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 Afterburner Seminars
Preparing Your Company for Business Combat
Today more than ever, BUSINESS IS COMBAT™. It is fast,
hi-tech and can change directions instantly. The ability to assess risk, prioritize tasks
and overcome challenges can mean success or defeat. Afterburner Seminars is a company that
specializes in strategic application of fighter pilot training techniques to business
situations. The goal of the mission is to provide cutting-edge training by using combat
proven fighter pilot skills to achieve victory in today’s business world. If you
consider your business as combat, they have a program specifically tailored for
your company’s mission.
- Customer Service, Communication, Sales, Change, Humor in the
Workplace
Tom Antion provides entertaining and informative keynote speeches and
seminars. He is a vibrant, upbeat speaker who entertains, enlightens and energizes
audiences across the country. His unique Cuss(tomer Service) Your Lunch Program has made
businesses take a second look at how they handle customer service issues. The author of
the best-selling presentation skills book Wake’em Up in Business Presentations,
Tom’s insights will give you a whole new outlook on communication.
 Dr. Tony Alessandra
The Platinum Rule™, Customer Loyalty, Collaborative Selling, Market Leadership in the
New Economy.
A marketing strategist and applied behavioral scientist, Dr.
Alessandra is a leading authority on bottom-line marketing tactics and on building
business relations for life. Recognized by Meetings & Conventions Magazine as
"one of the most electrifying speakers," Tony combines an endearing charisma and
a command of his craft that consistently captivates his audiences having delivered more
than 2000 presentations since 1976.
 Kare
Anderson
Resolving
Conflict and Winning Agreements, Cross Promoting without Spending
More, Making Yourself Memorable.
Kare Anderson is the only speaker translating the latest
research on our gut instinctual reactions into practical, sometimes
surprising, techniques used by today’s leaders to reach out,
resolve conflict, sell ideas or products and build enduring relationships.
A "behavioral futurist," she offers fresh insights into
how to get more done through others. Her books include Getting
What You Want and Pocket Cross-Promotions.
 Dr.
Barry Asmus
The Changing Economy, Globalization and Public Policy
Dr. Barry Asmus receives
standing ovations and repeat invitations because he customizes every
presentation. Unique and fresh, his speech presents an optimistic
and thrilling future for America. Named by USA Today as one of the
five most requested speakers in America, his comments on business,
the economy, the future, globalization and public policy are rooted
in factual information, enthusiasm and humor. As Senior Economist
of the National Center for Policy Analysis, Dr. Asmus doesn't just
speak on policies but is also involved with their implementation.
He writes, consults, and testifies on health care, education, and
taxes and on policy issues which promote a free enterprise and a limited
government economy.
- Leadership, Team Building, Sales, Change, Management, Customer
Loyalty
- Emory Austin is a captivating, compelling force on the platform who arms
you with current, creative and productive ideas for increasing leadership skills and
business profitability. Her exceptional presentation skills make her revitalizing messages
the inspired choice for memorable meetings. Her dynamic mix of message and humor is
interspersed with concrete solutions and street-smart insight.
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Nancy K. Austin
Leadership, The Assertive Women
Nancy Austin is the total package, the real deal. She has
that rare combination of style and substance. She is a leading authority on how leaders
can build enduring, flexible organizations, create a healthy, efficient corporate culture,
foster innovation and ensure success through the complex chemistry of know-how, talent and
boldness that company-building requires. She co-wrote the #1 best-seller A Passion for
Excellence: The Leadership Difference with Tom Peters and recently updated The
Assertive Woman. She has been a contributing editor to Working Woman as well as
a columnist and contributing editor to Inc.
- Magazine.
 Suze Baez
Topics: Stand up, Stand Out and Make it Happen!
Suze Baez is a scholar and a philosopher of success who also happens to be
fun and funny too. She teaches universal values and principles that will
work for anyone, in any business, at any time, and she does it by telling
poignant and funny stories. She believes in being a Rebel, a Maverick and
most importantly stamping out "beige" thinking and
"beige" living. If we are not innovative and courageous enough to
try new things and ways of doing things, we will be out of business. She
believes in "Standing out and being Memorable."
 Sheila Murray Bethel
Secrets of High Achievers in Sales, Leadership
in the 21st Century, The People Side of Technology
Sheila Murray Bethel’s warmth and
sensitivity along with her expertise, substance, inspiration and humor invigorate and
energize people to take action in their business and personal lives. Her ability to take
complex issues and translate them into easily understood concepts, skills and actions that
everyone can apply helps organizations maximize human resources, solve problems and
increase gross revenues. Your competitive edge will be sharpened by her practical
experience.
