Emmy-winner, former Wall Street Journal reporter, and national "Say It Better" columnist Kare Anderson literally demonstrates ways to become more clear, compelling, collaborative, quotable and client-attracting. She uses her reporter's keen eye, trailblazing work experience and unique research to deliver a compelling message that gets people laughing and involved in minutes.

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

TRAVELS FROM: Washington DC

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5 to 10k)

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k)

Often described as spirited, smart, funny, enthusiastic and dynamic, Patti Branco possesses vast experience and broad knowledge of bank, credit union and major wirehouse brokerage programs. As an effective trainer and dynamic speaker she provides the progressive financial services industry the opportunity to learn from her vast experience and successes, whether seeking to increase revenues or needing assistance in the problem-solving mode.

TRAVELS FROM: Texas

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

Ron Carson, is President and founder of Carson Wealth Management Group, and has worked extensively in the field of financial management since 1983. His designations are Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Certified Fund Specialist (CFS), and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC).

TRAVELS FROM: Nebraska

FEE CATEGORY: F ($25k and up)

Steff C. Chalk is founder and president of CHALK 401(k) Advisory Board, Inc. Since 1995 CHALK 401(k) Advisory Board has served in a fiduciary capacity to over $10 billion of retirement plan assets. Mr. Chalk has over 25 years experience in the financial industry and has also served as consultant to a global consultancy and Fortune 500 Companies.

TRAVELS FROM: Ohio

FEE CATEGORY: A ($5k or less)

The Bilingual Dynamo®, Carlos Conejo is a motivational speaker and trainer extraordinaire. With a wide breadth of knowledge, he covers topics including; Tapping the Burgeoning U.S. Hispanic Market; Coaching for Results; Power Marketing; Closing More Sales; and Establishing Effective Strategic Alliance.

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to $15k)

TRAVELS FROM: North Carolina

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

Dr. John F. Demartini is the CEO of DEMARTINI SEMINARS, an international speaking and consulting service. His business clients range from Wall Street financiers, financial planners and CEOs to healthcare professionals, actors and sports personalities. His inspiring and informative presentations combine entertaining real life stories with transformational wisdom and insights.

TRAVELS FROM: Texas

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k)

TRAVELS FROM: New York

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

John diFrances is a professional motivational and inspirational keynote speaker, business conference speaker, seminar leader, and corporate retreat facilitator. He is also a senior executive advisor, consultant, popular author, and successful businessman. John's 30 years of International business experience in corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors, provide a vast wealth of information and experience.

TRAVELS FROM: Wisconsin

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k)

TRAVELS FROM: New Mexico

FEE CATEGORY: A ($5k or less)

TRAVELS FROM: Oregon

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

Thought Leader/Speaker, Dr. Kevin Freiberg is one of the most influential voices on the speaking circuit today. He has made a career out of understanding the core values and unconventional strategies used by world-class leaders. His book NUTS! was hailed by the Financial Times as one of the top five global business books of the year. He has appeared on CNBC and the CBS Morning News for his views on the critical links between leadership, corporate culture and extraordinary business performance. His articles and interviews have been read in the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and Investor's Business Daily.

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: D ($15.5 to 20k)

TRAVELS FROM: Oregon

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5-15k)

Every revolution has a leader...to awaken the spirit, to champion the cause, to lead the charge! Business visionary, entrepreneur, best selling author and Chairman of E-Myth Worldwide, Michael Gerber has been leading a Small Business Revolution before anyone knew there was one! He called it The E-Myth Revolution, and over the past two decades, he has touched hundreds of thousands with his E-Myth message.

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k)

Marshall Goldsmith, PhD is one of the world's foremost authorities in helping leaders achieve positive, measurable change in behavior: for themselves, their people and their teams. Marshall has been ranked in the Wall Street Journal as one of the "Top 10" consultants in the field of executive development.

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: F ($25.5k and higher)

With more that 15 years experience in marketing and senior management in insurance, securities, banking brokerage and direct marketing, Kip Gregory has developed a unique perspective on how to achieve a competitive advantage in the financial services industry. Kip's strategies are innovative, easy to follow and inexpensive to implement. He has helped hundreds of financial professionals create marketing advantages through the creative and smart use of technology.

TRAVELS FROM: Washington DC

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

TRAVELS FROM: Connecticut

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k)

Barbara Hemphill is CEO of Hemphill Productivity Institute (HPI), whose mission is to help individuals and organizations create and sustain a productive environment so they can accomplish their work and enjoy their lives. HPI helps clients organize time, space, and information so they can maximize productivity and reduce stress.

TRAVELS FROM: North Carolina

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

Kerry L. Johnson, MBA, Ph.D. is a best selling author and speaker who speaks at least 8 times a month ranging from Hong Kong to Halifax, and from New Zealand to New York. Traveling 8,000 miles each week, he speaks on such topics as "How To Read Your Customer's Mind," "Marketing to the Affluent," and "How To Increase Business by 70% in 8 weeks.

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

Derrick Kinney is recognized as one of the nation's leading authorities on helping financial professionals succeed with the affluent. He is the author of the #1 Amazon bestseller Attract Your Ideal Clients which has been named one of the Top 5 business books on CNN.com.

TRAVELS FROM: Texas

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

Richard Koreto is editor-in-chief of Wealth Manager magazine and author of Run It Like a Business: Top Financial Planners Weigh In on Practice Management. For his work on the financial-planning.com website he won the Gold Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.

