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John M. Scannapieco is a shareholder in the Nashville office of Baker Donelson and is a co-leader of the Firm's Global Business Team. John provides strategic guidance and counsel to businesses and individuals regarding their existing global operations or to those contemplating global expansion. Mr. Scannapieco assists U.S. and foreign clients in connection with the sale or disposition of assets, as well as the negotiation and drafting of distribution, manufacturing, employment and agency agreements throughout the world, including the United States, Central and South America, Europe and Asia. He works with a variety of U.S.-based companies in connection with their business activities in China, Europe, the Americas and Africa.

An intellectual property attorney and a partner at the law firm of Womble Carlyle in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Jacob Wharton engages in all aspects of IP litigation, prosecution, and counseling. He has a true nation-wide practice in courts across the United States, including the Supreme Court. He has worked in a variety of technologies, and he specializes with a deep focus on the home furnishings and textile industries.

Michelle Ngome is the founder of Line 25 Consulting, a professional development firm focused on marketing and networking strategies. She is the author of Network, Navigate & Nurture: The Equation to Strategic Network. She is also the podcast host of Networking with Michelle.  

As a virtual Chief Digital Officer, Keith Boswell helps small to mid-sized businesses, healthcare organizations and technology companies create a successful strategy for their digital marketing and operations.  

David Shriner-Cahn is President of TEND Strategic Partners, which he founded in 2006. He works with CEOs and other professionals who keep hitting roadblocks. He also hosts the business podcast, Smashing the Plateau, featuring leaders helping other leaders break through barriers.

Kevin Craine is a professional writer and editor, a popular podcast host, and an internationally respected business technology analyst. His books have sold in over 30 countries, and he has listeners and readers worldwide. He is the written voice for some of North America's leading brands, and his interviews feature some of today's most innovative thought leaders. Kevin creates strategic content for the web, marketing, social media, and more. His client list includes many well-known global leaders like IBM, Kodak and Intel, along with a long list of individuals and start-ups from a wide variety of industries.

Mark Dillon has spent the better part of the past decade working at the largest and oldest mindfulness meditation retreat centers in the West. Thousands of people a year come to the center and take a vow of silence as they quiet the exterior world and focus on their heart and mind. As the facilities manager, Mark is in a unique position to provide a physical space that supports those on retreat. On the Organize Mindfully podcast, Mark speaks about organizing and engages others who are professional organizers, designers, and those who have brought organizing to their world and are living a purpose-driven life of meaning and contribution.

David W. Tufts is a partner with Durham Jones & Pinegar in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is an experienced trial attorney who has handled a broad array of business litigation matters, including state and federal trials as first chair, and appeals before the Utah Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Mr. Tufts has served as an advocate in the courtroom on behalf of his clients' business interests for over 20 years.

Damon Moschetto is a "high performance" coach and the host of the High Performance Living podcast. As a coach, he has helped numerous people improve their lives through his unique style of guiding them to transform themselves by living a "high performance" lifestyle.  

John Murphy is a results-oriented business coach and mentor to senior executives and CEOs. Before starting his own business, John enjoyed a highly successful career in the corporate world. He began as a door-to-door life assurance salesman and later became the CEO of a Pan European Life Assurance Company in Ireland. John started his business, John Murphy International, in 2004, and he has worked worldwide across a broad range of industries. His clients include Pfizer, State Street Bank, Vodafone and Johnson & Johnson. John lives and works in the south of France, and is originally from Ireland.

Christina Martini is a partner with DLA Piper in Chicago. She is Chair of the Chicago Intellectual Property Practice Group and sits on the firm's Executive Committee. Tina focuses her practice on domestic and international trademark and copyright law, as well as domain name, Internet, social media, advertising, unfair competition and entertainment law.

J V Crum III is a business coach who helps entrepreneurs grow six and seven figure conscious businesses. He is a speaker, marketing expert, Huffington Post Columnist, best-selling author of Conscious Millionaire: Grow Your Business by Making a Difference, and hosts the top-ranking Conscious Millionaire family of podcasts. J V is Founder of ConsciousMillionaire.com, a global coaching and wealth product business and holds an MBA, JD, Masters in Psychology, and has built and sold successful companies. He is also the Founder/Director of the non-profit Conscious World Foundation which provides training to youth aged 18-25 to become the next generation of conscious leaders worldwide.

Sir John Hargrave is the CEO of Media Shower, which is a content marketing company. His new book, Mind Hacking, about how to reprogram your mind and change your life, is available from Simon and Schuster's Gallery Books in January 2016.

Joe Calloway is a performance expert who has worked with organizations ranging from American Express and Coca Cola to the national law firm Faegre Baker Daniels and the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. He is the author of five books on business performance, including his book, Becoming a Category of One.

Bud Hennekes connects people and ideas. He enjoys good conversation, technology, and traveling the globe. He is the host of the A Boundless World podcast and is a social media enthusiast.

A partner at the law firm of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP in its Raleigh, N.C. office, Michael C. Thelen represents public companies and smaller, privately-owned businesses and local governments in federal and state court litigation, as well as in land use and real estate development and entitlement negotiations, processes and disputes. Mike has experience litigating throughout the United States but focuses his practice on land use, real estate and local government issues and solutions in North Carolina. From his years of practice in New York City and North Carolina, Mike has extensive experience litigating high-profile matters throughout the United States. Mike focuses his practice in the areas of land use entitlements, real estate disputes and municipal and county government law. Mike's practice and his past experience as a federal law clerk have encompassed state and federal court litigation of all types.

Steve Pearson is the CEO of Friendemic, and he loves helping clients connect with past and future customers through social media. Prior to joining the Friendemic team, he worked at McKinsey & Company, Vector Capital, and Google. His professional passion is using technology to improve customer experience. His other passion is climbing; ask him about climbing Mt. Everest. Steve holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Alex Harris is an award-winning web designer, best-selling author and founder of AlexDesigns.com. Alex is the host of the top-ranked podcast, MarketingOptimization.tv. His latest book, Small Business Big Money Online, became an Amazon #1 Best Seller.  

Jeff Steinmann created How to Quit Working because he wants to help others "live more." He is the author of How to Quit Working, a Simple Plan to Quit Your Job for a Life of Freedom.  He hosts a weekly show called The How to Quit Working Show that features lessons from individuals who have quit their 9-5 jobs and created a business that lets them live a passionate life of freedom. Jeff also writes for several media outlets, including The Huffington Post, Lifehack and Elite Daily.  Most of all, Jeff is devoted to finding a better way to "do life."

Denis Nurmela has operated for & non-profit corporations reaching multi-million dollar revenues. Denis hosts business talk radio and success TV shows and runs an outreach for kids called the YESpace (Young Entrepreneur Success Place). He has been an active member of Vistage, the world's largest organization of CEOs.