Be an Inspiring Leader in 2009

Tony Blair

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom

Jack Nicklaus

Winner of a record 18 major golf championships and voted Sports Illustrated's Individual Male Athlete of the Century

Bill George

Harvard business professor, former Medtronic CEO and author of True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership

John C. Maxwell

Best-selling author, speaker and leadership thought leader

Al Weiss

President of Worldwide Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

Liz Murray

Inspirational speaker, "Homeless to Harvard"

Linda Kaplan Thaler

CEO & Chief Creative Officer of the Kaplan Thaler Group and author of The Power of Nice

Mark Sanborn

Best-selling author of The Fred Factor and president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc.

Kevin Carroll

Highly-acclaimed author, founder of Kevin Carroll Katalyst/LLC and former Nike creative

Ernie Johnson

Professional sports announcer and host of TNT's Emmy award-winning Inside the NBA