Guest Speakers
Dustin Poirier
UFC Champion and MMA fighter
Dustin Poirier is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently fights in the Lightweight devision for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. Poirier has been competing professionally since 2009, he has also competed in the WEC. As of September 29, 2020, he is #2 in the UFC lightweight rankings and #7 in the UFC men’s pound-for-pound rankings. Poirier was one of the fighters in the 2011 Documentary Fightville, which examines the MMA scene in South Louisiana. Dustin Poirier is also the President of the Good Fight Foundation, founded by him and his wife Jolie Poirier.
Chad E. Foster
Tech Innovator and Speaker
Read Chad E. Foster’s resume and you know he’s a rainmaker. A billion-dollar revenue generator, a job creator, a tech innovator. What’s not so obvious? He’s blind. And when he speaks to audiences, he shares a powerful message: His loss of eyesight as a young adult didn’t hold him back. Instead, he embraced obstacles as opportunities.
Mark Montini
Expert in Disruptive Leadership, Brand Building, and Exponential Growth
Mark Montini is a globally recognized leader, keynote speaker, and consultant known for his powerful, disruptive approach to leadership and business strategy. With extensive experience in brand building, innovation, and scaling multi-location businesses, Mark has been the driving force behind transformative growth initiatives for companies ranging in size from startups to $4 billion in revenue.
Lily Pannella
Commercial Photographer & stop motion artist
After earning a Bachelor’s degree in photography and digital media Lily dove into the world of wedding photography, making a name for herself showcasing her clients’ true personalities rather than forcing them into the same stereotypical wedding cliches.
Chad E. Foster
Tech Innovator and Speaker
Read Chad E. Foster’s resume and you know he’s a rainmaker. A billion-dollar revenue generator, a job creator, a tech innovator. What’s not so obvious? He’s blind. And when he speaks to audiences, he shares a powerful message: His loss of eyesight as a young adult didn’t hold him back. Instead, he embraced obstacles as opportunities.
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Chad became the first blind executive to graduate Harvard Business School’s leadership program and did what Oracle said couldn’t be done, becoming the first to create CRM software for the visually-impaired. Turning adversity into advantage, he thrived at a Fortune 500 company, directing financial strategies that resulted in billions in revenue, industry-leading growth, and best-in-class margins despite hypercompetitive market conditions.
Today, Chad teaches this same overcomer mindset to companies around the world, breaking down the anatomy of resilience using his tried and tested tools to empower people to emerge from setbacks stronger, sleeker, and resolute to succeed. He believes in helping others turn their challenges into opportunities, a mission that he values even more than his eyesight.
Connecting inspiration to implementation™, Chad provides a roadmap for overcoming obstacles and achieving the impossible. His keynotes are a blend of heartfelt stories, entertaining delivery, no-fluff truth-telling, and practical strategies tailored to empower individuals and teams to transcend their limitations. With Chad, audiences receive actionable insights on fostering a mindset of growth and resilience, driving them to redefine their boundaries.
His keynotes are not just talks; they are transformative experiences that ignite change, inspire action, and unlock potential. When you invite Chad to your event, you’re securing a catalyst for positive transformation, leaving your audience motivated, equipped, and eager to tackle their challenges with newfound vigor.
His direct and confident style, combined with a go-for-it inspiring belief system — he is an avid downhill skier and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner (that’s not a joke), has made him a high-impact keynote speaker for leaders at companies such as Google, IBM, Salesforce, GE and Microsoft. He’d be honored to inspire actions that drive outcomes at your next event.
Mark Montini
Expert in Disruptive Leadership, Brand Building, and Exponential Growth
Mark Montini is a globally recognized leader, keynote speaker, and consultant known for his powerful, disruptive approach to leadership and business strategy. With extensive experience in brand building, innovation, and scaling multi-location businesses, Mark has been the driving force behind transformative growth initiatives for companies ranging in size from startups to $4 billion in revenue.
Read full bio
Mark Montini is a globally recognized leader, keynote speaker, and consultant known for his powerful, disruptive approach to leadership and business strategy. With extensive experience in brand building, innovation, and scaling multi-location businesses, Mark has been the driving force behind transformative growth initiatives for companies ranging in size from startups to $4 billion in revenue.
Mark’s expertise is widely sought after by Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, political campaigns, and emerging brands alike. His strategic insights have been featured by The New York Times, USA Today, Fortune, Entrepreneur, and more, reflecting his impact on organizations across multiple industries. Known for his dynamic presence and actionable advice, Mark is celebrated as a keynote speaker, inspiring audiences in over 30 countries and all 50 states to think differently about leadership in order to achieve exponential growth.
