Peter Hillary has been to the summit of Mt Everest twice in his life, the second time as part of a National Geographic documentary and in honor of his father's ascent almost 50 years earlier. Besides being the first father and son to climb Everest, the Hillarys trekked to the South Pole together in 1999. These are just two highlights of his extraordinarily adventurous life.

Tim Smit is a millionaire record producer who enjoyed popular triumph with artists including Barry Manilow and the Nolan Sisters. Called the "Richard Branson of Cornwall", Smit's humble mission is to tell the world the story of plants that changed history. His "Eden Project" in Cornwall is what he calls a "living theatre of plants" -- 250,000 of them!

Nominated as one of The Times' 50 leading influential management thinkers, Lynda Gratton is Professor of Management Practice at London Business School and author of The Democratic Enterprise. Her current research with the Lehman Centre for Women in Business is to create an in-depth understanding of the rhetoric and reality of how business strategy is delivered through people and model the key processes.

"Catching what is right in the world and playfully sparking people and businesses to grow toward the extraordinary" describes Joseph Michelli. Featured on the best selling lists of the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek Magazine, and USA Today, Dr. Joseph Michelli is an internationally sought-after speaker, organizational psychologist, and business consultant.

Co-author of the best-selling book, The One Minute Manager, which has sold more than nine million copies worldwide, Ken Blanchard is chief spiritual officer of Blanchard Training and Development, Inc. His latest book, Gung Ho!, co-authored with Sheldon Bowles, is currently climbing the bestseller charts.

Featured in FORTUNE magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company magazine in recognition for his work for HP, Nike, PBS, and others, Keith Yamashita is a strategist and writer with years of experience in helping CEOs turn their companies around. He has a strong background in launching new companies and brands, as well as transforming large, multinational companies.

Author of four audio and videotape series, including the #1 bestselling business videotape series for the past three years, How to Give Exceptional Customer Service, Lisa Ford, CSP, CPAE has 20 years of experience presenting to businesses, associations, and government. She speaks throughout the United States and internationally on topics of customer service, leadership, team issues, and change. She is author of Exceptional Customer Service.

A motivational coach with a bent toward entrepreneurs, Kevin Kelly is an Ireland native who played an inspirational role in the formation of the new "Celtic Tigers" (Ireland's future entrepreneur program). His presentation weaves together exercises, information, stories and all kinds of media in a unique and inspiring experience.

Does your company speak in one voice? Share one vision? Move in unison? Act as one? At age 26, Vince decided to take up speed skiing and pursue it competitively. Only 4 years later, he was vying for Gold in the Winter Olympics. Vince delivers a series of proven strategies for attaining and sustaining peak performance, on both a corporate and individual level.

Mark Thompson is co-author of the international bestseller, Success Built to Last. As an executive coach and visiting scholar at Stanford University, Mark has lead senior teams and organizations through Vision-Values-Strategy initiatives. Much of his coaching, strategic counseling and research springs from his experience as an insider in boardrooms and management committees, along with his passion for unlocking the unique skills of hundreds of remarkable people around the world.