1. Dr. Rick Brinkman Speaker, Author and Grand Poobaa of Rick Brinkman Productions, Inc. Executive bio Dr. Rick Brinkman is best known for his Conscious Communication ® expertise conveyed to millions of people via keynotes and trainings, radio, television, print interviews, and numerous award-winning books, videos and audio programs. Dr. Rick has been touring nationally and internationally since 1980 sharing his human behavior insights and practical communication strategies. He is known for his unique presentation style of Educating through Entertainment using stand up comedy and story telling to not only entertain, but have people remember and act upon the communication skills he teaches. In 1994 he co-authored the international bestselling book, Dealing With People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst, published by McGraw-Hill. It has been translated into 23 languages and a third edition was updated and re-released in 2012. MacMillan audio published the audiobook version in 2011 and an enhanced ebook is due in 2013. He is also the co-author of three other McGraw-Hill books, Life by Design, Bringing Out the Best in Yourself, Dealing With Relatives: Bringing Out the Best in Family at Their Worst, and his latest book, Love Thy Customer. In addition he is the author of four audio and two video training programs on customer service, communication and life management. Dr. Rick has received numerous awards including Funniest Speaker of the Year by the Sales Forum and the Institute for Management Studies Distinguished Faculty award. His audio tape "Dealing with Difficult People" is on Columbia House's all time top ten best seller list. In 1988 he was one of only 15 people selected by the Tom Peters Group to present the In Search of Excellence and Thriving on Chaos programs. He has served on the faculty of ACPE, American College of Physician Executives and has been featured as a communication expert in the Wall St. Journal, O Magazine, CNN, CNBC, The New York Times, USA Today, and many others. His clients have included the Astronaut Corps at NASA, the Under Secretary of Defense and his staff, LucasFilm, Sony Pictures, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, the FBI, Wells Fargo, Carolina Health Systems and countless associations. Brought to you by: www.theexecutiveroundtable.ca About The Executive Roundtable: At The Executive Roundtable we believe great leaders make the difference. We help fast- tracking leaders navigate rapidly increasing scope, accountability and decision- making and stay ahead of the curve. Our approach to leadership learning reaches beyond your average leadership development program. Combining coaching and mentoring with a network of like-minded peers, our individual and corporate leadership programs offer a systematic approach that provides a professional edge that lasts a lifetime. Participants come away with clear direction on what they need to do to maximize their leadership impact, the confidence to make better decisions and broadened capability to take on more. Visit our website at: www.theexecutiveroundtable.ca www.theexecutiveroundtable.ca