Hear from top entrepreneurs, authors and presenters-who will share their insights and offer valuable take-home knowledge in 30-minute presentations. In a span of 3.5 hours, you will learn how to improve your business, strengthen your core values and exercise new management methods.
Dr. David Agus
www.navigenics.com
www.cshs.org/prostate
Power Speaker Session: Personalized Medicine and Your Future Health
Biography
As Director of the Spielberg Family Center for Applied Proteomics at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, Dr. Agus leads a multidisciplinary team of researchers dedicated to the development and use of proteomic technologies to guide doctors in making health-care decisions tailored to individual needs. The center grew out of earlier clinical projects at Cedars-Sinai, where Dr. Agus served as an Attending Physician in oncology, which showed striking differences between the aggressiveness of prostate cancer in certain patients and their ability to respond to treatment.
Dr. Agus also serves as Director of the Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center, Attending Physician in the Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology at Cedars-Sinai. Dr. Agus' prior appointments include Attending Physician and head of the Laboratory of Tumor Biology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and Assistant Professor at Cornell University Medical Center.
Dr. Agus graduated cum laude with honors in molecular biology from Princeton University, received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed his residency training at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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Doug Ducey
Power Speaker Session: Pyramid of Success
As former CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, Doug Ducey will share his compelling story of how Cold Stone’s vision drove the ice cream brand from a handful of stores to more than 1,000 locations in more than 20 countries worldwide in just a few years.
Biography
Doug Ducey is the lead investor and Chairman of the Board for iMemories, an Arizona-based company that is the leader in home movie-to-DVD and Internet technology.
Previous to iMemories, Doug was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for Cold Stone Creamery, Inc., the world’s fastest growing ice cream concept. He became a partner in Cold Stone Creamery in 1995. At the time of merger and sale of the company in May 2007, there were more than 1,400 Cold Stone Creameries operating in 12 countries around the world. Total system-wide sales for the brands exceed US$1.1 billion dollars upon combination of the company in 2007, with Cold Stone representing more than US$500 million of the total.
Prior to joining Cold Stone Creamery, Doug held marketing and sales management positions with both Anheuser-Busch (Hensley & Co.) and Procter & Gamble. Honors include the 2002 Spirit of Enterprise Award on behalf of Cold Stone Creamery by the Center for the Advancement of Small Business at the W. P. Carey Business School at Arizona State University, and induction into the W.P Carey School of Business Hall of Fame in 2004. He is also the past President for the Arizona chapter of Young Entrepreneur’s Organization and past President of the Greater Phoenix Economic Club.
In 2006, Doug was awarded the MUFSO Golden Chain Award— the nation’s highest honor for restaurateurs’. In 2007, he was honored with the AFP Spirit of Philanthropy Award. Doug has appeared on CNN, CBS, and Fox. He has been featured in nationally published business, management and leadership books, as well as many national periodicals, including TIME and Fast Company. Doug has also written columns for Business Week and INC Magazine.
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Mark Eaton
http://www.7ft4.com
Power Speaker Session: The Four Commitments of a Winning Team: Sure-Fire Strategies to Get your Team into Action and Achieve Breakthrough Results
In this high energy insightful presentation, Mark shares how he rose from auto mechanic to NBA All Star, and after twelve amazing years with the Utah Jazz reinvented himself and became a business leader, entrepreneur, radio and TV personality and subject of a soon to be released film.
Get the inside story on what it takes to win and discover how to turn your people into winners by applying the concepts that create sports superstars to the world of business. Mark gives you proven strategies and powerful actionable ideas you can use immediately to create breakthroughs in your workplace and inspire your team to start playing a bigger game.
Biography
Mark is a business and motivational speaker who shares with organizations and audiences nationwide how he went from a 7'4" twenty-one year old mechanic who couldn't play basketball to a twelve year career as an NBA All Star with the Utah Jazz. He reveals the secrets that skyrocketed him to fame as the Two-Time Defensive Player of the Year, enabled him to break the NBA record for the most blocked shots in a single season and be selected to play in the 1989 All-Star Game.
After his career with the Jazz, Mark went on to success after success in the competitive world of business as an entrepreneur and leader, helping others achieve their personal and professional best. From 1994-2005 he was the chairman of the Mark Eaton Standing Tall for Youth Organization which provided sports and outdoor opportunities to more than 3,000 at-risk children. Then in 1997, Mark entered the entertainment arena, where for eight seasons he hosted Jazz Tonight on KJZZ-TV and Mark Eaton Outdoors, as well as SportsHealth Today, an internationally syndicated radio show.
In 1996, Mark initiated another successful venture; opening the award winning restaurant, Tuscany and in 2005 Francks; home of acclaimed Chef Franck Piessel. Then in 2007 he produced two CD sets: 10 Ways to Stand Tall and Play Big and Playing in the Big Leagues, where Mark shows you how to keep your eye on the prize, ignite change and keep on winning. Currently, besides speaking and facilitating teambuilding and leadership programs, Mark is writing a book about the extraordinary power of mentoring in sports and business and is the subject of a soon to be released feature film.
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Brian Gast
www.briangast.com
Power Speaker Session: Eastern Philosophy in Today’s Business
How can leaders find the confidence, clarity and connection they need in a chaotic business climate by applying the teachings of Eastern traditions like Zen Buddhism? Why are more leaders turning toward personal, mindful awareness practices for growth, clarity and relaxation? Do you want to learn practices that will increase your wisdom and self-awareness? In this interactive and experiential session, you will hear the story of a restless entrepreneur and how he applied three timeless principles that optimized his performance and increased his satisfaction in leadership and life.
Biography
Brian Gast is an executive coach, top-team alignment facilitator, speaker and retreat facilitator for high-achieving entrepreneurs and executives navigating personal or professional transitions. Brian spent 18 years in various corporate roles as a banker and venture capitalist , and he has served as CEO of three telecommunications companies over a 12-year period prior to navigating his own transition eight years ago. Brian brings a unique blend of psychological training, years as a senior Zen student and substantive entrepreneurial and leadership experience to leaders.
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Blair Singer
www.SalesDogs.com
Biography
In 2001, Blair Singer created SalesDogs®: A methodology that offers life-changing sales and communication success which has helped thousands worldwide to increase their incomes. This unique process identifies and magnifies the natural strengths of an individual or team and converts them into positive results, personal satisfaction and income.
Globally promoting the SalesDogs methodology, Blair founded and currently operates an international training franchise called SalesPartners Worldwide™. With franchises currently located across the United States, Canada, Mexico, South East Asia and South Africa, SalesPartners Worldwide delivers guaranteed success strategies that have helped thousands of individuals and businesses increase their income through building championship teams and increasing sales.