Twitter: @StovallAuthor
Entrepreneurship Academy Bootcamps is excited to announce that Mr. Jim Stovall, Founder of The Narrative Television Network, will be speaking at our Tulsa Bootcamp on Saturday, March 17th.
Jim has overcome blindness and has achieved international recognition as one of the most successful motivational and leadership experts, entrepreneurs, and authors. He has been a National Olympic Champion Weightlifter, a National Entrepreneur of the Year in 1997, a highly sought after motivational speaker, and the author of numerous books including The Ultimate Gift, which has sold over four million copies and is now a major motion picture starring James Garner and Abigail Breslin.
Jim has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, and he has been featured in Reader’s Digest, TV Guide, and Time Magazine. He is an extraordinary person with a warm heart and a dedication to motivate and lead others to lead a fulfilling and passionate life pursuing their dreams.
A portion of the proceeds from Entrepreneurship Academy Boot Camp will support The Stovall Foundation.
Twitter: @JillLublin
Entrepreneurship Academy Bootcamps is excited to announce that Ms. Jill Lublin, will be speaking at our Tulsa Bootcamp on Saturday, March 17th.
Praised as a modern-day Dale Carnegie for how to be influential, Jill Lublin has empowered and inspired over 100,000 people through her best-selling books, national and international speaking tours, and strategic consulting engagements. Jill’s national bestselling books include: Networking Magic, Guerrilla Publicity, and Get Noticed… Get Referrals: Build Your Client Base and Your Business by Making a Name for Yourself.
An internationally renowned speaker, Jill teaches powerful publicity, networking, and how-to- be-influential techniques. As the CEO of the strategic consulting firm, Promising Promotion, Jill has trained companies in innovative methods to improve bottom line results. Jill’s clients range from banks to software companies, and include entrepreneurs, national associations, non-profit organizations, and franchises. She has also created a complete home study system for how to “Be Influential.”
In the past twenty years, she has worked with ABC, NBC, CBS, and other national media, and knows what the media wants. Jill has been featured in The New York Times, Women’s Day, Fortune Small Business, Inc, and Entrepreneur Magazine, and on ABC and NBC radio and TV national affiliates.
Twitter: @Isi_Vtc
Entrepreneurship Academy is proud to announce that Jay Myers of ISI has joined the lineup of speakers for our Tulsa Bootcamp in March 2012. Jay will be speaking on the topics of overcoming adversity and achieving small business success.
Jay entered the technology industry immediately after graduating from the University of Memphis with a degree in marketing. He excelled among his sales colleagues, but when he helped develop a video conferencing sector for a large corporation, he realized that he was looking at the future of corporate communications. In 1996, he founded Interactive Solutions, Inc., blending video conferencing with other technologies to yield innovative solutions for ISI clients. Since then, Jay has led ISI to the Inc. Magazine’s “500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies” list five times.
As his way of giving back, Jay shares the story of ISI with business students across the nation. In hopes of motivating even more of tomorrow’s leaders, he has now placed his ideas in the inspirational book Keep Swinging.
Jay is an Executive Board Member of the Better Business Bureau, serves on the board of Bancorp South, mentors budding entrepreneurs through the business incubator Emerge Memphis, and is also an Executive Board Member for the Chickasaw Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
Twitter: @ColleenJPayne
Entrepreneur, author and professional speaker, Colleen J. Payne, is much sought after for her message on success, inspiration and empowerment. This “serial entrepreneur” has founded six successful companies and is the owner of several businesses. She is founder and CEO of Mobile Cardiac Imaging, LLC, (dba) MCI Diagnostic Center.
MCI Diagnostic Center is one of the most successful and well-positioned companies in the medical industry and has been listed with Inc. Magazine as one of the 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America for 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Payne delivers motivational talks that challenge audience members to take charge of their lives and careers while creating a sense of balance. She helps to illuminate the drive and determination that lives within each of us to uncover our best life yet.
Payne has written numerous leadership and business articles, and has been featured in many publications, including Washington G2, Black Enterprise, Influence Magazine, and Inc. Magazine. Payne has appeared on national and local television with segments on Fox News, ABC, CBS and NBC.
She was also named as one of Tulsa’s Most Influential People in 2008, was the SBA’s Small Business Person of the year in 2007 for the State of Oklahoma, and was selected as Business Innovator of the Year in 2003 by Black Enterprise Magazine.
