Meet our highly accomplished speakers:

Dan Vega. Dan Vega is the founder of Get Connected Live and CEO of Vega Group International. Dan has made it his personal goal to help people achieve extreme success in business and in their personal lives. His exciting speaking style has been showcased at many seminars, speaking on topics such as Self-Esteem, Selling, Recruitment, Strategy, and Goal setting.

Starting his first successful business at 19, Dan has written and spoken in the field of business for nearly 20 years and has been hailed as one of the great motivators of our time. He has achieved extreme personal success throughout his career in sales, marketing, management, corporate structuring and consulting.

John Mason. John Mason is a national best-selling author, noted speaker and executive author coach. He is the founder and president of Insight International and Insight Publishing Group.

He has authored fourteen books including An Enemy Called Average, You're Born An Original-Don't Die A Copy, and Know Your Limits-Then Ignore Them which have sold over 1.4 million copies and translated into thirty-seven languages throughout the world. These books are widely known as a source of sound wisdom, genuine motivation, and practical principles. His writings have been published in Reader's Digest along with numerous other national publications.

As an executive author coach and publisher he has worked closely together with numerous bestselling authors in the development of their books.

Barry Louks. Barry Louks started his career after college with a sales division of a large midwest corporation. Since that time, he has received recognition for his work in the mortgage finance industry as one of the "Top Wealth Advisors" in St Louis as cited by St. Louis Magazine, as well as being awarded the "Top Producer" sales award at one of the "Top 25" Mortgage Planning firms as reported by the St. Louis Business Journal.

Barry has co-owned a prestigious Mortgage Brokerage and is currently the CEO of Grosman and Louks Enterprises and CEO of the debt planning firm Strategic Debt. He is an accomplished speaker, co-publisher of the "Millionaire Homeowner Magazine", co-author of the new book entitled "Debt Nation", and co-creator of the Strategic Debt Mastery System.

Guy Mace. After earning his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Washington University, Guy made his career in selling energy conscious equipment to the environmental sector.

He is currently the executive director of sales and board member for a US division of one of the world's largest corporations, with total annual revenues of over $115 billion and presence in over 190 countries. Guy's career has been focused on implementing sales strategies for advanced technologies in the global marketplace. In producing, marketing, and selling a product consisting of components sourced from all over the world, his background offers a unique insight into the interplay between foreign currencies and these currencies' impact on both the global economy and day-to-day business here at home. He is also a volunteer minister and devoted father.

Jay Grosman. Jay is a graduate of Maryville University with a degree in communications. He started his career in sales for a division of a Fortune 500 company, being awarded top sales honors for 10 years straight. As a mortgage professional, Jay has been recognized as both a "Top Wealth Advisor" and Top Producing Sales person in Mortgage Planning as cited by several prominent local magazines.

Today he is President of Grosman and Louks Enterprises, as well as President of the debt planning firm Strategic Debt. He also is President of Sales for Vega Group International. Jay is the co-publisher of the "Millionaire Homeowner Magazine", co-creator of the Strategic Debt Mastery System, and co-author of the new book entitled "Debt Nation".

Dr. Marjorie Wolter. Dr. Marjorie Wolter is the ultimate poster child for creating happiness on her own terms. Marjorie's cheerleader personality was an oddity in her college physics department. Degree in hand, she became a mother and a dentist almost simultaneously.

Over the years, she would effectively rewrite the rules of the profession to suit her dual roles, raising two children and achieving a professional reputation for both technical excellence and innovative profitability.

Marjorie was named Missouri's Young Dental Leader, attained Fellowship in the Academy of General Dentistry, and sits on the board of several corporations.

Making the gift of personal mastery contagious from stage and in her writing is her great passion. She is sought out by grade schools to Fortune 30 companies alike to share her techniques for joyfully attaining success using balance and self-acceptance. Recently adding author to her credits, the book "My Man -gels: The Men Who Erased the Myth", is a tribute to the men who shared with her the tools to live the extraordinary life she thoroughly enjoys.

Steve Nardoni Steve is the founder and president of Smytheport Consulting Group, which helps clients of all sizes, all across the country, with employee development, sales training, and executive coaching. He works with companies that are performing poorly to improve their bottom line or already successful companies to achieve higher levels of growth and success.

During his 30 year plus career, Steve has personally built startup operations into highly profitable companies, effectively managed the overall operations of a $300 million technology firm, and developed the sales skills of hundreds of sales professionals around the country. Today, Steve continues to mentor senior executives in Fortune 100 firms on time management and leadership performance.

He has won a number of awards for sales and sales management, including the highly coveted Golden Eagle Award, for the most profitable operation in the US for Compucom. Steve is a member of several civil and professional organizations and enjoys spending time with his family.

Joe High. Joe is President and CEO of 4th Quarter Financial Coach. He has served for over 20 years in the financial services industry and for more than eight of those years helping clients with retirement and estate planning as they prepare for their financial "4th Quarter".

Before founding his company, Joe was a financial advisor at Edward Jones where he won the "Rookie of the Year" award, the Partner's Award, and the Regional Leader's award. He's a fully licensed insurance and securities advisor and holds the designation as an Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS).

His passion is helping people grow and achieve their dreams which is why he is involved with Friends of Kids With Cancer and their annual "Walk With a Friend", a run/walk to raise money to help kids dealing with the devastation of cancer.

Mike Tallis. Recently nominated one of St. Louis Business Journal's Top 30 under 30, Mike Tallis has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years. His company, Sculptures Personal Training, features the Sculptures Proprietary Body Management System,a unique system designed to improve the results of all their clients.

Mike is an AFAA certified instructor who has created his very own proprietary two-week training certification designed by him to improve the performance of his company trainers.

He studied dietetics and business management on a baseball scholarship and continues his education through the National Association of Sports Medicine. Mike played football, basketball, and baseball in high school and was a prospect with the Kansas City Royals and continues to play semi-pro baseball.

Sam Sky. Credit professional Sam Sky has been helping clients mend their credit problems for more than 14 years, and now has turned his passion for the industry toward teaching the masses what they need to know to develop and maintain a strong credit profile.

His unique understanding of the credit industry has helped a wide range of people across the country from professionals in major banks and corporations, to sports icons, to anyone struggling to qualify for even the most basic types of financing.

Sam has excited numerous Fortune 500 audiences with his knowledge. He is a member of the Association of Family Law Professionals, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and the National Association of Mortgage Brokers, just to name a few.

Richard Lingle Richard Lingle served for four years in the United States Marine Corps, personally mentored under Dan Vega, founder of Get Connected Live and CEO of Vega Group International where he acquired the necessary tools and built a steady foundation for becoming a successful entrepreneur.

He quickly worked his way up the ranks of Vega Group to become a motivational speaker and is now the author of the highly anticipated book "In the Trenches" which will help motivate other fellow military personal to achieve their dreams in the service and in civilian life as well.