is a former Navy SEAL with nearly 12 years of active duty service to our nation. While on active duty, he served at various SEAL Teams. He deployed numerous times to hot spots around the world, in support of the Global War on Terror. He received various medals and commendations in the process.

is the former CEO of Prologis a NYSE company and a member of the S&P 500. He led one of the largest turnarounds in Wall Street history by increasing cash flow, raising new equity, paying off $10 billion of debt and completing the largest real estate merger ever. He won the support of investors and employees with his genuine honesty, transparency, and heart-led leadership.

guided WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone for 12 years, overseeing industry-leading financial success and creating unprecedented value for employees and shareholders.

is co-author with Brent Schlender, of Becoming Steve Jobs, and editor-at-large of Fast Company magazine. He was Fast Company’s executive editor for five years, running the print magazine. Before that, he was editor of Entertainment Weekly and deputy editor of Fortune.

Todd is a powerful and effective leader who combines his background as a business owner, sales representative, and professional musician to produce strong, measurable results in the fields of organizational training, motivational speaking and executive/life coaching.

is a fighter pilot, test pilot, astronaut, shuttle commander and business entrepreneur. He flew three space shuttle missions and is one of less than 100 people to ever command a human space mission. He captivates audiences with his speeches on leadership, teamwork, and personal performance.

Rick passed away on September 29th, 2018. 

has coached thousands of executives and worked in strategy development and business design in virtually every industry. Her groundbreaking work in organization design has been responsible for whole-systems transformational change and cultural revitalization in numerous organizations.

is President and CEO of Burgess Services, Inc. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, and is the first African-American Board Chair of the Chamber. She has been listed in the Top 25 Most Powerful Women by the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, and a recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award and the Davide E. Baily Small Business Advocate Award.

loves the intersection of science – medicine – and business. Her career path has been one that has contained clinical, research and business experience She has acquired a unique ability to navigate complex programs and execute within changing healthcare settings. These attributes have allowed her to lead DaVita Clinical Research to grow 4x in revenue and 125% in FTE since 2007 and to contribute meaningfully to every end-stage kidney disease drug approved by the FDA in the last 15 years. 

has 14 year’s experience in the adult development and
education arena. She has worked directly with clients over
the years, to achieve desired business results through a
committed focus on the learning and development of their
people. In this capacity, she has conducted research,
designed and developed integrated learning systems,
engaged and coached senior leadership, facilitated
training, and built long-term relationships with customers.
Kate has combined this experience with the art of
improvisation and found a natural marriage.

is a hard-core Himalayan climber. Chris was the ninth American to summit both Everest and K2 and has led more than 200 international mountaineering expeditions. He guided the first ever reality TV show on Everest for ABC, filmed, starred in and produced an Emmy Nominated documentary about his K2 expedition for NBC, and hosted a leadership special on the History Channel. Chris was the first American to “solo” an 8000 meter peak, climbing the South Face of Shisha Pangma in a 34 hour non-stop ascent and descent. He and his partners forged new routes on extremely technical peaks in the Himalaya (Ama Dablam and Shivling).

has spent the last two decades linking improvisation
to business through the behavioral sciences. Bob is an elite
improv actor as well as an Adjunct Professor at The Duke
University Fuqua School of Business and Columbia University Business School. He also is the Founder and CEO of Business Improv®. Based out of Chicago, LA & New York City, BI is a world-class leader in developing experiential learning programs for businesses.

currently serves on several technology arena and adjunct company Boards supporting executive leadership, merger-acquisition, and integration activities. Mark is also a technical / business executive consultant to the Air Force and the Intelligence Community on major space and fighter weapons systems.

is the Founder and President of Change Point Consulting, working with organizations who struggle to recruit and retain Millennial-aged workers and customers. He focuses on leading organizations to properly define their cause, identify their unique culture, and create increased engagement and empowerment of employees, ultimately leading to greater growth and long-term success for companies.

is a nationally acclaimed speaker, marketing consultant and author, known throughout the Fortune 500 for his extraordinary speaking ability and his unique approach to brand building. His research on the strategies used by breakthrough brands like Apple, American Express, Lexus, Minute Clinic, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks, Google and ZipCar will change your thinking about business forever.

Following a 29 year career in philanthropic leadership at Mayo Clinic, Jim is now the Associate Vice Chancellor at the University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Center in Denver Colorado. His years of fund-raising experience include specific emphasis on planned giving. For more than 7 years he has been a guest lecturer at the Center on Philanthropy and has written articles focusing on planned giving and major gifts.

is the CEO of Ardent Mills, the independent joint venture of its parent companies. Prior to the formation of Ardent Mills. Dan was named president of Horizon Milling. Dan currently serves on the Executive Committee of the North American Millers’ Association and the Board of Trustees of the Grain Foods Foundation.

specializes in creating leadership development programs and customized experiential learning programs for corporations, including many Fortune 500 companies. Additionally, they have created corporate training programs and executive education programs for several top business schools in the US and abroad.

When you meet him, he looks you in the eye, shakes your hand and is genuinely glad to meet you, regardless of who you are. Jim is the CEO of First Bank, the second largest bank in Colorado and Jim founded their new slogan, "Banking for Good." Jim also sits on the Fed bank board and was instrumental in the national roll out of the Zelle software.