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

Lida Citroën is a recognized speaker, writer and chief brand marketing officer, Lida has been helping businesses and professionals uncover and develop their true brand value for more than 20 years. As founder and principal of LIDA360, she helps her clients tap into their unique brand assets to produce effective and measurable marketing programs, increasing success and reducing costs by improving brand authenticity, consistency and integration. With a contagious passion for quality, her methodology and approach are both innovative and practical. Visit www.LIDA360.com for more information or call 720-840-3388.

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

In addition to being a Senior Fellow at DaVinci Institute, Steve Baker is President and co-founder of International Wellness Resorts Inc., serenely located in Placencia, Belize.

Steve has been a founder of successful businesses, a corporate executive and a business advisor to startups. With proven leadership in every phase of business cycle from startup to exit, Steve has the unique ability to generate immediate and sustainable improvements in business. He directs strategic marketing and business development and has taken companies from startup to millions of dollars in revenues in such diverse industries as international travel, financial software, casinos, manufacturing, cosmetic surgery, and ergonomics.

In a former corporate life, he was co-founder and Executive Vice President of WorldGroup Inc. and developed 300 franchise travel agencies with revenues of $500 Million.

Always the entrepreneur and Startup Junkie, Steve is a well known speaker and author of the award winning book PUSHING WATER UPHILL With A Rake, as well as being an avid poor golfer.