 Arden
Bercovitz, Ph.D
Thinking Outside the Box, Think BIG, Do Better;
BIG-Picture Thinking, Mega Results with Meta Thinking
Einstein by Arden Bercovitz offers fascinating, respectful,
inspirational, original interpretations of Albert Einstein, adapted to the theme and
purpose of each presentation. These personable, engaging, thought-provoking portrayals are
sure to inspire a renewed sense of self, and to act as a catalyst for change and
innovation. There are no limits to what can be gained as Einstein by Bercovitz. He
guarantees to challenge his audience to think BIGGER and BETTER.
 Dr. Ken Blanchard
Developing Loyal Customers, Helping Others to
Perform, Thriving in Change, Fostering Morale in the Workplace.
Best known as the co-author of The One Minute Manager,
few people have impacted the day-to-day management of people and companies more than Ken
Blanchard. A prominent, gregarious, sought-after author, speaker and business consultant,
Ken is universally characterized as one of the most insightful, powerful and compassionate
men in business today. Speaking from the heart with warmth and humor, he has a knack for
making the complex easy to understand.
 Dr.
Gary Bradt
Topics: Change, Leadership and Team Building
Dr. Gary Bradt is one of the country’s most sought
after speakers on change and the number one best selling business
book Who Moved My Cheese? By Dr. Spencer Johnson. As a clinical
psychologist, senior business consultant and close associate of Dr.
Johnson, Dr. Bradt inspires audiences as a leading interpreter of
the timeless truths embedded in this profound parable on change. Master
fear, create a passionate vision, move with the ‘cheese,’ find the
gain in change and learn to let go of the past. Zero in one what’s
important-and-live accordingly. Choose a path that is more meaningful
and productive.
 Dr. Rick Brinkman
Dealing with People You Can’t Stand,
Mastering Your Time and Your Life, Team Building
The author of the widely-acclaimed book Dealing with
People You Can’t Stand, Dr. Rick is known for educating through entertainment.
Combining stand up comedy and masterful story telling he creates memorable programs. His
high energy programs are packed with humor, insight and innovative ideas, so much so that
he has clients who will remember in detail, years later, a single story.
 Marjorie Brody
Business Etiquette, Meetings that Work,
Professional Presence, Radiate Star Power
Marjorie Brody is a master
communicator with a gift for teaching others how it’s done and the charisma for
motivating them to do it. She is the author of eight books, including Business
Etiquette and Climbing the Corporate Ladder. Her presentations empower those
who are ready to take charge of their lives, move forward in their careers and take on the
world. Marjorie will help you realize your full potential in your professional career.
 Bill Brooks
The New Science of Selling, Selling
Twice as Much in Half the Time, Getting and Keeping Customers
A world-class speaker, for almost
two decades Bill Brooks has been one of America’s most in-demand sales speakers. He
has been a sales executive and marketing manager, a CEO of a 300 million dollar
corporation with 4,000 agents and a successful college football coach. A how-to-speaker
with a motivational flair, he is the only speaker who really knows your business. He has
authored eight popular books including High Impact Selling, Niche Selling
and Your Working to Hard to Make the Sale.
 Jack
Canfield
Self Esteem, Peak Performance, Personal Growth Skills
Jack Canfield has published 33 best-selling books and fifteen audio and
video training programs, including the phenomenal New York Times
Best-Selling book series Chicken Soup for the Soul ® which have sold over
42 million copies worldwide. A professional speaker, a successful
businessman, and a consultant to numerous Fortune 500 companies including
Campbell Soup, GE, NCR, Scott Paper, Clairol, Johnson & Johnson &
Sunkist. Jack is a skilled trainer in the development of self-esteem and
peak performance, personal growth skills, organizational development,
management effectiveness, holistic education, counseling skills, and
transpersonal psychology.
 Dr. Joan Cassidy
High Performance Leadership, Whole-Brain
Thinking, Process Management
For more than 25 years, Dr. Cassidy
has helped thousands of private, public, and non-profit managers learn the secrets of high
performance from both an organizational and a personal perspective. As president of Integrated
Leadership Concepts, Inc., she acts as a dynamic coach and leader in creating High
Performance Organizations (HPOs).
 Jim Cathcart
21st Century Thinking,
Relationship Selling, Helping People Grow and Lifetime Customer Loyalty
Among professional speakers
worldwide, Jim Cathcart is a leader. For 20 years he has helped people grow their
businesses and expand their lives. He has been a corporate executive, entrepreneur,
psychological researcher, training director, meeting planner and association executive. He
has managed people and products for over 20 years. He has also researched and field tested
his methods through two decades of speaking and training in virtually every discipline.
