The Gifters: Your Story is a Gift to the World

The coming age of B2B innovation is going to be a wild and exciting ride, and I founded the Network for Business Innovation to help lead the charge. My work researching and writing Innovate to Dominate: The 12th Edition of the Facing the Forces of Change® Series is a road map for every B2B innovator.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdancer/

There are gifted speakers, and there are best-selling authors, and there are successful entrepreneurs… but rarely do you find all three in one person. Peter Montoya is that rare exception – a thought leader, skilled orator, powerful coach, and seasoned entrepreneur who led a successful company to a multi-million-dollar exit. Peter has traveled the globe, educating thousands and revolutionizing how organizations develop high-performance teams.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/petermontoya/

Author of the just released Hell Is The CEO. Advisor and Consultant to consumer products startups.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mettler-he-him-his-46a3506/

Gregory Wrightstone is a geologist and author of the bestselling book, "Inconvenient Facts: The science that Al Gore doesn't want you to know". As a strong proponent of the scientific process, Gregory is a leading voice in the large and growing climate change skeptic community.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-wrightstone-20666377/

I’m an enthusiastic and motivated undergraduate student studying management sciences and engineering at Stanford University. My experience founding and working in different organizations has helped me develop strong leadership and communication skills, and has instilled in me a passion for creating social change. I love both finance and entrepreneurship, and hope to explore the intersection of these two fields.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyyuan96/

“Melissa Heisler is a tremendously effective coach who's brilliant at working with people who give away more energy than they receive: adult children of problem parents, caretakers who put others' needs ahead of their own, and those who feel their true paths but don't yet have their feet firmly grounded in their life's purpose. Smart, loving, and clear-sighted, Melissa is just the coach to help you repair your own life and soul, so that you can help others without burning out.” - Martha Beck, PhD, author and columnist for O, The Oprah Magazine

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaheisler/

I am an energetic speaker and facilitator who's on a mission to teach small business owners and leaders tools to simply and immediately increase their revenue and grow their teams. As the owner of my own company for more than 30 years, I know the challenges, but I also see the opportunities. I am pioneering a new way of doing business by empowering other small businesses to grow passionate teams and to teach them how to better communicate with customers so customers can understand the businesses value.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/conniefuksa/

Since as long as I can remember, I have loved to take things apart and put them back together again. I loved it so much, that I began doing it with my own life and mind – taking apart my thoughts and rebuilding them to fit how I wanted to be in the world.

https://jpmorganjr.com/

I always wanted to start my own business, I just didn’t have the guts to do it...until 2013 when Battery was born. It’s been a wild and crazy ride so far as we’ve been a 3-time Ad Age Small Agency of the Year and in 2019 we sold a stake to the Paris-based Havas. I can’t wait for the next chapter in the Battery story. Before that I served a Mormon mission, graduated from biz school at USC, developed video games, made toys and then ran a blogger marketing company. All in that order.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ansonsowby/

Melissa Lafsky is a journalist, communications strategist and leading expert in employing storytelling as a change agent for brands. She has created and executed narrative strategies for companies including Facebook, Google, Citibank, GE and more, bringing storytelling-led solutions to branding problems affecting both internal morale and consumer behavior.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissalafsky/