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Tagged by Success Magazine as a One Woman Brand and “Creativity and Innovation Guru”, a leading Serial Entrepreneur by Entrepreneur Magazine and having drawn comparisons to Walt Disney and Benjamin Franklin, Jen Groover's name has quickly become synonymous with innovation, entrepreneurship, and evolution. She has gone from guest-hosting spots on QVC to inking deals with some of the industry’s biggest heavyweights. Although it was Jen’s innovative handbag company the award-winning Butler Bag Comp...

Gayl Murphy has interviewed more 14,000 of the world’s leading celebrities and newsmakers. She’s a veteran Hollywood Correspondent who spent 17-years on the front lines at ABC Radio News, is currently a frequent showbiz reporter for BBC Radio and TV, SKY News, E! Entertainment, AP Radio, ABC Radio Networks, Australian Broadcasting Co., Canadian Broadcasting Co., and she has seen it all—knock-it-out-of-the-park-interviews and unmitigated disasters. And as the author of “Interview Tactics! How to ...

Dr. Thompson is currently course director for the Industrial College of the Armed Forces' strategic leadership course at National Defense University. He brings extensive experience to the position having been an educational administrator in three different colleges, as well as having practical experience in leadership and organizational change. Professor Thompson's primary research interest is leadership development in terms of both one's personal development and growth as facilitated by executi...

Dan Siegel is a physician and a board-certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist whose pioneering work on bringing brain science into the practice of psychotherapy has made him a well-known speaker throughout the world. Dr. Siegel is the founding editor of a series of over a dozen books for mental health practitioners in the emerging field of interpersonal neurobiology. He is the author of the The Developing Mind and The Mindful Brain, and is a clinical professor at the UCLA school of m...

Mary Lynne Heldmann is a regular columnist for Working Mother Magazine. She is the author of the Ballantine book, When Words Hurt, How to Keep Criticism From Undermining Your Self Esteem, based on the communication/feedback curricula she developed and taught in numerous Fortune 200 companies. She has been a quest specialist on radio and T.V. including the Oprah Winfrey Show. Join Mary Lynne on today’s program to learn important insights gained in the application of the Achieve Program she has de...

Betsy Myers, COO to Barack Obama’s Presidential Campaign, was tasked with the challenge of building a $103M organization also established the campaign with a business model and customer service mentality and acted as the Chair, Women for Obama. Myers, once the Exec. Director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government focused the Center's teaching and research around personal leadership and “being” a fully integrated person. She was President Clinton’s senior ad...

Join Elaina Spilove, Senior Vice President and leading financial consultant at the newly merged “Morgan Stanley/Smith Barney” venture - The eastwest group @greystone consulting. One of “Barron’s Top 100 Women in Finance”, Elaina manages millions of dollars in assets for municipalities and foundations and today she shares her insights on how financial success can be learned and how you too can apply key strategies in 2010 with a positive mindset and a fresh outlook on your financial future - toug...

Join Leadership Development News hosts as you start off your new year. Drs. Cathy Greenberg and Relly Nadler will discuss leadership practices they use, executive coaching programs and new innovations from positive psychology and emotional and social intelligence. They will discuss their coaching practices and their plans for the 2010 shows. Dr. Cathy L. Greenberg coaches leading executives and entire companies on the applications of her proven “Happiness=Profit” strategies. Dr. Greenberg is co-...

Pat Williams, Senior VP and cofounder of the Orlando Magic Professional basketball team, who just had a phenomenal basketball season and playoff run beating the Philadelphia 76ers, last year champs the Boston Celtics and the league champs Cleveland Cavaliers were in the NBA finals where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a former general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls. Williams is also a fabulous motivational speaker. He has addressed thousands of executives in orga...

Mary Lynne Heldmann is a regular columnist for Working Mother Magazine. She is the author of the Ballantine book, “When Words Hurt, How to Keep Criticism From Undermining Your Self Esteem”, based on the communication/feedback curricula she developed and taught in numerous Fortune 200 companies. She has been a quest specialist on radio and T.V. including the Oprah Winfrey Show. Join Mary Lynne on today’s program to learn important insights gained in the application of the Achieve Program she has ...

Hailed as a corporate visionary - launches his newest book “Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently” Internationally renowned and celebrated, Marcus Buckingham is the go-to consultant in his field, a sought after speaker, and a New York Times bestselling author. Challenging accepted and entrenched social theory, Buckingham pioneered a revolutionary concept—that people will be dramatically more effective, successful, and fulfilled when they play to the...

Dr. Andrea Simon is a corporate anthropologist and management consultant who specializes in working with companies that need to change—and in this business environment she is rather busy .Dr. Simon has been a professor of Anthropology and American Studies. Dr. Simon is in the process of writing a book about how companies and organizations get “Stuck in the Center Lane.” For the past decade she has been a consultant working with companies that know they need to change but don’t know how to adapt—...

