many fortune 500 corporate clients with great reviews while speaking at Microsoft Campus, Nike Campus, Amazon Campus and at the First Canadian Place Speaker Series in Toronto, Canada. Noble has also created downloadable Body Noble Audio workouts for your iPod and virtual online training programs for his customers. He is also offering corporate wellness program The Noble Spirit Retreat in the energy center of the world Sedona, AZ and the Body Noble Bikini Boot Camps in San Diego, CA. www.bodynoble.com / www.urbanfitnesstv.com Travels from California.
Legal - Ethics – Law Enforcement
Dimitry Gorin Achieving Justice in the Courtroom for Crime Victims
Dmitry Gorin is a senior criminal trial prosecutor with the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, the largest prosecuting agency in the U.S. He has successfully tried over one hundred criminal trials, convicting drug dealers, sex offenders, gang members, murderers, and other violent offenders.
Besides prosecuting violent and serious offenders, Dmitry Gorin has an an accomplished academic career. First, he is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pepperdine University Law School, where he instructs upper-division law students, in the area of federal, state, and juvenile sentencing, including criminal practice and corrections. He conducts interactive lectures and presentations, seeking to inspire students to be ethical and justice-seeking attorneys. Second, he is a Visiting Professor at the UCLA Speech and Communications Department, where he instructs a course on public speaking and oral advocacy. Finally, he is a Contributing Author to a recognized criminal law reference guide widely used by criminal lawyers in California.
A refugee with his family from the former Soviet Union, Dmitry Gorin immigrated to the United States over twenty years ago to escape the corruption and injustice of the communist government. He attended UCLA, receiving Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude honors, and eventually received his Doctorate in Jurisprudence (J.D.) from the UCLA School of Law. Fluent in three languages, he has tremendous respect for American criminal justice. Dmitry Gorin speaks on all topics of criminal justice system and courtroom dynamics, including high-profile jury trials. Travels from California. To book Mr. Gorin, contact us at bookem@wiseconnectionsnow.com
Randy Sutton Lieutenant, Las Vegas Metro PD (The Vegas Strip) and reality crime author
Lt. Randy Sutton, a veteran police officer in Las Vegas Metro, has had nearly thirty years of gritty street cop experience and rather than rest on the distinction of being the most decorated cop in his department's history, he's taken his keen knowledge and engaging sense of humor into the film, television, and literary world.
His book, True Blue: Police Stories By Those Who Have Lived Them, is a two-year-long labor of love; it's a compilation of true stories from more than fifty police officers across the country that tells of their life on the beat, whether at a rural sheriff's station or in a big city department, where all the proceeds from the sale of this extraordinary work will go to benefit the law enforcement victim's families of 9/11.
Lt. Sutton's newest book, Routine Patrol, is a highly personal compilation of stories that chronicles his experiences as a police office on the job in Las Vegas that is both uplifting and demoralizing. Lt. Sutton has appeared as a semi-regular in the Fox Television hit COPS, and he has had supporting roles in a number of feature films including Casino opposite Robert DeNiro and in Fools Rush In opposite Salma Hayek. He recently co-starred in the new CBS television series Las Vegas opposite James Caan. Lt. Sutton has also trained in musical theater and his CD, Love Look Away, is composed of Big Band-era standards and original songs.
In A Cop in the Entertainment World, Lt. Sutton tells of his experiences in the New York publishing world and in Hollywood from the perspective of an actor, an author and a screenwriter.
Some aspects are hilarious or thoughtful anecdotes, other aspects concern just what it takes to market one's story in the entertainment world: what the studios and publishing houses are looking for and how one goes about breaking in this fortress-like business of books and movies. Visit www.truebluestories.com Travels from Nevada.
Azim Khamisa President & Founder of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation
Azim Khamisa's commitment to peace, compassion and forgiveness within the stark world of youth violence is gaining national attention among community activists.
Azim was thrown into the non-enviable position of President and Founder of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation –TKF- founded in memory of his 20-year old son Tariq, killed in 1995 by a 14-year old gang member who murdered Tariq for the pizza he was delivering. In an amazing act of forgiveness, Azim Khamisa reached out to the family of his son’s killer. Together Azim Khamisa and the gangster's guardian grandfather travel the nation, speaking softly but carrying a big message. Amazingly, Azim's son's killer is the Vice President of the TKF--committing himself to positive rehabilitation from behind prison walls. This young gangster was California's first-ever murder case of a juvenile being tried as an adult. He had everything to lose and nothing to gain--except a newfound purpose with TKF.
