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Special Guest Speakers
Each year we are honored to have a number of highly successful individuals attend our sessions to speak with our students about character, integrity and the lessons they’ve learned in their journeys. The following is a partial list of past and current special guest speakers:

  1. Bob Barr - retired Congressman (R) Georgia; 2008 Libertarian Candidate for President
  2. Jim Biggar – CEO Glencairn Corp.; retired President & CEO, Nestle; former President, Stouffer, Inc.
  3. Kent Billingsley - Founder/President, Revenue Growth Company; founder AIM Sales Group
  4. Dan Cook – retired Partner, Goldman Sachs; Senior Advisor, National Center on Policy Analysis; Senior Advisor, MHT Partners
  5. Farrel Farhoudi - Sr. Director, iPod & iPhone Service Operations, Apple Computer
  6. Don Fites – retired Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar; Board Member, Exxon/Mobil, ATT Wireless, Georgia Pacific, Wolverine World Wide and others
  7. Chris Formant – President, Avaya Government Solutions; Sr. VP, Avaya
  8. Hank Gatlin – retired CIA officer and member of Senior Intelligence Service
  9. Fred Hegele – retired Senior Vice President, General Mills
  10. Wayne Hughes – Chairman/CEO, Public Storage
  11. Ed Jensen – retired Vice Chair/COO, USBancorp; retired President/CEO of VISA International
  12. John Klinedinst – Founder/Senior Partner, Klinedinst PC, law offices in San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles and Sacramento
  13. Keith Krach – CEO, 3Points, Inc., an investment holding company based in Los Gatos, CA; Co-founder, CEO/Chairman, Ariba, a pioneer in the B2B industry
  14. Dr. David Mohler – Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center.
  15. Craig Morford, Sr. – Chief Compliance Officer, Cardinal Health; former Deputy Attorney General of the United States
  16. Dr. Roger Newton, Sr. – VP, Pfizer Global Research & Development; Co-discoverer of Lipitor®
  17. Dr. Michael O’Sullivan – Chairman of the Board, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
  18. Richard C. Poe II – Founder/CEO, El Paso Honda, Dos Lunas Tequila, Voodoo Blue Advertising Studios and Mesa Air Group
  19. Dr. George Poste – Director of Arizona Bio-Design Institute; Member of the Pentagon Task Force on Bioterrorism
  20. John Speraw – Head Volleyball Coach, UC-Irvine (NCAA Champions 2007 & 2009); Asst. Volleyball Coach, 2008 Gold Medal U.S. National Olympic Team
  21. Guy Spriggs – Owner/Operator, Eagle Distributing, KY/OH/WV
  22. Carl Stoney - Atty/Partner, ReedSmith, San Francisco, CA
  23. Greg Wittstock – Founder and President of Aquascape Designs, the nation’s largest seller of residential and commercial water features

Additional Faculty
We have many other successful people who give of their time to speak or act as mentors during our session weeks. Not all make presentations, but these men and women spend a good deal of time outside the classroom talking with students, challenging them to set their sights high and sharing with them the lessons they’ve learned in life. This is a vital part of the educational experience. Additional faculty over the last few years include:

  1. Kent Agness – Attorney, Barnes & Thornberg, Indianapolis, IN
  2. Patrick Alderdice – President/CEO, Pennington & Co. Fundraisers, Lawrence, KS
  3. Tom Auer – President, Bearse USA, Chicago, IL
  4. Brian Bangs – President, Bangs & Stewart CPAs, Wood River, NE
  5. Jim Blazer – Founder & President, Blazer & Associates, Columbus, OH
  6. Jim Boyle – Attorney, Santoro, Driggs, Las Vegas, NV
  7. Dan Cartwright – Attorney, Cartwright Law Firm LLP, Houston, TX
  8. Brian Clarke – Managing Partner, Kensington International, Chicago, IL
  9. Keith Cote – President, Sports Outreach Association, St. Charles, IL
  10. Kevin Daley – Sr. VP/Dir. of Mid-Market Services, Marsh Inc., Los Angeles, CA
  11. Brian Donahue - Founder/Managing Partner, CRAFT | Media / Digital, Washington, DC
  12. S. Wade Garard – Executive Director, Phi Kappa Psi Foundation, Indianapolis, IN
  13. Brad Gillum – Founder/CEO, Willow Marketing, Indianapolis, IN
  14. Bennett Grayson – Founder/CEO, I’ve Got Skills Career Path program, Dallas, TX
  15. Eric Greitens – Navy Seal, Rhodes Scholar, St. Louis, MO
  16. Steve Gundersen – Founder/President, Tallsalt Asset Management, Scottsdale, AZ
  17. Doug Harlan – Executive VP, Harlan Bakeries, Avon/Indianapolis, IN
  18. Dr. Lori Hart – Educator/Speaker, Atlanta, GA
  19. Brad Heimann – President/CEO, Craftmade Corporation, Dallas, TX
  20. John Henebry – Owner, Pacific Inspections, Los Angeles, CA
  21. Carlos Hernandez – Social Media Catalyst, Trainer & Connector, Oakland, CA
  22. Ben Holzemer – Consultant, SpencerStuart, San Francisco, CA
  23. Robert Huff – PhD, Vice President, LaRoche Branding, Minneapolis, MN
  24. Keith-Byron Jones – Realtor, Entertainer, Los Angeles, CA
  25. Ned Kirklin - Exec. VP, Willis North America, Omaha, NE
  26. Bob Kort – Founder/President, Kort Builders, Indianapolis, IN
  27. Ben Lamson – President/CEO, Bluestar Properties, Victorville, CA
  28. CJ McClanahan – President, ReachMore Strategies, Indianapolis, IN
  29. Jim Miller – Attorney, Buckley King, Cleveland, OH
  30. Brent Monroe – Export/Import Manager, MJB Wood Group, Inc., Beaverton, OR
  31. Jeff Monroe – Model, Personal Trainer, Las Vegas, NV
  32. Craig Nishizaki – Technology, Sales, Entrepreneur, Seattle WA
  33. Paul Oblon – Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Advisors, Naperville, IL
  34. Jeremy Tillman – President, Tillman : branding + marketing, Burbank, CA
  35. Bob Rayburn – President/CEO, North American Breaker Co., Burbank, CA
  36. John Scully – Attorney, Cooper & Scully PC, Dallas, TX
  37. Richard Starr – Banking, investments, consulting, Sammamish, WA
  38. Marc Thomas – President, VoiceRite Technologies, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
  39. Justin Webb – Midwest Director of Operations and Finance, McKinsey & Co., Chicago, IL
  40. Dale Wilson – Founder/CEO, Kanorado Corp., Overland Park, KS
  41. Blake Yeaman – Dir. of Marketing, Hornblower Cruises & Events, San Francisco, CA
  42. John Ziegelmeyer – Sr. Vice President, Pennington & Co., Lawrence, KS

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