Blake Brandes is a TEDx speaker, co-founder of the personal development company, Motivational Millennial, and co-host of the Motivational Millennial Podcast. He also runs a hip-hop motivational speaking business to help students “Remix Their Reality” through assemblies and workshops. Blake was the recipient of the Marshall Scholarship, one of the most competitive postgraduate awards in […]

Watch the Video I’m often asked which tools I use as a keynote speaker, consultant, author, and marketer so I thought I’d share what is in my box of tricks. My most frequently used, low-tech tool is my notebook and pen. I have fireproof filing cabinets full of these notepads which go back over 20 years. […]

David Allen is Founder of the David Allen Company and author of Getting Things Done–the Art of Stress-Free Productivity. If you are new to Getting Things Done or GTD it is a self-management methodology that became a worldwide phenomenon and has helped countless individuals and organizations bring order to chaos. Indeed TIME Magazine called Getting […]

Neil Mullarkey is a comedian who uses his improv skills to inspire business people to embrace their creativity and enhance their communication skills. 32 years ago Neil co-founded the world famous improvisation group The Comedy Store Players with Mike Myers and chances are you’ll have seen Neil perform on TV shows including Have I Got […]

Bernie DeKoven is a “founding father of play studies,” creating the Games Preserve, the first centre for the exploration of games and play for adults. Bernie continues to this day to explore the theory of fun and playfulness and how it can affect every aspect of personal and interpersonal, community and institutional health. [Listen in […]

Watch the Video Every generation has their great orators. The 1940’s gave us Churchill, the 60’s JFK and Dr King and arguably President Reagan in the 1980’s. Perhaps the greatest orator and public speaker of today is former US President Barack Obama. Last week I had the opportunity to meet and speak with him and ask […]

Jorge Barba is an entrepreneur, consultant, advisor and innovation insurgent. His Game Changer blog and Big Bang Podcast are all about innovation, new ideas and how the world is changing. Meanwhile as an entrepreneur he has started 5 companies and been part of 8 startups in both California and Mexico. [Listen in iTunes] [Listen in […]

David Meerman Scott is an internationally acclaimed strategist, whose books are must-reads for professionals seeking to generate attention and grow their businesses. He is the author of ten books – three of which are international bestsellers. Indeed ‘The New Rules of Marketing & PR’ is now in its 5th edition, has been translated into 28 languages […]

Watch the Video How would you like to be paid to travel the world and share your message? How would it feel to get paid $5,000, $10,000 or $50,000 to travel first class and stay at an incredible 5 star hotel in an exotic location. All you have to do is give a 60 minute talk […]

Scott Hartley is a venture capitalist and author. In 2016 he was a finalist for the Financial Times and McKinsey & Company’s Bracken Bower Prize for the best business book proposal by an author under 35. He has served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the White House, a Partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV), and a Venture Partner at Metamorphic Ventures. Prior […]