Keynote Presentations and Bios

Opening Keynote

New Tools for Making Change Happen

Learn how to use the J-Curve to deal with the human dynamics of change. You’ll gain skills with practical tools that help people take new actions even though they have doubts and fears. You will be able to use these tools immediately to overcome resistance and accelerate the implementation of any change.

Jerry Jellison

Dr. Jerry Jellison has been a full professor of social psychology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles for over 30 years. He held previous appointments at Duke University, the University of Missouri, and the University of Texas, Austin. Jerry has received multiple teaching excellence awards. As president and now chairman of the board, of the 30,000 member USC Credit Union, Dr. Jellison has helped create a 100-fold increase in assets from $2 million to over $300 million. This real world experience informs his ideas on implementing change. Jerry has been teaching his practical techniques for implementing change to business professionals throughout the world for the past 25 years. He has extensive experience consulting with all levels of management.

His book, Overcoming Resistance, published by Simon & Schuster, was a Fortune Book Club selection and was named a top business book of 1993. McGraw Hill published Managing the Dynamics of Change in July 2006. A highly skilled keynote speaker, Jerry has been addressing audiences throughout the world for over 25 years. He has extensive experience connecting with all levels of management from CEOs to front line supervisors and employees.

Closing Keynote

It’s Hard to Lead the Charge if You Think You Look Funny on a Horse!

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Not all managers are leaders, and not all leaders manage! Think about it. What does it take to lead the charge and pull ahead of the pack? It all begins with you and how comfortable you feel “in the saddle.” The art of leadership is knowing how to lead yourself to where you want others to follow. This hilarious seminar will teach you how to get on the horse, lead the charge, and bring others along with you.

Bruce Christopher

Laugh ‘til you cry. Learn ‘til you change. These are the only rules that apply at a Bruce Christopher presentations. At the heart of it all, what separates Bruce from the pack is his outrageously funny dynamic delivery of today’s hot topics. Bruce inspires audiences internationally by giving them real, immediate solutions for change without fluff and hype.

Bruce has spoken at the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table Conference, London’s Royal College of Surgeons, and the Mayo Clinic. He is a practicing supervising Clinical Psychologist holding degrees in Professional Psychology and Interpersonal Communications. He speaks over 150 times each year and is one of today’s most sought after speakers in the Fortune 500.