Speakers
Matt Barrett, MBA
Keynote Speaker: How to take what you learn at the conference and
turn it into useful habits
Matt Barrett became the director of the Colorado Springs Small Business Development Center in 2006 following a variety of small business experiences. Under Matt's leadership, the SBDC provides assistance to small businesses through workshops that educate individuals in a classroom setting and one-on-one counseling with entrepreneurs.
Born and raised in Iowa, Matt graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a bachelor degree in Business-Psychology and received his MBA from Iowa State University. Matt is married, has two great boys and a dog named Baxter.
Mary Kelly, PhD
Workshop Speaker: Communicate without the Barking!
Mary is an economist and leadership expert, specializing in improving business efficiency and profits throughout every economic climate.
One of the first female graduates from the US Naval Academy, Mary has trained over 20,000 military and civilian personnel in multi-cultural environments all over the world. She focuses on building successful strategies for business leaders.
Quoted by the Wall Street Journal, KRDO TV and radio, and in numerous periodicals, Mary is a known college professor, engaging speaker, and author of five leadership books. Mary's keynotes are content-rich, enjoyable, and tailored to meet the needs of each audience. Mary retired from the Navy after 21 years of active duty as a commander.
TC North, PhD
Workshop Speaker: Blast Through Fear!™ and Build Courage & Confidence...
TC is the CEO and founder of Catalyst High Performance and a High-Performance Executive Coach, Consultant and speaker. He is strongly recognized for his high-performance executive coaching and has coached hundreds of business executives, entrepreneurs and sales professionals to levels of performance that sometimes exceeded their expectations. He is a high-performance speaker and trainer and has delivered programs to GE, Sun Microsystems, Kaiser Permanente and hundreds of others. Previously, he was a sport psychology consultant and has mentally trained many world champions, national champions, Olympic athletes, golf professionals, USA national teams and a professional sports team.
