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Joseph Grenny
Over the past twenty-five years, Joseph Grenny has taught and advised thousands of leaders on every major continent from the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies to the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. He has advised CEOs and senior executives on more than a dozen major change initiatives—receiving credit from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ President as a key factor in helping the organization win the $200 billion Joint Strike Fighter program.
Joseph is coauthor of four New York Times bestsellers with almost three million copies in print: Change Anything, Crucial Conversations, Crucial Confrontations, and Influencer.
An expert in topics ranging from influence and leadership to organizational change and effectiveness, Joseph has been cited in every major newspaper including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. Joseph also writes The Influential Leader, a regular column on BusinessWeek.com. He has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs including ABC News, CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, and the Today Show.
Joseph regularly speaks and consults with leaders across the globe from East Asia, to India, to Europe. He has spoken at events such as the HSM World Business Forum and to organizations including NASA, the American Bankers Association, the Supreme Court of California, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, the American Public Works Association, and the American Society of Training and Development.
A seasoned executive and business strategy expert, Joseph has addressed executive level teams for clients including Baxter, Yale Medical School, IBM, Progressive Insurance, Sprint, Textron, McGraw-Hill, Allstate, Eli Lilly, Texas Instruments, and Genentech. Whether he’s speaking to an audience of more than ten thousand or to a small executive team, Joseph’s dynamic and captivating style keeps his skills in high demand.
Joseph was cofounder and president of California Computer Corporation. In 1990, he cofounded VitalSmarts, which today is one of the most respected corporate training and organizational development companies in the world. VitalSmarts has helped more than three hundred of the Fortune 500 realize significant results using a proven method for driving rapid, sustainable, and measurable change in behaviors.
In 2007, Joseph and his coauthors were named Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year for their work in founding and leading VitalSmarts. Named the 2008 Business of the Year by The Association of Learning Providers, VitalSmarts has also been ranked four times by Inc. magazine as one of the fastest growing
companies in America. Products resulting from Joseph’s research have been used to train over two million people worldwide.
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Joseph Grenny
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Keynote address on Tuesday March 27, 2012
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Clifton Taulbert
Clifton Taulbert is one of America's leading thought-leaders on the "Power of Community" and views community in the workplace as a powerful leadership asset. Taulbert was chosen by CNN at the turn of the millennium to represent one of the voices of 'Community.'
Taulbert, a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a Trustee for the University of Tulsa (Tulsa, Oklahoma) has been
recognized by Time Magazine as one of the nations outstanding Entrepreneurs. Taulbert participated in the
start-up of many companies, including being a member of the initial team that introduced Stair Master Exercise Systems to the world. He is also a former banker and advisory board member for Bank-One, now J. P. Morgan Chase, and currently serves as a Board member for ONB Bank and Trust in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Prior to his present role as a highly sought after seminar leader and keynote speaker, Taulbert, in 1989, gained international recognition with the publication of the best selling memoir, Once Upon A Time When We Were Colored, which became a major motion picture and has been excerpted in middle school literature books throughout America. In addition to the Pulitzer-nominated, Last Train North which followed, Taulbert also authored several nationally recognized picture books for children and the widely acclaimed, Eight Habits of the Heart-- the principles which serve as the foundation for his company.
Taulbert believes that the Eight Habits of the Heart are essential for developing Leadership, Embracing Diversity, Mentoring and Delivering Commitment and Collaboration among teams. He also conveys to audiences around the world his very positive interpretations of bringing Respect, Affirmation and Inclusion into the corridors of the world's businesses through leadership that seeks to 'Brings Others Along' – Resulting in a workplace that builds and sustains personal fulfillment and greater productivity.
Now, this powerful message has made its way to the education arena through his most recent publication, Eight Habits of the Heart for Educators. In less than six-months, the book became a National Best Seller. It has also been awarded the USABookNews, 2006 Book of the Year Award for K12 Educators.
As a Keynote Speaker, Executive Workshop Facilitator and Leadership Seminar Leader, Taulbert has
delivered his powerful and timeless concepts to television audiences world-wide and to such clients as:
Lockheed Martin, Bank of America, Pacific Coast Gas, Oklahoma Natural Gas, The National League of Cities,
U.S. Department of Justice, the FBI, the United States Supreme Court as a guest of Associate Justice Sandra
Day O'Connor, Social Security Administration, the DEA, ASTD, the Federal Executive Institute, CEP…and as
a guest lecturer at Darden Graduate School of Business, Memorial Health Care Systems, Capital One, the
United States Air Force Academy, NEA and NABSE and many, many others.
He and his wife Barbara reside in Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Clifton Taulbert
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Keynote address on
Wednesday March 28, 2012
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Kathleen Bertrand
Kathleen Bertrand maintains a dual career as senior vice president of community and governmental affairs
for the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, and jazz vocalist.