Jamie Woolf has over twenty years of experience consulting to business leaders. Based on her work inside dozens of public, non-profit and private organizations, Jamie helps parents apply business “best practices” to enjoy more success at home and at work. She founded The Parent Leader to help mothers and fathers gain the self-awareness and leadership skills to transform their daily parenting challenges into desired results and co-founded Pinehurst Consulting, an organization development and trai...

Dr. Paola Lake is a clinical psychologist who works with individuals to create positive change and dissolve barriers that interfere with personal success. As a registered psychologist in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Dr. Lake enjoys helping people with a variety conditions, including interpersonal problems, fears and anxieties. She provides services to individuals suffering from burn out or other emotionally distressed states that interfere with personal functioning and performance at work, often a...

Jan is an executive coach in Orange County, California. Her practice emphasizes leadership development and career transitions, utilizing a customized approach that highlights each person’s unique talents and thinking style. She has over 25 years experience in large corporations, has served on the boards of a number of professional and non-profit organizations, and is currently a small business owner. Her business experience, degrees in sociology and law, and certificates in mediation, coaching, ...

Rev. Barry is the Director of Pastoral Care at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia. He specializes in the connection between spirituality and health, particularly as it relates to cancer. He has written two books on the topic: A Reason for Hope, which deals primarily with issues related to faith and physical well-being, and A Season for Hope, a daily devotional for those battling cancer. His third and most recent book, The Art of Caregiving, deals with how to lend support and enc...

As the CEO of multiple, mid-sized, Web agencies over the last decade, Steinberg’s observed how women, more than men, struggle in areas of earning, saving and net worth. Amanda founded DailyWorth.com to give women tools to help them earn what they’re worth and generate their own wealth through savings. DailyWorth.com is a free daily email about money for women featured in Forbes, SELF and the New York Examiner. Join Amanda Steinberg in today’s program as she shares the secrets to finding your “Da...

Teresa is a Consultant, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Adjunct Professor and Trainer. She has experience in public and privately held Corporations as well as in State and Federal Government organizations. She began her coaching practice after serving as Associate Director of Executive Education at the Center for Management and Executive Education in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. A sample of the organizations in her customer base include: NASA Kennedy Space C...

Courtney Macavinta is the founder and CEO of Respect Rx., an innovative leadership development network for teens. She is an award-winning journalist, author, speaker and coach who has reached more than a million teens and adults through her work, including programs, trainings and her best-selling and award winning book, RESPECT: A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect and Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed. Join us today to learn how you can support the growth of future leaders now by applying RESPECT ...

Susan Steinbrecher, an internationally acclaimed businesswoman, executive coach, speaker and author, is president and CEO of Steinbrecher And Associates, Inc. a management consulting firm that provides professional development services in the areas of executive coaching, group facilitation, and leadership training. Susan works with senior executives and their organizations to develop and implement innovative, life-changing and profit-building solutions to address the global and day-to-day challe...

Bruna Martinuzzi is the President of Clarion Enterprises Ltd., a training and development company specializing in leadership and emotional intelligence training and development. She has helped numerous leaders achieve personal effectiveness. She is the author of The Leader as a Mensch: Become the Kind of Person Others Want to Follow and the co-author of The Power to Lead : Lessons in Creating Your Unique Masterpiece. Bruna lectures at the BC Technology Institute in Vancouver, The Simon Fraser Un...

Pat Williams, Senior VP and cofounder of the Orlando Magic Professional basketball team, who just had a phenomenal basketball season and playoff run beating the Philadelphia 76ers, last year champs the Boston Celtics and the league champs Cleveland Cavaliers were in the NBA finals where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was a former general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers and Chicago Bulls. Williams is also a fabulous motivational speaker. He has addressed thousands of executives in orga...

Hailed as a corporate visionary - launches his newest book “Find Your Strongest Life: What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently” Internationally renowned and celebrated, Marcus Buckingham is the go-to consultant in his field, a sought after speaker, and a New York Times bestselling author. Challenging accepted and entrenched social theory, Buckingham pioneered a revolutionary concept—that people will be dramatically more effective, successful, and fulfilled when they play to the...

There is a pandemic affecting the nearly 26 million working mothers in the US and the tens of millions more around the world. It is not fatal but it undermines their productivity at work and negatively impacts their parenting. The cure for this pandemic lies in the hands of the women themselves. But, many don’t know they possess the cure and others don’t know how to use it. Today’s guests are the coauthors of “What Happy Working Mothers Know”- an insightful new business book for both working mot...