 Larry
Chase
Increasing Productivity with the Internet, Prospecting for New Business on
the Net, Direct Marketing, Internet Style
The founder of the first online ad agency, Larry Chase was developing
successful Internet business, marketing, and sales strategies long before
most people had ever heard the word "cyberspace." Larry has
learned his lessons in New York's most celebrated advertising agencies. With
16 years of experience in traditional marketing, he is able to help his
Fortune 500 clients discern which classic marketing principles endure in
this new medium and where the new thinking must begin. Larry speech will arm
you with an arsenal of strategies and tactics that will keep you one step
ahead of your competitors.
 Ching-Ning Chu
Asian Warrior Philosophy, Strategies for
the 21st Century
Ching-Ning Chu, referred to by her clients as "The
Global Strategist," is the most successful American author in Asia today. Chin-Ning
has authored four seminal books including Thick Face, Black Heart, with the
soon-to-be-released Working Woman’s Art of War. One of the most extraordinary
thinkers of our time, she presents the Warrior philosophy of Asia as the premier vehicle
for mastering strategic thinking within the political arena and the corporate world as
well as in daily life. She fuses timeless wisdom and spirituality with practical business
tactics into dynamic tools for solving life’s challenges.
 Bonnie
Dean
The Speaker with "Sole," Recharge Teams, Recapture Hope for
Future, Renew Spirit for Success thru Creativity & Fun
Bonnie delivers what meeting planners want...fun, fast paced, interactive
"Edutainment" custom designed to move people to action. Drawing
from a background as on of the nations first fitness instructors and a top
10% Sales Star-she delivers richly powerful presentations sprinkled with
humor and her own life stories. Utilizing the WOW, the DUH Factor and the
BoodegyShoe she challenges her audiences to get more out of the life of the
business and the business of their life. Known internationally as the
"Motivation Coach" for getting people "up and off their
assets" Bonnie turns black and white events into Technicolor
extravaganzas!
- Gaining the Edge, Get Switched On, Igniting Team Spirit, Speak to
Persuade, Anything Worth Doing is Worth Doing Poorly
If you like
humor, spontaneity and simple-to-implement strategies that you can
use at once, then Gaining the Edge is for you! Chip Eichelberger has
an incredible track record of getting measurable results for companies
and getting audiences to say "WOW!" Ask anyone who has seen
him live. For the past 14 years he has been an achiever in the only
place that counts — the trenches. Experienced beyond his 36 years,
he combines a wealth of internationally attained ideas with an energizing
persuasive style that will give you the edge.
 Jackie Freiberg
Personal and Professional Success,
Vision and Value, Transforming Corporate Culture
The co-author of NUTS! Southwest Airlines’
Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success, Jackie Freiberg is a dynamic speaker
who educates her audience members to take ownership and responsibility for their business
and personal lives. Audience members walk away with unforgettable content, fresh
perspectives, common sense ideas and energizing messages. More than ever people are eager
to hear how they, too, can apply some of Southwest’s crazy, but very successful
principles within their organizations.
 Kevin Freiberg
Business Leaders and Visionaries,
Customer Service, Transforming Corporate Culture, Vision and Value
The co-author of NUTS! Southwest Airlines’
Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success, Kevin Freiberg is a popular speaker
who is known for delivering hard-hitting messages that move people emotionally and inspire
them to make long-term, substantive changes in their personal and professional lives. His
philosophy is based on the idea that change begins from the inside-out, that is, personal
change almost always precedes organizational change.
 Patricia Fripp
How to Promote Your Business, Add
Excitement to All Parts of Your Business, Customer Service in the Technology Age.
One of the most highly visible and sought-after
speakers today, Patricia Fripp, is a speaker for all reasons. Whether her audience is men
or women, corporate executives or salespeople, management groups or spouses, they find her
style invigorating and her message unforgettable. Meetings and Convention Magazine
named her "One of the most electrifying speakers in North America." A superb
performer and an inspiring example she always leaves her audiences wanting more.
 Graciela
Kenig
Which Career is Best for You?, Take Charge of Your Career, Leveraging Your
Bilingual/Bicultural Skills at Work.
Graciela Kenig is a career development speaker, consultant and trainer in
the area of multicultural work issues. She is also the author of Best
Careers for Bilingual Latinos,
the Latino careers expert at monster.com
and the Jobs and Careers Columnist for ¡Éxito! the
Spanish-language weekly published by the Chicago Tribune. Her teaching and
training experience span all age levels. Audiences describe her as a very
dynamic speaker who has a lot to share, particularly with Latinos and
Latinas who want to succeed in the workplace and open paths for others to
follow.
