Leverage Your Mindset with Ricky Kalmon

Ron Shurts is the Co-Founder of Annexus. Annexus is the leading independent retirement planning product design and distribution company in America. They are dedicated to designing and marketing innovative products that help people grow and protect their retirement savings. Ron has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including experience and success in sales, distribution and management. He has revolutionized the financial services independent wholesale sector. He is actively involved with the Phoenix Suns Charities, the Arians Family Foundation for children and the Patrick Peterson Foundation for Success. Ron is an avid sports fan and is also the owner of the Arizona Rattlers.

A fire dramatically changed the trajectory of Connor McKemey's life, but would not define it. At just 13-years-old, Connor was burned over 90% of his body with third degree burns and given less than a 1% chance of survival after a backyard explosion. After three months in a medically-induced coma, nearly two years of painful rehabilitation, and more than one hundred surgeries over a decade, Connor emerged triumphantly … not only to walk again, but to live his best life. He went on to play high school and Division 1 collegiate lacrosse, and embarked on a career in coaching and managing an elite university lacrosse program. Through it all, he carved out a life-long mantra of mental resilience and toughness forged from years of dealing with the long journey back from the lowest possible points of just surviving … to thriving.

Steve Schankman co-founded Contemporary Productions in 1968 as a local and regional booking agency for bands. Contemporary evolved into one of the largest entertainment producers in the United States. Through the leadership of his leadership Contemporary emerged as one of the nation's top producers of entertainment, corporate marketing programs, special events, venue ownership, and management including the development of Riverport Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO in 1991 - currently named Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre and Sandstone Amphitheatre (currently named Providence Medical Center Amphitheatre) in Kansas City, MO and in 1992 and co-development of The Pageant in St. Louis in 2000. Contemporary Productions was recognized as one of the most diversified companies in the global entertainment industry.

In 1998, Contemporary Productions was sold to New York-based SFX Music, the world's largest fully integrated live entertainment company. With the sale of SFX Music to Clear Channel Entertainment in 2000, Steve left to re-launch Contemporary Productions, L.L.C., an international special event, entertainment marketing, and venue management company.

Erika has over 18 years of hospitality experience with high-profile brands including The Walt Disney Company, Marriott International, and Forbes Travel Guide, the global rating star system for luxury hotels, restaurants & spas. Her expertise is in luxury standards training and leadership development, operations management, quality assurance, and guest experience. Some of the luxury properties clients are The Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, Four Seasons, Wynn, Encore, Nobu, Montage, Auberge, Edition.

Billy Harris is a highly sought-after auctioneer who lends his comedic style to the auction block. His contagious energy, explosive style, and ability to work the crowd, will create an atmosphere that will have the audience laughing while opening their wallets! Billy has raised hundreds of Millions of Dollars for No Kid Hungry, The New York Food Bank, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, Autism Speaks, The James Beard Foundation, March of Dimes, The Roundabout Theatre and the National Institute of Health…just to name a few.

Don Costante. Don spent 14 seasons with the Kansas City Royals and was responsible for developing a premier sports entertainment experience by utilizing new technology, creativity, and advanced vision to touch all areas of fan involvement. He oversaw all aspects of the Royals event presentation, production, and team special events, including creative direction, concept development, theme, and execution. Don is also the President of Costante Group Sports & Event Management. Don's experience extends over 26 years and has produced and directed numerous high-profile large-scale events including 3 NBA Finals, 12 NBA All-Star Jam Session Center Courts, 3 MLB All-Star Games, 2 World Series, and 4 World Championship City Celebrations.

Troy Nix is a military veteran, entrepreneur, business leader, motivational speaker, and American author. A 30-year veteran of the manufacturing sector, Nix is the founder, president, and CEO of an association management company First Resource, Inc. First Resource, Inc., is focused exclusively on providing value to manufacturing business executives and is comprised of well over 1,000 production facilities in North America. Troy is an American author with his book, Eternal Impact: Inspiring Greatness in Yourself and Others. Troy is driven by passion and purpose and heart to impact corporate leaders in countless industries to inspire greatness.

Jeb Blount is the author of thirteen books including Fanatical Prospecting, Sales EQ, People Follow You, Virtual Selling, and his latest book, Virtual Training. Jeb advises a who's who of the world's leading organizations and their executives on the impact of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills on customer-facing activities. He is among the world's most respected thought leaders on prospecting, sales, leadership, and customer experience.

Justin Batt is passionate about disrupting fatherhood by encouraging and equipping fathers to be intentional parents who raise good kids that become great adults. Batt is a healthcare innovator and works in the B2B sector with the largest biopharmaceutical and life science companies in the world. He is a prolific entrepreneur with several startups across technology, retail and real estate. Batt founded Daddy Saturday in his own backyard with his four children, and it's grown into a national movement engaging fathers across multiple channels, including YouTube, social media, the Daddy Saturday book, an Alexa skill, a podcast, merchandise, live events, and a 501(c)(3) foundation, through which Justin plans to impact 10 million fathers in the next 10 years.

Mark Hunter, CSP, "The Sales Hunter," is recognized as one of the top 50 most influential sales and marketing leaders in the world. He is author of three books, "High-Profit Prospecting" and "High-Profit Selling" and his newest "A Mind for Sales." He's known for his engaging style that empowers sales teams to move to a higher level.