The Reading Warehouse

John C. Maxwell, known as America's expert on leadership, speaks to hundreds of thousands of people each year. He has communicated his leadership principles to Fortune 500 companies, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and sports organizations such as the NCAA, the NBA, and the NFL. A New York Times bestselling author, he has written more than thirty books, including Winning with People and Today Matters. Two of his books, Developing the Leader within You and The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, have sold more than one million copies apiece.

Chris Widener is a successful businessman, author, speaker, and television host. He has authored over 450 articles and numerous books; he has also produced many CDs and DVDs on leadership, motivation, and success. Widener was previously the host of the national interview show Made for Success and cohost of True Performance with Zig Ziglar. As a public speaker, he has presented to organizations such as General Electric, Microsoft, Cisco Systems, and the Harvard School of Business.

Dianna Booher's extensive research in the field of business communication and productivity serve as the foundation for over forty books on communication skills training. She has received the highest awards in the professional speaking industry, including induction into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame. As a result of her work among top corporations on communication issues, Executive Excellence magazine has recognized her on its list of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in America.

Kim Alyn is a bestselling author and an international professional speaker. She is the author of ten books, including the bestseller How to Deal with Annoying People (with Bob Phillips, PhD), Discover Your Inner Strength (with contributors Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, and Brian Tracy), and Men Are Slobs, Women Are Neat...and Other Gender Lies That Damage Relationships (with Bob Phillips, PhD). She offers keynotes and longer presentations on topics like leadership, success principles, team building, dealing with annoying people, and giving fabulous presentations.

Jeff Davidson, the Work-Life Balance Expert(R), has written over fifty mainstream books, is a preeminent authority on time management, and is an electrifying professional speaker, making nearly eight hundred presentations since 1985 to clients such as Kaiser Permanente, IBM, American Express, Lufthansa, Swissotel, America Online, RE/Max, USAA, Worthington Steel, and the World Bank. He is the author of Breathing Space and Simpler Living. His 60 Second Series with Adams Media, including the 60 Second Organizer, 60 Second Self-Starter, and 60 Second Innovator, are popular titles in China, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Poland, Spain, France, and Brazil. Jeff has been widely quoted in the New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Christian Science Monitor. Cited by Sharing Ideas magazine as a "consummate speaker," Jeff believes that career professionals today in all industries have a responsibility to achieve their own sense of work-life balance, and he supports that quest through his website BreathingSpace.com.

Art Mortell was billed as "America's number one technology motivational speaker" at the Project Leadership Conference in Paris. Additionally, of over thirty speakers at the Wharton School's Security Industry Institute, he was rated number one, and Selling Power magazine has listed him as one of the top ten speakers in the United States. He earned a graduate degree from the City University of New York, was a sales representative for IBM for five years, and taught at Pasadena College for four years. He has also conducted executive conferences at Pepperdine and was a guest instructor at California State University, Los Angeles.

Dr. Larry Iverson has educated, motivated, and entertained audiences for nearly thirty years. A top ten bestselling author on iTunes, he has worked with over one million people--everyone from Olympic athletes to Fortune 500 companies--delivering persuasive communication strategies and leadership tactics you can apply right now.

Laura Stack is a personal productivity expert, bestselling author of four books, and a professional speaker whose mission is to build high-performance productivity cultures in organizations by creating maximum results in minimum time. She is the president of the Productivity Pro, Inc., a time-management training firm specializing in productivity improvement in high-stress organizations, and the 2011-2012 president of the National Speakers Association. Since 1992 Laura has presented keynotes and seminars on improving output, lowering stress, and saving time in today's workplaces. Laura has been featured on CBS's Early Show, CNN, and the New York Times; her clients include Walmart, Starbucks, Cisco Systems, and Bank of America.

Marcia Wieder, CEO and founder of Dream University, is leading a dream movement. Whether teaching at the Stanford Business School, speaking to executives in China, or visiting a Girl Scout camp, her riveting style impacts audiences worldwide. She's been coaching, training, and speaking for twenty years, and her inspiring message has touched audiences from fifty to five thousand at companies like AT&T and American Express. The author of over a dozen books and a thought leader on vision, she has appeared on Oprah and Today, is the personal dream coach to Jack Canfield, stars in Beyond the Secret with Bob Proctor, and is a member of the Transformational Leadership Council with John Gray, Lynne Twist, and Marianne Williamson. As past president of the National Association of Women Business Owners, she met former US presidents Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, and George Bush, Sr. As a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, she urged readers to take "The Great Dream Challenge."

Clara Chorley is the CEO and founder of Clarity Unlimited. She has an extensive and unique background as a career change expert, international speaker, business consultant, humanitarian, and avid explorer. She is the author of T.U.R.N.: 4 Steps to Clarity in your Life and Career.