Leverage Your Mindset with Ricky Kalmon

At age 17, Alex Hackel spent four years on the US national ski team. In the 2020 X-games he received a bronze medal & was Fan favorite award. In the 2021 X-games he received a silver medal. Alex also Produced & Starred in the movie "Many fantasies Later' which was the movie of the year at the high fives film festival. He has produced five full-length ski films and is the Co-founder of a ski company called "1000 skis". Hear his story of determination and direction. He has no limits to what he wants to accomplish.

Dr. Nido Qubein is the president of High Point University and a nationally recognized author, speaker, and leader. He came to the United States with $50 in his pocket and a few words of English in his vocabulary and went on to become one of America's most sought-after speakers and consultants.

As a university president, the story of his tenure at High Point University is known to many. In less than a decade, he led the institution to phenomenal growth (5,000 students) and significant academic advancement, tripling its size and moving it to the number one spot among the Best Colleges in the South.

As an American citizen, President Qubein has been the recipient of some of the highest national awards, including induction into the Horatio Alger Association for Distinguished Americans with General Colin Powell, Oprah Winfrey, and the founder of Starbucks, Howard Schultz. He is the recipient of DAR's Americanism Award and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, along with four U.S. presidents. He is a member of the International Speakers Hall of Fame and, in fact, has served as president of the National Speakers Association.

As a business leader, he is the chairman of Great Harvest Bread Company, with 220 stores in 43 states. He serves on the boards of several national organizations, including Truist (a Fortune 500 company with $430 billion in assets), Savista, a leading healthcare company, and the Horatio Alger Association Board of Directors.

President Qubein is the author of a dozen books and scores of leadership audio and visual recordings translated into many languages. The Biography Channel televised his Emmy-nominated life story titled "A Life of Success and Significance."

In his home city of High Point, North Carolina, he has been named both the Citizen of the Year and the Philanthropist of the Year. His foundation has invested millions in scholarships for deserving young people, and his family has been among the largest benefactors to High Point University and other organizations.

David Duley has been an entrepreneur almost all of his life. He started his first company at the age of 23 in the technology world creating a website to match homeowners to contractors, then he invented the world's first permanent escape ladder (PEARL) for residential construction, and that company was bought by Werner Ladders, the largest ladder company in the world. He is an investor in many startups, real estate and even owns part of a successful restaurant in Atlanta called The Nook on Piedmont Park. In 2012, his book "I Can Fix America: 52 ways to make the United States Great Again" attracted the attention of a wide array of thought leaders who helped promote the ideas and eventually led to the creation of a new Podcast called The Controversial Truth, with New York best-selling author, Robb Wolf.

Joshua Frank (JT) is a proud veteran and first responder. He started his career in the United States Air Force and has spent the last 23 years protecting and serving his country as a civilian federal employee. Through his extensive time in the military and as a first responder, he has become very familiar with both the positive and negative lifestyles and habits associated with these career fields. Unfortunately for JT, the negative habits progressively played a larger role in his life. Eventually, JT realized not only do these habits not serve him personally, they are detrimental to the long-term success and mental health of the veteran and first responder community.

In 2019, JT came to a crossroads in his life where, through personal reflection, he looked inwardly at what was holding him back from being the best version of himself. Through his exploration, JT realized the power of habit building, both negative and positive ones, in relation to happiness and success. He made major changes in his life to work towards a healthier lifestyle and building better habits for himself.

JT's lifestyle changes inspired him to create the Consequence of Habit podcast in 2020 with the overall goal of empowering individuals and communities by bringing awareness to the impact habits have on mental health, success, and the environment.

