SPEAKER: Robert White

Chairman and CEO - Extraordinary People LLC

Robert White utilizes a rich personal history of entrepreneurial and high-impact learning successes in working with people to develop extraordinary personal leadership skills, focus, alignment, and commitment. 

Robert’s experience includes founding and leading personal development training industry success stories Lifespring and ARC International, companies that have graduated over 1,200,000 people from high impact experiential training events.  He lived and worked in Tokyo and Hong Kong for a total of 14 years.  

Robert is a Baden Powell Fellow of the World Scout Foundation, serves on the Board of Directors of Plant It 2020 and the Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation. 

He authored the essays for the award winning photo journal One World One People and his book Living an Extraordinary Life has been positively reviewed by Ken Blanchard, Jimmy Calano, Tom Crum, Jerry Jampolsky and many other educational experts and business leaders.  

PANELIST: Carl 'Chevy' Chevallard

Professional conductor and President, ConductYourLife, LLC

Carl “Chevy” Chevallard, PhD, LtCol, USAF, Ret. draws on 35 years of experience as professional musician, university professor, military commander, and radio/TV/live show producer to enable leaders to view principles of successful leadership in a new way—from a conductor’s perspective.
 
Chevy’s a professional member of the National Speakers Association, a former member of the music faculties of Michigan State University and San Jose State University, and in 2004, he retired from the United States Air Force as the Commander/Conductor of the USAF Academy Band.

He’s also an entrepreneur.  Since 1972 he’s been an independently contracted musician. In 2003, his first book, Teaching Music through Performing Marches, was published and is now an internationally-acclaimed textbook.  And in 2006, Chevy created ConductYourLife, LLC, a training/consulting business that focuses on leadership-- from a conductor’s perspective.

PANELIST: Lida Citroen

Founder and principal of LIDA360

An accomplished speaker, author and advisor to Fortune 500 corporations, business owners and executives, Lida Citroën shows business professionals how to create powerful brands and direct their reputation. She captivates audiences with her message about intentionally managing your personal brand. For 20 years, Ms. Citroën has delivered her engaging and actionable techniques to clients across the U.S., earning her acclaim as a reputation management and branding expert.

PANELIST: Rody Kent

Presentation Coach

Rody Kent has many years of experience with the film industry where she has coached actors vying with hundreds of others for a single part, and she assists Presentation and Interview clients in much the same way. With her keen eye, Rody understands how to help clients quickly achieve their goals through developing a strong executive presence and confident presentation skills.

Rody was Location Casting Director for CBS/Lorimar for 10 years on the DALLAS TV series where she was responsible for finding and coaching new talent. She worked for more than 25 years as Location Casting Director on feature films for Disney, Tristar, Touchstone, and Orion, and on T.V. Series and Movies of the Week for all the major networks.

Rody has earned a number of distinctions during her career as a Casting Director. She has received the WOMEN IN FILM Achievement Award, the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce Award for Excellence, and a nomination for a CASTING SOCIETY OF AMERICA Artio Award. Rody has served on several film-related boards of directors.

HOST: Steve Baker

Senior Fellow, Business Advisor and Author

Steve Baker is a small business advocate with a passion for business and a drive for success. As a founder of successful companies, a corporate executive and business advisor, he has over 25 years of experience developing and launching new businesses. He has led companies in every phase of business cycle from startup to exit in both private and public sectors. He guided one of his startup companies through a successful public offering of stock (IPO) and achieved revenues of $500 million.

Steve directs business development and strategic marketing, and has taken companies from startup to millions of dollars in revenues in such diverse industries as international travel, financial software, franchising, manufacturing, ergonomics, medical devices, migraine headache treatment, and an international medical wellness resort.

As a small business advocate, Steve thrives on the challenge of solving problems that impede business growth and success. As a Senior Fellow at the DaVinci Institute, a futurist think-tank, he enjoys helping entrepreneurs succeed. He is the author of the award winning book Pushing Water Uphill With A Rake and is a frequent public speaker to business groups and university students, discussing entrepreneurship and ethics.