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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.

Courtney Macavinta is the founder and CEO of Respect Rx., an innovative leadership development network for teens. She is an award-winning journalist, author, speaker and coach who has reached more than a million teens and adults through her work, including programs, trainings and her best-selling and award winning book, RESPECT: A Girl's Guide to Getting Respect and Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed. Join us today to learn how you can support the growth of future leaders now by applying RESPECT Rx in today's challenging environment at work and at home.

Courtney Macavinta is the founder and CEO of Respect Rx., an innovative leadership development network for teens.

She is an award-winning journalist, author, speaker and coach who has reached more than a million teens and adults through her work, including programs, trainings and her best-selling and award winning book, RESPECT: A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect and Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed.

Join us today to learn how you can support the growth of future leaders now by applying RESPECT Rx in today’s challenging environment at work and at home.

Ron Cates of Constant Contact is one of the country's leading email marketing experts and the nation's most popular email marketing presenters. The host of Email Marketing Radio, Ron is renowned for his unparalleled expertise and his ability to convey the most advanced marketing technology concepts in an entertaining style that can be easily understood. Want to make your marketing even more effective and productive? Don't miss your chance to hear how from Ron Cates in this weeks program.

Ron Cates of Constant Contact is one of the country’s leading email marketing experts and the nation’s most popular email marketing presenters. The host of Email Marketing Radio, Ron is renowned for his unparalleled expertise and his ability to convey the most advanced marketing technology concepts in an entertaining style that can be easily understood. Want to make your marketing even more effective and productive? Don't miss your chance to hear how from Ron Cates in this weeks program.

Dr. Adson with the help of her daughter, Jennifer Van Homer, a certified coach, recently wrote A Princess and Her Garden: A Fable of Awakening and Arrival---with a Guided Journal.. It's goal was to help women improve their emotional lives, self-care and self-responsibility. Dr. Adson is currently a certified Hudson Institute coach and is on the Leadership Team of the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara. She has written two other books, Finding Your Own True North & Helping Others Find Direction in Life (1999), Depth Coaching: Discovering Archetypes for Empowerment, Growth, and Balance (2004). Jennifer Van Homer, Pat's daughter is a Master Certified Strozzi Institute Somatic coach and Certified Hudson Institute Coach. She has 20 years of experience in leadership, team development and strategic planning. Jennifer is a past HR Director and training and development manager at Patagonia, where she worked for 10 years.

Dr. Adson with the help of her daughter, Jennifer Van Homer, a certified coach, recently wrote A Princess and Her Garden: A Fable of Awakening and Arrival---with a Guided Journal.. It’s goal was to help women improve their emotional lives, self-care and self-responsibility.

Dr. Adson is currently a certified Hudson Institute coach and is on the Leadership Team of the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara. She has written two other books, Finding Your Own True North & Helping Others Find Direction in Life (1999), Depth Coaching: Discovering Archetypes for Empowerment, Growth, and Balance (2004).

Jennifer Van Homer, Pat’s daughter is a Master Certified Strozzi Institute Somatic coach and Certified Hudson Institute Coach. She has 20 years of experience in leadership, team development and strategic planning. Jennifer is a past HR Director and training and development manager at Patagonia, where she worked for 10 years.

Representing a new generation of life and relationship coaches, Dr. Nicole has changed the lives of all who dared to strive for their personal best. Her passion and championing of clients is what many have said sets her apart. Author of "A Woman's True Purpose: Live Like You Matter", she inspires you to confront avoidance, take ownership of the truth, and make choices that result in more fulfilling careers, relationships, and experiences. As the CEO of Volition Enterprises, Inc. and former Director of Training and Organization Development for News Corporation, parent company of all FOX entities, her consulting career included work with professionals from 20th Century Fox, Fox Sports, Fox Searchlight, Fox News, Anheuser-Busch Corporation, and Southwestern Bell, to name a few. Nicole's doctorate is in Organizational Psychology, come listen to her give life enhancing tips. Her website is www.askdrnicole.com

Representing a new generation of life and relationship coaches, Dr. Nicole has changed the lives of all who dared to strive for their personal best. Her passion and championing of clients is what many have said sets her apart. Author of “A Woman’s True Purpose: Live Like You Matter”, she inspires you to confront avoidance, take ownership of the truth, and make choices that result in more fulfilling careers, relationships, and experiences.

As the CEO of Volition Enterprises, Inc. and former Director of Training and Organization Development for News Corporation, parent company of all FOX entities, her consulting career included work with professionals from 20th Century Fox, Fox Sports, Fox Searchlight, Fox News, Anheuser-Busch Corporation, and Southwestern Bell, to name a few.

Nicole’s doctorate is in Organizational Psychology, come listen to her give life enhancing tips.

Her website is www.askdrnicole.com

Visionary technology futurist and the driving force behind One Laptop per Child. Nicholas Negroponte is one of the foremost futurists of our time with a distinguished history of valuable insights on innovation, technology and their impact on business that few can match. Professor Negroponte was the first to predict and describe how digitalization would affect every industry in every part of the world. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Being Digital. He is the founding chairman of MIT's Media Lab, one of the world's leading interdisciplinary research centers. Today Negroponte is the driving force behind One Laptop per Child, a project to bring durable, affordable and innovative computers to children worldwide. Join us for an intriguing conversation with a world class futurist.