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2010 Featured Speakers
Greg Bell
Inspirational Speaker, Author, Attorney, Entrepreneur
Wednesday General Session
Greg Bell, author of Water The Bamboo: Unleashing the Potential of Teams and Individuals, is a recognized thought leader and found of the Water The Bamboo Center For Leadership. As a student and keen observer of highly successful people and teams, Greg distills his findings into the Water The Bamboo methodology.
Greg infuses everything he does with passion and humor and specializes in working to transform both people and organizations. Greg is recognized as a leading resource in the areas of inspirational speaking, change management, team building, leadership, relationships and communication.
Greg has brought the principles of Water The Bamboo to over 500 clients and associations and tens of thousands of individuals, to
transform leadership and spark much-needed change. Every team, organization, and individual is unique. Greg brings a tool kit of practical exercises, inspirational stories of triumph and lots of interaction to customize programs that entertain, challenge and motivate participants.
Greg is a two-time Inspirational Player of the Year for the University of Oregon basketball team, successful attorney and
entrepreneur, and the force behind Coaches vs. Cancer, which has raised over $50 million dollars for cancer research. Greg
founded the Water The Bamboo Center For Leadership to inspire and motivate teams to achieve their own remarkable results.
Mike Rayburn
Speaker, Entertainer, Adventurer, Comedian, Published Songwriter, Author
Thursday Lunch
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Mike Rayburn is an award-winning speaker and entertainer with a truly unique presentation. Known as the Worlds’ Funniest Guitar Virtuoso, Mike uses his astounding guitar creations, uproarious songs, and presentation skills to encourage, challenge, and inspire his audiences to step beyond their perceived limitations. Mike draws from a wealth of life experiences as an adventurer, comedian, published songwriter, author, philanthropist, and father, to deliver a keynote presentation which is completely energizing and entertaining.
Featured in Newsweek, USA Today, Billboard, Gig, and on the nationally acclaimed and syndicated “Bob and Tom” radio show, Mike has received standing ovations at all eight of his Carnegie Hall performances. The past two years in a row Mike was nominated for the Speaker of the Year Award by American Entertainment Magazine. He was also one of the few speakers featured on the cover of Successful Meetings Magazine as one of the top speakers in America! Most recently, Mike was voted Best Solo Artist by American Entertainment Magazine. No other speaker (or entertainer) has ever been nominated for awards in both the keynote speaking category and an entertainment category; Mike has been honored with this distinction for the past two years in a row!
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