 Jane Handly
Inspiring Ideas for Superior Service,
Would You do Business with You
Jane Handly has 15 years of proven experience as a
professional speaker, author and consultant. After researching over 700 major businesses,
gathering information that includes over half a million face-to-face encounters with
customer contact employees, she knows beyond a shadow of a doubt what it takes to get and
keep customers. She knows for sure what makes service leaders successful. Her presentation
will help inspire everyone in the organization to be more customer driven.
 Mark Victor Hansen
Dare to Win, The Secret of the
Super-Successful, Sell Yourself Rich, Prospecting and Networking for Qualified Leads
Known as The Master Motivator, for
more than 20 years Mark Victor Hansen has focused on the vital elements of human behavior
that most effect the outcome of personal and professional lives. In high demand as a
keynote speaker, his message has reached over 1 million people worldwide. The co-author of
Chicken Soup for the Soul, Mark is reshaping the vision of what is possible in our
lives and is credited with having a profound influence on the attitudes and actions of
those who hear him.
 Tom Hinton
The Spirit of Service, Team Building,
The Quality Revolution, Championing Change
Tom Hinton is President and CEO of
the Customer Relations Institute headquartered in San Diego. As the author of two
books, The Spirit of Service and The Quest for Quality, Tom understands what
it takes to make your company profitable in a competitive global economy. With a unique
ability to motivate, teach, and entertain his audience, his information is always right
for the times.
 Doug
Jones
Building Relationships, Prosper Through Productivity Improvements, Create
Ideas that Win the Business
Doug Jones is uniquely prepared to help you turn ideas into action! Doug was
formerly with IBM in sales, sales training and ultimately the IBM National
Spokesperson. As a trainer with the world's largest seminar companies, Doug
led high-impact workshops throughout the United States, Canada, Europe,
Australia and Southeast Asia. In addition to his own sales, leadership and
productivity programs, Doug was selected by Buck Rodgers to create a seminar
from his book Getting the Best...and was one of the few speakers certified
by the Tom Peters Group to present the Excellence and Chaos programs.
 Jim
Kouzes
The Leadership Challenge, Values in
Action, Leading Out Loud, Service with Soul, Leader as Coach
Jim Kouzes is chairman of
TPG/Learning Systems, a company in The Tom Peters Group. TPG/LS makes leadership work
through practical, performance-oriented learning programs. Jim is the co-author with Barry
Posner of the award-winning book, The Leadership Challenge. Jim and Barry’s
next book Encouraging the Heart, will describe the leadership disciplines and
practices that contribute to high-performance in individuals and organizations.
 Dr. Robert Kriegel
Sacred Make the Best Burgers, Riding the
Wave of Change, If it ain’t broke...BREAK IT!
Dr. Robert Kriegel, a New York Times
best selling author and commentator on NPR’s Marketplace Program, teaches bold,
innovative, "out of the box" strategies for keeping ahead of the changes,
challenges and competition in today’s dynamic marketplace. Author of the national
bestseller: If it ain’t broke…BREAK IT!, Dr. Kriegel has been called by
U.S. News and World Report one of the country’s leading authorities in the field of
change and human performance.
 Dr. Michael LeBoeuf
How to Win Customers and Keep Them for
Life, Working Smart, How to Improve Through Innovation
America's leading associations and
companies regularly turn to Dr. Micael LeBoeuf for strategies and tips for becoming more
competitive and customer focused. Renowned for his best-selling book, "How to Win
Customers and Keep Them for Life," he offers solid, practical ways to live and
work smarter. His ability to communicate with clarity and enthusiasm make him a popular
favorite.
 Eileen McDargh
Creative Thinking, Improving Quality
Performance, Re-Energizing Your Employees
As president of her own firm,
founded in 1980, Eileen McDargh is an internationally-recognized management performance
coach and speaker. She has wowed audiences in Malaysia and calmed brokers on Wall Street.
She’s earned accolades from international real estate organizations and repeat calls
from health care associations and hospitals. Her presentations offer a wealth of how-to
ideas.
- "All Business is Show Business!(TM)",
How to Sell & Serve Your Customers & Manage & Motivate Your Employees
The "All Business is Show Business" concept allows you to
select a customized program to address immediate and specific needs for your organization.
Using video clips of interviews conducted with the nation’s top celebrities, plus
up-to-minute information and examples from business and media, Scott presents high-energy
humorous and entertaining programs that change the way your people and your company do
business.
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