Most notably, Azim Khamisa received the Highest Victim Service Award presented by Attorney General Janet Reno and President Clinton in 1997. For his service to America’s children, he received the National Award in 1997 from Marion Wright Edelman, the Founder of the Children’s Defense Fund.
In 1996, he spoke at the Stand for Children Rally held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., an event that attracted nearly 300,000 delegates to discuss the concern for youth safety and policy development to curb the increasing rise in youth violence as a result of his work with TKF. Azim is a successful author of the award-winning inspirational book: Azim’s Bardo: From Murder to Forgiveness - A Father's Journey. Visit Azim at www.tkf.org Travels from California.
Marc Klass Advocate for Child Safety Education known as “Polly’s Dad”
Marc Klaas has been instrumental in the passage of state and federal anti-crime bills designed to increase the protection of children and the rights of crime victims. He is a national spokesperson and advocates for: anti-crime legislation; community based anti-crime programs; child safety education; prevention funding for at-risk children; and victim's rights legislation.
The world froze on the evening of December 4, 1993, when Polly Klaas, the beautiful girl shown smiling in home videos for millions to TV viewers, was found dead in Cloverdale, CA. Abducted sixty-five days earlier from her bedroom as her mother slept in the next room, America's Child symbolized much that is wrong with out society.
Thousands of selfless volunteers abandoned normal routines and searched for Polly in the largest manhunt in American history. A mass distribution of more than two billion images of Polly was sent worldwide. She soon became a symbol of love and lost innocence.
The KlaasKids Foundation was born as a way to remember the plight of Polly Klaas. Since the KlaasKids Foundation was created, Marc Klaas, known to all as "Polly's Dad" has worked tirelessly with legislative leaders, law enforcement and others to pass protective laws. He is a regular testimonial presenter on national, state and local authorities as to kidnapped and missing children.
He has spent the 1990s since Polly's abrupt death, appearing in every national forum from the courthouse to Congress, from radio and cable television to national news programs. Most recently, he created a Web site, www.BeyondMissing.com which assists parents and loved ones to do tangible work in the efforts to find their missing children in the first few hours. Linked to national law enforcement databases, www.BeyondMissing.com can be the first step of progressive activity when a child is discovered missing. Travels from California.
Rick Lazio Law-and-Order Leader with Strong Financial Background
U.S. Congressman (ret.) and former District Attorney (N.Y.)
Rick Lazio, who represented New York's U.S. 2nd Congressional district for 8 years, is the president and chief executive officer of the Financial Services Forum. His stellar career includes serving his native New York as a Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney, a Legislator and as a highly visible U.S. Congressional leader. In his current role he oversees the Financial Services Forum. Created by the chief executive officers from twenty-one of the largest and most diversified financial services institutions in the United States, The Forum promotes an open and competitive financial services marketplace worldwide. His topics include a vast array of interests: banking, finance, community development, technology, politics and law enforcement.
His political roots run deep. A moderate northeastern Republican, Mr. Lazio developed a working relationship with then House Minority Whip, Newt Gingrich. He ascended to the position of Deputy Majority Whip and later the Assistant Majority Leader and, as a member of the House leadership, worked to protect and reform valuable federal housing programs for the poor, disabled and elderly following the Republican take-over of Congress in 1994.
During the last four years of his tenure in the U.S. Congress, Mr. Lazio was the only member to serve on both the Commerce and Banking committees. Just five months before Election Day 2000, Mr. Lazio challenged Hillary Clinton for New York's United States Senate seat but was unsuccessful. Travels from New York.
Reach Rick Lazio at bookem@wiseconnectionsnow.com
Greg Pattison Former Warden of a Maximum Security Prison – Critical Incident Trainer
Greg Pattison, senior trainer at G. P. Systems, Inc. based in Atlanta, has an extensive background in law enforcement. His expertise includes nine years in Corrections as an Assistant Warden at Illinois’ 270-inmate SuperMax adult male prison as well as a 200-inmates at Minimum Security Unit. He has successfully managed an annual $12 million budget.
General public training includes Critical Incident Investigations, Safety Security Assessments and Security breaches. Pattison’s specialty training includes: The first 720 Seconds of an Emergency; Workplace Violence Prevention; Emergency Preparedness; OSHA; Transportation of Hazardous Materials; Biological, Chemical, Radiological Agents Terrorism Awareness; Disruptive Student Management; Violent Patient Management and other related correctional training opportunities.
