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Come hear these inspiring, innovative, and exciting Thought Leaders who will be speaking at the 2011 NAA Education Conference & Exposition.
Click on the Thought Leaders' photos below to watch their videos inviting you to attend this year!
Bonnie St. John
Normal Is Overrated—Aim Higher! #educonf11A1
Thursday, June 23, 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Paralympic ski medalist, Rhodes Scholar, former White House official, successful businesswoman, and author of Live Your Joy are just a few ways to describe Bonnie St. John. Come hear her share her experience as a one-legged ski champion and be inspired to aim higher and achieve extraordinary results, regardless of the challenges.
Read more about Bonnie St. John and watch her video.
Ann Rhoades
Build on Values – Creating an Enviable Culture that Outperforms the Competition #educonf11A2
Thursday, June 23, 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Ann Rhoades, co-founder of JetBlue Airlines, has made a habit of building people-centric organizations. Her legacy is a culture that treats people fairly, builds loyalty, and produces solid profitability. With enthusiasm, humor, and candor, Rhoades urges audiences to throw away the rulebook and develop and sustain a company culture that believes in people’s ability to accomplish the extraordinary, thereby giving them the authority to succeed.
Read more about Ann Rhoades and watch her video.
Ann Rhoades' session is sponsored by
Kevin Carroll
Rediscovering Play: Bringing Fun and Passion to Your Work...And Life #educonf11A3
Friday, June 24, 8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Saturday, June 25, 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Using his masterful storytelling skills and lessons garnered from the spirit and dynamics of play, Kevin Carroll helps attendees understand how to enliven and enrich their work lives, enhance innovation, and improve team dynamics and interpersonal communication. Hear about Carroll’s stories from his time at Nike and come experience this life-changing session that’s not only fun, but provides return-on-investment and bottom-line success.
Read more about Kevin Carroll and watch his video.
Kevin Carroll's session is sponsored by
Christine Cashen
Why Can’t Everybody Just Get Along?! #educonf11A4
Friday, June 24, 12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Saturday, June 25, 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Christine Cashen brings peace to the world by addressing the age-old question, “Why Can’t Everybody Just Get Along?!” With her humorous style, she will give you the tools to identify, understand, and cope with confrontations. You’ll learn the techniques to understand what makes different personality styles tick and how to communicate with them, respond differently to conflict, get new ideas to old problems, and keep your cool with ideas for less stress and more fun.
Read more about Christine Cashen.
Christine Cashen's session is sponsored by
