Aldonna R. Ambler, CMC, CSP, has earned the right to trade as The Growth Strategist™. An award winning consultant, speaker and author, Ambler hosts The Growth Strategist™, an online peer-to-peer-to-peer talk show about the growth strategy-of-the-week.

As a speaker, trainer and consultant for the past twenty years, Pat weaves her message in an intimated and skilled manner. She is proficient on topics relating to non-profit management, volunteerism and aging. Her vast experience with nonprofits and her own personal experience have enabled her to speak from the heart as she shares vital information that everyone needs to hear. She is Past President and founding member of the NSA -NJ Chapter. Pat is currently working on her fifth manual for nonprofit management and is a certified distributer of DICS products.

The Strategic Project Manager, helping companies make their strategic goals and visions real. With 15 years of practical, hands-on experience running projects, Alex is the person to call when you don't have time to waste.

Donna Cardillo, RN travels the world helping nurses to be happy in their careers and to reach their full potential. She is fiercely passionate about nursing and about life in general. You may know Donna as "Dear Donna" at Nursing Spectrum and NurseWeek magazines where she writes a monthly column and doles out daily online career advice at nurse.com. Donna is author of Your First Year as a Nurse - Making the Transition From Total Novice to Successful Professional and The ULTIMATE Career Guide for Nurses - Practical Advice for Thriving at Every Stage of Your Career. Donna has received numerous awards and recognitions but is most proud of being named a Diva in Nursing by the Institute for Nursing in NJ for outstanding achievements and excellence in practice. Donna has been referred to as the Ann Landers and the Dr. Phil of the nursing profession. Regardless of who she's compared to, there's no denying that she has her own unique style, indomitable spirit, and uproarious sense of humor.

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For the past twenty years, Regina has been inspiring audiences around the world with her upbeat, fun, inspirational and content heavy keynotes and training programs. She speaks on Leadership, Creating Fun in the Workplace, Process Improvement, and Service Excellence. Her clients include Johnson & Johnson, Cummins, Giorgio Armani and others. Regina also provides executive coaching and is a distributor for Inscape Publishing. She is the author of two books; Developing Process Excellence Leaders and Deadlines & Diapers: 65 Tips for Working Moms. Regina is also a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).

Meeting and Event Planning, Career and Life Management Skills

Leadership, Team Building, Self-Empowerment.

Hypnotist, Entertainer, Motivator

Since 1997, Natalie Gahrmann has delighted audiences with her practical strategies and tips for better managing their SuperBusy lives. Known worldwide as THE PRIORITY PRO, she is the expert that helps business leaders, entrepreneurs, and working moms go from super-crazy to super-productive! She helps women increase performance by decreasing distractions through her informative workshops, engaging keynotes, and 1-1 executive and leader coaching. Natalie delights in providing energy to not only motivate audiences but to get every individual into action. She is the author of the award winning book, "Succeeding as a Super Busy Parent" and a productivity & performance expert specializing in helping leaders eliminate distractions, manage obligations, increase balance, and focus on the task-at-hand.

Executive Coaching, Leadership Development, Organizational Effectiveness and Efficiency, Motivational Speaker At GCG we offer our clients "process" driven results for managing the problems they face both within the organization and the challenges outside the organization. We offer Practical, Long-term Solutions in business and in Life. Bill has earned the distinction of "Certified Master Coach". Coaching Executives throughout the country...He creates Opportunity in an Energized environment, building Teams of Professionals, providing the Leadership and Strategy needed to achieve overall corporate goals and objectives.

Tommy Hilcken is an award-winning, internationally known motivational keynote speaker, life success consultant and entertainer. He has successfully worked with some of the world’s most influential corporate leaders, professional athletes and celebrities. Throughout his 20-year career, Tommy has developed an exclusive and highly sought after approach to inspiring and coaching leaders. Tommy has addressed more than 6000 audiences around the world, presenting his popular blend of personal experience, humor and practical knowledge from his years in the field. He has the unique ability to engage a variety of diverse audiences – and his appeal and inspirational messages have helped many to live complete and joyful lives. Whether it is his success in family, business, or overall wellness, Tommy has demonstrated that life is a game in which we can all be winners.

