Lou Vickery is a former professional baseball player, stock broker, motivational speaker, radio and TV show host, and author of fifteen (15) books on a variety of topics (books in print can be reviewed at louvickerybooks.com and amazon.com}.

After graduating from Escambia County High School in Atmore, Lou signed a professional baseball contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. Over a ten-year career, Lou also played for the New York Yankees organization and coached in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

 Lou got his B.S. degree from Troy State University (AL), graduating after his baseball career. He coached a year in Troy, then spent four years with Merrill Lynch as an Account Executive. Lou moved into the training and development field with Pat Ryan and Associates of Chicago, Ill. in l974.

After 1980, he did contract training for numerous national organizations and over a thirty (30) year period worked with over 2,800 companies in 44 states and two foreign countries. Lou has spoken in every city in the USA with a population of over 150,000 people. Lou spent almost fifteen years as a radio show host before retiring in 2017.

Lou is the author of fourteen books on a variety of topics. Books in print are available at Amazon and louvickerybooks.com.

Lou resides in Fairhope, Alabama where he plays tennis three to four days a week.

Awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 by the American Guitar Society, Jack Sanders’ performances have included the Sitka Summer Music Festival, Kapalua Music Festival of Hawaii, Arrowhead Bach Festival, and solo appearances with numerous orchestras, including the Illinois Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Santa Fe, Modesto Symphony, Orange County Chamber Orchestra and South Coast Symphony.  Sanders’ final concert while a faculty member at Pomona College was To the Edge of Dream by Toru Takemitsu with the Pomona College Orchestra under the direction of Prof. Eric Lindholm.  In addition, he has performed with the St. Petersburg, Colorado, and Angeles String Quartets, the vocal group I Cantori, and the contemporary chamber ensemble XTET. Radio appearances have included NPR’s nationally broadcast “West Coast Live.”

As a Piatigorsky Foundation artist since 2005, Sanders performs throughout the United States, usually two or three tours each year.  In the 2024 season, he concertized in Georgia, Eastern and Western Texas, Montana and Idaho.

In 1984 Jack Sanders formed a duo with violinist Clayton Haslop which appeared at two Guitar Foundation of America Festivals, Merkin Hall in New York, the Oregon Bach Festival and concerts from Hawaii and Alaska to Maine. The Haslop/Sanders Duo toured for the California Arts Council, and a 1988 tour of China included the Shanghai Conservatory, where Mr. Sanders was the first U.S. guitarist to appear after the Cultural Revolution. The Duo has recorded for Centaur Records and Townhall Records. A solo recording by Mr. Sanders featuring the Preludes of Ponce, Villa-Lobos and Carlevaro was released by Townhall Records in the Spring of 2000.

Mr. Sanders has also performed with oboist Allan Vogel and flutist Janice Tipton as the Valencia Trio which appeared at the International Music Festival of Costa Rica and the Sedona Chamber Music Festival.

Equally at home performing music of all periods, he gave the American premiere of Micio Mamiya’s Sacred Spells for Guitar. Works written for him include Anthony Plog’s Animial Ditties for Guitar and Narrator, Karl Kohn’s Soliloquy, Tripartita, Concords (violin/guitar), Colla Voce (viola/guitar), and Frank Campo’s Two Studies (trumpet/guitar) which he has recorded for Crystal Records. In 1996 he gave the first performances of Las Folios D’Espana, a concerto by Louis Moyse and in January, 1999 he gave the U.S. premiere of Raymond Luedeke’s Elemental Dances with the Colorado String Quartet. In 2005, Mr. Sanders gave the premier performances of Music in Four Sharps for guitar and string quartet by Ian Krouse.

An accomplished luthier, Mr. Sanders builds classical and flamenco guitars, as well as historic reproductions of vihuelas, baroque guitars and 19th Century instruments. Sanders historic instrument copies have been commissioned by Yale University, San Francisco Conservatory, USC, UCLA, CSU Dominguez Hills, Columbus State University and others. A faculty member of Pomona College from 1980-2022, he has also taught guitar-building courses at California Institute of the Arts and Pomona College. He received his BFA and MFA degrees from California Institute of the Arts and has served on the Board of Directors of the Guitar Foundation of America.

