BLC Speakers

Jeremy Anderson

Jeremy is a globally renowned professional speaker, author, and philanthropist who champions the principle of “Occupational Integrity” in his keynotes and leadership roles as CEO of Next Level Speakers Academy and Jeremy Anderson Group. With a compelling journey about overcoming adversity to achieve success, Jeremy’s narrative is a testament to the power of resilience and self-improvement.

Occupational Integrity, as articulated by Jeremy, is the foundation of his message to corporate audiences. It emphasizes performing at the highest level with honesty, accountability, and dedication, regardless of external recognition. This challenges individuals to reflect deeply on their personal and professional conduct, fostering a culture of intrinsic motivation and excellence within organizations.

Before pursuing his speaking career, Jeremy amassed experience working in the corporate sector in sales, marketing, management, and insurance & investments. While his proven formula for success will leave you inspired, you will also be challenged to perform your very best.

Jeremy has been featured in various publications, including Yahoo Finance, Apple News, and Chicago Weekly. He has also had the opportunity to host and speak at prominent conferences such as MDRT in Sydney, Australia, the You Owe You Conference, the Path of Prosperity Conference, and Invest Fest.

Liz Bohannon

As a leading workplace connection expert, Liz knows you likely won’t “find” your village. But you can build it. She’s done it time and time again in personal and professional settings and will teach you and your team how to design a life and organization that prioritizes human connection and relationships and unleashes your people and teams to reach their full potential by going faster and further together.

Designing workplaces that elevate connection and authentic community is the fastest path to collaboration, fulfillment and impact, and it’s at the heart of The Community Quotient™, a dynamic and refreshing perspective from Liz Bohannon that disrupts conventional thinking on organizational design.

Liz’s authenticity in championing workplace cultures of connection and community stems from her profound understanding of the human experience within organizations.

What sets Liz apart as a transformative voice of authority in this domain is her unwavering commitment to designing organizations that foster and prioritize relationships, empathy, and human connection.

Through her innovative Community Agreements and The Community Quotient™ framework, Liz provides actionable tactics and strategies for cultivating workplaces where every member feels valued, understood, and supported.

Her bestselling book, Beginner’s Pluck: Build Your Life of Purpose & Impact Now, has inspired a successful podcast called Plucking UP, where Liz delves deeper into authentic and vulnerable conversations that explore how the most successful people turn “Pluck Ups” into opportunity for growth and deeper connection with themselves and others.

Dale Bottcher

As Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing at AVI-SPL, Dale Bottcher oversees all revenue-generating operations, including sales, marketing, and customer success, driving growth and expanding the company’s global presence. With over 20 years of experience in the communications technology industry, he has a strong record of achieving outstanding results, promoting innovation, and fostering collaboration to align strategies for revenue success.

Mary Kelly, PhD

Mary specializes in leadership growth that helps finance, insurance, real estate, and manufacturing organizations improve profitability and productivity. As one of the first female graduates of the Naval Academy, she served 25 years on active duty, leading multicultural teams in nine countries. In addition to training more than 40,000 military personnel, her remarkable career included work as an intelligence officer, chief of police, HR director, and chief of staff. She’s the author of 13 business books, including Master Your World (named a “must read” by MENSA and MOAA) and Why Leaders Fail and the 7 Prescriptions for Success.

Dr. Chris Kuehl

Chris is a managing director of Armada Corporate Intelligence. He provides forecasts and strategic guidance for a wide variety of corporate clients around the world. He is the chief economist for several national and international organizations: Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, National Association of Credit Management, Finance, Credit and International Business, and the Business Information Industry Association. He is also the economic analyst for several state accounting societies, including Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Kansas.

Prior to starting Armada in 1999, Chris was a professor of economics and finance for 15 years, teaching in the US, Hungary, Russia, Estonia, Singapore, and Taiwan. He holds advanced degrees in economics, Soviet studies, and East Asian studies.

He is the author of Business Intelligence Briefs and Executive Intelligence Briefs, both publications from Armada. He is also responsible for the Credit Manager’s Index from NACM and Fabrinomics from the FMA.

George Hedley, CSP, CPBC

George is a business-building expert who helps contractors take their companies to the next level with his proven BIZ-Builder Blueprint BIZ-Plan System.

George is a Certified Master Professional Business Coach and was named Business Coach Of the Year by the Professional Business Coaches Alliance. George founded and built his construction company to reach $50 million in only seven years!

For his accomplishments, George received the nationally recognized Entrepreneur of the Year award. As a contractor, he has built over 500 commercial projects valued at more than $700 million. He is the author of Get Your Business to Work and Get Your Construction Business to Always Make a Profit!

Today as a business coach, he focuses on helping contractors get organized, grow, and profit. He is a popular speaker at national conventions, a columnist for multiple industry magazines, manages his online university for contractors, and hosts mastermind peer BIZGROUPS for company owners.

Dr. Ivan Joseph

Ivan is an internationally renowned speaker, bestselling author, award-winning performance coach, in-demand consultant, prominent educator, and accomplished leader. His TEDx talk, “The Skill of Self-Confidence,” has over 28 million views and was named by Forbes as one of the 10 Best TED Talks for Graduates on the Meaning of Life. Dr. Joseph holds a PhD in Psychology and has served as vice president, director of athletics, and faculty at four North American universities. During his 25-year career in academia, Ivan led cultural transformation, inspired people to believe in themselves, and created cohesive teams.

While serving as a professor and coach at Graceland University, Ivan developed the soccer program from the ground up, leading both the men’s and women’s teams to No. 1 national rankings. He also guided the men’s team to the first national championship in Graceland’s history—in just five years. For this accomplishment, he was chosen by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to be named National Coach of the Year. Ivan spent a decade as director of athletics at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), where he helped lead his department—and the university—to national prominence. Among his many accomplishments at TMU, Ivan spearheaded the landmark $100 million renovation of the historic Maple Leaf Gardens. Under his leadership, TMU teams won the first provincial and national championships in the university’s history

Ivan has coached World Champions and Olympians. His research and leadership have focused on understanding how self-confidence and cohesion drive performance. Ivan now uses these
skills to lead high-performing businesses, organizations, and individuals around the world.