His specialty training is National Incident Command System (NIMS) Training; Disaster Worker Training; Disaster Preparedness Training and Continuity of Operation Training (COOP).
Pattison holds a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Science from Illinois State University. Some of his clients include Avery-Dennison, Tennessee Valley Authority, Department of Energy, Georgia Department of Labor, Association of Safety Engineers, numerous Departments of Corrections, Winston-Salem Emergency Management, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and school districts in Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and Indiana. Travels from Georgia. To book him, contact bookem@wiseconnectionsnow.com
Clint Van Zandt An Investigative Support & Threat Assessment Speaker Specializing in Behavioral and Forensic Analysis
Clint Van Zandt is a 25-year veteran Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Prior to his retirement, he was a Supervisor assigned to the FBI Academy where he worked with the Bureau's internationally respected Behavioral Science (or Silence of the Lambs Unit.) While with the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, he reviewed and interpreted the facts of major crimes in the United States and around the world.
Clint Van Zandt has been the primary hostage negotiator during the 1987 siege at the Oakdale, La., Federal Correctional Facility; the 1987 siege at the Atlanta, Ga., Federal Prison; the 1991 prison riot at Talladega, Ala., and the fateful 1993 siege at the Branch Davidian Compound in Waco, Texas. He has negotiation for the release of U.S. citizens held by South American guerrillas, and the release of oil company executives held by communist terrorists in The Philippines, and coordinated the joint FBI/U.S. State Department efforts in many other international kidnapping matters.
Clint Van Zandt has been acknowledged as the team leader of the analytical team that identified the Unabomber, a national terrorist that eluded capture by the FBI for 18 years, resulting in the longest, most extensive, and most expensive criminal investigation in U.S. history to that date, and has been credited with correctly profiling Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh on the day of that fatal bombing.
Mr. Van Zandt has taught criminal justice and behavioral science oriented courses to the representatives of more than 50 international governments and has worked with both U.S. and international counter terrorism teams and other worldwide crisis management organizations. Clint Van Zandt is President of Van Zandt & Associates, Inc., an investigative support and threat assessment group, specializing in behavioral and forensic analysis. Visit his website www.threatlink.com.Travels from Virginia.
Media
Elizabeth Anderson Television Reporter, Anchor and Producer
Elizabeth Anderson is a writer, producer and narrator of Video News Releases (VNRs), as well as live events and television programming. A long time veteran of local and network coverage, Liz Anderson has covered the O.J. Simpson trial, the Los Angeles riots and many more tantalizing events. Her coverage of "Catching A Killer: Richard Ramirez" and "I Remember You,” (catching up with big band era singers), netted Liz Anderson two Emmys©
You have seen her coverage on local Los Angeles stations, KNBC-TV and NBC-Los Angeles as well as network shows of NBC: The Today Show, Dateline and Nightly News.
Liz Anderson is owner and producer of LizMedia, a company that trains clients for all kinds of media production, television, video news releases and more. Soon she'll be off on another adventure on a trip to India to film a television documentary. Liz Anderson captured an unmatched 50 international and national awards including several prestigious U.S. international film and video honors.
Putting the people first is Liz Anderson's philosophy. "Everyone has a story to tell," says Liz. "How you tell it makes all the difference!" Visit her website, www.lizmedia.com Travels from California.
Michelle Anton Weekend Entrepreneur: 101 Ways to Make Extra Cash and “Million Dollar Message”
Michelle Anton is a household name you will probably recognize. Most likely, you have seen the results of her handiwork. She is a producer for high profile television shows Leeza, The Danny Bonaduce Show, Famous Families and the prestigious A & E Biography series. Michelle has served as an associate producer for Oprah! and was an executive producer for The Dr. Laura Radio Show.
Michelle has a new mission in life--creating entrepreneurs! Her new book, Weekend Entrepreneur: 101 Ways To Make Extra Cash is one of the easiest and most risk-free ways to try your hand at doing something you love while making money for vacation, money for a new car or maybe enough money for that second home. Michelle Anton will show you how to take one of your ideas and make it reality.
Michelle Anton will speak about the television industry, production, how to turn a show into success as well as topics related to her entrepreneur enterprise. She has a very well-viewed business blog on www.entrepreneur.com Travels from California.
