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John Jackson is President of William Jessup University.

Prior to joining William Jessup University as its Sixth President in March 2011, John served as the Executive Director of Thriving Churches International and as a Senior Leader of Bayside Church, Granite Bay, California. He is the Founding Pastor of LifePoint Church in Minden, Nevada, and previously was the Executive Minister of the American Baptist Churches of the Pacific Southwest (now Transformation Ministries) where he was responsible to serve more than 270 churches in four Western states. John also served as the Senior Pastor and in several staff roles at First Baptist Church of Oxnard and as the Youth Pastor at First Baptist Church of Buena Park. Dr. Jackson earned both his Ph.D. and M.A. in Educational Administration and Organizational Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara; M.A. in Theology (Christian Formation and Discipleship) at Fuller Theological Seminary; and a B.A. in Religion (Christian History and Thought) from Chapman University.

His strong background in executive and organizational leadership has given him the opportunity to come alongside high impact churches and leaders in national and global settings to strengthen their organizational leadership and communication skills. John is committed to leverage his Kingdom influence through strategic relationships.

Dr. Jackson has written and co-authored six books: Finding Your Place in God’s Plan, God Size Your Church, Leveraging Your Communication Style, Leveraging Your Leadership Style, Pastorpreneur and High Impact Church Planting.

Kevin Eikenberry is an American author, speaker and trainer. He has a B.S. from Purdue University. He is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group and is the current President of the Purdue Agricultural Alumni Association.

Kevin's most recent book, The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership, "shows leaders how to guide their teams by recalling the foundational principles of leadership".

Mr. Charlie Hedges is a financial and business process expert that has spent more than 20 years coaching, consulting, high-level team facilitation, conflict resolution, and creative strategic design for some of the largest businesses and corporations in America and around the world. His clients control billions of dollars in assets and he works closely with all the individuals on the executive team as well as the Board of Directors in improving their business and financial operations. He has designed and facilitated a series of conflict management, production improvement and collaboration sessions with international energy companies as well as financial institutions, and has advised businesses on all aspects of globalization.

Mr. Hedges holds a bachelor of arts degree from Maryhurst College in Portland, Oregon and a Masters from Western Seminary in the same city.

He is certified in numerous business leadership courses and has conducted related training around the world.

Dr. Gil Stieglitz is an author, speaker, catalyst, professor, pastor, and leadership consultant. He speaks to thousands of people every year about building healthy and successful relationships. Gil currently serves as Discipleship and Groups Pastor at Bayside Church, a dynamic multi-site church on the north side of Sacramento, CA. He served for five years as Executive Pastor of Adventure Christian Church in Roseville, CA.

Gil is also an adjunct professor at Western Seminary (Sacramento Campus), a church consultant for Thriving Churches International, and Founder and President of Principles to Live By, a non-profit organization that equips people, pastors, and church leaders with training, coaching, and discipleship resources. He has served on the board of a number of non-profit groups to help start churches, revitalize pastors, and rescue minors. He has been a denominational executive for thirteen years with the Evangelical Church of America and was the senior pastor at a mid-sized church in Southern California for seventeen years. Gil has a heart for helping people become all that God wants them to be. He believes that success in life is about great relationships.

Corey Kupfer is an expert strategist, deal- maker and business consultant with more than 30 years of professional negotiating experience as a successful entrepreneur and attorney. The founder and president of Authentic Enterprises, LLC and the Authentic Business Academy, Corey is dedicated to inspiring authenticity in business through speaking, training and consulting on topics such as authentic negotiating, authentic deal-making, building authentic business relationships, and authentic conversations about difference.

In his book, Authentic Negotiating: Clarity, Detachment & Equilibrium – The Three Keys to True Negotiating Success & How to Achieve Them, Corey draws on decades of experience effectively negotiating business deals and disputes to reveal the real, internal work it takes to become a truly great negotiator.

Stuart is the President and Chief Marketing Officer with Sebring, FL-based Ulistic.

A veteran of the Canadian military, Stuart worked as a radio operator and communications specialist in Alberta and Manitoba. He also served as part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cypress in 1992.

In 2001, he founded founded IT Matters, a Microsoft award-winning computer and technology partner, and served as the Vice President of Business Development for eight years. In 2009, he played a vital role in the merger of Bulletproof InfoTech and CompuConsult.com and helped the resulting new startup IT firm gain a competitive edge in the Alberta small-business community.

Today he serves as President and Chief Marketing Officer with Sebring, FL-based Ulistic, a specialty firm focused on information technology marketing and business development.

In today's episode, Stuart and David discuss how to manage online reputations.

Michael Miller is the a contracting and compliance professional. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force who has been deployed to the Middle East, Michael has also served as the Senior Director of Ethics and Compliance for Aerojet Rocketdyne. Additionally, he worked for Intel Corporation as a Supply Chain analyst and capped off his time as the Mobile Chipset Business Operations Manager.

Michael graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and holds a Master of Science degree in Acquisition and Logistics.

Marcus Bigelow has 20 years of experience in leadership and organizational coaching. He has helped hundreds of senior leaders and entrepreneurs maximize their leadership. As a Northern California / Sacramento Chair of Convene, he motivates and mentors CEOs, presidents, and business owners to increase their leadership impact, become better leaders, and grow their profitability through peer-to-peer collaboration and one-to-one coaching.

Michael is an author, speaker, and consultant specializing in leadership, employee engagement, organizational health, productivity, and innovation. He is the co-founder and president of Connection Culture Group and E Pluribus Partners.

Michael has worked with a multitude of organizations to help them create cultures that boost productivity, innovation, and performance, including Costco, Dignity Health, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Lockheed Martin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, NASA Johnson Space Center, Scotiabank, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Yale New Haven Health. Texas Christian University created the TCU Center for Connection Culture based on Michael and his colleague's work.

Michael is the primary author of the books Connection Culture: The Competitive Advantage of Shared Identity, Empathy and Understanding at Work and Fired Up or Burned Out: How to Reignite Your Team's Passion, Creativity and Productivity. Articles written by Michael have appeared in leadership periodicals around the world. He is currently a faculty member of the Institute for Management Development and a guest lecturer at several universities in North America.

Paul James Kingsman is a swimmer and Olympic medalist from New Zealand. He participated at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 200 meter backstroke. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

On retiring from swimming, Kingsman took up a position as New Zealand national sales and marketing manager for Speedo sportswear. He then set up and operated his own swim school in Auckland. In 2001, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and son, where Kingsman is a financial advisor and also a professional motivational speaker and executive coach to the financial services industry.

Learn more about Paul at www.paulkingsman.com