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Joshua Freedman is CEO and a founder of the world's most extensive emotional intelligence organization, Six Seconds http://www.6seconds.org. He leads a network of 50,000 changemakers teaching skills so people are more aware, intentional, and purposeful. Freedman is one of a handful of experts in the world with over a decade of full-time, proven experience in emotional intelligence development. He is the bestselling author of At the Heart of Leadership and of Inside Change, and co-author of seven psychometric assessments in 12 languages, working with clients such as the US Navy, FedEx, the UN, and HSBC. Freedman is one of the most prolific contributors to making the science of emotional intelligence practical and transformational. He will highlight EQ Week, 3/10- 3/15, which includes dozens of webinars & resources delivered to you each day, 100% free. Last year there were over 10,000 signups for the festival! This year there are over 60 EI expert speakers, including Joshua and Relly.

Diane is an award-winning writer, interviewer, columnist, and senior editor at Bloomberg. She interviews dozens of newsmakers on stage each year at global events, and is a regular guest on BBC, NPR, and other outlets. She also managed corporate coverage at Businessweek, and has led initiatives to reach new audiences through partnerships, editorial boards, events, and other projects. Her book Fraternity was named an Amazon Best Book of 2012 and shortlisted for the NAACP Image Award. She previously worked at The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, Maclean's in Toronto, and the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi.

Dr. Laura Sicola has spent more than a decade coaching, lecturing, researching and publishing on cognition, pronunciation, culture, the voice and related effects on learning. Her primary goal is to help people develop their Vocal Executive Presence (VEP), establishing themselves as leaders whose voices are heard and messages are accurately received, while making authentic connections with their audience. She has given presentations on the intersection of pronunciation, cognition, culture and learning, and done trainings from Kyoto to Cairo, and California to Connecticut. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as not-for-profit, women's leadership and international education organizations. Dr. Sicola is also faculty at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. Join Dr. Laura Sicola on today's program and to learn more about VEP and visit her at: www.vocalimpactproductions.com

This show will highlight some of the hands-on practical tools that our co-host Dr. Relly Nadler uses with his corporate clients daily to help them raise their Emotional Intelligence through executive coaching and leadership development training. Dr. Nadler is a licensed psychologist, Master Certified Coach (MCC) with the International Coach Federation. He is the author of Leading with Emotional Intelligence and teams up with Dr. Cathy Greenberg, author of Fearless Leaders and What Happy Companies Know to help organization develop more top 10% performers using emotional intelligent assessments, strategies and tools. Dr. Nadler shares: • Why now is the perfect time to develop more leaders • What is the "Brain Drain" • History of Emotional Intelligence • The seven leadership errors that are common in development • The three components of trust • A few of his Leadership Keys: White Space and the Leadership Two Step.

Patryk Wezowski is worldwide the leading authority for Body Language in Sales, Leadership, Recruitment and Negotiations. His presentations reveal in an entertaining and interactive way a new and effective approach for more persuasion, charisma, authenticity, personal impact and leadership by using non-verbal communication. Together with his wife Kasia Wezowski, he is the Founder of the Center for Body language. Their methodology and tools are being taught by more than 35 representatives in 15 countries. Each month Patryk appears in the international media with analysis of celebrities, leaders and politicians, including Fox, CBS, Forbes and also media in Belgium and the Netherlands. During his interactive presentations Patryk shows dozens of videos of micro expressions. Who knows how to read body language has a decisive advantage in negotiations, sales, job interviews, meetings, debates and daily situations.

Dr. Cathy L. Greenberg coaches leading executives and entire companies on her proven happiness=profit work-life strategies. She has authored several popular books on the science of happiness including: What Happy Companies Know and What Happy Working Mothers Know. Her latest book which she co-wrote with TC North, Ph.D., Fearless Leaders: Sharpen Your Focus is the #1 Kindle title on Amazon for several business categories. In Fearless Leaders they've created a model for leaders they call Fearless. Fearless Leaders are those who face reality on its own terms, and face life on their own terms. They embody four linked quadrants: 1) Have the Courage to Fail, 2) Respond to Challenges with Resilience, 3) Create and Maintain a Mindset for Success, and 4) Operate from One's highest Consciousness. Join us as I interview Cathy about her must-read book for leaders who want to move forward fearlessly in their own lives and inspire courageous work in others.

In this show Dr. Greenberg and Dr. Nadler interview Management GURU, Ken Blanchard. Few people have influenced the day to day management of people and companies more than Ken Blanchard. A prominent, sought-after author, speaker, and business consultant, Dr. Blanchard is universally characterized by his friends, colleagues, and clients as one of the most insightful, powerful, and compassionate individuals in business today. Ken is one of the most influential leadership experts in the world and is respected for his years of groundbreaking work in the fields of leadership and management.

Bruce Cryer has spent the past thirty years researching and teaching innovative approaches to maximizing health and organizational performance. He was named President and CEO of HeartMath LLC in 2000, having helped launch the non-profit Institute of HeartMath with founder Doc Childre in 1991. Mr. Cryer was the key architect of programs that incorporate HeartMath's innovative biomedical research into practical tools and strategies to enhance health, performance, creativity, innovation, and productivity for both the individual and the organization. He has successfully guided HeartMath programs at organizations such as Mayo Clinic, Duke University Health System, Stanford Medical Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to just name a few. In 2007, Mr. Cryer was named one of the Top 50 Thought Leaders in Personal Excellence by Leadership Excellence magazine. Mr. Cryer is co-author, with Doc Childre, of the book From Chaos to Coherence: The Power to Change Performance.

Gayle D. Beebe became Westmont's eight president in 2007 after serving as president of Spring Arbor University in Michigan for seven years. His inauguration in 2008 featured speeches by Steve Forbes, chief executive officer of Forbes, and Steve Sample, former president of the University of Southern California. An active scholar, Beebe has published numerous articles and edited several publications. His latest book is The Shaping of an Effective Leader: Eight Formative Principles of Leadership. He received master's degrees in divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, in philosophy of religion and theology from Claremont Graduate University, and in business administration in strategic management from the Peter F. Drucker School at Claremont Graduate University. He completed his doctorate in philosophy of religion and theology at Claremont Graduate University in 1997.

Chip Conley is an author, international speaker and innovative CEO of Joie de Vivre (JDV), the second largest boutique hotel company in the US. JDV expanded to over 35 award-winning hotels, restaurants and spas, with over 3,000 employees. Chip and his company's transformational leadership practices have been featured in TIME, USA Today, Fortune and The Wall Street Journal. The SF. Business Times named Chip the Most Innovative CEO – and JDV the 2nd Best Place to Work – in the entire Bay Area. As a thought leader at the intersection of psychology, business, and emotional intelligence at work, Chip shared his unique prescription for success in his bestselling book, PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow. In his new book, Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success, out January 10th, guides us from emotional intelligence to emotional fluency – using math to better understand and manage our emotions.