Regardless of background, career or experience, this event was designed for those who desire to achieve more. Whether that means starting a new business, or finding your life's passion, you'll discover the tools and information you need to accomplish your dreams.
High-caliber speakers attract a high-caliber audience. Network with other like-minded individuals; people who want to be more, do more and impact more.
Experience our unique content delivery format designed to maximize learning and growth. There will never be a dull moment as you are exposed to life-altering ideas, strategies and more in a fast-paced day of education and discovery.
Expose yourself to a wide range of ideas, topics and strategies with our diverse speaker panel. From brain science to lifestyle design to reigniting your passion, this is an event for the whole person.
Bishop T.D. Jakes, senior pastor of The Potter’s House in Dallas, is an award-winning humanitarian with ongoing initiatives in education, healthcare, criminal justice and economic empowerment both locally and around the globe. As CEO of TDJ Enterprises, the charismatic leader, provocative thinker and visionary entrepreneur has written several New York Times Best-Sellers including Destiny: Step Into Your Purpose and Instinct: The Power to Launch Your Inborn Drive and produced inspirational movies like Miracles from Heaven.
Brendon Burchard, a worldwide authority on human motivation and business marketing, has dedicated his life to helping others live, love and matter. As the world’s leading high performance coach, he has developed two seminars, “Experts Academy” and “High Performance Academy,” and is one of the most-watched, quoted and followed personal development trainers in history. His New York Times Best-Selling books include The Motivation Manifesto, The Charge and The Millionaire Messenger and his podcast, The Charged Life, is a constant in the Top 10 for its category.
Keynote speaker Mel Robbins, best known for her extremely popular TEDx Talk “How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over,” creates motivational experiences with unforgettable engagement, surprising research, vivid imagery, original videos and music. She has used her provocative and compelling views on leadership, courage and human potential to train some of the world’s leading executive teams such as The PGA Tour, CISCO Systems, Johnson & Johnson and Chase Business. A contributing editor for SUCCESS magazine, Mel is frequently featured in publications like The New York Times and Inc. magazine.
Tom Bilyeu, co-founder and host of Impact Theory, a weekly thought leadership talk show, is forever a student of life and relentless agent for change. Previously driven by an obsessive focus on profitability and companies designed to be sold, Bilyeu and his partners founded Quest Nutrition with the mission of creating a company designed to last. He believes in pushing himself and others to their full potential and giving people the tools and knowledge they need to realize their potential, alter their mindset and engage their dreams.
Lewis Howes, author of the New York Times best-seller The School of Greatness, believes that how you feel every moment is more important than what you do or what you have. As a lifestyle entrepreneur, high-performance business coach and keynote speaker, he was recognized by President Barack Obama as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country under 30. The former professional football player is also a contributing writer for Entrepreneur magazine and Yahoo Health and has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, People and Men’s Health.
Carrie Wilkerson, more popularly known as The Barefoot Executive and featured on CNN and Fox Business, encourages people to do what they love on their own terms and in their own homes. The author of the New York Times Best-Seller The Barefoot Executive, she uses tough-love business coaching and her past experiences as a former high school teacher, direct sales representative and business coach to help people build businesses they want. Named by Forbes as a top small business influencer, she consults on business strategies and current trends.
Josh Ellis, the Editor in Chief of SUCCESS magazine, has always been ahead of the curve. He began writing for his hometown paper at age 16 and at 30, became one of the youngest chief editors in the magazine industry. After graduating from the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi, he went to work as a digital and print writer for Dallas Cowboys Star magazine and DallasCowboys.com. At SUCCESS, he spent three years as the Features Editor, developing and writing stories on the diverse sampling of personalities who appeal to SUCCESS readers.
Simon T. Bailey, developer of the very popular “Building Business Relationship” course on Lynda.com, takes joy in infusing men and women with a simple framework and the tools to live a purposeful life while creating a business that has meaning while still generating capital. After working for 20 years in the hospitality and tourism industry, including serving as the sales director and new business development director for the world-renowned Disney Institute, he founded Simon T. Bailey International, an education company specializing in creating learning and development opportunities for individuals and organizations.
Dr. Daniel Amen, one of the nation’s most influential mental health experts and advocates, loves the field of psychiatry because it has the potential to change generations of people and their behaviors. He is the Founder and CEO of the Amen Clinics and is the lead researcher on the largest brain imaging and rehabilitation study on professional football players. As one of the architects of “The Daniel Plan,” he encourages healthy living through faith and religious organization and ten of his books have become New York Times best-sellers including Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and Healing ADD.
John Addison, author of the best-selling book Real Leadership, has developed a talent for motivating others and using that gift to build and shape the next generation of great leaders. After more than 30 years with Primerica, he retired as Co-CEO, but not before spearheading their separation from Citigroup and creating one of the most successful IPOs of the decade. Today he is the CEO of the Addison Leadership Group and the Leadership Editor of SUCCESS magazine.
Dr. Gloria Mayfield Banks, known for building a multi-million-dollar business as an Elite Executive National Sales Director with Mary Kay, Inc., teaches ordinary people how to create extraordinary lives. The motivational success strategist and sales trainer is passionate about motivating winners to live up to their full potential. A media contributor on CNN, ABC-TV and CNBC, she has also written editorials for Fortune, Black Enterprise, Glamour and Ebony magazines and published a book, Quantum Leaps. Banks’ successful business plan was documented in a case study at Harvard Business School.
Dr. Henry Cloud, one of the world’s most influential leaders in personal growth and development, shares practical and effective advice for improving leadership skills and performance. The clinical psychologist founded a chain of successful treatment centers in the Western United States and is a New York Times best-selling author whose work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Dr. Cloud works as a consultant with both Fortune 500 companies and small private businesses and is a frequent contributor on CNN and the Fox News Channel.
Jason Witten, the Dallas Cowboys’ all-time reception leader, works hard on or off the field. With his wife, Michelle, the 10-time Pro Bowl tight end and six-time All-Pro started the SCORE Foundation in 2007. Since then it has become one of the largest and most impactful foundations among NFL players. His foundation’s work against domestic violence and to promote education in Texas and Tennessee won him the 2008 Home Depot Neighborhood MVP, the 2010 Pro Football Weekly Humanitarian of the Year award and the 2012 Walter Payton Man of the Year, one of the NFL’s top honors.
Jonathan Fields is a New York City dad, husband, serial-entrepreneur and award-winning author. The founder of mission-driven media and education venture, Good Life Project®, he and his team lead a global community in the quest to live more meaningful, connected and vital lives. Jonathan has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Inc. and more. His book, Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel for Brilliance was named the #1 Personal Development book by 800-CEO-READ. Jonathan's latest is How to Live a Good Life: Soulful Stories, Surprising Science and Practical Wisdom.
Sally Hogshead is the creator of the The Fascination Personality Test®: the world’s first personality assessment that measures what makes someone fascinating. Sally frequently appears in national media, including NBC’s “Today” show and the New York Times. She was inducted into the Speaker Hall of Fame, the industry’s highest award for professional excellence. Sally Hogshead is also the New York Times bestselling author of How the World Sees You and FASCINATE: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to Resist. To become more successful, you don’t have to CHANGE who you are. You have to become MORE of who you are.
