Les McKeown is a serial founder/owner, sought-after advisor, bestselling author, and in-demand speaker. Les is a native of Ireland. He first distinguished himself as that country's youngest-ever accounting partner.

After time at Price Waterhouse, Les became a serial entrepreneur – launching over 40 businesses from a Pizza Hut master license to a graphic design agency, from a tool and die manufacturing company to one of Ireland's leading contemporary art galleries. He simultaneously co-founded a business incubation consultancy that grew to 13 offices worldwide.

One of his many achievements there was creating the European Union's award-winning "Entrepreneurship
Program" that launched literally hundreds of businesses that employed thousands of people. Les sold his share in that business then relocated to take over the firm's US operations.

Now based in Marblehead MA, Les works with senior leaders every day to help them restore equilibrium to their companies, re-ignite confidence in their own management skills, and lead their teams forward into the next stage of growth. He also spends time writing, teaching, and speaking about organizational success.

Les has appeared on CNN, ABC, BBC, Inc, Entrepreneur magazine, USA Today and The New York Times. His clients span industries and include Harvard University, Pella, Chiron Corporation, T-Mobile, United Technologies, American Express, Canadian Defense Department, and Verisign.

Michael Bungay Stanier is the founder and Senior Partner of Box of Crayons.

His latest book is Find Your Great Work: napkin-size solutions to stop the busywork and start the work that matters. It's been praised by thought-leaders such as David Allen, Dave Ulrich, and Marshall Goldsmith, and offers practical ways to do work that makes a difference and has meaning.

He also created The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun and The 5 3/4 Questions You’ve Been Avoiding, short internet movies that have been seen by well over a million people in at least 175 countries around the world.

Michael was the 2006 Canadian Coach of the Year. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, and holds a Masters of Philosophy from Oxford, and law and arts degrees with highest honors from the Australian National University.

Michael is a popular and engaging speaker and has spoken at SHRM, ICF, OD Network and the IAF conferences, as well as to many private clients.

Box of Crayons works with blue-chip organizations to help them do less Good Work and more Great Work through training, consulting and coaching. Their clients range from American Express to Xerox, and their flagship product is the "Coaching for Great Work" program.

Alexis Martin Neely is America's Favorite Lawyer™, an outside the box business and life coach, and the Intrepid Mompreneur.

A savvy, forward-thinking business woman, Alexis has built two million dollar businesses, sold one of them and today as the CEO and founder of the Family Wealth Planning Institute, she is revolutionizing the way legal services are provided to families and small business owners.

The bestselling author of Wear Clean Underwear! A fast, fun, friendly - and essential - guide to legal planning for busy parents and a regular legal commentator for CNBC, Fox, CNN and BetterTV, you may have also seen Alexis featured on the Today Show, Fox and Friends, O'Reilly Factor, and Oprah & Friends radio.

Elizabeth Marshall is the author of The Contrarian Effect: Why It Pays To Take Typical Sales Advice and Do The Opposite. She is also the Host and Founder of Author Teleseminars, a community that brings you the best and brightest authors and business experts. It’s a place where leading thought leaders come to spread their message and promote their latest books.

Author Teleseminars officially launched with a two-call series promoting Seth Godin’s book, The Dip, in June of 2007, and has hosted calls with authors such as Chris Anderson, Tim Ferriss, Keith Ferrazzi and Dan Pink.