Noel Blanc, voice characterization artist and spokesman for Great American Ink animation fine art gallery in Los Angeles is the son of famous voice expert Mel Blanc and has himself voiced, recorded and released many of Warner's characters including Bugs, Tweety, Sylvester and Elmer.

John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, and author who has sold over 13 million books. His organizations have trained more than 2 million leaders worldwide. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of Injoy Stewardship Services and EQUIP.

Angeles Arrien is a cultural anthropologist, award-winning author, educator, and consultant to many organizations and businesses. She lectures and conducts workshops worldwide, bridging cultural anthropology, psychology, and comparative religions.

Nancy C. Widmann (New York, NY) was the first woman President at CBS, Inc. She managed CBS Radio for eight years and was inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2005. She serves as an executive coach for senior managers and frequently speaks on corporate politics.

Harlan Cohen, author of the nation's #1 best-selling college survival guide The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run In To in College , is also one of the most widely read and respected advice columnists in the country.

Dawna Stone is publisher of Her Sports & Fitness magazine and has worked as an investment banker, management consultant, company president, and senior executive. Her business skills as well as her calm, professional demeanor enabled her to win The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.

Madeline Levine, Ph.D. , has been a practicing clinical psychologist in Marin County for the past twenty-five years. She is the author of Viewing Violence and See No Evil: a Guide to Protecting Our Children from Media Violence.

Marshall is co-founder of Marshall Goldsmith Partners and is recognized as a world-class authority in helping successful leaders achieve positive, measurable change in behavior: for themselves, their people and their teams. Marshall Goldsmith is the author or co-editor of eighteen books including, The Leader of the Future, a Business Week "Top 15" best-seller, and Coaching for Leadership.

Dr. Gary Small is a Professor at the Semel Institute and Director of the UCLA Center on Aging. He authored The Longevity Bible and created Radica Brain Games. Scientific American magazine named him one of the world's top innovators in science and technology.

The Ego Guy, Joel Epstein, is an internationally known businessman and author of "The Little Book on Big Ego". As CEO of Friction Factor, Inc., Joel is a highly sought after consultant/trainer by businesses in many industries.

Finbarr Corr, author and publisher, is a native of Legaginney, Ballinagh, Co Cavan. He served as a priest for 28 years in America before leaving the ministry, marrying and becoming a therapist. His first book takes us through his life journey from student to priesthood to therapist.

S. Gary Snodgrass is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Exelon Corporation. He is the author of the book, "When Your Career Means Business", an imaginative and practical guide to career growth for professionals at all stages of their careers. His latest book is "Stepping Up – 12 Ways to Rev Up, Revitalize or Renew Your Career"

Logan Ward is the author of See You in a Hundred Years: Four Seasons in Forgotten America, about his family moving from New York City to Swoope, Virginia, to recreate the life of 19 th century dirt farmers.

Jonathan Levy has worked one-on-one with over 800 autistic children, ranging from the severely autistic to the mildest forms of Asperger's syndrome. For the last several years Mr. Levy has worked directly with parents of autistic children, training them (and their team) directly in their home.

Victoria Mogilner is a certified acupuncturist who has studied ancient oriental techniques to help others maintain and enjoy a youthful, vibrant existence. She joins her knowledge with Tai Chi, herbs, diet, meditation, acupuncture, and acupressure to achieve the desired results

Dianna Booher is the founder of Booher Consultants, a leading communication training firm. Her clients include IBM, Lyondell Chemical, PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, Lockheed Martin, and JP Morgan Chase. Author of more than forty books, her latest is THE VOICE OF AUTHORITY.

Debbie Friedman, M.S., C.Ht. is a scientist who has turned her attention from the Study of Nature to the Study Of Our Nature as human beings. She delivers tools for delving into the unconscious mind and making it conscious so that choice can ensue

Steven Levenkron is a practicing psychotherapist in New York City. His works include Cutting and The Anatomy of Anorexia, which have been recognized as seminal in understanding self-mutilation, anorexia nervosa, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Robert Kurson earned a law degree from Harvard Law School and his award-winning stories have appeared in Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, and Esquire, where he is a contributing editor.

As a self-styled global nomad, Jacqueline Wales has lived and worked on three continents and is the author of several books including The Good Enough Mother and the just released When the Crow Sings, as well as several other compilations.

A member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) with her own organization consulting practice, Joyce Dorny is the founder of Organize Magazine.

David Pogue, Yale '85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News. With 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world's bestselling how-to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the "for Dummies" series (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music); in 1999, he launched his own series of complete, funny computer books called the Missing Manual series, which now includes 30 titles.

James DeVita, a native of Long Island, NY, is an author and playwright, and an actor. Along with his two novels, The Silenced and Blue, he has also written more than twenty plays and adaptations of classics for young audiences and adults.

Laermer is a regular commentator on NPR's Marketplace. He is coauthor of a new book called Punk Marketing and penned the best-sellers Full Frontal PR and trendSpotting.

Nicholas Aretakis is the author of a new book, No More Ramen: The 20-Something's Real World Survival Guide (Next Stage Press), and hosts an online community for college students and recent grads at NoMoreRamenOnline.com.

