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Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown Motivational Speaker and Author

Kevin Brown is passionate about helping people and organizations embrace a simple philosophy that separates world-class organizations and high performance people from everybody else: He calls it The HERO Effect®. Through his presentations, Kevin entertains, inspires and challenges people to show up every day and make a positive difference at work and in life!

Lisa Ryan

Lisa Ryan Chief Appreciation Strategist , Grategy®

Lisa Ryan is a best-selling author and award-winning speaker who focuses on workplace culture, employee engagement and gratitude strategies for personal and professional transformation. She helps organizations keep their top talent and best customers by instilling principles that build stronger emotional connections between the organization and its employees and clients. Ryan has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, training and sales.

John Sileo

John Sileo CEO , The Sileo Group

John Sileo lost nearly everything he valued to cybercrime, including his $2 million software company. After facing jail time for cybercrimes he did not commit, he used his experiences to become an award-winning author and highly sought-after cybersecurity expert. He has worked with associations and organizations of all sizes including 60 Minutes, USA Today and the Pentagon. John is the CEO of a cyber think tank and graduated with honors from Harvard University.

Sarah Thomas

Sarah Thomas First Female Official , National Football League

Sarah Thomas changed football when she became the first female NFL official. Now she is inspiring others to dream big and believe anything is possible. No stranger to breaking gender barriers, she was the first female official to ever work a major college football game, to officiate a bowl game and to officiate in a Big Ten stadium. Sarah embodies the notion that with a belief in self, inner drive, hard work, preparation and a mindset of being the best you can be, no barrier or ceiling is impenetrable.

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