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
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
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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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.
