Connecting audiences with thought leaders.
We invite you to watch our speaker videos and read more about our speakers. We offer Thought Leadership from our roster of dynamic speakers, all of whom have real-world business experience. Our aim is to educate, engage and inspire audiences through powerful presentations.
Bill Fournet
Clifton Taulbert
Sean Alexander
Sara Gallagher
Paul Schempp
Lori Firsdon
Bill Fournet, CEO of The Persimmon Group, founded an award-winning management consulting firm in 2004. Bill loves to solve complex problems for organizations of all sizes and remains hands-on at Persimmon, consulting clients of all sizes and in many verticals. A sought-after keynote speaker on Disruption in the Workplace, Generational Diversity, Leadership, and Project Management, Bill believes “we are in the midst of a great transformation.” From technology to generational issues, Bill analyzes workforce trends to help you understand the future of work and how to stay ahead of disruption in times of uncertainty.
According to Clifton L. Taulbert, noted author, entrepreneur businessman and Pulitzer Prize nominee, he could have failed had he not encountered community builders and entrepreneurial thinkers early on in his life.
Today Taulbert is the President and CEO of the Freemount Corporation (a human capital development company) serving clients nationally and internationally-Fortune 500 Companies, small businesses, federal agencies, professional organizations, community colleges and K-12 leadership.
Sean Alexander, an emblem of innovation and leadership in the tech realm, leverages his rich 25-year legacy at Microsoft to redefine digital frontiers at The Persimmon Group. His groundbreaking work, from pioneering AI strategies to orchestrating the first OpenAI partnership, has earned him a Technical Emmy® and positioned him as a vanguard guiding top-tier companies and startups through the complexities of AI and digital transformation.
Sara Gallagher engages audiences with her unique speaking style: blending evidence-based management insights with humorous storytelling. Sara draws from her own experiences in the fields of project management and organizational effectiveness to test what we think we know about effective leadership.
Paul Schempp is known as The Expert on Expertise. As a professor, researcher and author, Paul has dedicated his professional life to helping people reach their full potential through researching and testing what it takes to achieve greatness.
At the University of Georgia, where Paul is a professor as well as the Director of the Sport Instruction Research Laboratory, he has spent more than two decades studying the characteristics and development of expertise and human performance. Paul’s research is the basis of his fascinating programs, which help attendees achieve peak performance in business and in their personal lives.
Lori Firsdon is professional organizer turned keynote speaker. Her life-changing programs on organization and time management are relevant across associations and industries _ and org charts _ because of the positive, immediate, and long-term impacts she makes. These impacts are profound, not only personally, but professionally, and ultimately, financially. Whether it’s from the mainstage or in a workshop, Lori resonates with practically everyone!