A native Atlantan, and a graduate of Spelman College, Kathleen is in her 28th year of employment with the ACVB, where she has initiated numerous programs that have impacted its members as well as Atlanta’s designation as THE top city for African –American visitors. In 1983 she joined the staff of the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau(ACVB), first as Membership Account Executive, later as Advertising & Membership Manager, and since 1990 as Vice President of Membership & Community Affairs.
In February, 2007, Bertrand assumed the title of Senior Vice President – Community & Government Affairs, signifying a growing interest and involvement of ACVB in community and government issues that impact the hospitality industry. Bertrand has been instrumental in the ACVB’s development of its diversity marketing programs. Featured in numerous national newspapers and magazines, she has been recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of “Atlanta’s Top Hospitality Industry Leaders”, by the Atlanta Business League as one of “Atlanta’s Top 100 Black Women of Influence” and by Black Meetings & Tourism Magazine as one of the “Most Influential African-Americans in the Meetings/Tourism Industry.” She is the 2007 recipient of the APEX Award for Distinguished Service by Black Meetings and Tourism Magazine, as well as the 2007 “Mecca Award” presented for her Atlanta community work. Her board affiliations include Grady Hospitality Academy Industry Advisory Board, the MACOC Education Committee, the Advisory Board for North Atlanta High School Hospitality Program, the Tourism and Hospitality Advisory Committee of Atlanta Technical College, the Black Women’s Film Network, and the Atlanta Community Food Bank. In 2007, she founded HIP – Hospitality Industry Professionals – an organization dedicated to growth of diverse leadership within the broad-based hospitality industry through education, professional development, mentoring, and networking.
In addition to those duties, most recently she serves as executive producer for the BronzeLens Film Festival, created in 2009 to bring attention to Atlanta as a destination for film and film production by people of color.
Additionally, Bertrand is also a well known jazz recording artist and writer, with performances ranging from the inauguration of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin to two Olympic Games, from performances before two presidents to appearances at jazz festivals world-wide. She’s been honored by the United Negro College Fund as one of “Atlanta’s Legends” , by Spelman College with its 1998 “Alumnae Achievement Award for the Arts & Entertainment, ” and by the Interdenominational Theological Center as the 2003 recipient of the James O. Costen Award for the Arts. She has been an invited performer at the Trumpet Awards, at the 1999, 2000, and 2006 Montreux Jazz Festivals in Switzerland, at the Nuremberg Meets Atlanta Festival in Germany, and the 2006 and 2010 Atlanta Jazz Festivals among others. She has opened for the legendary Ray Charles as well as Kenny G at the Atlanta Jazz Festival’s opening night at Chastain Park. Her fan base includes music fans in England, Finland, Norway, France, Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, the Netherlands and Brazil among others.
As a songwriter, she has written the national theme song for the 100 Black Men of America, as well as several songs on her recorded projects. Her discography includes CDs “All of Me”, “No Regrets”, “Reasons for the Season,” and “New Standards.” Her most recent project is her 5th release “Katharsis”, released in June 2011, and currently charting for the past 8 weeks in the top 10 of the UK Soul Chart, including a week at #1.
Kathleen is the mother of 4: sons 30 and 25, and twin daughters, 24.
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Kathleen Bertrand
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Keynote address on
Wednesday March 28, 2012
Kathleen Bertrand's
presentation
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Bruce Barker
Bruce Barker is a graduate of Ripon College and Marquette University Law School.
He began his career as an Assistant City Attorney with the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. In that capacity he provided legal advice to the city council, handled labor relations with municipal employee unions,
represented the local Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Authority, and served as the city prosecutor.
He moved from public to private practice when he joined the Milwaukee-based law firm of Mulcahy & Wherry, SC. He specialized in the areas of labor, employment, government, and education law. Many of his clients were local municipalities and K-12 school districts.
Bruce left private practice and entered the corporate world of health care as Vice President of Human Resources/Legal Counsel for Luther Hospital. He served in that capacity during Luther Hospital’s merger
with a large, local physician practice, Midelfort Clinic, and, subsequently, another merger where they became part of Mayo Clinic. He was a member of a small executive committee responsible for merging and harmonizing three separate employee compensation systems, three different ownership/ governance models, and three different corporate cultures. During this time, the number of local employees increased from 850 to over 2200.
He joined Chippewa Valley Technical College in 1999 as the Director of Human Resources. The following year he became the Vice President of Operations where he supervised all of the college’s business operations, facilities, and human resources, and served as the college’s primary spokesperson with the employee unions. In 2008 he was selected as the 10th President of Chippewa Valley Technical College.
His presidency has focused on providing quality programming—emphasizing certification, accreditation,
and compliance with industry quality measures. He stresses the close alliance between education and business and industry. During the past recession the college placed increased importance on adult basic skills education, providing needed help to displaced workers. Today the college is growing its manufacturing, agriculture, and energy programs--the programs most needed by area employers. Bruce strongly believes that business needs are student opportunities.
Next year CVTC will celebrate its 100th anniversary and Bruce joins with his staff in making it CVTC’s biggest and best year!
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Bruce Barker
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Keynote address on Thursday March 29, 2012
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