Top Ten Speakers to Note

Amy Purdy has been through hardships that most of us will never face — or can even fathom. But what makes her story so incredible is not that fact that she lived a “normal” childhood and spent her high school years as a passionate artist and snowboarder then traumatically lost both her legs at age 19, but how she has persevered, taking implausible challenges and rising above them.

Barbara Corcoran's credentials include straight D's in high school and college and twenty jobs by the time she turned twenty-three. It was her next job that would make her one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country when she took a $1000 loan to start The Corcoran Group.

Benjamin Zander is the conductor of The Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and a guest conductor around the world. With London's famed Philharmonia Orchestra, he is recording the complete cycle of Mahler symphonies for Telarc, recordings which have been received with extraordinary critical acclaim and several awards. Their latest recording of Bruckner's 5th Symphony was nominated for a 2010 Grammy, and has received critical acclaim both for the performance and Zander's now famous full-length disc explaining the music for the lay listener. They recorded their next release, Mahler's 2nd Symphony, in January 2012 and it is scheduled for release later this year.

Author of the best selling book “The 10 Minute Coach,” Dan Lier has over a decade of experience performing over 3,500 customized live presentations. Dan is host of his own TV show “Your True Potential” and he is a regular on HSN and is known as America's Coach as he works with companies and individuals on strategies to “be their best” and Maximize their True Potential. His work has been covered by The Today Show, Inside Edition and he has recently been a guest on The O'Reilly Factor. A former international speaker and top performer for Tony Robbins' ‐ Dan's high impact message and charismatic delivery style will connect with your audience and provide them with inspiration along with proven strategies for achievement.

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Sports Illustrated: Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century Jackie still holds the World Heptathlon Record of 7,291 points – set on 9/24/88 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist – Heptathlon 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist – Long Jump 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist – Heptathlon 1984 Olympic Silver Medalist – Heptathlon 1992 Olympic Bronze Medalist – Long Jump 1996 Olympic Bronze Medalist – Long Jump 4-Time World Champion

Jeff Hoffman is a serial entrepreneur and internationally recognized innovator who has been a founder and CEO in a number of startups and high growth companies, including Priceline.com, uBid.com, and ColorJar. Jeff writes a regular column on innovation and entrepreneurship for Inc. Magazine, and works with the White House, the US State Department, and small business and entrepreneurial organizations all over the world to support business and economic growth initiatives.

The host of Public Television's ‘LA Tonight…with Roy Firestone', Roy features long form interviews with the nation's most accomplished and iconic figures.

Alexander Van Buren is a speaker, author, consultant, and ‘serial entrepreneur” He has started 8 successful companies across 4 different states in multiple industries. Van Buren is one of the world's foremost behavioral modelers.