Learn From World-Class Speakers, Leaders, & Authors
Tyler Perry is an established American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, playwright, author and philanthropist. Tyler started his career writing plays, many of which later became the inspiration for his film projects and included the introduction of the iconic character, Madea. Tyler’s first feature film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, debuted at number one nationwide in 2005. In the decade since, the 18 films directed by Tyler have all been met with massive commercial success and grossed nearly $2 billion. Tyler has also made an indelible mark in the television space. In 2007, he debuted the TBS series “House of Payne” which broke cable rating records, and later launched the equally successful “Meet the Browns” on the same network. In late 2012, Perry partnered with Oprah Winfrey to bring scripted programming to her cable network, OWN, with For Better or Worse, Love Thy Neighbor, If Loving You is Wrong, The Paynes, and The Haves and The Have Nots, which continues to break ratings.
Carly Fiorina is a true leader and a seasoned problem-solver. She started out as a secretary for a small real-estate business and eventually became the first woman ever to lead a Fortune 50 company. Carly was recruited to lead HP in 1999, during the worst technology recession in 25 years. Under her leadership, revenues grew, innovation tripled, growth quadrupled, and HP grew to become the 11th largest company in the U.S.
Prior to announcing her candidacy for the Republican nomination for President in 2016, she served as the Chairman of Good360 (the world’s largest product philanthropy organization), as Chairman of Opportunity International, (a Christian-based organization that lifts millions out of poverty around the globe), and One Woman Initiative with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (to engage and empower women in Pakistan, Egypt, India and the Philippines through increased access to economic opportunity).
Daniel Pink is one of the best-selling nonfiction authors of the last decade. His books on work, business, and behavior have been translated into 35 languages and have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. A #1 best seller on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post lists and winner of the American Marketing Association’s Berry Book Prize for the year’s best book on marketing.
In 2015, London-based Thinkers50 named him, alongside Michael Porter and Clayton Christensen, as one of the Top 10 business thinkers in the world.
His TED Talk on the science of motivation is one of the 10 most-watched TED Talks of all time, with more than 19 million views. His RSA Animate video about the ideas in his book, Drive, has collected more than 14 million views.
Debra Searle is a professional adventurer and serial entrepreneur. Her expeditions have included rowing solo and unsupported across the Atlantic and sailing around Antarctica. As well as other expeditions across the globe, she has also launched four companies, is a published author, has worked as a host for the BBC and won gold medals for Great Britain at World Championship level. Debra’s spirit of adventure gained her an MBE from Her Majesty the Queen and a place on the board of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. She later co-founded the Business Women’s Network Forum which meets at Buckingham Palace.
JOHN C. MAXWELL, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker who has sold more than 26 million books, was identified as the #1 leader in business by the American Management Association® and the world’s most influential leadership expert by Business Insider and Inc. magazines in 2014. In that year, John also received the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership from the Luminary Leadership Network. His organizations — The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, and EQUIP —have trained more than 6 million leaders in every nation.
Mike McCormick’s entrepreneurial and development skills have taken him through several adventures in life. He has worked with individuals and organizations in various industries; insurance, investment, banking, political in both profit and non-profit sectors. Mike has put his gifts to work to help organizations increase sales, develop people, raise capital, communicate effectively with the public and increase his clients community involvement. His leadership has been valuable to several professional business associations, local chambers of commerce and churches.
His company “BenchMark” provides coaching, speaking, and leadership development services to individuals and businesses in the Columbus OH and Pittsburgh PA areas. Along with a life time of leadership experiences, Mike is a Certified Independent Coach, Speaker, and Trainer for The John Maxwell Team and is the host of this year’s LIVE2LEAD simulcast at The Golf Club of Dublin on October 12, 2018.