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John C. Maxwell is a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, coach and speaker who has sold more than 24 million books in 50 languages. Often called the country's No. 1 leadership authority, Maxwell was identified as the most popular leadership expert in the world by Inc. magazine in 2014. And he has been voted the top leadership professional six years in a row on LeadershipGurus.net. He is the founder of The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team and EQUIP, a nonprofit organization that has trained more than 5 million leaders in 180 countries. Each year Maxwell speaks to Fortune 500 companies, presidents of nations and many of the world's top business leaders.

Douglas Stone is a lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. With Sheila Heen and Bruce Patton of the Harvard Negotiation Project, he wrote the international bestseller Difficult Conversations. He is also a coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Thanks for the Feedback (written with Sheila Heen). Sheila has spent the last twenty years with the Harvard Negotiation Project, developing negotiation theory and practice. She specializes in particularly difficult negotiations - where emotions run high and relationships become strained. Sheila is co-author of the New York Times Business Bestsellers Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (Penguin 2000), and Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well (Even When It's Off-Base, Unfair, Poorly Delivered and Frankly, You're Not in the Mood) (Viking/Penguin 2014).

Brad Lomenick is passionate about raising up great leaders around the globe. A renowned leadership advisor, author, speaker, podcaster and founder of BLINC, a leadership advisory agency, Lomenick has built a reputation over the last two decades as a strategic connector and convener of America’s most respected and sought after leaders. For more than a decade, he served as lead visionary and president of Catalyst, one of America’s largest and most influential conference movements of young leaders, convening hundreds of thousands of leaders through high energy and experiential conferences across the United States. He has more than two decades of experience working alongside thought-leaders, CEO’s and start up entrepreneurs. Prior to and during his time running Catalyst, Brad spent several years working for legendary leadership author John C. Maxwell. He is the host of the H3 Leadership Podcast, where he weekly curates the best for high-capacity leaders to stay in the know and up to date, and interviews world class thinkers, authors, and icons. Brad is author of the groundbreaking book, The Catalyst Leader: Eight Essentials for Becoming a Change Maker, as well as his most recent best-seller entitled H3 Leadership: Be Humble, Stay Hungry, Always Hustle, both from Thomas Nelson. He currently serves in a Strategic Advisor role for a number of organizations and key leaders, while also speaking, writing, traveling, serving on boards, gathering leaders, and playing a broader role within the larger global leadership conversation.

“Life is complicated. You want to get it right. I want to help.” Best-selling author and communicator Andy Stanley brings clarity to complex cultural issues using a communication style built on helping people live life with fewer regrets through practical applications. As the host of Your Move with Andy Stanley, which premiered on NBC in 2012 and on CBS in 2017, Andy’s culturally relevant insights on life, faith, success, and relationships are broadcasted to a nationwide audience and available globally online. More than 10.5 million of his messages are consumed monthly through television, YouTube, podcasts, and other digital mediums, underscoring his impact not only as a communicator but also as an influencer of culture. He is a best-selling author of over 20 books, including: Parenting: Getting It Right; Not In It to Win It; Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets; Irresistible; The New Rules for Love, Sex & Dating; How to Be Rich; When Work & Family Collide; and Visioneering. Andy has a deep passion for teaching and engaging with live audiences, which he has pursued for over three decades at leadership events around the world. As a sought-after communicator, he speaks at various annual events before audiences of both church and organizational leaders.

PASTOR. AUTHOR. COMMUNICATOR. DOOR HOLDER. Louie Giglio is Pastor of Passion City Church and the Founder of the Passion movement, which exists to call a generation to leverage their lives for the fame of Jesus. Louie recently released Seeing God as a Perfect Father, and is also the author of national-bestseller Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table, Goliath Must Fall, The Comeback, The Air I Breathe, I Am Not But I Know I Am, Indescribable: 100 Devotions About God & Science, How Great Is Our God: 100 Indescribable Devotions About God & Science, and The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotions About God & Science.

FRANCIS CHAN has been a pastor for over thirty years. He is a New York Times–bestselling author of several books, including Crazy Love, Letters to the Church, and Until Unity. He and his wife, Lisa, have been married nearly thirty years and coauthored You and Me Forever. Currently, Francis and his family split their time between ministry and church planting in Northern California and Asia.