Craig Shoemaker has had a career in show business, spanning over four decades as a stand up comedian, actor, author, writer and producer. He was named Comedian of the Year at The American Comedy Awards on ABC and garnered two NATAS Emmy awards. His 90-minute stand-up special, Daditude, aired prime time on SHOWTIME Network and was on the front page on Netflix for several months.

Craig Shoemaker has performed comedy for four US Presidents, four solo comedy TV specials, won Standup Comedian of the Year at the American Comedy Awards, appeared on Broadway, is a two-time NATAS Emmy Award winner, a WGA scribe, an award-winning TV/Film producer, and best-selling author of a novel and two children’s books. Craig is a prominent speaker and coach; the founder and creator of Winning With Humor live events, one-on-one coaching, and training system. Craig has written, produced, and starred in two Universal feature films, Totally Baked, and The LoveMaster. He has recurred two times on Parks & Recreation, and has guest starred in such film and TV productions as Pleasantville, Scream 2, Fuller House and Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Craig is the producer/creator/host of the Amazon Prime shows, The Wolf Pac and Comedy Kitchen.

Shoemaker has been included on the IMDB “Top 100 Stand Up Comics” list and had one of the top 20 stand up specials of all time on Comedy Central. Based on his nonprofit foundation Laughter Heals, Craig has spoken all over the world, including his acclaimed TED Talk in Ojai, CA.

Craig founded Winning With Laughter, Craig Shoemaker’s Winning with Laughter live events, one-on-one coaching and training system will help bridge gaps in the boardroom, break room, and the living room. Science has proven that laughter is indeed the best medicine. Winning with Laughter’s proven methods will give you insights how to reboot and transform from the inside out!

Craig also Founded Laughter Worx wherein he and his team help companies crack the code on workplace engagement, productivity, and well-being. Powered by their signature blend of neuroscience, laughter, and mindfulness, their live workshops and digital tools are designed to help teams ditch stress, boost focus, and actually enjoy work (crazy concept, right?).

Teri Werner is a visionary strategist and coach, keynote speaker, and author dedicated to supporting you in achieving wholeness and transformation. Her book ‘Train Wreck to Triumph’ and Journal compilation, Teri inspires and supports you to increase your willingness to expand your capacity to explore and live the life of triumph you envision.  

As a visionary strategist, Teri powerfully connects you to your vision and guides you with proven personal and business success strategies—whether navigating life-shattering moments or seeking more fulfillment. Her clients’ stories of personal healing and breakthrough growth in business inspire others to embrace her transformative insights.

Teri brings decades of visionary strategies to the forefront; she integrated as a part of the foundation of the entity she and her father cofounded and became publicly traded on NASDAQ. Her vision is fulfilled as she sees you impacting your world and fully living Your Destiny.

Tom Tancredo is a former congressman from Colorado who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. In 2010, Tancredo ran for governor of Colorado as a member of the Constitution Party and placed second to Democrat and then-Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper.

Thomas Gerard "Tom" Tancredo (b. December 20, 1945) is a former Republican member of the U.S. House representing the 6th Congressional District of Colorado and ran for Governor of Colorado in the 2014 elections.

Tancredo opted to not seek re-election to U.S. House in 2008 but came out of political retirement to mount a third party campaign for the Governor of Colorado in 2010, ultimately losing current Democratic incumbent Gov. John Hickenlooper in the November general election.

In the 2010 gubernatorial election, Tancredo decided to run as a Constitution Party candidate after allegations against both of the Republican candidates weakened the GOP's position in the race. His bid led to rifts and even open feuding with former Republican allies who accused him of potentially splitting the vote. After losing the gubernatorial race, Tancredo returned to his old party, re-registering as a Republican.

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