Speakers
Adam Christing : : Please call for fee
Filmmaker, Comedian, Author. Founder, Clean Comedians Adam Christing has entertained thousands of people every month with his hilarious blend of comedy, magic, and audience involvement that leaves audiences roaring with laughter.
Andrew Mayoras :: Please call for fee
Author, Probate Lawyer
Andrew W. Mayoras, co-author of the new book "Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!," is a prominent lawyer who specializes in contested legal issues effecting seniors, caregivers, and their families, including probate litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, exploitation of the elderly, and disputes involving wills, trusts, and estates. His well-known blog “The Probate Lawyer Blog: Famous Fortune Fights!” boasts a substantial audience and explores celebrity and other true stories of national interest. An American MENSA member and public speaker, he teaches attorneys, professionals, businesses and others through presentations, print and broadcast media, and social media websites.
Ann Coulter : : Please call for fee
Political Analyst
Award winning author and constitutional scholar Ann Coulter has been dubbed "the Abbie Hoffman of the Right" for her witty, no-holds barred commentaries on the Washington scene.
Austin Hill :: Please call for fee
Author, Media Personality
Austin Hill is an emerging American voice, addressing culture-defining questions through books, talk radio, web, speaking, and interviews. His recent books "White House Confidential" and the forthcoming title "The Virtues Of Capitalism" show his range from whit-infused writer to thought-provoking expert on the intersection of philosophy, religion, politics & culture. Hill helps to make the complex seem simple when exploring capitalism, socialism, and other "Isms".
Bill Sardi : : Please call for fee
Health Journalist, Author Bill Sardi likes to call himself a health journalist rather than a medical reporter and has written numerous books.
Brian Godawa : : Please call for fee
Screenwriter/Author Brian Godawa was the screenwriter for the award-winning feature film, "To End All Wars", starring Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Carlyle. It was awarded the Commander in Chief Medal of Service, Honor and Pride by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and showcased the 2003 Cannes Film Festival Cinema for Peace.
Dallas Jenkins : : Please call for fee
Director of "Hometown Legend" & President of Jenkins Entertainment Dallas Jenkins made his directorial debut in the Warner Bros. feature, "Hometown Legend", a $2 million production filmed in 24 days with Jenkins overseeing every aspect of the production from the script rewrites and casting to the editing and distribution.
Dan Haseltine : : Please call for fee
Lead Singer, Grammy Award-Winning Band Jars of Clay In 1993, Dan Haseltine and a couple of his college classmates came together in a sort of "dormitory acoustic group" at Greenville College in Illinois. Not even thinking about an actual career in music, they began to write songs more for the fun of it than anything. For even a little more entertainment, they decided to submit a demo to a national new artist competition.
Dan Wooding : : Please call for fee
Journalist Dan Wooding's career must rate as one of the most unusual in journalism. Wooding has gone from being a correspondent for the National Enquirer and a staffer on two of Britain's raciest tabloids, to becoming a noted journalist covering religion.
Danielle Mayoras :: Please call for fee
Author, Educator, Estate Planning Attorney
Danielle B. Mayoras, co-author of the new book "Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!," has dedicated her legal career to teaching professionals, businesses and the general public about elder law, special needs planning, and general estate planning. Danielle is a renowned attorney and Credentialed Professional Gerontologist, educating through speaking engagements, print, and broadcast media across the United States. Her speaking audiences range from nationally recognized brokerage firms, banks, and insurance companies to attorneys, accountants, and non-profit organizations. She consistently draws rave reviews from audiences and her speaking skills are in high demand.
Danny Fontana : : Please call for fee
Radio and Television Host Danny Fontana is an award winning television and radio host, author, public speaker and founder/Senior Partner of Triune Capital Advisors. Mr. Fontana hosts the Danny Fontana Show which is broadcast to a national audience via the iLifetv television network as well as Charis Radio Network which Fontana founded in 2003. He is currently in his second year as a weekly contributor to the Fox Business Network, serves as a featured blogger for BullyPulpit.com and provides analysis on a recurring basis to “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Network.
Dave Dias : : Please call for fee
Author Dave Dias is the author of SALES Ethos and is in constant pursuit of client value creation. He’s a self described “sales entrepreneur” and lifetime learner.
Di Patterson : : Please call for fee
Founder, AgeWise and Success in Aging TV Diane Alexander Patterson, MSG, is Founder of Success In Aging TV™, the magazine website devoted to Gerontology (the social study of Aging) and is Editor of the website’s Journal for Success In Aging™. Diane holds a Master’s degree in Gerontology from California State University, Fullerton, and a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Biola University.
Dr. Everett Piper : : Please call for fee
President, Oklahoma Wesleyan University Dr. Piper speaks boldly and unapologetically on issues such as natural law, unalienable rights, self evident truths, and the unavoidable consequences of ideas on personal, political, community and corporate wellbeing.
