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On September 29, 1988 Stacy Allison became the first American woman to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, the world’s highest mountain at 29,018 feet. A mother of two and a successful business owner, Stacy’s mission is to encourage people to move beyond their self-imposed limitations to reach for their dreams. She challenges her audiences to lay the foundation for risk taking by accepting full responsibility for their lives and for valuing their own and others roles as team members in life’s pursuits. A competitive team improvisational comedy played just like a sport, ComedySportz can also customize team building workshops for your company or association. Popular with business owners and managers who realize the need for humor in the workplace, their workshops focus on teamwork, trust and skills needed to make communicating more than just talk. This is also a great ice-breaker for conventions and meetings. Art James, a veteran of 28 years in the TV industry, is one of America’s best known TV personalities. A pioneer in the game show business, he is bringing his talents to corporate American producing TV-styled game shows for the business community. While staged with all the flair of a live television broadcast, the shows are educational at heart — custom designed for each client to reinforce product knowledge and marketing strategy, and to promote teamwork. Entertainment is the matrix for the game itself, he talks shop every step of the way. Motivation is enhanced and your people leave the room with new knowledge that will put to good use in their future efforts. Earvin "Magic" Johnson is an impressive man. He lights up the room with his smile and people gravitate toward his dynamic personality. He is admired for his many unparalleled basketball achievements. Magic has proved that there is life after professional basketball. In fact, life yields even greater rewards in business and philanthropic endeavors. Those who have followed his accomplishments have seen that this man has a purpose in life, a legacy and an enthusiasm for living to share with those around him. Lead by Matt Weinstein, the author of Managing to Have Fun, Playfair is an international consulting company that presents innovative team building for more than 400 clients each year. All of Matt’s keynote presentations include dynamic audience interactions as an integral part of the lecture program. A pioneer in the field of experiential team building, his dynamic keynote presentations come with an astounding money-back guarantee: if Matt does not get a standing ovation at the end of his program, you do not have to pay his fee! PLL was created to provide individuals and corporations with unique interactive and experiential learning programs specifically designed to close the gap between potential and performance. By using sports and other structured scenarios as an interactive "real life" learning metaphor, they demonstrate with insight and clarity how participants’ fixed beliefs, personal awareness and attitudes directly influence their outcomes. Pat Riley, the "Coach of the 80’s" led the Los Angeles Lakers to four World Championships. Probably the most celebrated basketball coach in the world, "Riles" brought Showtime to the Lakers, made the Knicks look like a winner and is now working his magic in Miami. One of the most sought-after motivational speakers world-wide, his philosophy is based upon winning, leadership, mastery, change and personal growth as well as understanding and controlling the shifting dynamics of a team. His books Showtime and The Winner Within have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller Lists. Known as "the high-content speaker who motivates," Mark Sanborn’s presentation is based on the bestselling video series Teambuilding: How to Motivate and Manage People and book Teambuilt: Making Teamwork Work, which explains how to create teams, partner with customers and marketplace allies and achieve dramatically greater productivity. Mark’s program answers the questions of: Are you part of a team or work group? Is cooperation internally helping you compete better externally? How do you get people to work together? On July 4, 1997 the entire world watched in awe as the Mars Pathfinder with the Sojourner Rover successfully landed on Mars. Donna Shirley, the author of Managing Martians: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman’s Lifelong Quest to Get to Mars, managed the Mars Exploration Program and led the team that built Sojourn. Recently retired from JPL, she has completed an on-line book Managing Creatively. From Martians to management, Donna Shirley is a captivating speaker with few contemporaries who have achieved the same unparalleled successes in outer space. The winningest coach in the history of the NFL, Don Shula is a class act both on and off the field. His storied 33-year NFL head coaching career ended in 1995, spending 26 seasons with the Miami Dolphins, where he earned two SuperBowl titles. An entrepreneur, Don Shula is currently active as an equity partner in Don Shula’s Hotel & Golf Club and Don Shula’s Steak Houses, Inc. In 1995, he co-authored with Ken Blanchard Everyone’s a Coach, a highly-acclaimed book that outlines the application of their managerial philosophies for business and personal success. Known as the original Indiana Jones, David Miln Smith is an authority on risk taking and has literally put his life on the line in athletic adventures worldwide. His team building program integrates leadership, problem solving, strategic planning, innovation, morale boosting and fun. High-energy, total involvement, competitive adventure-based challenges offer an engaging vehicle for key organizational messages. The activities allow people to work/play with each other in an atmosphere different from the workplace. The "Dean of NFL Referees," Jim
Tunney is a celebrated and respected speaker and past president of the National Speakers
Association. Drawing from his 28 years as an educator and 31 years as a referee in the
NFL, Tunney has studied the coaches who knew how to win. Known for his ability to educate,
motivate and entertain, your group will leave with new ideas and fresh perspectives.
Working with national and international corporations and organizations, he helps them to
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