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MITCH ANTHONY
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itch Anthony is the founder and president of Advisor Insights Inc.  For more than 20 years, Mitch and his team have provided training and development for both individual advisors and major organizations. Mitch is a contributing editor for Research magazine and his column “Financial Life Planning” appears in Financial Advisor magazine. He has been named one of the financial service industry’s top “2006 Movers & Shakers” by Financial Planning magazine. His radio feature, The Daily Dose, is heard daily on 100 radio stations nationwide.
 
 
SCOTT BURROWS
Scott used his powerful success formula -
Vision, Mindset and Grit during his entire life to maximize untapped potential, excel and surpass the competition. He played college football at FSU under Coach Bobby Bowden. He was a # 1 ranked kick-boxer having his last fight broadcast by ESPN. At the age of 19, Scott's life took a dramatic turn - he was a passenger in a single car accident which left him paralyzed from the chest down. Diagnosed a quadriplegic and confined to a wheelchair, Scott would not be sidelined. He applied his formula of Vision, Mindset and Grit and went on to lead a very rewarding and fulfilling personal and professional life.
 
 
RICHARD CAMPE
Rich has 18 years of international and domestic Sales and Sales Management experience. He is the founder and CEO of Rich Campe International, Corporate and Personal Coaching and sits on the Board of Advisors for IgnitetheFire.com, CapturetheChampion.com, HVPProfiles.com, and several real estate investment firms. Rich has served as a board member for SMU (Southern Methodist University) MBA mentor program and has been invited to speak at multiple business conferences where he has shared the stage with world and business leaders such as President George Bush Sr., Les Brown, Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar and a host of other CEO’s and world leaders.
 
 
Dr. James Canton
Dr. James Canton is a leading futurist, digital entrepreneur and author. His area of expertise is the future of technology and its impact on business, individuals and society. He is President of the Institute for Global Futures, an internationally recognized San Francisco-based think tank that advises clients on the strategic impact of leading-edge technologies. His Fortune 1000 clients are from a wide range of industries.  
 
 
Bill Cates
Bill Cates, author and dynamic speaker, works with financial professionals who want to attract higher quality clients and with companies who want to build a more committed sales force. Bill's best selling book Unlimited Referrals has established him as America's foremost expert on increasing sales through referrals. Whether motivational keynote or break-out seminar, Bill will give your people a ton of strategies they can put to use immediately.
 
 
Lawrence Chimerine, Ph.D.
Dr. Lawrence Chimerine is Managing Director and Chief Economist at the Economic Strategy Institute (ESI) in Washington, DC. Senior Economic Advisor, The WEFA Group, in Eddystone, PA.; and President, Radnor International Consulting Inc., in Radnor, PA.  He is the former Chairman, Chief Executive, and Chief Economist of Chase Econometrics and The WEFA Group.
 
 
Harry S. Dent, Jr.
Using exciting new research, developed from years of hands-on business experience, Mr. Dent offers a refreshingly positive and understandable view of the future.  He proposes practical  applications at all levels:  from personal investments, to business strategies, to jobs and changes in the workplace, to growth areas for real estate.
 
 
TERESA EASLER
For over 20 years Teresa Easler has coached thousands to develop the skills they need to be powerful communicators and successful business leaders.  She has a knack for getting them clear about their business objectives and making them happen. Corporate Vision Communications Inc., the company she co-founded in 1986 has been honored around the world with numerous awards for dynamic marketing communication that delivers results.

 


Jordan Goodman
Jordan Goodman, is known as America's 'Money Answers Man' for a good reason. He has been answering America's questions about personal finance for over 20 years. He is the author of 4 best-selling books on personal finance, including "Everyone's Money Book', which you have received here. Jordan is also the weekly financial analyst on NBC News at Sunrise and Public Radio's Marketplace in the Morning show. He appears regularly on CNBC, CNN and other national and local TV shows.
 
 
RODNEY JOHNSON
Rodney Johnson is one of America’s leading investment strategists and advisors. The foundation of his success is the HS Dent system of forecasting economic change based on demographic trends.  As president of HS Dent Publishing, Johnson publishes and writes for HS Dent Forecast newsletter, which is known for its in-depth analyses of change and economic growth affecting the financial markets. He appears regularly in the financial news media where he is valued for his candor and insight into economic and stock market trends.  Johnson is the primary instructor for the highly successful HS Dent Demographics School launched in 2006 and attended by executives from around the world.
 
 
rOBERT KRUMROY
The goal was to graduate from college and then enter the construction business with his father, one of the largest contractors in Ohio. But during his junior year, tragedy struck. His father’s cancer was diagnosed as terminal. A year later, the family’s second-generation business was liquidated for pennies. All was lost. There were no assets, except for the insurance money that has comfortably supported his mother for the past 30 years. That was his introduction to insurance; a tragic but compelling experience that created a passion for the insurance industry.
 
 
 
Maribeth Kuzmeski, MBA, RFC
Maribeth Kuzmeski is an author of 3 books, marketing consultant and business owner. Under her guidance one of the nation’s top financial advisors built a business from $10 million to $200 million in money under management in five years.Maribeth has appeared on TV and radio stations across the United States and has written articles appearing in hundreds of magazines and newspapers describing her successful marketing strategies. She is the founder of Red Zone Marketing®, a unique system proven to bring businesses winning seasons year after year. Her book, Red Zone Marketing: A  Playbook For Winning All The Business You Want and audio CD, The Client Experience have received rave reviews!
  