TRAVELS FROM: New York

FEE CATEGORY: A ($5k or less)

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: D ($15.5 to 20k)

Classic Baby Boomer, Lynne Lancaster, and entrepreneurial Generation Xer, David Stillman, have built a national reputation by exposing the sometimes frustrating, often hilarious, and always thought-provoking pitfalls created by generation gaps in the workplace and marketplace. Lancaster and Stillman speak about the generations in humorous, entertaining ways, and at the same time give sound, practical advice on how to bridge the gaps and build a productive and effective work force.

TRAVELS FROM: California and Minnesota

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k) – Each
D ($15.5 to 20k) - Both

Patrick Lencioni is founder and president of The Table Group, Inc., a specialized management-consulting firm focused on executive team-development and organizational health. He has been described by the One-Minute Manager's Ken Blanchard as fast defining the next generation of business thinkers.

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: F ($25.5k and higher)

Go to the top of your career by making the right marketing moves. Avoid taking chances with compliance and stay out of jail. Nancy Lininger conducts Marketing workshops that teaches good compliance and Compliance meetings that shows how to market right. Nancy calls herself a "Professional Weightlifter." She lifts the burden of compliance and marketing off your shoulders.

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

TRAVELS FROM: North Carolina

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5k to $15k)

Julian Lowenthal is author of Survival Skills in Financial Services Strategies for Turbulent Times, a book that examines the impact of industry change forces on financial services professionals and provides key tools and techniques to help people working in or selling to the industry improve their effectiveness.

TRAVELS FROM: Connecticut

FEE CATEGORY: A ($5k or less)

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TRAVELS FROM: Calgary, Alberta

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k)

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

An international speaker and consultant, Ed Morrow most recently spoke to 4,000 financial advisors in China. His firm, Financial Planning Consultants, has been providing marketing and practice management assistance to financial advisors since 1969.

TRAVELS FROM: Ohio

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

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Matt Oechsli is one of the leading authorities regarding marketing, selling, servicing and developing loyalty with affluent clients. His firm has conducted numerous research projects on the affluent and has been able to determine (with statistical significance) how the affluent make major purchase decisions, the criteria they use in selecting a “go-to” financial advisor, what they look for in a personal banking relationship, and more.

TRAVELS FROM: North Carolina

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

TRAVELS FROM: Vermont

FEE CATEGORY: A ($5k or less)

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k)

Leo Pusateri is president of a sales consulting and training firm. Founded in 1992, the company provides counsel based on the philosophy of competing on value in the financial services industry. The firms own Unique Value Proposition (UVP) empowers organizations and individuals to discover and articulate their unique value.

TRAVELS FROM: New York

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k)

Co-author with David Drucker of The One Thing You Need to Do, D Shannon understands your business and what it takes to be successful. As a life insurance salesman, "D" achieved the top production level at one of the nation's largest independent broker/dealers, and has been a fee-only planner and a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Planning (NAPFA).

TRAVELS FROM: Colorado

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

Entrepreneur, author, and speaker Sam Silverstein has a solid track record of building million dollar results. In his keynote No More Excuses! Mr. Silverstein entertains and challenges audiences internationally. Through the use of humor, sarcasm and a heavy does of the truth Silverstein helps audiences realize that they alone must take responsibility for their choices, actions, and results.

TRAVELS FROM: Missouri

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

TRAVELS FROM: New Jersey

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

Mark Tibergien is a Principal in Moss Adams LLP, the 12th largest accounting and consulting firm in the U.S. He is partner in charge of the Business Consulting Group, Chairman of the Securities and Insurance Niche, and Chairman of the Business Valuation Niche for the firm, Mr. Tibergien has been working with public and private companies on matters related to business management, succession planning and strategy formulation since 1973.

TRAVELS FROM: Washington

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k)

Brian Tracy is one of the world's leading authorities on personal and business success. His fast-moving talks and seminars on leadership, sales, managerial effectiveness and business strategy are loaded with powerful, proven ideas and strategies that people can apply immediately to get better results in every area. He has a remarkable ability to capture and hold audience attention with a fast-paced combination of stories, examples, humor and concrete, practical ideas that get results-fast!

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: C ($10.5 to 15k)

TRAVELS FROM: California

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

Katherine Vessenes is America's best known authority on the legal, ethical and compliance issues facing financial advisors and is always full of practical suggestions to help advisors make their businesses more profitable with less effort. Katherine Vessenes knows how to keep an audience energized, involved and motivated to take action. Reviews consistently rate her among the top presenters at financial events.

TRAVELS FROM: Minnesota

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

Howard Wight has spoken at the Million Dollar Round Table annual meeting five times. He has also spoken twice at the International Forum, which is comprised primarily of Top of the Table members. Sponsoring a Howard Wight seminar is one of the best investments any organization can make for its producers.

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FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)

Maureen Wilke is an internationally known industry speaker, sales consultant and trainer delivering dynamic and cutting-edge workshops and presentations. Passion and execution drive successful programs and that is what Maureen and her team delivers. She leverages her 17 years of financial services sales and marketing experience, along with best practices from the 40 sales teams she has worked with, to bring results.

TRAVELS FROM: Illinois

FEE CATEGORY: A ($5k or less)

Lloyd Williams is a nationally recognized author, executive coach, trainer and speaker. He has conducted seminars, workshops and keynote addresses in the financial services industry for over a decade. As an in-the-trenches advisor, his business grew at 35% a year while he worked only one day a week.

TRAVELS FROM: Canada

FEE CATEGORY: B ($5.5-10k)