Mike Ditka
Mike Ditka holds an overall career coaching record of 127-101, including his three years with the New Orleans Saints and the 11 seasons he coached the Chicago Bears. His regular season coaching record is 121-95.

Ditka has realized success as an All-American at the University of Pittsburgh, NFL Rookie of the Year (1961), All-Pro (1961-66), and Super Bowl champion as a player with Dallas (1972), Super Bowl champion as an assistant coach with Dallas (1977) and Super Bowl champion as head coach of the Chicago Bears (1986).

During his 11 years with the Bears, Ditka's teams dominated the NFC Central with 52 regular season victories between 1985-1988. This mark is the most ever by an NFL team in any four-year period. Ditka ranks second among all Bears coaches in both tenure and victories, trailing only his first pro coach, George Halas, the team's founder and coach for 40 seasons. Ditka coached the Bears to six NFC Central titles, three appearances in the NFC title game, and a Super Bowl victory. In 1985, Mike Ditka's team posted an 18-1 record. After Super Bowl XX, Mike Ditka was named Coach of the Year. Ditka is the only Chicago Bear coach to lead his club to five straight post-season appearances. In 1988, Ditka won Coach of the Year honors during the same season in which he suffered a mid-season heart attack (11-22-88), and posted a 12-4 regular season record. The Bears later lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game at Soldier Field.

Barry Asmus Ph.D.
Dr. Barry Asmus has been named by USA Today as one of the five most requested speakers in the United States. As a Senior Economist for the prestigious National Center for Policy Analysis, he does more than just speak on policies, he is actively involved with their implementation. With over twenty-five years experience on the speaking platform, Dr. Asmus presents a powerful picture of America’s future, both here and abroad. He presents his commentary laced with humor, enthusiasm and solid business practices. Based on durable free market economic principles, his presentations analyze the current issues of the digital economy to help decision makers formulate informed and effective choices in a global, e-commerce world.

Dr. Asmus is the author of nine books. His latest is titled Bulls Don’t Blush, Bears Don’t Die. It provides an insightful summary of today’s economy, the problems facing it and proposed solutions to these problems. As a Professor of Economics, he was twice voted University Professor of the Year and was honored with the Freedom Foundation Award at Valley Forge for Private Enterprise Education. A major highlight of Dr. Asmus’ career was the invitation he received to deliver his "Tribute to America" speech at the re-dedication of the Statute of Liberty by former chairman of the Board for Chrysler, Lee Iacocca.

Kelly McDonald, President, McDonald Marketing
Ms. Kelly McDonald is the quintessential fearless leader because she dreams in terms of goals and thinks in terms of results. With this leadership and her recognized expertise on multicultural marketing and business trends, she created a successful marketing company helping her clients reach out to different cultures. Kelly has proven results with many of the country’s top brands. With her insights into all things advertising and her ability to captivate a crowd, it was only a matter of time before her clients were asking her to speak at their companies’ various events. Before long, Kelly topped the national speaking charts, being named #1 on the list of “26 Hot Speakers for 2006” by Successful Meetings magazine.

As a professional speaker, Kelly shares marketing insights and teaches strategies and tactics for cultivating diverse consumers emotionally, rationally and with cultural relevance. Her client roster includes: Toyota, Nationwide Insurance, Mattel, AAA Travel, Comcast, BlueCross BlueShield, Harrah’s Casino, American Mensa, Harley-Davidson and dozens of financial organizations and associations. Kelly is a member of the National Speakers Association.