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Robert Tucker is one of the most in-demand innovation speakers and workshop leaders in the world today. Since 1986, he has coached and consulted managers, executives and entire teams at organizations ranging from IBM to SAP to American Express. He regularly works with organizations ranging from the Japan Marketing Association to the Ministry of Industry in Morocco. His firm, The Innovation Resource Consulting Group, based in Santa Barbara-California, serves clients in 46 countries. Robert is the author of seven books, including DRIVING GROWTH THROUGH INNOVATION: HOW LEADING FIRMS ARE TRANSFORMING THEIR FUTURES and the bestselling, MANAGING THE FUTURE: 10 Driving Forces of Change. Robert is a former adjunct professor at UCLA and has appeared on Bloomberg, ABC, NBC, PBS, and was a featured guest on the CNBC series “The Business of Innovation” with Maria Bartiromo.

Dr. Dick Thompson the President and founder of High Performance Systems: Decision Making Under Stress, DMUS. In fast-paced environments every decision counts. Stress at every level impacts how and what decisions are made—sometimes with catastrophic consequences—especially in emergency situations. You need leaders who can make the best decisions to achieve the best possible outcome every time. When decision makers must act quickly, often with only partial information, they make better decisions if they are equipped with the tools and training for effective Decision Making Under Stress (DMUS). In addition, leaders need focused training on how to build more stress-resilient teams and organizations. DMUS provides this training, with tools and techniques to help leaders at every level make effective decisions before, during and after an emergency or in everyday fast-paced environments.

Dr. Dick Thompson the President and founder of High Performance Systems: Decision Making Under Stress, DMUS. In fast-paced environments every decision counts. Stress at every level impacts how and what decisions are made—sometimes with catastrophic consequences—especially in emergency situations. You need leaders who can make the best decisions to achieve the best possible outcome every time.

When decision makers must act quickly, often with only partial information, they make better decisions if they are equipped with the tools and training for effective Decision Making Under Stress (DMUS). In addition, leaders need focused training on how to build more stress-resilient teams and organizations.

DMUS provides this training, with tools and techniques to help leaders at every level make effective decisions before, during and after an emergency or in everyday fast-paced environments.

Due Quach, founder of Calm Clarity, is one of few people with a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business who started life in poverty. After building a successful international business career in management consulting and private equity, she decided to pursue her dream to help people overcome adversity and build resilience. To gain a deeper understanding of the transformative benefits of meditation practices, Due studied various meditation traditions in India and became a certified Ashtanga yoga teacher. Due developed Calm Clarity, a neuroscience-based leadership and resilience program, by interweaving meditation techniques with insights from scientific research. Calm Clarity is a social enterprise, meaning that when clients pay for Calm Clarity's services, they are also supporting low-income students to benefit from the training.

Due Quach, founder of Calm Clarity, is one of few people with a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business who started life in poverty. After building a successful international business career in management consulting and private equity, she decided to pursue her dream to help people overcome adversity and build resilience. To gain a deeper understanding of the transformative benefits of meditation practices, Due studied various meditation traditions in India and became a certified Ashtanga yoga teacher.

Due developed Calm Clarity, a neuroscience-based leadership and resilience program, by interweaving meditation techniques with insights from scientific research. Calm Clarity is a social enterprise, meaning that when clients pay for Calm Clarity’s services, they are also supporting low-income students to benefit from the training.

In "Mind Over Body" former Mr. World/Mr. Universe, Nordine Zouareg describes how everyone can find their mental motivation -- what he calls our core desire -- and then master the tools (visualization, meditation, affirmation) for a simple, effective program developed for anyone who wants to achieve the power of "Mind Over Body" forever. As a fitness coach, Nordine has worked with celebrities, business leaders, discerning travelers, and soccer moms all across North Americ. Now, in "Mind Over Body", Nordine teaches the same program that has proven wildly successful for his clients (and himself!) for the past twenty years. Learn how to determine your true wellness and fitness goals...and get the tools you need to finally make it come true! Join today's program to learn more about the latest thinking from award winning coach and author Nordine Zouareg.

In “Mind Over Body” former Mr. World/Mr. Universe, Nordine Zouareg describes how everyone can find their mental motivation -- what he calls our core desire -- and then master the tools (visualization, meditation, affirmation) for a simple, effective program developed for anyone who wants to achieve the power of “Mind Over Body” forever.

As a fitness coach, Nordine has worked with celebrities, business leaders, discerning travelers, and soccer moms all across North Americ. Now, in “Mind Over Body”, Nordine teaches the same program that has proven wildly successful for his clients (and himself!) for the past twenty years. Learn how to determine your true wellness and fitness goals...and get the tools you need to finally make it come true!

Join today’s program to learn more about the latest thinking from award winning coach and author Nordine Zouareg.

Stephen Walker is a Business Psychologist and a senior partner at Brentfield Consultancy, a practice that specializes in designing assessment and development processes for recruitment, management and leadership development that add measurable ROI. After completing his Psychology degrees, he lectured in Psychology and Statistics at the University of London. During this time he was actively involved in research and developed his theoretical knowledge by working as a consultant. He adds value by his practical approach to improving these processes by the application of research on equal opportunities and development. He has a special interest in Emotional Intelligence and how it is assessed and developed. He was part of the team that developed the EBW Emotional Intelligence System for Business (www.ebwonline.com) in the late 1990s. It is now used worldwide by a broad spectrum of consultants and organizations and is available in multi‐languages (including Chinese, Korean and Arabic).

Stephen Walker is a Business Psychologist and a senior partner at Brentfield Consultancy, a practice that specializes in designing assessment and development processes for recruitment, management and leadership development that add measurable ROI. After completing his Psychology degrees, he lectured in Psychology and Statistics at the University of London. During this time he was actively involved in research and developed his theoretical knowledge by working as a consultant. He adds value by his practical approach to improving these processes by the application of research on equal opportunities and development. He has a special interest in Emotional Intelligence and how it is assessed and developed. He was part of the team that developed the EBW Emotional Intelligence System for Business (www.ebwonline.com) in the late 1990s. It is now used worldwide by a broad spectrum of consultants and organizations and is available in multi-languages (including Chinese, Korean and Arabic).

Dr. Kenneth M. Nowack is a licensed psychologist (PSY 13758) and President of Ofactor (www.ofactor.com) an international consulting company providing neuromanagement based organizational and leadership solutions. Dr. Nowack has conducted research and published extensively in the areas of 360° feedback systems, health psychology, occupational stress and job burnout. Ken also serves as Chief Learning Officer of Envisia Learning Inc. (www.envisialearning.com) and is a member of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations.

He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Educational Psychology at the University of California, Davis, and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Ken also serves as Associate Editor for the APA journal Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research and is author of two books:

Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It and From Insight to Improvement: Leveraging 360-Degree Feedback.