Our mission is to help organizations and individuals become successful in achieving their highest potential and to become proactive in managing change. We call upon a diverse array of top-quality speakers, trainers, seminar leaders and management consultants to meet your specific needs. Special discounts are available for schools and other nonprofit organizations.

David takes a unique "values-based" approach to critical workplace issues such as customer service, team building, conflict management, supervisory skills and diversity management. Since 2002, he has conducted more than a hundred classes on workplace violence and various forms of harassment and is a skilled and experienced workplace investigator.

David has done extensive training for Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi state agencies, and the Corporation For National and Community Service. David is also certified to facilitate Franklin Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People for Mississippi state agencies. David has conducted seminars for college students and AmeriCorps volunteers for the Corporation for National and Community Service in fourteen states and has served a variety of public and private sector clients in twenty-two states.

David is both a volunteer telephone counselor and a member of the Board of Directors of CONTACT: The Crisis Line. He is a former Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson and Study Circle Facilitator for Jackson 2000. He has also been active in other community organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Jackson, Toastmasters International, the American Seminar Leaders Association and Junior Achievement. David holds B.S. degrees in both Finance and Marketing from Purdue University.

Marianne Clark Gaudin is the president of Clark Consulting which provides management consulting and employee development services to public and private organizations. She is the former Assistant State Personnel Director in charge of training for the State of Mississippi. In this capacity, she was responsible for directing training activities for state employees. Marianne draws on her extensive background as a manager and training and development specialist to design and conduct training programs in all areas of employee development. She is also involved in facilitation of strategic planning, executive development, customer service programs, and executive coaching. In addition, she speaks to conferences on a local as well as national level. She holds a Master's Degree in Education from Mississippi College, and her post graduate work is in administration and education.

Marianne currently serves as Past President of the National Association of Governmental Training and Development. She is a Certified Professional through the International Personnel Management Association, and is qualified to administer and interpret the Myers Briggs Type Indicator. She is a Certified Public Manager, and is a past Chair of the National Certified Public Manager Consortium.

Lynda Hunsicker has been the President and CEO of the international human capital development consulting firm Aspire, Inc. since 1995 (formerly known as LR Owen and Partners). Lynda was the Manager of Planning and Implementation for the Employment Training Division of the Mississippi Development Authority and Director of Program Development for the Mississippi Council on Aging. She has also trained for the US Corps of Engineers in Seoul, Korea.

Lynda has served in various leadership roles for the Southeastern Employment and Training Association. She is the past President of the Mississippi Society of Public Managers and the Mississippi Chapter of the American Society Training and Development, of which she is a current member. Lyndas education includes a B.S. Degree in Merchandising/Marketing from Mississippi University for Women and a Masters Degree in Adult and Extension Education from Mississippi State University.

Lynda is a certified Public Manager, a certified instructor for Myers Briggs Type Indicator Psychological Test, certified in Training and Development Competencies through University of Southern Mississippi, and a graduate of Leadership Pearl.

Joann Mickens is the owner of Management First, which provides training and consulting services on the topics of Project Management, Leadership, Performance Management, Business Ethics, Quality, and Meeting Facilitation. Joann is a former member of the BellSouth Telecommunications senior management team in Mississippi and holds an undergraduate degree from Notre Dame College of Ohio and an MBA from Millsaps College.

Eddie L. Donald is a nationally recognized motivational speaker, seminar leader and retreat specialist whose presentations include a unique mix of songs, stories and humor.

Eddie has a strong corporate background as a manager with BellSouth Communications with expertise in the areas of Total Quality Management, Peak Performance, Leadership, Team Building and Product Management.

Eddie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Personnel Management and an MBA from the University of Southern Mississippi.