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David Houle is a futurist, thinker and speaker. Houle spent more than 20 years in media and entertainment. He has worked at NBC, CBS and was part of the senior executive team that created and launched MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1 and CNN Headline News.
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Philip Kotler is widely acknowledged as the father of modern marketing and the world’s foremost expert on strategic marketing. He was voted the first Leader in Marketing Thought by the American Marketing Association and named The Founder of Modern Marketing Management in the Handbook of Management Thinking.
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Jason Voss, CFA, is CEO of Active Investment Management (AIM) Consulting, LLC. He is the author of multiple books, among them, The Intuitive Investor; Valuation Techniques; Lie Detection for Investment Professionals; and the cutting-edge Meditation Guide for Investment Professionals.
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Johnston spent his entire life at the New York Stock Exchange. The last job he had there was as President and COO of the NYSE from 1996-2003.
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Gerald Zaltman is the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration Emeritus at the Harvard Business. He was Co-Director of The Mind of the Market Laboratory at HBS.
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Gary Massel had 40 years of successful industry and federal government experience in general management, operations management, information technology, product development, and business development.
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Steven High is the Executive Director of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and is on the faculty at Florida State University.
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As head of this premiere art and design college in Sarasota, Florida, he is transforming the way people think about art and design and why businesses must embrace creativity to thrive in the 21st-century global economy.
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Dr. Carol F. Probstfeld is the sixth president of State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota. Established in 1957, SCF is the area’s oldest and largest public college with campuses in Bradenton, Venice, Lakewood Ranch and online.
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Donal O’Shea, an internationally renowned mathematician, has been president of New College of Florida since July 1, 2012.
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Joel Beasley is Chief Technologist and author of the book Modern CTO; a Best Seller in Technology Leadership and Technical Project Manager on Amazon. Beasley is the host of the #1 Technology Leadership Podcast in the world.
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Ms. Lapovsky is the former President of Mercy College and CFO of Goucher College. She consults on higher education finance, strategy, governance, and enrollment management, as well as conducting executive searches for chief financial officers.
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