Speakers Bureau

Because of his work inspiring inventors and other revolutionary thinkers, the Boulder Daily Camera has referred to him as the “Father of Invention”. The Denver Post and Seattle Post Intelligencer have referred to him as the “Dean of Futurists”.

Before launching the DaVinci Institute, Tom spent 15 years at IBM as an engineer and designer where he received over 270 awards, more than any other IBM engineer.

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Deb Frey: Named Vice President of the popular counter-culture think tank, DaVinci Institute in 2003, Montana native Deb Frey is the author of the forthcoming Twittering DaVinci. Using the screen name, DaVinciDeb, she has become an overnight celebrity in the microblogging world of Twitter. Building on her reputation and growing expertise, Deb assists individuals and businesses in successfully establishing relationships with her Twitter Boot Camps.

Because of the interlinking nature of the Web, Deb also coordinates marketing through other social networking sites including Meetup, LinkedIn, Facebook, Plaxo and MySpace. Her marketing efforts have driven the DaVinci Institute membership growth – as well as a tradition of excellent speakers and programs. As a result, many recent institute events have “sold out” with waiting lists of people wanting to attend.

Brian Schwartz is the award winning author of 50 Interviews: Entrepreneurs thriving in uncertain times. Beginning in early 2008, he set out to interview 50 successful entrepreneurs and in doing so, discovered new truths as to why so many of us are unable to make the leap from employee to employer, and why many who do lack success. His passion is rooted in the company he started to mentor others through the same framework he used and become authors themselves, adopting the vital mindset to succeed at their chosen endeavor. He was recently featured on NBC, CBS, and in The Denver Business Journal.

Self-described as a parallel entrepreneur (involved in several startup businesses at one time), Mr. Dakin currently holds a leadership position in a number of businesses that have the potential to ‘change the world’. His current lead project is DaVinci Quest, a Web 2.0 company that is building an international community to conduct a series of innovation contests to solve the Top 10 World problems. Other projects include accelerated plant growth, clean energy and even the possibility for forming a new country.

Dave has also spoken at dozens of different conferences and events, including being an award-winning keynote speaker on both business, marketing and technology topics, taught day-long workshops to 500+ people, and moderated and sat in on countless panels. He’s also a frequent radio, TV and podcast guest and has recorded informercials and other video. Dave is known for his expertise, relaxed style and sense of humor and has been known to show up on stage barefoot, talking about work/life balance or give away books to audience members with complex questions.

The father of two shares simple but effective strategies learned from his life challenges with debilitating injury, painful divorces and corporate restructuring that have forced him, at many stages of life, to effectively deal with change, challenges and adversity.

In addition to his professional speaking, writing and coaching, McIntosh, for the past 25 years has been an award-winning television personality. As awareness of McIntosh’s passion for excellence and resilience in the face of adversity has grown, he’s become a respected and popular spokesperson representing companies, via commercials and events, within many industries including sporting goods, automotive, health/fitness, home maintenance and wealth preservation. McIntosh also continues to contribute on KUSA-TV’s Colorado and Company, which he co-hosted before turning full attention to his duties as the Comeback Coach. Prior to Coloro and Company for two decades, McIntosh was a sportscaster, the final 18 years at KCNC-TV, where he won Westword’s Best Sport Anchor in 2003.

Nora’s engaging and humorous style has captivated audiences across the globe.  She tailors every keynote, workshop and training session to her client’s specific needs.  Her workshop certifications include:  Emergenetics®,  MBTI®,  Birkman®,  Emotional Intelligence,  The Speed of Trust® and Crucial Conversations®

A strong believer in community involvement, Nora is an active volunteer with Habitat for Humanity – both within the US and internationally.  Originally from the Midwest,  she lives in Denver, CO with her insanely cute labradoodle Bella and Bella’s sidekick, Baxter.

Colleen shares lessons learned growing up on an Iowa farm that incorporate down-home sales principles with sharp business acumen. Being ‘the real deal,’ ‘show up and try,’ and getting clear on core values are key themes in Colleen’s business and personal philosophy.