Dr. Lois Frankel is a professional coach and author.
Her last two books, "Nice Girls Don't Get The Corner Office" and "Nice Girls Don't Get Rich" are international bestsellers translated into over twenty-five languages worldwide.
Frankel has been featured on the TODAY Show, CNN and CNBC, in the New York Times, USA Today, and in PEOPLE and TIME Magazines. BUSINESSWEEK named Corner Office among its top ten business books of 2004 and Paramount purchased the rights for a major motion picture.
Combining her experience in human resources at a Fortune 10 oil company with insights and information from her Ph.D. in Psychology, Dr. Frankel founded Corporate Coaching International, headquartered in Pasadena, California. Her client list reads like a who's who of multinational corporations, including Amgen, British Petroleum, McKinsey & Company, Inc., Procter & Gamble, Warner Bros., The Walt Disney Company and Goldman Sachs to name just a few of the hundreds of companies that have invited her back time and again.
Lois Frankel holds a PhD in Psychology from University of Southern California.
Until June 27, 2008, Christian Renaud was the Chief Architect of Networked Virtual Environments for the Cisco Technology Center. The Technology Center is Cisco's corporate incubator chartered with identifying emerging markets and technologies and developing them into new revenue streams for the company. It supports 'intrapreneurial' efforts of Cisco's Corporate Development organization, providing business rationale and market insight for determining future Cisco emerging technologies.
Renaud is now starting his own company, and is working with other start-ups to design technology strategies.
Brady Sidwell is the Assistant Manager of Strategic Advisory and Research in the Food and Agribusiness Branch of Rabobank International in Hong Kong. Sidwell worked previously as a student intern in the offices of U.S. Senator Don Nickles in Washington, D.C. and the U.S.D.A. Foreign Agricultural Service at U.S. Embassies in South Korea and Thailand. Brady Sidwell holds a Bachelor of Science degree (cum laude) in Agricultural Economics from Oklahoma State University and a Master of Economics degree from the University of Hong Kong where he studied as a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar to China.
Andrew Tisch is the co-chairman of the board, and chairman of the Executive Committee, of Loews Corporation. Previously, Andrew served as chairman and chief executive officer of Lorillard, Inc., and as president of the Bulova Watch Company and Bulova Corporation, which he helped to transform into one of the most innovative and successful watch companies in the world.
In addition to his responsibilities at Loews, Andrew serves on numerous corporate boards and is a firm believer in giving back to the community. His leadership and support benefit a wide range of organizations and institutions, from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Brookings Institution to Cornell University, Harvard Business School and the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. He is also prominent in Jewish communal affairs, serving as a trustee of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, as founding chairman of the Jewish Leadership Forum, and as the founder of the Jewish Business Leadership Forum.
Andrew Tisch received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration and his MBA from Harvard University.
Miles Biggs is the founder of Marshfillows, LLC. He started Marshfillows after taking business courses in college and gaining a patent on placing chocolate into a marshmallow.
Miles Biggs is pursuing an undergraduate degree at Cornell University.
Katie Brown is an American home and gardening television show host, author, actress, and trained art historian. Brown opened her first store called "Goat", which was located in Los Angeles and Mackinac Island, Michigan. It was a popular antique store and cafe. Katie has been serving up dime-store domesticity on Lifetime Television's Next Door with Katie Brown since October 1997. She has opened her own workshops in Los Angeles, New York, and Bridgehampton. Previously, Brown had a catering business in Los Angeles and raced on the U.S. Ski Team. Katie Brown received her undergraduate degree in Art History from Cornell University.
Fred Johnson is the owner of Johnson Estate Winery. He received his undergraduate and MBA degrees from Cornell University.
Marlene Van Es is the Co-Founder/Principal Attorney at Trellis Legal LLC. Marlene Van Es received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
Brandon Steiner is a sports marketer. He is the founder and CEO of Steiner Sports Marketing. Brandon Steiner is a graduate of Syracuse University.