Eduardo Verástegui :: Please call for fee
Actor
Born in Xicotencatl, Tamaulipas, México, Verástegui moved to Mexico City to pursue modeling, landing work with Calvin Klein among others. Soon after, in 1994, he shot to fame as a member of the Mexican pop group, Kairo. In 1997, Verástegui began acting in Mexican telenovelas produced by Televisa.
In 2001 Verástegui moved to Miami and signed a recording contract as a solo artist with Universal Music Latino and recorded his first self-titled album. In the same year he made an appearance in the Jennifer Lopez music video "Ain't It Funny". Two years later, in 2003, Verástegui was chosen as the lead character in the Latin comedy Chasing Papi, alongside Jaci Velasquez, Sofia Vergara, and Roselyn Sanchez. The film grossed $12 million worldwide. He was voted among the 50 "hottest" Hispanics by People en Español magazine.
Eric Metaxas : : Please call for fee
Author of over 25 children’s books A graduate of Yale University, Eric Metaxas' eclectic publishing career "spans every genre but obituaries and menus." His humor writing was first published in the Atlantic Monthly, and has frequently appeared in The New York Times. Woody Allen has called these pieces "quite funny."
Erik Lokkesmoe : : Please call for fee
Author & Political Communicator A senior communications professional in Washington, D.C., Erik Lokkesmoe shapes the messages and media strategies for America's political and cultural leaders. He speaks and writes regularly on the influence of media, particularly though advertising, on social beliefs and behaviors.
Gary Cherone : : Please call for fee
Rock Musician Gary Cherone grew up as a fraternal twin in the early sixties in Malden, Massachusetts. Originally excelling in sports, Mr. Cherone set his sights on a professional basketball career. Unfortunately, a serious knee injury thwarted such dreams. From there, he let his love of music be his guiding light and influence.
Howard Kazanjian : : Please call for fee
Producer of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi Howard Kazanjian produced two of the highest grossing films of all time: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and RETURN OF THE JEDI. He also managed production on THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Janet S. Batchler : : Please call for fee
Screenwriter of "Batman Forever" and "Smoke and Mirrors" Janet Scott Batchler co-wrote BATMAN FOREVER with her husband and writing partner, Lee Batchler. They also wrote SMOKE AND MIRRORS, starring Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones.
Dr. John Mark Reynolds : : Please call for fee
Founder and Director, Torrey Honors Institute" Dr. John Mark Reynolds is an author, radio talk show host and director of Biola University's Torrey Honoes Instiute. His most recent book is From Athens To Jerusalem: The Coming Triumph of Faith & Reason.
John Sullivan :: Please call for fee
Author
John Sullivan is an award winning film producer with over 17 years of entertainment industry experience. Starting in the live music business, he provided marketing and operations management for over 100 headline concerts. Following his lengthy stint in the music business he transitioned to video production serving as a production manager and producer for commercials and corporate video projects. Along the way he also produced several award winning short films including the Hitchhiker.
Jonas McCord : : Please call for fee
Dual Emmy and Academy Award winning Director Jonas McCord is a dual Emmy, Peabody, and special Academy Award winning Director/Writer/Producer with over twenty years experience on stage, screen, and television.
Jonathan Bock : : Please call for fee
Entertainment Publicist, Founder of Grace Hill Media Through Grace Hill Media, Mr. Bock is committed to making the faith community aware of entertainment which shares their beliefs, explores their values, and enhances and elevates their view of the world. Some of his clients include Warner Bros., Universal Pictures, MGM/UA, Walt Disney/BuenaVista, New Line Cinema, Warner Home Video, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Columbia Pictures, New Line Home Video, Paramount Home Video, ABC, PAX, the Salem Radio Network, and many more.
Ken Wales : : Please call for fee
Actor, Film & Television Producer, Author Ken Wales has had a long and successful career in film and television. His accomplishments include producing "The Tamarind Seed", John Steinbeck's award winning miniseries "East of Eden" and "The Return of the Pink Panther". His passion and vision brought Catherine Marshall's acclaimed "Christy" to CBS television.
Kevin Max : : Please call for fee
Poet, Songwriter, and Vocalist for Grammy Award winning group dcTalk Kevin Max began singing at the age of four. At Liberty University, he met Toby McKeehan and Michael Tait, and the three friends formed dc Talk. The band has now been making music for more than ten years, producing six albums.
Lauren F. Winner : : Please call for fee
Author of "Girl Meets God" and "Mudhouse Sabbath" Lauren is a graduate of Columbia University and Clare College, Cambridge. She has been a staff writer for Christianity Today, book review editor for Beliefnet.com and a contributor to the New York Times Book Review. Her essays have been included in The Best Christian Writing 2000 and The Best Christian Writing 2002. Lauren has degrees from Columbia and Cambridge universities and is currently at work on her doctorate in the history of American religion.