Tess Cacciatore Child advocate, social entrepreneur
Tess Cacciatore , President/CEO, is a long time entertainment industry veteran and an award winning, multi-media writer and producer. A native of Des Moines, IA, Tess devotes much of her time to educating and empowering children. To date, her World Trust Foundation www.worldtrust.org has made a positive impact to thousands of children from many countries.
Tess has traveled the world capturing footage and photographs of children and indigenous peoples, with the theme of building cross-cultural tolerance and understanding. Her content is being made into an interactive, educational series to bridge the youth of the world.
She now adds children’s book author to her growing list of life achievements. Her first book, Bella Wishes™ instills a strong self-image for young girls, to have fun exercising with music and dance, and to feel confident about their bodies from an early age.
Tess began dancing at the age of seven. She danced professionally, nationally and internationally, while living in New York City and Los Angeles, CA. After the loss of her parents in 2003, she decided to get back into dance, to help her through the healing process. She began belly dancing classes, which had been her goal for many years. Inspired by her classes and the vision that came forth, it became apparent that a message needed to be given to girls of all ages to begin dance and to feel confident with their bodies, while also instilling self-respect for themselves as well.
Bella Wishes™ and all products sold through CarLou Media will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Young Scholarship Fund under the World Trust Foundation.
Tess currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. tess@carloumedia.com.
Sherill Whisenand Cruz Creator of Wise Connections – Media Management
The world of Sherill Whisenand Cruz revolves around media and media relations. High-tech is out and high-energy is "in." Good old-fashioned common sense and ethics are the norm. Waving the magic wand and sparkling your career sounds good but that's not who Sherill is and that is not what she'll provide. Sherill Whisenand Cruz relinquishes 30 years’ experience to the ever-evolving world of media relations. She works one-on-one with clients to advance their publicity agenda and enrich the world with her clients' speaking abilities.
Currently, she has a variety of projects: she founded JusticeForAll Speakers.com, loaded with specialty law enforcement speakers--the nation's only clearinghouse of sought-after law enforcement experts. But she also represents many eclectic clients, from stand-up comedians and musicians featured regularly at New York and Los Angeles' top clubs, motivational speakers, spiritual leaders, select Hollywood entertainers and a variety of all-encompassing projects. She books and re-books her clients on national radio and television programs.
The public turns to Sherill Whisenand Cruz for her unabashed ability to connect to the public. Her clients appear daily on most national news programs and the major networks of television and radio. She does not shy away from her seemingly-endless bag of contacts, many of whom are willing and able to provide access and expertise in the public arena. She is not a publicist. She is not an agent. She is a media manager.
She sharpened her media skills as a publicist at Good Morning America in New York and later as associate press secretary to United States Senator Charles E. Grassley (R-IA). She served in the Iowa Governor's Office, as presidential caucus director for the nationally-prominent Iowa Presidential Caucuses, monitored the creation of a voter database program for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, managed media relations and campaign management in countless states for the National Republican Congressional Committee and was media director for southern states with Bush-Quayle '88, serving under the tutelage of now-President George W. Bush. She wrote speeches for the National Blinded Veterans Association during the George H.W. Bush Administration as a presidential appointee and later moved to southern California to manage media relations for selected U.S. Congressional races.
She was whisked away from the daily management of campaigns to serve at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA for the Vice President of Government Relations where the daily duties included interaction with entertainment leaders, studio executives and its auxiliary studios and organizations such as the Motion Picture Association of America, the California Assembly and national political figures. Later, she became media director and special liaison to the entertainment community for the legendary peak-performance coach Anthony Robbins. With the enthusiastic support of Anthony Robbins, Sherill returned to Los Angeles to create her own company and bevy of highly-visible speakers management. Proudly serving as "the middle man," Sherill shepherds speakers through the maze of over 500 speakers bureaus and their coordinates, so the speaker can do what he/she does best: speak, move, motivate and earn a living. Sherill regularly seeks corporate sponsorship for her clients and has been asked to speak about this phenomenon on several occasions.
During these years, Sherill was the associate producer/screener at Clear Channel Communications Worldwide, Inc.’s Premiere Radio in Los Angeles where she screened three to six hours daily for the best calls for Dr. Laura Schlessinger's radio program (reaching 18 million listeners each day) and several other international radio programs via the radio network.