The founder of Spirited Youth, Debra Beck is a devoted mentor, expert on the issues facing teen girls, and author of My Feet Aren't Ugly: A Girls Guide to Loving Herself from the Inside Out.

Dr. Alan S. Gregerman is an internationally recognized expert on business strategy, innovation and differentiation. His new book, Surrounded by Geniuses, presents an insightful and practical program to help you bring out the untapped brilliance in yourself and your team.

Michael Gerber is the Founder and Chairman of E-Myth Worldwide, his Training, Coaching and Consulting firm, which has worked with more than 50,000 businesses. Michael Gerber expresses The E-Myth Point of View through his highly-acclaimed business books, audio tapes, videos, radio and television broadcasts.

Kate White is the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan, the best-selling women's magazine in the world. She also oversees Cosmo Style magazine, the Cosmo Web site, Cosmo Radio and Cosmo Books.
She is also the author of the bestselling career book, Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead but Gutsy Girls Do and the upcoming You on Top: Smart Sexy Skills Every Woman Needs to Set the World on Fire .

Flip Flippen, a psychotherapist, business coach, and author of THE FLIP SIDE is the head of The Flippen Group which offers personal development and transformation processes to businesses, organizations, and individuals – including Terry Bradshaw and IMG founder Mark McCormack.

Robert Frank is a senior special writer at The Wall Street Journal, where he writes a weekly column and daily blog called The Wealth Report. He has been with The Journal for 13 years, with postings in Atlanta, London, Singapore and New York.

Scott is an author, public speaker and consultant. He worked as a manager at Microsoft from 1994-2003, on projects including (v1-5) of Internet Explorer, Windows and MSN. He is the bestselling author of The Art of Project Management and also The Myths of Innovation

In 2001, Don Schoendorfer, Ph. D., and Dr. Michael Bayer founded Free Wheelchair Mission, an international non-profit organization dedicated to providing free wheelchairs to physically disabled people in developing nations. They are cycling across the United States for their campaign, Ride for Mobility, to help spread Free Wheelchair Mission's message throughout the country and to raise funds for wheelchairs.

Susan Coll's third novel, Acceptance, was published in March, 2007. She is also the author of the novels Rockville Pike and karlmarx.com. Her articles, reviews, and short fiction have appeared in publications including the International Herald Tribune, the Asian Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post Book World.

Paulette Norman can speak frankly and with clarity about the abduction and murder of her only child by an adult family friend. Paulette now dedicates her time to helping educate others on how to keep children safe and is the author of Waltz With Insanity.

Amy Kalafa, is an award-winning documentary filmmaker who's credits include CBS News 48 Hours, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton's What Every Baby Knows, the Martha Stewart Living series as well as numerous early childhood education programs for the US Department of Education.

Ron Groenke spent most of his professional life developing software and data communication solutions for NASA and companies, such as General Mills. Since then Ron has become extremely successful selling calls on the Stock Market and has authored The Money Tree with Keller, Covered Calls and Naked Puts, and Cash for Life.

Margot Fraser is the founder of Birkenstock Footprint Sandals, Inc., now entering its fourth decade as the major U.S. distributor of Birkenstock footwear. A native of Germany, Margot spent her early years in Berlin.

Nell Merlino is Co-founder and CEO of Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence. She is also the founder and President of Strategy Communication Action, Ltd. in New York City, a firm specializing in the creation of public education campaigns that motivate people to act..

Alicia C. Shepard teaches journalism at American University. She was a Times Mirror Visiting Professor at University of Texas at Austin for the 2005-2006 academic year where she taught a class she designed on Watergate and the Press.

Sandy Geroux is a former award-winning salesperson who earned the title of Century 21 Rookie of the Year for the state of Rhode Island in 1995. In February 2000, after earning the 1999 title of #8 Individual RE/MAX Agent in the state of Rhode Island, she sold her real estate sales business to become a national speaker, trainer, consultant and coach.

Darlene Montgomery is an internationally respected authority on dreams, spiritual perspectives and ideas. She is an author, speaker and clergywoman who speaks to groups and organizations on uplifting subjects. Her newest book, Dream Yourself Awake, chronicles the journey she took to discover her own divine mission.

Abby Seixas is the author of Finding the Deep River Within: A Woman's Guide to Recovering Balance and Meaning in Everyday Life and a psychotherapist specializing in issues of life-balance and "the art of slowing down." She has appeared on The Today Show , the Hallmark Channel, and on CBS4's Sunday with Liz Walker.

Stephan Hanvey is President and CEO of SATSair (www.satsair.com), an air taxi service based in South Carolina. SATSair provides air transportation by private plane to professionals and individuals in the Southeastern United States. Stephan has over 36 years of experience in the aerospace business and is an accomplished pilot.

I've always been fascinated by the world of finance and economics. In 1980,
I started investing in the stock market but never made much money. It seemed
everybody else was smarter than I. I always came late to the party after
everybody else. When I got involved in real estate in 1990 and became a
mortgage broker, my life slowly begins to change.