Payne is the author of I Did it My Way and…It Worked! a savvy, no-nonsense approach to business and entrepreneurship. She candidly discusses how she overcame the obstacles in her life and met these challenges head on. Her story demonstrates what is possible for entrepreneurs and provides an overall blueprint on how to most effectively run an organization.
From guidance on analyzing business direction, developing successful marketing strategies, generating competitive advantages, creating market differentiation and brand articulation, Colleen reveals the secrets that all successful entrepreneurs share.
In working closely with entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions in market seizing strategy and brand execution, Ed has more than 30 years of strategic and marketing consulting experience.
Ed has received advanced certification in and was a principal in the development of Arthur Young’s strategic planning and management methodologies and severed several years as senior practice leader in Arthur Young’s (Ernst & Young) Southwest Strategic Management Consulting Practice working extensively with the Entrepreneurial Services Group to connect human performance and business strategy.
He has worked with and served as a coach to two of Inc Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year regional winners and has worked with three companies in Inc Magazine’s 100 Fastest growing companies in the US. His work encompasses firms ranging from start-ups and emerging entities to the Global 50 enterprises. His work includes breakthrough thinking for high growth strategies, turnarounds, acquisitions and mergers, and capital formation. He has spent recent years working extensively in the “clean, green and sustainable” space and coaching companies on “social entrepreneurship.”
Ed also serves as Senior Faculty and Board Member of the entrepreneurial acceleration forum CEO Space and is a contributing author for Performance Magazine.
Twitter: @c_consultingllc
Nathan R Mitchell is a business coach, author, and speaker. He is the author of the Brian Tracy endorsed book Give Me the Ball! Winning the Game of Entrepreneurship, and is also the founder of Clutch Consulting and co-founder of The Venture Network.
Nathan is passionate about helping business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs overcome the challenges that are getting in the way of achieving the future they desire for themselves and their business. James Malinchak, featured on ABC’s Hit TV Show Secret Millionaire, co-author of Chicken Soup for the College Soul, and founder of www.bigmoneyspeaker.com, says ”Nathan provides you the fundamentals you need to get in the game and win.”
Nathan’s passion for business and entrepreneurship, and for the winners who pursue it, started in young adulthood, and has stayed with him unto this day. He has earned a B.S. Degree in Entrepreneurial Management, as well as an MBA from Missouri State University. In addition to his strong foundation in academics, Nathan also has “real-world” experience in many aspects of Business Management and Leadership due to his decade of experience in Operations Management with a Fortune 50 company.
Nathan is currently authoring his second book Driving Excellence – Solid Growth through Strategy & Employee Engagement to be released in the Summer of 2012.
Contact Info:
info@nathanrmitchell.com 877.880.2029 Office 918.851.7246 Cell
Twitter: @MichaelBulterSr
Michael D. Butler, Sr. is a writer and a short-form content specialist who has broadcast over 100K messages to the web for hundreds of clients.
His humor, facts and ‘Did You Know’ content puts him in great demand as a speaker, consultant and partner on various projects globally. Michael has been syndicated to Google, Bing, and Yahoo search engines in the Medical, Legal, Technology and Nonprofit sectors from Start up’s to Fortune 500 Companies and garnered 300,000 followers and been shared on every continent.
Mr. Butler is a grass roots marketing strategist and personal branding coach who has helped CEO’s and startups understand where their brand is evolving in a Web 3.0 world and how to reach the largest target market in our lifetime “The Millennials”. His book Twitter Success has been distributed globally among Authors and Entrepreneurs.
Dr. Jeff Magee, CEO of Performance Success Media Group calls Michael a “Mega-Coach to Entrepreneurs Nationally.” Michael says, “In the Web 3.0 world business owner must identify their core message and make it resonate with their entire organization to be effective and impactful in a world filled with noise.”
Michael has delivered over 2,000 presentations and has been a featured guest on stages, radio and TV shows to discuss social media, social trends, and authentic marketing evolution. Michael has published numerous articles for business publications and blogs including: Performance Magazine, Xposure Magazine, The National Networker, and Referral Success Magazine. And his recent E-book “Twitter Success for Authors” is being distributed globally.
Michael is the founder of M3 New Media, one of the regions premier Online Digital PR Firms helping Entrepreneurs and Corporations with online Public Relations, Social Media Strategy, and Online Reputation Management including over 100 websites built and dozens of mobile apps and online guerilla marketing strategies. He is also the co-founder of The Venture Network.
Contact Info:
Michael@M3NewMedia.net 918.550.5000 Office 918.955.3227 Cell
