1. the act of innovating; introduction of new things or methods.
2. the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like,
and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.
* The following names represent only a partial listing of available speakers.
Mary Boone
Mary Boone is president of Boone Associates, a consulting firm located in Norwalk, CT. She speaks, coaches, and consults to individuals and organizations about how they can improve their performance through innovative approaches to communication and collaboration. Boone's fascination with communication in organizations is a 20-year passion.
Boris Brott
Boris Brott is one of the most internationally recognized Canadian conductors, holding major posts as music director in Canada and the United States. He enjoys an international career as guest conductor, educator, motivational speaker and cultural ambassador.
Currently, Boris is Conductor and Music Director of the New West Symphony in California, the McGill Chamber Orchestra in Montreal, Canada, the National Academy Orchestra of Canada and Principal Youth and Family Conductor of the National Arts Center of Canada.
Mick Fleetwood
Mick Fleetwood, legendary drummer and co-founding member of Fleetwood Mac was born June 24, 1947 in Cornwall, England. He began his professional drumming career at the age of 16 and has remained at the forefront of the music industry for over 40 years. In 1967, Fleetwood, along with Peter Green and John McVie formed the original Fleetwood Mac, a band that subsequently became one of the leading blues bands of that era.
Michael Gelb
Michael J. Gelb is the world's leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development. He is a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and innovative leadership. Gelb leads seminars for organizations such as BP, Nike, Merck, IBM, Microsoft, DuPont, and YPO. He brings more than 28 years of experience as a professional speaker, seminar leader and organizational consultant to his diverse, international clientele.
Dewitt Jones
Dewitt Jones is unparalleled in showing people how to bring their creative vision into reality. He is one of America's top professional photographers, a creative genius in his field. He's led an inspired life, celebrating "what is right with the world." Embracing this attitude has taken him to soaring heights in both business and life.
John Kao
John Kao is known as an authority on the intersecting subjects of corporate innovation and transformation, digital media’s impact on the enterprise, and the future of business. He was a professor at Harvard Business School for fourteen years, where he developed and taught courses on innovation and entrepreneurship in the MBA, AMP, PMD, and executive programs.
Peter Sheahan
Peter Sheahan has spent a decade teaching business how to flip their thinking and find opportunity where others cannot. He believes that the real money gets made in the cracks, and that the opportunity for mind-blowing success is all around us. The problem is we get conditioned by our experience, blinded by our business models and conned by the popular media to believe success is a product of the economic conditions.
Jeff Tobe
Certified Speaking Professional, Jeff Tobe’s credentials are impressive. Insider Magazine recently dubbed him “The Guru of Creativity”. As one of the most sought after speakers in Corporate America, Tobe has earned this title through his trademark presentations, “Coloring Outside the Lines™”. Jeff is the Primary Colorer at Coloring Outside the Lines. He believes in the power of creativity to manage the change that is inevitable with innovation and to look at what one does from an entirely new perspective.
Erik Wahl
Erik Wahl’s success as a speaker and unique understanding of vision traces back to his training as an artist. He holds a Bachelors degree from the University of San Diego where he studied both art and business. After first working in the business world and playing with his art, he now plays in the business world by working with his art. He has founded The Wahl Group, a consulting firm specializing in helping organizations identify and implement breakthrough thinking.
Benjamin Zander
Benjamin Zander has been the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic since its formation twenty years ago. Mr. Zander, who was born and educated in England, began to compose at the age of nine. He studied with England's leading composer, Benjamin Britten, and his close associate Imogen Holst, daughter of Gustav Holst. At fifteen, Zander was invited to Florence to study with the great Spanish cello virtuoso Gaspar Cassado. For the next five years he traveled throughout Europe performing as a chamber musician.
Joel Zeff
Joel Zeff is an award-winning comedian, creativity speaker, actor and writer based in Dallas, Texas. He has been entertaining professionally for more than 10 years, and performs more than 250 shows each year across the country for corporations, special events and comedy clubs.