Janet Luhrs' groundbreaking books, The Simple Living Guide and Loving , are international bestsellers and bibles of the Simplicity Movement. With her monthly Simple Living newsletter and interactive website, www.simpleliving.com , Luhrs is a media phenomenon who has built a loyal and growing print and online readership.

As columnists, authors, and speakers, Kent and Kyle Healy know what it takes to make it in the real world. Born in California and raised in New Zealand, these young brothers are authors of the first self-help book for young people, by young people: Cool Stuff They Should Teach in School. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff author, Richard Carlson, calls Cool Stuff, "...a real gem! In my opinion, it's a must read for all teens and anyone who cares about teens—parents, friends, grandparents, etc. It's a mentor in a book."

Donna Maria Coles Johnson , a native Washingtonian, is the founder and President of Lifestyle CEO Media, a company that provides books, conferences, consulting services and other resources to help women be successful as business owners and home managers. She is the 2003 Washington, DC Small Business Administration Home-Based Business Advocate of the Year and serves as the Work At Home Network Director of Mocha Moms, a national non-profit organization serving the needs of at-home women of color.

Kat Albrecht is a professional pet detective and author of The Lost Pet Chronicles. A former police officer, Albrecht now tracks down missing pets with the help of her search dogs and her years of experience as a former detective and K9-Unit trainer. She founded Pet Hunters International ( www.PetHunters.com ) to train others to do the same.

Julius Walls Jr. is the President and CEO of the Greyston Bakery and the Senior Vice President for Business for the Greyston Foundation. The Greyston Bakery, a $6 million for-profit enterprise owned by the non-profit Greyston Foundation, has been producing the finest brownies, cakes and tarts for twenty-five years .

Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chairman of BNI (Business Network Int'l.). BNI was founded in 1985. The organization has over 4,400 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Last year alone, BNI generated over 4.4 million referrals resulting in over $1.7 billion dollars worth of business for its members.

Barbara Stanny is a woman on a mission. That mission is to motivate women to become financially empowered. Barbara grew up relying on her father (the 'R' of H&R Block), then her husband, to manage her money. But a devastating financial crisis became a personal wake-up call.

Lynnette Khalfani is a personal finance expert, money coach, and the author of The Money Coach's Guide to Your First Million (McGraw Hill; August 2006) , Investing Success: How To Conquer 30 Costly Mistakes & Multiply Your Wealth! and the New York Times bestseller Zero Debt: The Ultimate Guide to Financial Freedom (Advantage World Press).

A truly cosmopolitan figure and an eternal nomad Yossi travels the world extensively and unceasingly for work and personal explorations. He was born and raised in Israel serving three years in the Israeli navy on the Red Sea where he befriended the Bedouins of the Sinai Desert that greatly influenced him with their wholesome philosophy and nomadic lifestyle.

Retirement guru Michael Kresh is one of the nation's highest ranked financial planners. He has been consistently named by Wealth Manager Magazine and the American Research Council as one of America's top wealth managers and financial planners.

CEO, and Expert on Improving Your Bottom Line Profits Need your sales people to improve the Bottom Line? Graham is the originator of 'MoneyMath'© the innovative system that has made him an international expert on Selling for Corporate Profitability, Sales Margin, and Selling Value not just Price.

Carol Hollfelder's interest in cars goes back to her childhood. Her parents collect exotic and vintage cars. A collection that begun in 1970 with her mother's purchase of a used Sunbeam Tiger. Carol spent time with her father as she was growing up learning about automobiles, first learning how they work, then learning to drive.

Daniel Reyes founded RediAuto Sport, America's sole supplier of sports cars and adaptive speed equipment for the disabled community, in 2004 under the parent company, Go Technologies, Inc., a total hands driving system for mobility impaired people (and aging seniors) who want to continue to drive.

In 2005, Melissa Bradley created Reentry Strategies Institute (RSI), the only national criminal justice intermediary explicitly focused on reentry. Utilizing a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach, the goal of RSI is to design, support and advocate effective and affordable reentry programs that promote individual and community health, wealth and safety.

Marie is an internationally known Feng Shui Master. She has been practicing for more than 20 years, refining the knowledge given to her at an early age. Born in Belgium, she was trained as a lawyer and criminologist and worked for the Belgian and European governments and then as a project manager for a multinational publishing company.

The author of Forget Perfect™ (Penguin/Putnam) and a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist Lisa has been called "Erma Bombeck with an edge ." Her unique combination of wicked cultural commentary, insightful advice and laugh-till- you-wet-your pants humor delights audiences and readers.

Mitch Earleywine, a prominent researcher in psychology and addictions, is associate professor of psychology at The University at Albany, State University of New York. Dr. Earleywine spent 14 years on the faculty at the University of Southern California, where he received numerous teaching awards for his courses on drugs and human behavior.

Every time Hollywood thinks they've figured her out, she cleverly moves another step up the ladder and successfully places another title among her many achievements. It's LEEZA GIBBONS' passion and drive combined with her warmth and wisdom that has enabled her to become one of the most respected and recognized professionals in the broadcast industry.