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 STEVE ADUBATO, Ph.D.
Journalism • Communications • Public Affairs
Steve Adubato, Ph.D., an Emmy Award-winning anchor on PBS, MSNBC media analyst, MSNBC.com columnist, author, university lecturer and professional communications and leadership coach, will offer your organization invaluable assistance through workshops, seminars and executive one-on-one coaching. Steve Adubato's Stand & Deliver is a dynamic professional development, training and executive coaching company designed to unlock your full potential as a compelling communicator and a more effective and persuasive leader. The program is geared toward improving skills in delivering speeches, making presentations, leading and managing your organization or team, dealing with the media, running better meetings and "actively" listening. We work with professionals in all walks of life from CEOs to middle managers, from athletes to investment bankers. NJ 
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 THOMAS W. FARANDA
Customer Service • Globalization • Management
Few speakers know the global world as well as Thomas Faranda. Tom is a recognized global expert on gaining competitive advantage. His books, UncommonSense Leadership, UncommonSense Selling and Gaining Competitive Advantage are sold around the world. Tom is former President of the Hospital Corporation of Chicago and former national sales manager for Masonite Corp. Clients include Intel, 3M, IBM, GE, and other firms from Asia to the Americas. He was named by Meetings & Conventions Magazine as one of America's top speakers, whose programs are customized, high-content, and sparkle with humor while providing innovative techniques you can depend on. His style is fast paced and exciting while his credits, including a run for the U.S. Senate, give him the credibility demanded of a world-class speaker. Thomas Faranda is a global executive with much to say and a speaker with the style & substance to say it. AZ
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 MALCOLM (STEVE) FORBES, JR.
Businessman • Publisher • Politician
A four time winner of the Crystal Owl, the annual USX award to the business reporter who made the most accurate economic forecasts of the year, Forbes is the only writer of that competition to have won its award more than once. Editor of the prestigious business magazine bearing his name, which remains the preeminent source of information for business leaders, Forbes is known for his conservative economic policy and bold innovations in the reform of public policy. During his bid for nomination as the Republican Party's presidential candidate, Forbes transformed the entire political discussion with his trend-setting concept of a flat tax rate. NY 
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 STEVE FORD
Inside the White House
As a speaker, the third son of our 38th president offers an intriguing insider's look at a turbulent period in the nation's history. From the aftermath of Vietnam to Watergate and the Nixon pardon, Steve custom designs a program that opens a window into living history for your specific group. His skills were honed by hundreds of speeches delivered for his father on the campaign trail. Additionally, Steve has a long, successful acting career, first on TV's Emmy-winning Young and the Restless, in film's When Harry Met Sally, and the long-running NBC prime time series Secret Service. His behind-the-scenes insights of Washington, rich with warmth and humor, are winning audiences everywhere. CA 
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 LINDA GREENHOUSE
Journalist • Pulitzer Prize Winner • Law
As The New York Times Supreme Court correspondent for over twenty-five years, Linda Greenhouse has unprecedented access to the inner workings of the nation's highest court. Her first book, Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey, chronicles the personal transformation and impact of a legendary justice. Greenhouse was the first print journalist to be granted access to Blackmun's compelling archives. Her landmark study of Blackmun spans the critical decisions of his 1970 to 1994 tenure on the Court, including Roe v. Wade. A rare glimpse into the nation's most private branch of government, Greenhouse expertly narrates Blackmun's views on controversial issues such as abortion, capital punishment, and sex discrimination, as well as his consideration for the real people behind the legal cases. A frequent panelist on PBS's Washington Week in Review, Linda Greenhouse received a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for her coverage of the Court. DC
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 DOUG LIPP
Leadership • Global Business • Change • Customer Service
Doug Lipp, an internationally acclaimed expert on customer service, leadership and diversity, motivates and challenges audiences around the world as a consultant and speaker. Doug has spent over 25 years working from the front lines to the boardrooms of corporations around the world. Formerly the head of training at Disney Studio's Walt Disney University, Doug also worked at Disneyland where he provided the well-known "Traditions" orientation program and other leadership courses. Fluent in Japanese, Doug was on the start-up team for Tokyo Disneyland, working in Japan for two years creating Disney's first international theme park. Both when he worked for NEC Electronics and currently in his private consulting practice, Doug addresses the topics of global and domestic customer service, leadership, and cultural diversity with his clients in the U.S. and abroad. CA
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 MORTON KONDRACKE
Columnist • American Politics and Foreign Policy
In his 25 years in Washington, Morton Kondracke has covered every phase of American politics and foreign policy. He won the Washington Post's coveted "Crystal Ball" award as the only analyst to accurately predict the 1994 House Republican landslide. Kondracke is the executive editor and columnist for Roll Call, where he writes "Pennsylvania Avenue," a twice-weekly column that appears in 400 newspapers, covers national politics, White House-Congressional relations, and domestic and foreign policy issues. As a panelist of The McLaughlin Group, the nation's most raucous, penetrating, and highly rated public affairs roundtable. Kondracke defends his political principles with wit and wisdom. DC 
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 MYRA MacPHERSON
Author • Journalist • Political Analyst
