Past Speaker Engagements
Scott Mueller
Deputy Superintendent of Investigative Services
Scott Mueller heads the BCA's Investigative Services division, which includes predatory crimes, narcotics, homicide, police use-of-deadly-force and conflict investigations, and a Violent Crime Reduction Unit. The Investigative Services division also includes the Minnesota Fusion Center, the Financial Crimes Task Force and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Presented on 04/16/2025
Jack Stahlmann
Impactful Keynote Speaker, Social Media Recluse, Ex-Huffpost-er and Generally an Expert at Making Meetings Much Less Boring
"The Upside"
Jack Stahlmann's informative and educational presentations are built around his experiences in Los Angeles as an actor, producer, director - and of course, a waiter.
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In Hollywood, he launched his own production company which created several films that enjoyed international success and was an Assistant Director for the Margaret Cho stand-up show, Cho Revolution.
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As an actor, his shining moment came in a co-star role on the CBS drama Cold Case, where he played a wimpy park ranger. He also appeared on Days of Our Lives and several commercials.
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Jack graduated with honors at DePauw University (yes, DePauw with a W) and has been a regular contributor to HuffPost. For the last decade he has been entertaining companies, schools and associations worldwide, while delivering actionable takeaways to make a real difference in the workplace.
Presented on 12/18/2024
Angie Kennedy
Senior Engagement & Wellbeing Consultant
Certified Thriving Workplace Culture Consultant
Angie Kennedy is a Senior Engagement & Wellbeing Consultant. She takes the time to understand the culture and climate of an organization including a companies strengths and risks. Then, co-designs and helps to implement a multi-year wellbeing and engagement strategy. Angie facilitates the relationships between carriers, vendors, and community health organizations, to provide clients with the most comprehensive an defective programs, campaigns, and interventions. Angie's goal is to guide employers in creating a thriving workplace culture characterized by high employee wellbeing, engagement and performance.
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In order to deliver a complete results-oriented health and productivity management plans, Angie is also responsible for conducting initial and periodic company assessments, as well as on-going data analysis and scoreboard updates to constantly evaluate and track the progress of the wellbeing programs. Furthermore, Angie will ensure that al wellbeing programs and strategies are compliant with the federal regulations governing company welling programs, including PPACA, ERISA, ADA, and HIPPA.
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​Presented on 10/16/2024
Kao Kalia Yang
Author, Public Speaker & Teacher
"Our Mother's Stories"
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As a refugee and naturalized American, as a writer who first met English as a second language and a writer who works across genres for audiences of different ages, Kao Kalia Yang speaks to a diversity of experiences from a holistic and essential perspective.
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As the most widely published Hmong-American writer in the country, Yang is a pioneer for her people in literary America. Her presentations cover a wide array of topics and they speak profoundly to diverse organizations, institutions, and orientations.
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Presented on 9/18/2024
Kristin Mollan
Manager, Community Health
And Partnership
HealthPartners
Passionate about maternal and child health, health across the lifespan, health equity, social determinants of health, public health advocacy, performance improvement, and creating collaborative community impact. Several years of experience with core public health competencies such as planning, implementing, and evaluating programs; quality improvement strategies; and managing partnerships and stakeholder relationships in the private and non-profit sectors.
I'm always striving for opportunities to combine my strengths in innovation, strategy, and collaboration with my passion for improving the wellbeing of under-served, vulnerable, and marginalized populations.
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Kristin gave an informed presentation on Little Moments Count and gave a background and overview of the organization. The presentation included Little Moments Count resources and tools, opportunities for supporting this work in the St. Croix Valley, and why this organization and mission matters.
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Presented on 7/18/2024
Holly Corbid
Certified Professional Photo Manager
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Leaving a Legacy: How to organize and preserve your memories in a digital world.
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How we take and share photos is completely different then it was only 10 years ago.
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Actions you can take to create a healthy photo mindset.
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Useful tips for organizing and preserving the photos you have on your phone and in old albums and boxes.
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Holly Corbid is the founder and owner of Capture Your Photos, where she helps families celebrate life, tell stories, and touch hearts with their photo and video collections by helping them to organize, preserve, and share their lifetime of memories. She is passionate in her belief that photos are a powerful force in building relationships and loves helping families connect, while bringing them the peace of mind that comes with knowing their memories are safe. Holly is a Certified Professional Photo Organizer, and in addition to working 1-1 with clients, she is the creator of a series of online courses called The Photo Organizing Blueprint,. which offers step-by-step guides to organizing both of your digital and printed memories.
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Presented on 6/20/2024
The Power of Pictures in Our Lives
Tom Guetzke
Happiness Expert, Best-Selling Author and Inspirational Keynote Speaker
Successfully growing businesses in the U.S. and 65 countries around the globe, Tom has taken companies from zero to $32 million in just 2 years. Leaving the corporate world, Tom pursued his heart as the founder of Live Happy. His insightful experience has been built working with diverse companies such as KitchenAid, PUR Water Filters, Whirlpool Home Appliances, the U.S. Olympic Team, Williams-Sonoma and Disney. Tom has been featured in U.S. News & World Report and serves on the Small Business Advisory Board for Fortune and USA Today.
