Kenneth W. Gronbach is president of KGC Direct, LLC and is an internationally respected demographer who has been able to forecast societal, commercial, economic, cultural and political phenomena with uncanny accuracy. Ken’s unusual blend of marketing savvy and common sense demography, based on twenty years of proprietary demographic study, set him apart. Ken keynotes all over the United States and does customized demographic research. You will find that Ken’s steadfast position, that the United States is the best nation on earth and his firm belief that the country’s best days are ahead, season his spirited presentations with an unmistakable pro-American enthusiasm.

Described by the media as everything from “Superwoman undercover” to “The Pied Piper of potential,” Sarah Robb O’Hagan is an executive, activist, entrepreneur, and currently the CEO of fast-growing indoor cycling company Flywheel Sports. She formerly served as the president of luxury health club Equinox, the global president of Gatorade, a GM and marketing director at Nike, and the marketing director of the Virgin Entertainment Group. The founder of the “Extreme Living” movement, she is a rare blend of fierce businesswoman, cheer leading Mom passionate women’s advocate, and high-energy motivator. In her new book Extreme You, Sarah lays out a roadmap for becoming the most “extreme” version of yourself by operating at the edge of your potential and by building highly-collaborative, focused, and successful teams and corporations. Drawing on her decades experience at some of the world’s most influential brands, she shares practical takeaways including how to make failure your fuel, discover your most competitive playing field, get out of line rather than always following conventional wisdom, and bring out the “extreme” in others.

Sarah personally oversaw the development of several breakthrough innovation efforts throughout her career, including: the Virgin Atlantic Airways-Austin Powers movie collaboration in which the airline was rebranded “Virgin Shaglantic,” the roll-out of the game-changing Nike Plus technology developed alongside Apple, the transformation of Gatorade from a declining sports drink into an innovative sports performance company exemplified by the highly-successful G Series line, and Equinox’s revolutionary shift from a bricks-and-mortar gym to an always-on, digital-first fitness business. She also experienced what she calls a “canyon of career despair” in her 20s, using major back-to-back failures to learn, to grow and to motivate herself forward to eventually lead a $5 billion global business by the age of 38. She shares first-hand accounts of these peaks and valleys—pairing stories of firings with a behind-the-scenes look at Gatorade’s transformational turnaround under her stewardship—to illustrate what it truly takes to be successful, why you learn more when play for all or nothing, the importance of humility, and why you must always “play your own game.”

Robb O’Hagan has been named twice to Forbes magazine’s list of the “Most Powerful Women in Sports,” named a “Woman to Watch” by Ad Age magazine, dubbed one of the “Most Creative Pe

Brian has been providing workshops and economic analysis seminars in 7 countries to literally thousands of business owners and executives for the last 31 years. During that period he has also been consulting with companies who need a domestic and global perspective on how to forecast, plan, and increase their profits based on business cycle trend analysis.

He is co-author of Prosperity in the Age of Decline, a powerful look at how to make the most of the US and global trends over the next 20 years. Brian also co-authored Make Your Move, a practical and insightful guide on increasing profits through business cycle changes, and noted by one reviewer as “simple, yet awesome.”
He is on the Board of Directors of the Ariens Company, a global leading manufacturer of outdoor power equipment, and a member of the Investment Committee for NorthStar Financial Services, CLS Investments in Omaha, Nebr. Brian is also Chief Economist for Vistage International, a global organization of CEOs comprising over 16,000 members.

Brian’s views have appeared in/on: the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron’s, USA Today, CNBC TV, FOX Business TV, Knight Ridder News Services, Reuters, CBS Radio, The Washington Times, Forbes, Atlanta Journal Constitution, KERA TV, Canadian TV, and numerous other outlets. He is a regular columnist and contributing economist to national trade associations and publications.

Bruce Chan joined Stifel in March 2010. Based out of the Miami, FL office, Mr. Chan is a Vice President and Senior Analyst in the Transportation & Logistics Equity Research Group. He has a specific focus on the global logistics industry, including freight forwarding, contract logistics, truck brokerage, and asset-light trucking. Mr. Chan was named as a 2018 Rising Star by Institutional Investor Magazine.

Mr. Chan graduated from Georgetown University and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland. He is a member of the American Bar Association and serves on the Boards of the McLain Association for Children and the McDonogh School Alumni Association.

Jim has over 30 years of experience working in information technology and is currently chief technology officer at Transplace. He started his career at British Airways in London as a developer and continued his career at American Airlines in the DFW area. He then assumed a number of leadership positions at Sabre, one of the largest transaction processors in the world where he helped develop and operate a number of critical, high-availability, mission-critical, high-throughput information systems. Most recently, Jim served as chief technology officer at MoneyGram International, a leading global money transfer service provider who transact in over 200 countries worldwide where he was responsible for all technology at the company, including application development, enterprise architecture, service management, infrastructure network operations, internal financial, marketing and legal systems and end-user compute.

Jim has worked with a wide range of user interface, transaction processing and data technologies operating both on-premise and in the cloud. He is a strong proponent of pro-active, empowered technology teams that support positive business outcomes through the application of technology solutions that work intuitively and reliably.

Mr. McGuigan has more than 25 years of experience in executive, operations and commercial leadership, and is currently chief executive officer at Transplace. He most recently served as president and chief operating officer at Transplace, where he led sales and operations for company’s Transportation Management, International and Brokerage businesses. While at Transplace, Mr. McGuigan has helped significantly expand its customer base, increase its geographic presence in the United State, Mexico and Canada, and complete several strategic acquisitions, which has enabled the company to triple its revenue and become one of North America’s leading providers of transportation management solutions and logistics technology.

Mr. McGuigan joined Transplace via its acquisition of SCO Logistics in April 2011, where he was president and CEO. Prior to SCO Logistics, Mr. McGuigan was with Penske Logistics for eight years, where he was a senior executive with strategic account management and commercial leadership responsibilities. Mr. McGuigan has GE certifications in Six Sigma and Project Management. He is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point and is a retired Lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve.