Nanci McGraw is the author of “Organized for Success!” and “Speak Up and Stand Out” and sparkles with the same energy as a motivational speaker, trainer, and time/life productivity “DO-it” Coach as she did as a 100 award-winning radio/TV broadcaster.  Clients like AAA, AVIS, Boeing, Eli Lilly, Hewlett Packard, IBM, and Marriott call her “The First Lady of WOW!”,  “Motivator with More”, and “a passionate communicator with creative, clear ideas.”  Based near San Diego, California, Nanci has presented in all 50 United States, 7 provinces of Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand, with every program reiterating her compelling trademark theme: “Life Rewards the DO-ers and WOW-makers!”

James Dion (Jim), founder and president of Chicago-based Dionco Inc., is an internationally known Retail Speaker & Trainer, Retail Consultant, and the Author of the best-sellers Retail Selling Ain’t Brain Surgery, It’s Twice As Hard, Start and Run a Retail Business and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Starting and Running a Retail Store. Jim consults, trains and speaks on consumer trends, retail technology, selling and service, retail merchandising and operations, marketing and leadership. He counts Ritz-Carlton, Harley-Davidson, Microsoft, Intel, Dell and many other Fortune 500 companies amongst his best clients and fans.

Bob Urichuck is a Sales Skills speaker – founder of the Velocity
Selling(tm) System and the Author of two best selling books “Up Your Bottom Line” and “Disciplined for Life: You are the Author of Your Future.” Based in Ottawa, Canada, Bob has used Singapore and Dubai as his ongoing hubs for the last 15 years and has spoken in over 1,000 cities in over 36 countries to audiences with as many as 10,000 participants at one event. Bob’s passion and energy, along with his advance adult learning techniques, allows him to quickly connect with audiences of diverse cultures and backgrounds, while providing value added, and non traditional, content.

F. Nicholas “Nick” Jacobs, FACHE, is a recognized innovator and has delivered presentations all over the world for more than a decade. Material is based on his life experiences as a teacher, professional trumpet player and conductor, and the CEO of an Arts Organization, Convention Bureau, and for over 20 years, as a Hospital administrator and founder of a Research Institute. As the author of two books, he was the first hospital CEO to publish his own blog, healinghospitals.com and writes both serious work and humorous articles regularly for newspapers and professional publications.

Karen Loucks Rinedollar, is the Founder of Project Linus, an effort that has delivered 4 million handmade security blankets to seriously ill and traumatized children worldwide, the author of Working for Peanuts: The Project Linus Story, and a motivational speaker from Denver, Colorado. She is available for keynotes and workshops worldwide. Karen is known for her energetic and uplifting messages of empowerment and compassion as she inspires audiences to tap into their passion for purpose and making a positive difference in our world.

Lee Ellis shares gripping stories from his five and a half years as a Vietnam POW, inspiring groups from every field or background to overcome challenges. He tailors each presentation to fit the audience by selecting from the fourteen leadership principles shared in his latest book, Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton. Whether presenting a one-hour keynote or a half-day workshop, Lee draws from twenty years of research into human behavior and fifteen years as a leadership consultant and coach to insure that every participant is equipped and motivated to grow to a higher level of performance.

Jezra Kaye, President of Speak Up for Success, has shown entrepreneurs, innovators, businesspeople, and professionals how to communicate with power and ease. Her keynote speeches and workshops, delivered in Europe, Mexico, and throughout the U.S., have been lauded for their wit, relevance, and practical value. Jezra, whose business is based in Brooklyn, NY, is the co-author of Managing the Unmanageable: How to Motivate Even the Most Unruly Employee and the author of Speak Like Yourself (No, Really!), which will be published in the spring of 2012.

After launching IBM’s first customer experience design practice, Mike Wittenstein started his own experience design studio.   Now, he travels the globe helping leaders of established and mid-market service brands and their front-line teams to create game-changing experiences. As a keynote speaker, Mike engages his audiences immediately and maintains their attention. He thoroughly researches each business and industry often including undercover shops and shifts as an employee so that he can share ideas that will delight customers and engage employees at the same time.

MotivationalSpeakersWorldwide.com was launched to the public mid-August. Congratulations to those speakers who have put a little belief and trust into something new. Google is really starting to give us (meaning our SPEAKERS) favorable positions in their search index.

Since we seem to get the same questions (Keep them coming by the way!) from nearly everyone we talk to about the prorgram here are some answers:

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The best motivational business speaker will transport you into another time and place. Chris Ruisi is just that kind of motivational business speaker. Whether he is working an entire room of CEOs and business leaders, conducting one-on-one business coaching, or sharing his experiences through his blog posts or videos, Chris leaves a lasting impact.