Lonn Friend : : Please call for fee
Rock Journalist
In 1987 Lonn Friend began a 7-year run as editor-in-chief of RIP Magazine and built the publication into the most important hard rock magazine of its day.
Makoto Fujimura : : Please call for fee
Artist
Makoto Fujimura was born in 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts. Educated bi-culturally between the US and Japan, Fujimura graduated from Bucknell University in 1983, and received an M.F.A. from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with a Japanese Governmental Scholarship in 1989. The university purchased his thesis painting and he was invited to study in the Japanese Painting Doctorate program, a first for an outsider to this prestigious traditional program.
Mark Joseph : : Please call for fee
Author, Producer, Talk Show Host
Mark Joseph has had a varied career in the entertainment business as a film and music executive, author, and TV and radio reporter.
Martha Williamson : : Please call for fee
Television Producer As the Executive Producer of the hit CBS drama Touched By An Angel and Promised Land, Martha Williamson was only the second woman in history to produce two, hour-long dramas simultaneously on U.S. network television.
Michael Cory Davis : : Please call for fee
Actor, Filmmaker, and Activist Michael Cory Davis is an actor, filmmaker, and activist. While acting in a movie on location in Bulgaria for the Sci-Fi channel, Davis learned about the horrific crime of Human Trafficking while attending a fundraiser for the organization Face To Face Bulgaria. Davis immediately began to volunteer his time traveling throughout the country meeting countless victims of the crime.
Michael Medved : : Please call for fee
Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host, Film Critic & Best-Selling Author Michael Medved is a film critic, best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host. His daily three-hour program, emphasizing the intersection of politics and pop culture, reaches more than 1.8 million listeners in 124 markets, coast to coast.
Michael Ramirez : : Please call for fee
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Editorial Cartoonist, The Los Angeles Times Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez combines an encyclopedic knowledge of the news with a captivating drawing style to create consistently outstanding editorial cartoons.
Pat Boone :: Please call for fee
Singer, Author, American Icon Pat Boone is a singer, actor, TV host, producer, songwriter, author, motivational speaker, TV pitchman, radio personality, record company head, TV station owner, sports team owner, family man, and humanitarian.
Paul Lauer : : Please call for fee
President of Motive Entertainment, Director of Marketing for Mel Gibson's "Passion of the Christ" As the marketing director for Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," Paul Lauer designed and executed one of the most successful grass roots marketing campaigns in Hollywood history. Earning $125 million in its first five days (the highest box office gross ever for a five-day period starting on a Wednesday), with a relatively small marketing budget, the Passion shattered all expectations, and has gone on to earn over $600 million in worldwide box office.
Phil Cooke : : Please call for fee
Producer, Director and Expert on Change Phil Cooke has been a catalyst for change for nearly 30 years. A successful producer and director in the entertainment industry, he is also been a highly respected consultant and advisor to a wide range of international organizations.
Ralph Winter : : Please call for fee
Producer, X-Men, Planet Of The Apes, Star Trek Ralph Winter is a veteran film producer who has produced some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters such as Planet of the Apes, the X-Men Trilogy, and The Fantastic Four.
Rick Eldridge :: Please call for fee
Producer
With over 30 years in the entertainment business as a musician, producer, director and entrepreneur: Rick Eldridge knows how to make projects happen. Whether sports programming, live production, animated series or feature films, Eldridge has been involved in every facet of creative development and production management in the entertainment industry. His resume is a road map to an extraordinary career that includes the best and most respected names in the industry: Universal, Disney, and ESPN, to name a few.
His creative vision has led to numerous projects including: The Ultimate Gift (feature film), Bobby Jones: Stroke Of Genius (feature film), Hermie & Friends (animated series), Struggle And Triumph (2008 Olympic feature).
Scott Derrickson : : Please call for fee
Film Director; The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Day the Earth Stood Still Scott Derickson graduated from Biola University in 1990 with a degree in Humanities, a second degree in Communications, and a minor in theological studies. In 1996 he graduated from the University of Southern California with a Masters Degree in Film Production.
Steve Turner : : Please call for fee
Music Journalist, Biographer, Poet Steve Turner (born 1949) is an English music journalist, biographer and poet. His first published article was in the Beatles Monthly in 1969. He was features editor of Beat Instrumental 1971-1973 and subsequently freelanced for music papers including NME, Melody Maker and Rolling Stone.
Terry Botwick : : Please call for fee
Former Senior VP CBS Television & Fomer COO of Big Idea Productions Terry Botwick is the founding Partner/CEO of Thunderpoint Studios, a feature film finance and production company capitalized to produce a portfolio of twenty movies in partnership with one of the major studios. Mr. Botwick is considered to be a forward thinking executive with an eclectic resume of broad-ranging success within the entertainment industry.
Terry Mattingly : : Please call for fee
Writes the nationally syndicated "On Religion" column for Scripps Howard News Service Terry Mattingly is an associate professor of mass media and religion at Palm Beach Atlantic University.