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JACKIE FREIBERG

Corporate Culture and Leadership Strategist, and Best-Selling Author

As a bestselling author and leadership expert, Jackie has dedicated her career to helping executives and managers practice the art of leadership. Jackie is dedicated to helping leaders create BEST places where the BEST people can do their BEST work to create a BETTER world.

Jackie is the author of NANOVATION: How a Little Car Can Teach the World to Think Big and Act Bold. Jackie and her husband Kevin are also authors of their international best seller NUTS! Southwest Airlines’ Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal Success, BOOM! 7 Choices for Blowing the Doors Off Business-As-Usual! and GUTS! Companies that Blow the Doors Off Business-As-Usual.

Jackie is recognized as one of the “Top 30 Best Minds on Leadership” by Leadership Excellence magazine, and is one of the most sought-after female business speakers in the nation.

Her articles and interviews have been published in the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Investor’s Business Daily, Dubai’s CapitalME, India’s Management Next, India’s Business Standard, India’s Economic Times and India’s Financial Times



VICKI HESS

A Highly-Regarded Speaker, Author, Facilitator and Consultant

Vicki’s purpose is to provide inspirational and evidence- based strategies for workplace engagement, to change thinking and improve outcomes. She works every day to help employees and leaders shift their thinking to create a positive, productive and effective work environment.

A highly-regarded speaker, author, facilitator and consultant, Vicki is an expert in employee engagement and workforce and leadership development, with more than 30 years of hands-on business and healthcare experience. She works with healthcare organizations and associations across the country to positively impact employee engagement through consulting, workshops, retreats and keynote presentations.

In 2012, Vicki Hess, RN, MS, Certified Speaking Professional was voted a TOP 5 Healthcare Speaker by Speaking.com for the second year in a row. More impressive was her recognition in the Top Seven Highest Votes Received Overall category.

Vicki is the author of SHIFT to Professional Paradise: 5 Steps to Less Stress, More Energy & Remarkable Results at Work, the 28-Day Professional Paradise Diary, and The Nurse Manager’s Guide to Hiring, Firing & Inspiring (Sigma Theta Tau International, April 2010). She is also a regular contributor to the Baltimore Business Journal and NurseTogether.com. ​​​​​​​

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