Motivation, Inspiration, Presentation Skills

Education of Healthcare Professionals to Improve Patient Safety

John helps your organization become more productive, and effective by maximizing the potential of your people! He has worked with hundreds of organizations and has presented at numerous national and international conferences, on radio and television. He recently publishing his first transformational leadership book, The Pond: a small book about making big changes.

Joe Dwyer realized he had a passion for motivational speaking after delivering a ten-minute speech in his sophomore year of high school. He discovered his gift of compassion and energy as well as an ability to connect with his audience. Now with over 25 years of business and personal experience he now also inspires people to find their “treasures” through personal/business coaching. He began his professional career as a Chemical engineer at Schering Plough, having earned a degree in chemistry from Rutgers University’s Newark College of Arts and Sciences. He moved on to Bell Atlantic in 1984 and, as a sales manager, won awards for Sales and Leadership four years in a row! While at Bell Atlantic he became a skilled management/labor negotiator and was the “Circle of Excellence” award recipient for the 1998 Labor Agreement. Joe’s career took a turn in 2000 when he joined the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. He was instrumental in reshaping the administration within the Archdiocese and spent seven years as Vice Chancellor for Administration where he led the activities of the major departmental groups of the Archdiocese. Joe is a member of the National Speakers Association and Coach U (a world class coach training organization). He is currently engaged in authoring two books. Joe is trained in martial arts and possesses a 3rd degree black belt in Karate. Along with this training and his diverse life experiences, Joe believes in journeying with the people he speaks with using an engaging style that people thrive in. A certified dog trainer, Joe has always had a passion for animal rights. He has rescued two dogs from shelters that live with him and his family in New Jersey. Most recently, he trained one of the rescued dogs, Shelby, to be a certified therapy dog. She is in demand to visit people who need the comfort and joy she brings to them. Joe has often stated, “I am glad Shelby takes me along on these journeys!”

Negotiation, Sales Training

The Path To The Cash! New Business Development, Message Development, Overcoming Objections

Business, Customer Service, Management

Michael Goldberg is a dynamic speaker, author, consultant and the founder of Building Blocks Consulting. He is an expert at helping sales folks and business owners gain more laser-like focus, attract more prospects to the pipeline, create more quality referral streams, and write more business! Described by clients as a “spark plug”, Michael is a master at invigorating and engaging audiences. His style is “in your face” and high energy. His content is “real world” and can be applied immediately. Michael speaks at conferences and associations, runs sales meetings, and delivers “results driven” programs on networking, leadership, communication, service, and career transition. When he tells an audience how to do it, they know he has already done it…and it works! Clients include MetLife, Securian Financial, Aflac, New England Financial, Guardian Life, Principal Financial, and Chubb & Son. Michael has been published in numerous business journals and was recently quoted in the Harvard Business Review. He works extensively with the insurance and financial services industry and has been published in The GAMA International Journal and has spoken at LAMP and The Sales Mastery Forum. Michael is a regular contributor to Horsesmouth.com, Producers Web, and Agent's Sales Journal. Prior to establishing Building Blocks Consulting, Michael worked in the hospitality industry operating restaurants for several of the nation’s largest restaurant corporations. When not working in operations, Michael taught a variety of college business courses and served as department chairperson. He also held regional training and management positions within a Boston based start up training company. Educational background includes a Masters Degree in Training and Organization Development from Lesley University and Bachelors Degree from CUNY Brooklyn in Hospitality Management. Michael Goldberg is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP). CSP is an earned designation awarded by the National Speakers Association and the International Federation for Professional Speakers to recognize demonstrated commitment to the speaking profession through proven speaking experience. Fewer than 10 percent of the thousands of speaking professionals worldwide hold this designation. Michael is an active member of the National Speakers Association, serving as an officer to the regional chapter. He was asked to serve on The National Board of Advisory in his first year as a member of the National Speakers Association. Michael is currently an award winning public speaking teacher at Rutgers University and frequently volunteers as a speaker at organizations focused on career search.

