{"id":829,"date":"2008-11-04T14:03:37","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T21:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=829"},"modified":"2008-11-04T14:03:40","modified_gmt":"2008-11-04T21:03:40","slug":"several-conference-speakers-selected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/?p=829","title":{"rendered":"Several Conference Speakers Selected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Agri-Marketing Conference committee has been busy finding speakers for the 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 15-17 in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>The committee has chosen our opening, second general session, and closing session speakers. Take a look!<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Scott McKain\" title=\"Scott McKain\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/mckain_scottsm.jpg\" \/>Opening General Session<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The Collapse of Distinction<\/em><br \/>\nScott McKain, Obsidian Enterprises<\/p>\n<p>Scott McKain has proven that the concepts he presents actually work in the real world! He is the Vice Chairman of Obsidian Enterprises, a company he helped found just a few years ago that now generates $100 million in annual revenue. Obsidian has been named as one of the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153fastest growing companies\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in the United States. He is the co-founder of the Value Added Institute, a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153think tank\u00e2\u20ac\u009d exploring the role of customer experiences in creating enhanced client loyalty and revenue for visionary organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" alt=\"Andy Cohen\" title=\"Andy Cohen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/cohen_andysm.jpg\" \/>Second General Session<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Innovation in Marketing: Challenge Assumptions<\/em><br \/>\nAndy Cohen, Exposed Brick<\/p>\n<p>Andy Cohen empowers the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s global brands to think differently and generate innovative solutions in leadership, marketing and customer service. These companies include American Express, HSBC, Charles Schwab, Unilever, Pfizer, Novartis and Nestle. He is the founder of the award winning advertising agency, Exposed Brick. He is also a global advisor, educator, motivational speaker and magician. His book <em>Follow The Other Hand <\/em> combines magic as metaphor with business case histories to instantly unlock innovative thinking everyday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"5\" hspace=\"5\" align=\"right\" alt=\"David Okerlund\" title=\"David Okerlund\" src=\"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/images\/okerlund_davidsm.jpg\" \/>Closing Session<br \/>\n<\/strong> <em>Managing the Margins of Greatness<\/em><br \/>\nDavid Okerlund<\/p>\n<p>David Okerlund grew up in a rural, midwestern town of Manchester, Iowa, where as a young teenager he saved up money for college by working on the town&#8217;s garbage route. Till this day he still says that, &#8220;It was the best job I have ever had in my entire career. He has been a salesperson, college administrator, teacher at Oxford University, and an administrator of a 350 bed trauma center hospital. In 1983 he gained national attention when he finished in the final three of the World Championship of Public Speaking; a contest that includes over 20,000 contestants from over 45 different countries.<\/p>\n<p>To register for the 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/nama.org\/amc\/register.html\">http:\/\/nama.org\/amc\/register.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Agri-Marketing Conference committee has been busy finding speakers for the 2009 Agri-Marketing Conference, April 15-17 in Atlanta. The committee has chosen our opening, second general session, and closing session speakers. Take a look! Opening General Session The Collapse of Distinction Scott McKain, Obsidian Enterprises Scott McKain has proven that the concepts he presents actually [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,278,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-agri-marketing-conf","category-best-of-nama","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.namablog.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}