  
Stephan R. Leimberg
Stephan R. Leimberg CEO is CE0 of Leimberg and LeClair, Inc., an estate and financial planning software company and President of Leimberg Associates, Inc., a publishing, software, and marketing consulting company in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He is also an adjunct professor in the Masters of Taxation Program of Villanova University School of Law. Professor Leimberg is the 1997 Edward N. Polisher Lecturer of the Dickinson School of Law and was awarded the Excellence in Writing Award of the American Bar Association's Probate and Property Section.
 
 
Edwin P. Morrow, CLU, ChFC
Ed Morrow began his business career as a financial analyst for Dun & Bradstreet. Thereafter, he was the manager for a major life insurance company, supervising marketing activities and training in the estate planning and employee benefits areas. In 1969 he founded Financial Planning Consultants, of Middletown, Ohio, specializing in planning for corporate executives and business owners.
 
 
Ned A. Miller, CLU
Ned A. Miller, CLU, is President of Ned A. Miller, Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico. His organization currently consults with and/or administers over 100 employee benefit plans throughout the country. He has been a featured speaker at the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) six times. He has written seven books on employee benefit plans plus a number of articles and pamphlets.
 
 
RUTH MITMAN
Ruth Mitman, founder and president of the Mitman Group, is a 50-plus market advisor with over 25 years of experience with the mature market.  A Ph.D. graduate in Gerontology and Education from Michigan State University, Dr. Mitman has a diverse professional background in the fields of gerontology and education.  She helps companies increase their market share by understanding and speaking to older customers better than their competitors, thereby increasing sales, improving customer service and retaining hard-won clients.
 
 
JonathAn Pond
Jonathan Pond's work in educating the public on financial matters has been far-reaching and widely recognized. His eight prime time public television specials have been critically acclaimed for the effectiveness in providing useful and understandable financial guidance to people of all financial circumstances. He is widely sought as an objective and entertaining observer of the investing and personal financial planning scenes. He has received numerous awards for his media work.
 
 
Peter Ricchiuti
Peter Ricchiuti (Ri-Shooty) is the finance professor you wish you had back in college! He is the assistant dean at Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business and his insight and humor have twice made him the School's top professor. After a successful career on Wall Street Peter served for five years as the assistant state treasurer and chief investment officer for the State of Louisiana.
   
  
William Shipman
William G. Shipman is Chairman of CarriageOaks Partners LLC a Massachusetts-based consulting firm specializing in retirement finance.  An advocate of Social Security reform in the United States, Mr. Shipman has testified before the House Ways and Means Sub-Committee on Social Security and co-authored Promises to Keep: Saving Social Security’s Dream.  He is Co-Chairman of the Cato Project on Social Security Privatization, and was on the National Advisory Board of “Americans Discuss Social Security,” a non-profit organization funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts to generate informed debate on the issue.  He also served as a delegate to the White House Conference on Social Security.
 
 
R.J. Shook
A native of Columbus, Ohio, R.J. Shook graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, MA in 1987 and has been in the securities industry ever since. Hired as a Financial Advisor at Prudential-Bache Securities in 1987, his experience ranges from Investment Banking to Research. R.J. began his career as a financial advisor. Frustrated that he didn't have access to top advisors from which he could learn best practices, he wrote his first Winner's Circle book, which profiles the best advisors in the business. After a decade of Wall Street experience, he just released his fourth edition, The Winner's Circle IV, which is his eighth book.
 
 
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan is co-founder and President of The Strategic Coach Inc. A visionary, an innovator, and a gifted conceptual thinker, Dan has over 25 years' experience as a highly regarded speaker, consultant, strate­gic planner, and coach to entrepreneurial individuals and groups. Dan's strong belief in and commitment to the power of the entrepreneur is evident in all his work, particularly in The Strategic Coach Program, which he continues to develop to help entrepreneurs reach their full potential in both their business and personal lives.
 
 
MICHAEL SULLIVAN
Michael P. Sullivan is a keynote speaker and trainer specializing in sales and marketing for Baby Boomers and older clients. His entertaining and involving presentations wow financial professionals with practical advice on how to talk to Boomers and older clients in order to be more effective. Mike has been a speaker at virtually every type of venue, from major national meetings to branch offices and teleconferences.  He has been a featured speaker for organizations like the Million Dollar Round Table, National Association for Variable Annuities, International Association of Financial Planners, and the Bank Securities Association as well as privately sponsored industry conferences. In his book, The Excellent Investment Advisor, Nick Murray says, “Michael P. Sullivan…for my money has the best handle in America on the sales/marketing of investments to the aging.”

 
 
KEN UNGER
Ken Unger is an experienced and respected coach and trainer known throughout the financial industry for his knowledge, enthusiasm and high energy level. He is widely recognized by audiences of Financial Advisors nationwide for sharing efficient practice management strategies and effective sales and marketing ideas. As President of Million Dollar Producer, Ken creates training materials and conducts training sessions for mid to high-level Financial Advisors.

 
 
Dan VETO
Dan Veto has nearly 20 years of business experience in personal financial services and healthcare with a particular emphasis on boomers and retirees. Mr. Veto frequently provides keynotes on the topic of the changing nature of retirement and its implication for boomers. His thought-provoking programs have been presented to a who’s who of financial services organizations including Merrill Lynch, HSBC Bank, Charles Schwab, Fidelity Investments, among others.  Mr. Veto served on the Board of Directors and was Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning at Bankers Life and Casualty Company, an insurance-based financial services firm exclusively focused on meeting the financial needs of retirees.
 
 
Edie Weiner
Edie Weiner is president of Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc., a leading futurist consulting group in the United States. Formed in 1977, WEB has served over 300 clients (corporate, academic, government) in identifying opportunities in the areas of marketing, product development, strategic planning, investments, human resources, public affairs and advertising. Clients have ranged from the U.S. Congress to many of the Fortune 500.

 

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