W. Bruce Cameron
Humor Columnist

W. Bruce Cameron will be the MC for the Freelancer Boot Camp.

Mr. Cameron spent 15 years working for GM before he struck off on my own. He's been a freelance writer, computer programmer, business consultant, and career coach.

Bruce worked as a humor columnist for the Denver Rocky Mountain News and appeared in newspapers and at the bottom of bird cages worldwide! His Internet-based humor column—imaginatively titled "The Cameron Column"— is the most popular single-sourced humor newsletter of its kind. Over 40,000 people in 52 countries—if you count Texas as a country—read The Cameron Column, and over a dozen of them enjoy it!

The Cameron Column was started as a free humor newsletter back in 1995 as a "get rich never" scheme.

He now works as a freelance script writer in Hollywood with a recent screenplay sale to Disney. His most recent book "The 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" has been scripted for a television sitcom starring John Ritter. The TV show will air on ABC starting Sept 17th.

Gordon Miller
CEO of Group 56

Gordon Miller, called "America's Career Coach" by CNN, has helped hundreds of people plan and implement a winning career strategy. He has been featured in Fortune, Harvard U Publications, Kiplinger, Washington Post, INC., and numerous other publications. He is the best selling author of The Career Coach (Doubleday 2001).

Kent McBride
founder of the the
NetBiz Education Center

Kent has been a successful entrepreneur, operating as an owner, partner or manager of nearly a dozen small businesses over the last 25 years.

In the past six years, Kent has conducted Internet seminars and made presentations to over 10,000 business people nationwide on how to successfully and profitably apply the technology of the Internet to their businesses. Kent is the creator of the "How To Put Your Business Online WITHOUT Going Broke or Crazy" Internet seminar.

Kent is a strategic partner with the Denver Minority Business Development Center, a member of the Internet Chamber of Commerce and is a founder and active member of the Technology Council of the Boulder, Colorado Chamber of Commerce.

Paul Koenig is an associate in the firm’s Business department. He joined the firm in February 2000 and is resident in the Broomfield office.
Mr. Koenig specializes in securities law, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and general corporate law, with an emphasis on the representation of emerging high technology companies. He has represented companies and their investors in a variety of transactions, including venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings.

Prior to joining Cooley Godward, Mr. Koenig practiced in the Chicago, Illinois office of Latham & Watkins.

Mr. Koenig received a J.D., cum laude, in 1998 from Northwestern University School of Law. He received a B.B.A. with highest distinction from the University of Iowa in 1994.

Mr. Koenig is a member of the Colorado Bar, the Illinois Bar and the Northern District of Illinois Bar.

David began his legal career working in New York for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, a premier international law firm based in New York. David spent over five years specializing in mergers and acquisitions and securities and credit financing at Simpson Thacher. David moved to Colorado in 2000 and worked in the Colorado office of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, a national firm based in California, until December of 2001. David served as part-time general counsel for U.S. Medical, Inc. from December 2001 until June 2002. David founded and became managing partner of Kendall & Associates L.L.C. in February 2002.

David graduated from Duke Law School in 1994. David received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, summa cum laude, and a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude from the University of Richmond in 1991.

Jack Dale
Chief Marketing Officer of Matria

Jack Dale. For the past 18 years, Jack has been a management and marketing consultant to software and Internet firms, in Northern California and nationally. In 1990 and in cooperation with Scripps-Howard and the Rocky Mountain News, he co-conceived and implemented the world’s first graphics-based, full-featured, fully-integrated electronic newspaper delivered via the Internet.

From 1991 to 1996, as concept originator and cofounder, he served as vice president of sales for North American ClassiFACTS, Inc., a groundbreaking venture capital-funded database and software applications and services company. The company was the first to successfully aggregate newspaper classified advertising databases nationally for resale. Jack’s consulting practice has specialized in turnarounds, new market identification, and penetration strategies and implementations. From 1970 until his change of life in 1984, he was a freelance photo illustrator, writer, and artist.

Rick Wilking is best known as the personal photographer for the President with a career that included over twelve years in Washington DC in various White House assignments.

Starting his career as a photojournalist for the Colorado Daily in 1974, Rick has climbed the ladder of the freelance photography profession.

Whether its a meeting of foreign dignitaries, riots in the streets of Seattle, blazing fires in the mountains, or shots of Olympic athletes at the peak of their performance, Rick is performing silently along the sidelines working his magic.

You have already seen many of his photos, but now you will have a rare opportunity to meet the man behind some of the most recognizable shots in the world. You will be able to see the photos that changed his life and hear the behind-the-scenes stories of his accomplished career.

Thomas Frey
Executive Director
The DaVinci Institute

Thomas Frey is one of the nations leading experts on the process of launching new businesses and new technologies. As the Executive Director of the DaVinci Institute he has helped dozens of inventors and entrepreneurs work through the process to launch their products.

Tom is also an internationally recognized futurist, author, and public speaker. His specialty is the future of technology and its impact on business and society. He is a 15-year veteran of IBM where he received more awards than any other engineer - over 270. His leading edge presentations have captivated people throughout the business world, including NASA, IBM, AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, Lucent Technologies, Boeing, Ford Motor Company, Allied Signal, Hunter Douglas, Direct TV, and many more.

Tom is the author of "Inventions of Impact" and has written numerous articles on a wide range of futurist topics. He has also been a contributing writer for The Futurist Magazine and is the producer of the Impact Lab emerging technology eZine.

During the past 16 years, Tom has launched 16 different businesses.