Sharyn Mosca is an international management consultant, speaker and executive trainer. Her corporate experience includes working in senior leadership development roles for Hewlett Packard, Johnson and Johnson, Hoffmann-LaRoche, Watson Pharmaceuticals and Becton Dickinson. She has personally led leadership development seminars in throughout Europe, Asia, Latin America, as well as the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Her seminars and keynotes focus on helping others clarify and align their values to more authentic leadership practices and career goals. She uses emotional intelligence as a foundation to teach key competencies such as coaching, influence, team building and managing change. Sharyn has published several articles on leadership, creating a career legacy, and work life balance.

Management, Career Development, Media Training

John Obenchain has spent his whole life moving east. Born in California, raised in Indiana, he currently resides in the great state of New Jersey with his wife and two children. Tragedy visited John in 2002 when his beloved Grandfather passed away. John was asked to deliver the eulogy at the funeral. Though it was a very difficult and emotional time for him, he put his heart and soul into the occasion. The feedback he received from friends and relatives after the service proved overwhelming. This life-changing experience led John to consider a career in Public Speaking. Five years later he officially launched his Professional Public Speaking Company: Earth Voyage, LLC. John developed the highly-acclaimed program: “Communicating Your Message to Those too Busy to Listen” after carefully studying the Fortune 500 Business World. He presents this program to audiences all over the world in an effort to help people improve their businesses by improving their communication. He has also written a book to accompany this program, one appropriately titled: Communicating Your Message to Those too Busy to Listen.

Business Growth and Development

Barbara Rubel, MA, BCETS, CBS, CPBC is a widely acclaimed nationally recognized author and dynamic speaker who has an incredible gift to touch the heart as well as the mind. Barbara is one of the top authorities in the field of traumatic loss and compassion fatigue. She is the author of the books, But I Didn’t Say Goodbye (2nd Ed, 2009) and Death, Dying, and Bereavement (2004). Barbara is the co-author of the U.S. Department of Justice Training Curriculum, Compassion Fatigue (2007). She was featured in the Emmy award winning Documentary, Fatal Mistakes, narrated by Marriette Hartley. Barbara is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress, Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, Certified Bereavement Specialist and Certified Pastoral Bereavement Counselor. She is a Consultant with the Dept. of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. Barbara created and developed the Palette of Grief® Program for coping with life changing events. Her ongoing focus - motivation and resilience offers tools to professionals struggling with loss and stress in the workplace. Barbara's humorous keynote, Becoming Resilient in Difficult Times is enjoyable, educational and full of practical take home value.

Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementia's, Depression, Caregivers, Healthy Aging, Preventing Memory Loss, Work/Life Issues, Eldercare, Baby Boomers

Negotiation Skills

Executive Speech Coach

Professional development seminars for Teachers and Parents Assembly Programs for Schools - Fitness, Bully Prevention and Outsmarting a Stranger. Parent Coaching

Author, motivational speaker and sought-after sales coach, David Steel is one of the nation's leading experts on Sales Motivation. Widely recognized for his ability to energize sales teams and drive revenue results, David works with businesses and C-level executives on such issues as hiring the right sales people, compensation, goals and sales strategies. David also teaches highly effective sales management skills that fuel highly aggressive sales teams.

Powerful results with Strong Incentives is always achieved with Eileen Strong. She is a "power of the mind" expert. Discover how to increase your confidence in public speaking. Techniques presented minimize your fear of speaking & improve your presentations. Discover how to accelerate your productivity and profitability by becoming focused and project oriented. Eileen is one of the few women in the country triple trained in Clinical hypnosis; Forensic C.S.I. hypnosis and Stage/Entertainment hypnosis.She is an adjunct professor of Advertising & Marketing at Kean University.

Negotiation Skills, Motivation, Leadership, How Businesses Can Survive and Thrive in Tough Economic Times - Greg Williams is a Master Negotiator, who has taught and delivered keynote speeches on negotiation, motivation and how businesses can survive and thrive in tough economic times. He has delivered presentations to people worldwide.