Myra MacPherson is the author of three previous books, including the Vietnam War classic Long Time Passing. She was a highly regarded journalist at the Washington Post for many years, and has also written for the New York Times and numerous magazines, including Vanity Fair. Boasting equal parts scholarship and style, "All Governments Lie" is a highly readable, groundbreaking, and timely look at I. F. Stone -- one of America's most independent and revered journalists, whose work carries the same immediacy it did almost a half century ago, highlighting the ever-present need for dissenting voices. Here, for the first time, acclaimed journalist and author Myra MacPherson brings the legendary I. F. Stone into sharp focus. Rooted in fifteen years of research, this monumental biography includes information from newly declassified international documents and Stone's unpublished five-thousand-page FBI file, as well as personal interviews with Stone and his wife, Esther; with famed modern thinkers; and with the best of today's journalists. It illuminates the vast sweep of turbulent twentieth-century history as well as Stone's complex and colorful life. The result is more than a masterful portrait of a remarkable character; it's a far-reaching assessment of journalism and its role in our culture. CA / DC
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 ANDREA MITCHELL
Media • Journalist
Andrea Mitchell shares with audiences a wealth of experience and her observations on recent events, the media, politics and life in the power hub known as Washington, D.C. Her insights are more than informative - they are perspective altering. Depending on the news of the day her remarks can include reports on evolving issues such as war with Iraq and the United States; the fight against Terrorism; nuclear proliferation in India, Pakistan, and North Korea; the conflict in the Middle East; presidential campaigns; the budget and the five presidential administrations she has covered. DC
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 HANK MOORE
Futurist • Strategic Planner • Former White House Advisor
Hank Moore is that rare 1 out of 100,000 business advisor, a Big Picture strategist, with original, cutting-edge ideas for implementing corporate growth throughout every sector of the organization. His Business Tree is a trademarked approach to growing, strengthening and evolving business, while mastering change. As a corporate strategist, he works with boards of directors, CEOs and executive teams of corporations, guiding them toward a profitable vision and increased shareholder value. He facilitates decision-maker "think tanks" based upon his own creative concepts. A former White House advisor, with a 30-year track record of consulting, Hank Moore's presentations directly impact companies' future progress, ways of relearning old knowledge and applying Big Picture vision. TX
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 EDWARD ROLLINS
Legendary Republican Campaign Strategist
Rollins has long been known as one of America's premiere political strategists and communications experts. He has served three Republican Presidents and guided President Reagan's re-election campaign to the largest electoral landslide in American history. From 1989 to 1990 he was co-chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Today, he is an advisor to companies, countries, and candidates for public office. He is also a frequent television commentator, appearing regularly on such shows as Meet the Press, Face the Nation, This Week with David Brinkley, NightLine, Crossfire, and Larry King Live. DC
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 RUTH STANAT
Management • Strategic Planning • International Business Protocol
Ruth Stanat, author of the new book, Global Gold: Panning for Profits in Foreign Markets, is the founder and president of SIS International Research, which provides marketing feedback for companies like Motorola and Wendy's that want to do more business abroad. During 1990 to 1993, Ms. Stanat personally traveled and expanded the SIS International organization which spans over 100 countries in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Ms. Stanat has been a guest lecturer for management programs for General Electric, Eli Lilly, Southwestern Bell, Citibank, and many others. Ms. Stanat has also made several media appearances. On radio, she has given interviews on the topic of global competitive intelligence for Morning Business and the Sonny Block Show. For television she has given special interviews for CNN, CNBC, The Connecticut Exchange and Financial News Network. IN
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 JOHN G. STOESSINGER
Political Analyst • Author • Inspiration
Dr. John G. Stoessinger is an internationally recognized political analyst and a prize-winning author of 10 leading books on world politics, including The Might of Nations: World Politics in Our Time, which was awarded the Bancroft Prize. On the eve of World War II, John Stoessinger fled from Nazi occupied Austria to Czecholslovakia. Three years later he fled again via Siberia to China, where he served with the International Refugee Organization in Shanghai. From 1967 to 1974, he served as acting director of the political affairs division at the United Nations. Currently Distinguished Professor of International Affairs at Trinity University and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he lectures extensively throughout the world. His presentations are based on direct personal experience with a blend of information, humor, and inspiration in a felicitous manner with real take-home value. CA
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 JOHN STOSSEL
Investigative Journalist • ABC's 20/20
Investigative journalist Stossel has reported for ABC's 20/20 since 1981 and won 19 Emmy Awards. Famous for controversial topics, he has exposed bogus agencies, pork barrel projects, misuse of taxpayer money, and insurance fraud. On the psychological front, he reported on parents who spank, college students who binge on alcohol, women who binge on food, passive-aggressive men, and people who ruin their lives trying to be perfect. Stossel also produced the 20/20 news special, "Are We Scaring Ourselves to Death?" a look at the media's crisis mentality. He discusses the real risks in modern life and explains why the media seems to hype unrealistic fears. NY
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 DAVE WERNER
Political Satirist
Dave graduated from Yale, joined a Washington law firm, and was soon known as the "Funniest Lawyer in Washington." He decided to go with comedy full time, joined Washington's singing satirists, the Capitol Steps, and now a solo performer, with material drawn straight from the headlines, sings, plays guitar, and serves up musical impressions of everyone from Bill Clinton and George Bush to Ross Perot. You've seen Dave on Public Television, the CBS Evening News or the Today Show, read about him in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, or the Washington Post, or maybe been among his corporate audiences for firms like Fujitsu, Crown Petroleum, the American Osteopathic Association, and Roeing Helicopter. Whatever the event, Dave Werner can add the right, light touch. DC
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