Guest Speakers
Dr. Joseph McClendon III
holds a doctorate in neuropsychology and is one of the most sought after Ultimate Performance Specialists in the industry. His unique brand of “tell, show, do” teaching and coaching creates rapid personal change that effectively moves people to take more consistent action and go further faster with their personal and business achievements. Joseph holds several certifications in the neurosciences arena. He taught at UCLA for 7 years and frequently lectures at other higher learning institutions such as Harvard University as well as many Fortune 500 companies in the US, Europe, and Australia. Joseph has delivered hundreds of workshops, coaching sessions, keynote addresses, seminars and training programs, and one-on-one therapeutic interventions and has presented to well over 3 million people around the globe. His remarkable ability to go straight to the core of the challenge and effect rapid change makes him a unique commodity in business, health and wellness, and personal improvement. In 1986, Joseph met and teamed up with best-selling author and speaker Tony Robbins. After mastering the technology, he became extremely proficient in assisting people to overcome the fears, phobias, and emotional challenges that hindered their lives and progress. From there, he went on to design a dynamic line of human change technology products and services. When Joseph is not traveling and presenting, he lives in Newport Beach, CA, with his son and two dogs, where he enjoys making music and gardening.
Blair LaCorte
A Leader and strategist with a long history of leveraging his change management skills to drive operational alignment and growth within companies. Blair has transformed private and public companies in five different industries, and most recently lead AEye's $1.5b IPO to support its journey to make safe, reliable vehicle autonomy a reality. Blair transitioned out in December 2022 and is currently engaged with Lacorte Ventures and as a Board member of the Buck Institute. Blair is a father of three boys and one slightly anxious Weimaraner named Bella.
Previously, Blair served as Global President of PRG, the world's largest live event technology and services company; CEO of XOJ ET, one of the fastest growing aviation companies in history, Sr Advisor and previously operating partner at TPG, a premier PE firm with more than $97 billion in global investments. He has also held executive and general management positions in numerous technology companies including Vertical Net, Savi Technologies, Autodesk and Sun Microsystems.
Dr. Eric Cole
is the number one cybersecurity expert in the US with a professional track record that includes stints as commissioner on cybersecurity for the Obama administration, chief scientist for Lockheed Martin, and CTO for McAfee as well as working for the CIA and the Gates Foundation. He and his team specialize in helping clients build a dynamic defense in the right areas of security to prevent security breaches and also work in research and development to advance information systems security. Dr. Cole is an expert in information technology, with a focus on secure network design, perimeter defense, penetration testing, vulnerability discovery, and intrusion detection systems. He has a PhD in information technology and master’s and bachelor's degrees in computer science. Dr. Cole has authored many books, including Advanced Persistent Threat, Hackers Beware, Hiding in Plain Site, Network Security Bible, and Insider Threat, and he holds more than 20 patents. He was inducted into the 2014 InfoSecurity Hall of Fame. With his prominence and experience in the cybersecurity industry, Dr. Cole is a sought-after cybersecurity specialist and keynote speaker. He has delivered numerous high-value, meaningful presentations that provide audiences with practical solutions to improve their organizations.
Perry Marshall
is one of the most expensive business strategists in the world. He is endorsed in Forbes and INC magazine and has worked with clients such as FanDuel, InfusionSoft, and LoanBuilder. He founded the $10 million Evolution 2.0 Prize, with judges from Harvard, Oxford, and MIT. Launched at the Royal Society in London, Evolution 2.0 is the world’s largest science research award. Perry is cofounder of the American Association for Cancer Research’s Cancer & Evolution Working Group. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs uses his 80/20 Curve as a productivity tool. His reinvention of the Pareto Principle is published in Harvard Business Review. His Google book laid the foundations for the $400B digital advertising industry, and Ultimate Guide to Google Ads is the world’s best-selling book on internet advertising. Marketing maverick Dan Kennedy says, “If you don’t know who Perry Marshall is—unforgivable. Perry’s an honest man in a field rife with charlatans.” He’s consulted in over 300 industries. Perry has a degree in electrical engineering and lives in Chicago with his wife and six children.
