"When some of the projects we pursue don't turn out like we expect, we learn from our mistakes, make the adjustments and keep going.

"By doing this with them, we are instilling confidence in their own abilities to learn what they need to learn to overcome the challenges life throws their way."

Chris Verhaegh is an internationally recognized expert on numerous aspects of trading and investing. He has recently worked as a consultant to a European Bank trading over $1,000,000,000.00 (Billion U.S. Dollars).

Prior to his contract with this European Bank, Chris had been a seminar speaker teaching thousands how to trade the stock and options markets.

Traveling to dozens of cities in numerous countries, hundreds or even thousands of students have paid on average $1000 per day to hear him teach.

When hired by a promoter, Chris generally charges $20,000 to $25,000, plus expenses, for a two-day seminar. This is a bargain!

Besides being one of our speakers at Rhea's Entrepreneur Days in Florence last year, he was our oldest son's mentor when he was 14. That month changed our whole family's life.

So we decided to share him with other families who may be interested in learning about the stock market and trading. (And he was a hit with the crowd in Florence!)

He lives with his wife Karen and four children in Nampa, Idaho.

Bruce Safran is an attorney who specializes in Internet and Public Domain Law "where the rubber meets the road."

But Bruce is much more than your typical lawyer. He's what I refer to as an "entrepreneur's entrepreneur" as well.

In fact, over the last 30 years, Bruce has helped thousands of start-up and mature businesses develop strategies for long term success. He's been able to help so many people because Bruce knows more about the legal, marketing and hands-on business aspects of Public Domain than anyone else I know.

He provides incredibly valuable, cut-to-the-chase
Insider Information on how you can do it yourself, quickly and profitably.

His information is thorough and can put a lot of money in your pocket in a relatively short period of time. What Bruce has to say will open your mind to a world of new possibilities!"

With 18 years of hands-on experience, Michael Cirrito has the experience, scars, wounds and talent to teach anyone the essentials of real estate investing.

By the time Michael Cirrito was 27, he was a millionaire.

Ranked as the #8 agent in the Remax Real Estate System in 1990, he is among the top 1% in the nation for all commercial investment sales.

Michael also operates Cirrito Fine Homes, a custom homebuilder in Los Angeles. Along with his partners, Michael has sold over $30 million worth of homes.

The company has recently diversified its holdings and is in the process of building an 18,000 square foot industrial complex in Montclair, California.

When it comes to real estate investing, Michael Cirrito is known as a consummate deal maker. He’s used the knowledge he's learned from two mentors and from creating three businesses along with his love for people to help many homeowners save thousands of dollars.

Now, he feels it is time for him to begin teaching others what he considers himself so blessed to have learned.

Michael has been married to Maryanne for 14 years and together they have three children - Michelle 11, David, 7 and Nicholas, 4. He is active in his church and is a Girl Scout leader.

Dale Calvert has been involved in the network marketing industry since the age of 20. For us, he will share his expertise in using the Internet for success.

Dale not only talks the talk, he walks the walk. From 1994-1998, Dale and his leadership team developed an organization of over 60,000 distributors and $120 Million in wholesale product sales.

Dale is identified throughout the industry for his unified, duplicatable training systems and programs, including "Confessions of a Network Marketing Millionaire" and "The Power of a Dream."

He is the founder of Nu Creations, Inc. and its sister company, Web Cash Leads. He has also developed and operates three affiliate programs.

Dale's company also operates a very successful online auction division where he is a Power Seller on eBay and sells thousands of dollars worth of books and training materials annually on Amazon.com.

His rags to riches success story has been featured in many industry publications.

He lives with his wife Stephanie and three children in Lexington, Kentucky.

A top selling real estate agent since 1991, Michael Hellickson has been successfully investing in real estate since 1994. By the time he was 27 years old, Michael had achieved “millionaire” status.

Over the years, Michael has taught thousands of investors how to avoid the “get-rich-quick” schemes. In January 2002, Michael founded ClubWealth.com, a down to earth coaching program specifically designed for "Real People". Its mission is to help families build wealth through real estate investment, and sound financial practices.

Michael’s hobbies include spending time with his wife Tara and their two children, Madison and Austin Michael, snowboarding, scuba diving, jet ski racing, rock climbing, wake boarding, and of course, investing in real estate. Michael and his family are active in their church, where Michael currently serves as a youth leader.

David L. Hancock has been in marketing his entire life. He is an accomplished independent publisher and speaker.

David actively consultants for or with companies such as New Century Mortgage Corporation, the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada, the Canadian Embassy in Washington, the US Office of Personnel Management, the US Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, among others.

David is also an author, Guerrilla Marketing Coach, entrepreneur and affiliate.

He has only been on the Internet since 1995 and has helped thousands of people promote their businesses and ideas online and off. He is known in the Industry as a marketing master and a strategic ally by his competitors.

David's business philosophy is to offer the absolute best tools and information available on the market in the most accessible format and at the most affordable price. David feels strongly that everyone can use the Internet and their knowledge to leverage their income-building potential with additional income streams.

He resides in Hampton Roads, VA with his wife and two children.

You never know who you are sitting next to when you attend a business conference. I got to know Product Creation Coach Dan Swanson on a shuttle in San Francisco.

He was such a fascinating person to listen to that I decided I had to get to know this engineer-turned-Internet-expert who has created over 275 products and services for over 100 different clients and 12 of his own businesses.

His products include software, magazines, books, telemarketing services, Internet consulting and patented video surveillance. In the process he's helped raise over $200 million in capital and helped generate over $2 billion in revenues.

So I hired him as my personal coach. And boy, did I find out what I didn't know!

Having a coach can catapult you into success so much faster than trying to learn everything on your own. Having him help me saved me not only tons of money that I would have spent on products I don't need but also tons of time which is more valuable than money.

Besides the help, having someone to be accountable to that is also more knowledgeable than you is the best asset anyone can have.

During his career, Alan Hudson has been a featured speaker, trainer and conference leader at industry trade conferences as well as an effective sales presenter. His background as an engineer, salesman and sales manager have provided him a unique blend of training and skills that allow him to relate to everyone.

Educated as a mathematician and electrical engineer, he quickly moved up from a controls engineer to Director of Engineering. After seven years in engineering, he changed companies and moved into a sales role.

It wasn’t long before he was appointed Regional Sales Manager. Presently, he is the eastern US Sales Manager for an industrial process controller company.

Throughout Alan’s professional career, he has been responsible for helping others define, refine and realize their goals. He is especially knowledgeable in areas of time management, organization and goal setting.

Alan is a home schooling father of seven and his daughter Melissa will be helping us at the conference.

Ken Pounders began his ministry on the streets reaching out to others who had as many problems as he had had in his teen years as a drug addict. In bars, concerts, teen hangouts, or laundry mats, he would share the good news of life in Jesus Christ.

From those early beginnings, Priority! Evangelism has grown into a world wide ministry helping to equip the Church to touch their communities.

His ministry also focuses on strengthening the hands of church leaders in such places around the world as Eastern and Western Europe, Russia, Latin America, India and especially Russia, Moldova, and Prednistrovia (the transnistria region of Moldova). There Ken works with others to equip leaders, plant churches, reach out to addicts, and minister to street kids and orphans.

Priority! Evangelism's Street Kids ministry in Kishenev (Chisinau) touches the lives of 35 -50 children every week and helps many more desperately poor families in the capital city.

Ken and his wife Sonya home school their five children. Two of his daughters, Alaythea and Charity, will present special original music at our optional non-denominational worship service on Sunday.

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