Dee Ann is a 33-year veteran of Chick-fil-A, Inc. Prior to retirement, she was Vice President, Talent and Vice President, Sustainability for Chick-fil-A, Inc. Selected as the company's first female officer in 2001, she was instrumental in building and growing Chick-fil-A's well-known culture and talent systems. During her long career, she worked closely with Chick-fil-A's founder, S. Truett Cathy, and other key leaders as an architect of their organizational culture. Turner was responsible for thousands of selections of Chick-fil-A Franchisees and corporate staff members. Additionally, she led Talent Management, Staff Learning and Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Culture and Engagement. Prior to her retirement, she launched and led Chick-fil-A's Sustainability and Social Responsibility function. Today, she leads her own organization, Dee Ann Turner & Associates, LLC, writing books, speaking to over 50 audiences per year and consulting and coaching leaders globally. She is the author of the best sellers, It's My Pleasure: The Impact of Extraordinary Talent and a Compelling Culture (2015) and Bet on Talent: How to Create a Remarkable Culture and Win the Hearts of Customers (2019) and Crush Your Career: Ace the Interview, Land the Job and Launch Your Future (2021). She also hosts the Crush Your Career Podcast and is the Talent Expert in Residence at High Point University.

Ford Saeks, Business Growth Innovator, Speaker, and Author, specializes in helping businesses attract loyal and repeat customers, monetize social media, ignite innovation and increase sales & profits. His efforts have helped companies generate a total of over a billion dollars in sales worldwide.

Meetings & Conventions Magazine calls Steve Miller the Idea Man for his unconventional, edgy, no-spin approach to marketing and branding. He is the author of eight books. His newest release is, "STEALING GENIUS: The Seven Levels of Adaptive Innovation." Steve's speaking and consulting clients have ranged from entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 corporations, including Proctor & Gamble, Caterpillar, Boeing Airplane, Starbucks, Philips Electronics, and the prestigious TED Conference. His background is eclectic. He's the son of the co-inventor of the 8-track tape player. He played on the PGA Tour, worked in the copper mines of Arizona, and was a stunt man in Hollywood. It also explains why he brings a slightly bent perspective on marketing and branding.

It also explains why he brings a slightly bent perspective on marketing and branding to us here today, please join me in welcoming Steve Miller!

As the founder and co-president of Vector Management, Ken Levitan leads one of the most formidable artist, lifestyle and brand management companies in the entertainment business today. Levitan has an active role in the successful careers of the company's diverse list of artists such as Kid Rock, The Struts, Peter Frampton, T Bone Burnett, Tom Morello, Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Hank Williams Jr. and others. Levitan is a partner in many highly acclaimed restaurants in Nashville (Adele's, Bajo Sexto, The 404 Kitchen/Gertie's Bar and Emmy Squared/The Gulch and Green Hills, Sadie's and Shep's) and others around the country. Levitan was also a co-producer of the annual Music City Food & Wine Festival, a unique event that brings together top musicians with today's culinary stars, held in Nashville each fall.Levitan, who has received two Grammy® Awards, is an active member of multiple boards in Nashville where he resides. He is a member and past Chairman of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, a trustee on the Country Music Hall of Fame board, is a member of the Nashville Health board, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce board and the Onsite Foundation board. Levitan also sits on the advisory board for The Music City Grand Prix.

Kay Miller is an expert on Uncopyable Sales. As the first woman ever hired for outside sales by Amerock, a division of Anchor Hocking, she built her formidable sales career by emphasizing long-term relationships over one-time deals. Kay was later hired by Walker Exhaust, a division of Tenneco, and the largest automotive muffler manufacturer in the world. While there, she was named Walker's Salesperson of the Year, an accolade that earned her the nickname "Muffler Mama." Kay has been a top sales performer ever since, and now speaks and consults. She's the author of the new book, Uncopyable Sales Secrets – How to Create an Unfair Advantage and Outsell Your Competition. The book has been called "The most fun sales book you've ever read," and is packed with powerful strategies as well as specific actions you can start using immediately to make more sales.

Richard Dobson started in Financial Services Industry in June of 1980, and attended the University of Northern Iowa where he earned a BA Business- Marketing '81. He is a life member of the Million Dollar Round Table. Richard has given hundreds of continuing education classes, workshops, and keynotes and has helped thousands of clients and advisors move towards success over the last forty years. Richard is also the author of the book Make Simplicity Your Superpower! Communication Hacks Every Financial Advisor Should Know.