SPEAKERS FOR AMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT 2008
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Thomas McLarty is president of McLarty Associates, an international advisory firm formed in partnership with former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger and Chairman of the McLarty Companies, a fourth-generation family transportation business. McLarty served in the White House under President Clinton in several key positions: Chief of Staff, Counselor to the President and Special Envoy for the Americas, with over five years of service in the President's Cabinet and on the National Economic Council. |
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Charlie Cook, publisher of The Cook Political Report, is a political analyst for the National Journal Group and NBC News. Cook's expertise has been featured on evening news programs including ABC, CBS, and NBC, as well as on Good Morning America, Nightline, and Meet the Press. He is also a welcome fixture on CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, CNN, and National Public Radio. |
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Michael Maslansky, president of Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research, is one of corporate America's leading communications and research strategists. Clients from Bank of America to Microsoft turn to Maslansky to understand the public mood, challenge conventional wisdom and transform not just what they say to key audiences - but how they say it. He has conducted hundreds of research projects in over 20 countries using his firm's trademarked polling and focus group methodology. Maslansky also founded MarketResearch.com, a leading market intelligence company where he served as president and remains on the Board. |
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Beth Goldstein is founder and CEO of Marketing Edge Consulting Group, LLC. She is the author of the newly released book, "The Ultimate Small Business Marketing Toolkit." In addition to consulting, Goldstein teaches Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing at the Boston University School of Management, is the faculty director for the BU Online Certificate in Entrepreneurship and is an instructor for the InnerCity Entrepreneurs business growth program in Worcester, MA. |
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Stuart Rothenberg, as the editor and publisher of The Rothenberg Political Report, is the go-to authority on the U.S. House, Senate, gubernatorial, and presidential elections. A columnist for Capitol Hill's Roll Call, his political expertise has made him a solid anchor on the network television news circuit, having appeared on NBC's Meet the Press and Today, and ABC's This Week and Nightline.
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Andy Card, the former chief of staff for President George W. Bush, assistant to the president/deputy chief of staff for President George H.W. Bush, and special assistant and director of Intergovernmental Affairs for President Reagan, has been at the center of U.S. politics for over 20 years. He began his political career by serving in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975-1983 and later served as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. As a business leader, Card served as the CEO of The American Automobile Manufacturers Association and later became the Vice President of General Motors, directing the company's government affairs activities.
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John Kasich was first elected to the Ohio State Senate at the age of 26 and to the U.S. House of Representatives at the age of 30. During his 18 years in Congress, Kasich played major roles in a variety of groundbreaking achievements. He chaired the historic congressional committee that overhauled the welfare system, and as Chairman of the House Budget Committee, was the chief architect of the 1997 plan that balanced the federal budget. Today, Kasich serves as a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers and is Chairman of New Century Project.
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Dr. Frank I. Luntz, political analyst, commentator, and author, has become the go-to consultant for Fortune 100 companies in need of communication and language guidance. He has written, supervised, and conducted more than 1,500 surveys, focus groups, and dial sessions over the past decade, including focus group sessions for all three major television networks, as well as The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, and U.S. News & World Report. From 1989 until 1996, Dr. Luntz was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and has also taught at Harvard and George Washington University.
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Speakers from America's Small Business Summit 2007 can be viewed here. | |
