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Keynote Speakers

John Formica The "Ex-Disney" Guy

John, The “Ex-Disney Guy” and former Disney leader is an internationally known speaker, coach, and author of the top-selling book, “Making The Customer Experience Magical Now!” John has inspired audiences with over 4,000 presentations and keynotes across the globe. He has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and Univision. John has also been featured in business journals and magazines as Australia’s Top Five Best Customer Experience Speaker, Trainer, and Coach. John was also selected as one of the Top 10 World Global Thought Leade...

Brian Smith Founder, UGG

Brian is Australian born and was raised with an enduring passion for surfing and the surf culture. In his youth, he enjoyed the epic waves on both coasts of his home country. He was educated at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia, where he received his first of many business credentials. After ten years as a public accountant, Brian felt a burning desire to do something that would fit his passion for surfing while looking for a business idea that would allow him to support himself. He turned in his resignation notice, ...

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Jerry DuganCEO & Senior Leadership Consultant, BtR Impact LLC

Jerry Dugan is the Owner, CEO, and Senior Consultant of BtR Impact, LLC, a consulting and training company focused on helping leaders define success on their terms so they can live fulfille...

Mason BradyFounder & CEO, Brady CFO

My name is Mason Brady, and I am the founder of Brady CFO. I have over 12 years of experience with financial management, supply chain, and operations in various industries, including: food,...

Sherry StaggsCEO, Staggs Consulting LLC

Sherry Staggs has a Master's in Accounting, former Public Accountant Auditor, and is a seasoned business consultant with over 10 years of experience in helping entrepreneurs and small business owners achieve their goals....

Marisa EckbergFounder & CEO, Grey Owl HR

Marisa Eckberg is a seasoned HR professional with nearly two decades of experience managing a full spectrum of HR programs, services and functions. ...

Daria WoodsFounder & Principal, Greenlight Analytica

For the past decade, Daria has helped some of the world’s largest companies and asset managers extract value from their data, optimize operations, and increase ROI.

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Ron HarrisCEO, Financial Literacy Group

Ron Harris, MBA, MBE, Certified Financial Educator (CFEI), Author, Insurance Professional and CEO of Financial Literacy Group, LLC, was born in Los Angeles, CA. Ron earned a master's degree...

Chad MurrayCertified Professional Business Coach, Outside the Business Box

Chad started his entrepreneurial journey in 1997 when his wife and him opened up a chimney service in a 100-degree climate of Dallas, Texas. As everyone told him he was insane he saw a mark...

Adel AbotteenChannel Manager, RingCentral

Adel Abotteen is a seasoned technology evangelist with a passion for relationship building. He currently holds the position of channel manager at RingCentral with a focus on cloud technologies such as unified communicati...

Maria SummersSenior Director, CHAMPS Group Purchasing

Maria Summers is the senior director for CHAMPS Group Purchasing, a subsidiary of The Center for Health Affairs. Summers is responsible for growing the GPO business line, building strategic...

Frank BuonoPresident, CGI Digital

Meet Frank Buono,  CGI Digital

Frank Buono, Co-founder and President of CGI Digital and Next Ad Ag...

Lee HarrisExecutive Director of Retail Transformation Strategy, Texas Capital Bank

Lee Harris is a retail banking and organizational leader with 15 years in banking and 22 years of leadership experience. His passion and purpose is to lead, coach and develop teams to stretch beyond the current status qu...

Jill WilliamsFounder & President, 2Step Executive Coaching

Jill Williams is an ICF credentialed executive coach who helps high performers turn themselves into elite leaders who keep climbing into greatness doing more, developing people, and making ...

Keith StephensonDirector of Business Development, Texas Data and VoIP Security

Keith has been fortunate enough to work with Tom & Dana; by taking enterprise technology solutions and bringing them to businesses not only local, but nationally as well. He feels that ...

Gregory HolmanVP/GM of Specialty for U.S. SME's, American Express

Greg Holman is a 23-year veteran of the Insurance and Financial Services Industry. He has developed a Win-as-A-team approach to leading world class organizations, while championing distribution and change initiatives acr...

R.J. AnconaVP/GM, B2B Product, Partnerships & Client Management, American Express

R. J. Ancona is the Vice President & General Manager of the U.S. B2B sector within the Global Merchant & Network Services organization. In this role, he oversees a portfolio of American Express’ largest B2B mer...

Pablo GenevoFounder, GoFasti

Prior to GoFasti, CEO and Founder Pablo Genevo launched a modern shuttle service for employers in the US. As an entrepreneur in transportation (an industry known for its low margins), he had to comp...

Stefan WhitwellCFA, CIPM, Whitwell & Co., LLC

Stefan Whitwell is a graduate of The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He also earned the CFA (Certified Financial Analyst) Charter from the CFA Institute in 2000. Having worked on Wall Street...