Sherill Whisenand Cruz keeps a contractual relationship as the West Coast Public Relations Director for Medialink Worldwide, Inc., one of the nation’s largest media conglomerates for satellite television and radio media tours.
Sherill has been an active member at her church, The Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA, serving on a variety of committees; active in the Los Angeles Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, the Alzheimers and Related Disorders Association, the American Cancer Society, assisting law enforcement issues throughout the country with some of her high-profile law enforcement clients and coordinating the Sherman Oaks-Grossman Burn Center’s Children’s Burn Foundation Annual Giving New Hope Benefit in Beverly Hills. Sherill is an accomplished pianist and in her spare time, enjoys playing the piano for private events. www.sherillcruz.com
Travels from California.
Wayne Kelly On Air Publicity
Wayne Kelly is successful media coach, speaker and Morning Radio disc jockey with a very successful radio show...a real over-the-airways radio station you can tune in to hear.
He has been recognized locally and nationally with many top radio awards including a BCAB for the pick as the Radio Performer Of Tomorrow, and a Canadian Association of Broadcasters award for Community Service after he spearheaded a community initiative that raised 165,000 in ten days to buy therapeutic talk bears for the children who lost their firefighter and EMT parents on 9-11. He then delivered the bears to New York and broadcasting live from Ground Zero.
Wayne Kelly has interviewed thousands of people from UFO experts to inventors of self-closing toilet lids. He interviews celebrities like Richard Simmons, Dr. Phil McGraw and singer/songwriter Lionel Richie as well as motivational speakers like T. Harv Eker, Mark Victor Hansen, and Stedman Graham.
Wayne Kelly is a successful media coach for authors, speakers and life coaches to use the media to build their brand, share their expertise and become a resource to the media. His clients from around the world no longer fear the media but use it to share messages with millions of listeners.
To learn more about Wayne Kelly and publicity, you can reach him at www.onairpublicity.com Travels from British Columbia, Canada.
Chris Gann Hollywood Actor of film, television series and national commercials
Chris Gann is a self proclaimed 20-year Hollywood overnight sensation. He also says this is the reality that keeps him grounded. Chris is one of the few that had on camera appearance before hitting Hollywood. His television sports coverage as a world class water craft champion made Chris a shoo-in for a jet skier role in the Universal Studios-Hollywood’s Water World. Even though he is a professional athlete with personal water-craft world championship titles and a college degree, it is still possible that Chris Gann can succeed in Hollywood where so many others have failed.
Look for Chris Gann in the current Honda Ridgeline truck advertisements, Honda jet ski advertisements and on your favorite daytime dramas in recurring roles. Chris Gann starred in the independent feature film, Men of Action, an independent film about breaking into the business of movie making. To view Chris’ works and to learn more about his life, you can log on to www.chrisgann.net Travels from Utah.
Richard Lawson Prolific actor of stage and screen—inventor, soldier and lawyer in “real life”
Richard Lawson lives life as a 'wild, exciting, crazy adventure.' After a tour in Vietnam he enrolled in college as a law student. But the drama teacher changed all that. Drafting Richard into the play Golden Boy gave him an experience like no other. Soon Richard caught the acting bug and his life was forever changed. Currently, he serves as the
Richard Lawson's first appearance, No Place to Be Somebody, put him on stage with Ben Vereen and Philip Michael Thomas. Good company indeed. He has performed on stage on both coasts and in several movies including, Poltergeist, Wag The Dog, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and many more. You may have seen him on one or more television series such as The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Dynasty, MacGyver, Wise Guy, St Elsewhere, NYPD Blue, and others.
Soldier, Lawyer, Actor----and inventor? Richard Lawson's study of the game of golf has led to his first invention, a clear plastic injection molded case that protects and stores golf and baseball caps he calls 'The Head Case.' What is next for Richard Lawson? Visit Richard at www.richard-lawson.com Travels from California.
Edward Miller "Seeking Justice" with America’s Most Wanted producer Topic: Law Enforcement Media Education
Edward Miller is one of the most honored journalists in America. As the former West Coast Bureau Chief and now Senior Correspondent/Managing Editor for Fox-TV's award-winning America's Most Wanted, Edward Miller is sought after as a keynote speaker--especially in light of these times.