Lily Panella
Commercial Photographer & Stop Motion Artist
After earning a Bachelor’s degree in photography and digital media Lily dove into the world of wedding photography, making a name for herself showcasing her clients’ true personalities rather than forcing them into the same stereotypical wedding cliches.
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After earning a Bachelor’s degree in photography and digital media Lily dove into the world of wedding photography, making a name for herself showcasing her clients’ true personalities rather than forcing them into the same stereotypical wedding cliches.
Over a decade later, after learning how to problem solve quickly and making the most of any locale (including more parking lot portraits than she can count), she took her belief that every client should really show the best version of themselves in their photos and applied that to the commercial world.
Since then she’s photographed everything from cookie boxes to video game launches and loves infusing life into even the most seemingly mundane products.
Previous clients include Sony Playstation, Kind Snacks, Fab Habitat, Paramount+, Last Crumb
featured speaker
Mark Montini
Expert in Disruptive Leadership, Brand Building, and Exponential Growth
Mark Montini is a globally recognized leader, keynote speaker, and consultant known for his powerful, disruptive approach to leadership and business strategy. With extensive experience in brand building, innovation, and scaling multi-location businesses, Mark has been the driving force behind transformative growth initiatives for companies ranging in size from startups to $4 billion in revenue.
Mark’s expertise is widely sought after by Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, political campaigns, and emerging brands alike. His strategic insights have been featured by The New York Times, USA Today, Fortune, Entrepreneur, and more, reflecting his impact on organizations across multiple industries. Known for his dynamic presence and actionable advice, Mark is celebrated as a keynote speaker, inspiring audiences in over 30 countries and all 50 states to think differently about leadership in order to achieve exponential growth.
featured speaker
Chad E. Foster
Tech Innovator and Leader
Read Chad E. Foster’s resume and you know he’s a rainmaker. A billion-dollar revenue generator, a job creator, a tech innovator. What’s not so obvious? He’s blind. And when he speaks to audiences, he shares a powerful message: His loss of eyesight as a young adult didn’t hold him back. Instead, he embraced obstacles as opportunities.
Chad became the first blind executive to graduate Harvard Business School’s leadership program and did what Oracle said couldn’t be done, becoming the first to create CRM software for the visually-impaired. Turning
adversity into advantage, he thrived at a Fortune 500 company, directing financial strategies that resulted in billions in revenue, industry-leading growth, and best-in-class margins despite hypercompetitive market conditions.
Today, Chad teaches this same overcomer mindset to companies around the world, breaking down the anatomy of resilience using his tried and tested tools to empower people to emerge from setbacks stronger, sleeker, and resolute to succeed. He believes in helping others turn their challenges into opportunities, a mission that he values even more than his eyesight.
Connecting inspiration to implementation™, Chad provides a roadmap for overcoming obstacles and achieving the impossible. His keynotes are a blend of heartfelt stories, entertaining delivery, no-fluff truth-telling, and practical strategies tailored to empower individuals and teams to transcend their limitations. With Chad, audiences receive actionable insights on fostering a mindset of growth and resilience, driving them to redefine their boundaries.
His keynotes are not just talks; they are transformative experiences that ignite change, inspire action, and unlock potential. When you invite Chad to your event, you’re securing a catalyst for positive transformation, leaving your audience motivated, equipped, and eager to tackle their challenges with newfound vigor.
His direct and confident style, combined with a go-for-it inspiring belief system — he is an avid downhill skier and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner (that’s not a joke), has made him a high-impact keynote speaker for leaders at companies such as Google, IBM, Salesforce, GE and Microsoft. He’d be honored to inspire actions that drive outcomes at your next event.
featured speaker
Lily Pannella
Commercial Photographer and Stop Motion Artist
After earning a Bachelor’s degree in photography and digital media Lily dove into the world of wedding photography, making a name for herself showcasing her clients’ true personalities rather than forcing them into the same stereotypical wedding cliches.
Over a decade later, after learning how to problem solve quickly and making the most of any locale (including more parking lot portraits than she can count), she took her belief that every client should really show the best version of themselves in their photos and applied that to the commercial world.
Since then she’s photographed everything from cookie boxes to video game launches and loves infusing life into even the most seemingly mundane products.
Previous clients include Sony Playstation, Kind Snacks, Fab Habitat, Paramount+, Last Crumb