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2026 SPEAKERS |
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Speaker - John Klymshyn with The Klymshyn Method John Klymshyn (aka Coach K) asks his fans, followers, and clients to pluck at the highest level of their thought process. Starting at the flashpoint where Music and Language intersect, Klymshyn looks to achieve DEPTH and RESONANCE. His creative endeavors range from composing, recording, and producing music, to authoring a library (thirteen books and counting) that includes both fiction and non – fiction. He also narrates his own Audio Books. Klymshyn’s professional speaking career has earned him followers and fans across the globe, as he has spoken for corporations and associations in Dublin, Mexico City, Cabo San Lucas, Honolulu, and every city in North America…as his message is practical and inspiring. Having served some of the biggest brands on earth (American Express, Indeed.com, Cushman & Wakefield, Geotab, Bank of America and many more) as an Executive Performance Coach, Klymshyn assists people in all walks with their creative journey. Simply put, people experience true transformation via The Klymshyn Method™, John’s philosophy and practice of committing to CLARITY and working to master Precision of Language. His latest work expands on his previous works and completes a Creative Pursuit trilogy. Starting with “Stream: Hack Your Consciousness” (a collaboration with inventor and designer Isaac Naor) and continuing with “Deeper Dialogue; Conversations That Inspire,” John will speak with us about his latest work: “Open The Valve: The New Path To Creative Play,” due in early 2025. The work is inspiring and sets both interesting challenges and offers honest insight into the creative mindset, by challenging assumptions, and helping creatives to finish what they start. |
Speaker - David Wright with Dale Carnegie Texas David’s formal education is an undergraduate degree in Business Management and an MA is Adult Education and Workplace Learning from Texas State University. David has over 30 years of experience working with Dale Carnegie Training throughout North America. Since arriving in Texas, Dave Wright has led the Dale Carnegie organization to unprecedented growth and received ongoing international recognition for creating tenfold business growth over the past decade. As a trainer and presenter, Dave has received ongoing international recognition including twice receiving the prestigious “Global Trainer of the Year” award (out of 3500 Dale Carnegie trainers worldwide). Dave has conducted over 5000 sessions throughout North America and is in constant demand as both a trainer and conference speaker. Dave’s clients include a variety of industries and organizations, with programs delivered to both the employees and leadership of numerous companies, including: Dell, Texas A&M, Crane, Marathon, CITGO, City of Austin, & Electronic Arts (EA). Dave is passionate about developing the next generation of leaders and formed Dale Carnegie Success Skills Center (a 501c3) to partner with industry and educational institutions to provide leadership development opportunities to young people of varied backgrounds. |
CEO | Afternoon Speaker - Mark Winter with WinSource Group Mark is an expert at driving sales performance, keeping focus on customers, and keeping things simple. For 20+ years, Mark has held every sales role out there- from Branch Manager to Vice President of Sales and Enablement for a $2.5B publicly traded staffing company. During that time, he has spent countless hours figuring out what works and of course, what doesn't. This enables Mark to sniff out things that are blocking performance, remove the barrier, and get people to act. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt and holds master certifications from some of the top sales training organizations in the world. Whether its strategic planning, sales process development, sales training, customer acquisition & engagement, sales team performance, or system and tool adoption- Mark can help get your team on track. |
Senior Economist | Keynote Speaker - Rich Froeschle with TSTC Rich Froeschle is a labor market economist and a highly regarded speaker on a wide array of topics relating to the Texas economy, regional labor markets, and workforce and education programs. He is the Senior Labor Market Economist for Texas State Technical College and the former Director of the Labor Market and Career Information department of the Texas Workforce Commission. Mr. Froeschle has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s degree in Manpower and Industrial Relations from the University of North Texas, where he also taught microeconomics and regional labor market analysis. He has made presentations at over 600 conference events over the past twenty-five years on a variety of labor market topics. His many writings include the books How Many is Enough? A Practitioners Guide to Occupational Targeting and Supply/Demand Analysis and Where the Jobs Are, plus a dozen monographs including Life After COVID: Economic & Job Market Phenomena to Ponder Post-pandemic. His most recent research has centered on the use of skills to understand regional labor market dynamics, educational alignment, and career progressions. |