You see him every week on America's Most Wanted but the audience has no idea what goes on behind the scenes as these brave men and women of law enforcement align with the general community to bring the evil-doers to justice. As the managing editor and supervising producer, Edward Miller is responsible for directing a staff of writers, producers, reporters and researchers in the production of this long-format feature stories. Sometimes they are on a story for weeks on end. He supervises the budget, implementing new show ideas, consults on the post-production of these features and travels the world, seeking justice against "the bad guys."
Edward Miller has won over a dozen Emmy© Awards as well as the journalistic renowned and prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award.
Before moving to the West Coast, Edward Miller was the reporter/anchor at New York City's WNYW-TV where he also covered the U.S. Presidential campaign. Prior to Fox's WNYW-TV, Edward Miller won his Edward R. Murrow Award for his outstanding coverage of the 1995 Long Island Massacre. He formerly worked at WABC-TV, the flagship station of Capital Cities/American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., and Cleveland and Cincinnati, OH.
Edward Miller is an excellent choice for the instructional circuit, too, because of his strong commitment to education and journalism. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with a Masters Degree in Journalism and of Wayne State University in Detroit, MI with a Bachelors Degree in Journalism. To learn more about Edward Miller’s work, view www.amw.com Travels from California.
Bob Stuber America’s Safety Expert and Good Morning America’s correspondent
Bob Stube Bob Stuber is widely regarded as one of America's most recognized safety experts. He tours North America with his nationally-acclaimed Safe Escape® program. He is the national safety correspondent for ABC-TV’s “Good Mo Morning America.” It gives parents and children know how and confidence to make split second life saving deci decisions when suddenly confronted with danger. Everything is highlighted from child abduction to school and and work-place violence, dating violence, senior abuse, home safety and terrorism. He also created a world-de e wide expert franchise with Safe Escape® video/DVD series.
But his work doesn't stop with parents and children. He and his safety team criss-cross America, training law enforcement officials as well as the rank and file officers from New York to Seattle. Thousands of law enforcement officials are trained each year so they can go out into their communities and implement the Safe Escape features.
Oprah Winfrey coined the phrase 'America's Safety Expert', to aptly name Bob Stuber and his incredible program, Safe Escape ®. Bob Stuber has appeared on countless national and local radio and television programs including Oprah!, America's Most Wanted (Fox), The Today Show (NBC), The O'Reilly Factor (FOX) and ABC-TV’s PrimeTime Live and Good Morning America. You may also see serving as Safety Ambassador for non-profit organizations such MADD, The Danielle Legacy Foundation and the National Child ID Program in conjunction with the National Football League and the FBI. Visit Bob Stuber online at www.bobstuber.com Travels from California.
Charles Whisenand Professional Actor, Writer, Director with Theatrical Business Acumen
Charles Whisenand holds a Master's degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Northern Colorado. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Communications from Central College in Pella, Iowa.
He worked as a professional actor, director, and scenographer in his early years before turning to sales and marketing. He has 25 years of experience in direct sales, warehouse sales, and mass marketing. He is a life member of the NRA and the Law Enforcement Alliance of America.
He is active in state politics. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Iowa Sportsmen's Federation. He is the finance chairman of the Agricultural Heritage Museum project. His outside interests are writing, fishing, hunting, camping, and photography. Travels from Iowa. To reach Mr. Whisenand, contact bookem@wiseconnectionsnow.com
Motivational
Michelle Boudreau Healthy Habits of Wealthy Women
With the help Of Michelle Boudreau's Financial Success Seminars and Coaching you can use Healthy Habits of Wealthy Women to become wealthy and happy. Healthy Habits of Wealthy Women was created by Michelle Boudreau to offer insight into the minds of the most financially, personally, and socially successful women in the world. She provides guidance and tools helping her clients develop a healthy relationship with their finances. This, in turn, helps them create a healthy relationship with the person in their life who matters the most and helps them gain the confidence to be financially independent. The finance coaching provided throughout the Healthy Habits of Wealthy Women™ seminars and wealth building CDs and books will teach you how to:
* Clearly and accurately assess your financial situation and determine where to begin making changes, regardless of your age or the severity of your financial challenges
* Harness the power you will gain as you acquire new financial knowledge so that you can attain financial freedom and financial independence
* Create your own credit identity and understand its importance
* * Let go of the fantasy that Prince Charming is going to pay your bills for the rest of your life
* Understand that your femininity as a wealthy women and your financial savvy can coexist and actually enhance each other Implement action steps to empower yourself and continue to be your own wealth coach into the future.
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