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Presented on 4/17/2024
Ross Bernstein
Inspirational Business Keynote Speaker & Best-Selling Author
The best-selling author of nearly 50 sports books, Ross Bernstein is an award-winning peak-performance hall of fame business speaker who's keynoted conferences on ALL SEVEN continents for audiences as small as 10 and as large as 10,000. Ross has spent the better part of the past 20 years studying the DNA of championship teams and his passion is helping organizations perform like CHAMPIONS. Ross and his books have been featured on thousands of TV and radio programs including CNN, CBS This Morning, FOX News, Bloomberg, ESPN, as well as in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today & Maxim Magazine.
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Ross' signature program, "The Champion's Code: Building Relationships Through Life Lessons of Integrity and Accountability from the Sports World to the Business World" is based largely on the "Good to Great" ideology of how the best companies are able to separate themselves from the rest of the pack through dynamic leadership, by creating a culture of excellence, ad by giving extraordinary customer service. Ross' program reinforces the concept that individuals win games, but TEAMS win championships/. Momentum, roles, buy-in, motivation, consistency, sacrifice, trust, chemistry, work-ethic, innovation, karma, and being humble-they're all a part of what it takes to become the best of the best-a CHAMPION both on and off the field.
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Presented on 3/20/2024
Lori Crever
Author & Learning Facilitator
Sales Skills from the Comedy Improv World with Lori Crever.
Attentive Listening is a hallmark skill that governs the world of improvisation. Who is improvising? Each one of us, every day. When it comes to cultivating meaningful relationships, the world of comedy improv offers positive transferable skills that we will explore to add fuel to our work performance!
-The Discipline of Deep Listening
-Being Present
-Your Full Attention Demonstrated (Simply!)
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Lori Crever is a lifelong student of the humanities and the Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Center for Mentoring Excellence. A graduate of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, she started her career working in live television, including a half-dozen years in New York City working in music and theater. She is the author of the book Protégé Power: A Roadmap for Mentorship, drawn from her two decades as an employee engagement programs manager in international banking. In the mentor program Lori ran, 88 percent of program participants reported a notable upsurge in job responsibilities, work sphere and/or pay, which they attributed to having the right mentor and skillful program guidance. Lori is currently a matriculating student in the Global Leadership Diploma program at the UN University for Peace (Universidad para la Paz) in San José, Costa Rica—an international institution organized to educate and inspire leaders toward equality, conflict resolution, and global happiness. When not speaking on workplace issues of engagement and inclusion, Lori performs improvisational comedy and is a frequent participant in poetry and storytelling events.
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Presented on 2/21/2024
Bob Jacobson
Commissioner MN Department of Public Safety
Calm and compassion in Crises: Why we need it for others and for ourselves.
Strong leaders of organizations often find themselves in the eye of the storm, often working to solve complex issues. Good leaders address those issues and solve them, serving as the serene anchor. Great leaders do this with compassion for all those around them. Emergency responders, members of our communities and so many others look for that leadership in their darkest hours. The best leaders remember to find that calm and compassion for themselves as well. It is through caring, deliberate and thoughtful action that leaders weather storms in professional and personal lives.
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Bob Jacobson was appointed the 15th commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety by Gov. Tim Walz in January 2023. Prior to his appointment, Jacobson served as the interim deputy assistant commissioner in the Department of Human Services. Previously, he served for more than 33 years in active law enforcement including 16 years as the director of public safety/chief of police for the City of New Brighton where he led their police, fire, and emergency management operations. He also served as interim police chief for the City of Stillwater during a leadership transition. Jacobson also served as the interim inspector general for the Department of Human Services. He served as the professional development director for the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, coordinating and implementing statewide and regional training and conferences for the Association. Jacobson has a B.A. from Bethel University in Organizational Leadership and attended the Senior Management Institute for Police conducted by the Police Executive Research Forum.
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Presented on 12/20/2023
Dr. Terry Wu
Neuroscientist, Speaker and Consultant
Dr. Wu has created a new, Neuroscience-powered sales framework that teaches salespeople Why People Buy. In this framework, he reveals why buyers' decision anxiety is he biggest roadblock in selling. He guides sales and marketing professionals in identifying and reducing that anxiety.
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Dr. Wu has also created a new, Neuroscience-driven leadership framework that teaches leaders Why People Follow. In this Framework, he reveals how stress and leadership are intricately connected. He has created many actionable ideas and practices for leaders to reduce their and their followers' stress.
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Since 2020, Dr. Wu has been bringing fresh content into the leadership training and development industry. By explaining and predicting leaders' and followers' behaviors through Neuroscience, he guides leaders to lead better with more confidence. From 8 decades of Neuroscience research about how biology shapes our behavior, Dr. Wu has uncovered many unique, new insights into the dynamic between leading and following.
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Presented on 11/15/2023
Dr. Dave Webb
Keynote Speaker, Author and Consultant
Dr. Dave Webb is a retired Superintendent of South St. Paul Public Schools where he served for 12 years. He previously served as a high school principal for Fridley Public School, and began his career as a Spanish teacher for the Stillwater Public Schools.
Dr. Dave has served as the Dean of the Spanish Immersion Program for the Concordia Language Villages in Minnesota, and is currently governing board president of his church in Shoreview, Minnesota. His leadership guide provides support for teams, boards and families.
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Presented on 10/18/2023
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