Erik Westrum
Erik Westrum is a former professional hockey player, motivational speaker, leadership coach, and author of Becoming Elite: What It Takes To Transform Your Life Using the 4 Proven Pillars of Performance. He has had a passion to help others since he was a young child and this has not changed as he continues to fulfill his purpose in life—to be a Servant Leader.
When Erik retired from playing professional hockey for 12 years, he went back to the Carlson School of Management to get his MBA to gain more knowledge and expertise to help leaders and companies grow exponentially. After consulting on numerous projects and coaching hundreds of people over the past 20+ years, Erik established the principles and processes through Becoming Elite and what it takes to transform your life using four proven pillars of performance. He continues to share his message and passion for people from all walks of life as he remains committed to leading people in making a shift in Becoming Elite.
Erik Therwanger
Erik is the founder of Think GREAT and the Think GREAT Foundation, which awards scholarships to
military spouses. He draws from his experiences as a U.S. Marine, executive business leader, sales
professional, and entrepreneur to help organizations achieve new levels of success. He uniquely
combines leadership development, sales performance, and strategic planning into strategies and
techniques that empower team members and leaders to exceed expectations.
Erik has inspired audiences across the country in nearly every industry Think GREAT is a Certified
Veteran-Owned Business and Erik is also author of The Think GREAT Collection.
Ross Bernstein
The best-selling author of nearly 50 sports books, Ross Bernstein is an award-winning peak performance hall of fame business speaker who’s keynoted conferences on all seven continents and has been featured on thousands of television and radio programs including: CNN, “CBS This Morning,” ESPN, and Fox News, as well as in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today. Keynoting more than 100 live events globally per year, Ross’ passion is studying just what it is that makes the great ones great – and then translating that to business through his “Champion’s Code” program in order to help people not just win, but to win with integrity.
Cindra Kamphoff
Cindra Kamphoff, Ph.D., CMPC, is an award-winning keynote speaker and executive coach for leaders, professional athletes, executives and championship teams. Her clients range from Verizon Wireless, Target, and Walmart to the Minnesota Vikings. She has provided mental training for the Minnesota Vikings for 4 years, working one-on-one with the players.
She is the author of an Amazon bestseller, Beyond Grit: Ten Powerful Practices to Gain the High Performance Edge and the corresponding workbook. Her work has appeared in New York Times, Forbes, The Huffington Post, and USA Today.
She is the founder of the High Performance Mindset podcast which has over 1 million downloads and ranked in the top 100 podcasts where she interviews thought leaders about mindset. Her work has appeared in New York Times, Forbes, The Huffington Post, and USA Today. As a result of Cindra’s speaking and training, people tend to say they have more energy, more control of their inner dialogue and ultimately, perform at a higher level more consistently.
Sam Richter
Considered a leading authority on sales intelligence and digital reputation management, bestselling author and National Hall of Fame speaker Sam Richter, CSP, CPAE delivers his top-rated, incredibly dynamic, highly entertaining, and extremely high-content keynote presentations and workshop sessions to audiences worldwide. Sam’s programs also include access to attendee bonuses, which ensures that the learning – and most important, the implementation and impact – continues long after the ovation subsides.
Sam was named one of the World’s Top 50 Sales Keynote Speakers, one of the Top 15 Virtual Presenters, and one of the Top 25 Most Influential Sales Leaders. In addition to his speaking, Sam is a technology entrepreneur, and he has developed numerous search-related programs used by thousands of top organizations and business executives around the globe. For his work, Sam has won numerous awards including a Gold Award at the International Film Festival and a Codie-Award, the ‘Oscars’ of the software industry.
Sam has been featured in thousands of news programs and publications including CNN, USA Today, and Forbes. He serves on the Board of Directors for numerous technology companies and he is a past finalist for Inc. Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year.
David Horsager
David Horsager, MA, CSP, CPAE is the CEO of Trust Edge Leadership Institute, Global Trust Expert, Trust Expert in Residence at High Point University, Board member and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. David has advised leaders on six continents, from FedEx, Toyota, MIT, and global governments to the New York Yankees and the Department of Homeland Security.
Trust is a fundamental, bottom line issue. Without it, leaders lose teams, salespeople lose sales, and organizations lose reputation, retention of good people, relationships and revenue. But with trust, individuals and organizations enjoy greater creativity, productivity, freedom and results. Through David’s industry leading research The Trust Outlook™ and firsthand experience working with the world’s highest performing organizations, David reveals how top leaders and organizations drive business results to become the most trusted in their industry.
Rene Rodriguez
Born amongst the palm trees and percussion of Miami, René began splitting his time in frosty Minnesota as a teen. This continuum of climates and cultures introduced him to the breadth of the human condition at a young age. He then attended the University of St. Thomas where he began to see the power of applying neuroscience to create personal and professional change.
For over two decades, René has been researching and applying behavioral neuroscience as a dynamic keynote speaker, leadership advisor, world-class sales expert, and renowned speaker coach. He has also trained more than 100,000 people in applying behavioral psychology and neurology methodologies to solve some of the toughest challenges in leadership, sales, and change.
As an entrepreneur and CEO of multiple companies, Rene integrates a practical business approach that inspires his audiences to take action. Through his keynote, boot camps, workshops, and proprietary AMPLIFII™ course, he helps us own our backstory to build the
frame for our unique and beautiful picture of life.
The result: greater influence, personal transformation, and immediate results in business and life by engaging with courage and grace.
He has authored dozens of articles and is currently in the process of writing his first book
– Amplify Your Influence.