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Name:B. Joseph Pine II Height: 6’ 3” Weight: 185 lbs. School: MIT Training: IBM Bats: Both Throws: High heat |
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Name: James H.Gilmore Height: 6’ 1” Weight: 205 lbs. School: Wharton Training: Procter & Gamble, CSC Bats: Right Throws: Sliders and curves |
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Name: John Christensen Company: ChartHouse Learning, Burnsville, MN Be There, Play, Make Their Day, and Choose Your Attitude! John Christensen first proclaimed these four principles of human performance in the top-selling business film of all time, Fish! Catch The Energy, Release The Potential (1998) and later in the book FISH! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results (2000), which has sold over three million copies worldwide. Chairman and Chief Creative Infuser of ChartHouse Learning (winner of our 2004 EXPY award), John discovered these insights observing the inspiring way fishmongers of Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market approach their work. He will play at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. |
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Name: Chip Conley Company: Joie de Vivre Hospitality, San Francisco, CA Chip, Founder and CEO of JDV Hospitality and winner of our 2001 EXPY award, wrote Rebel Rules and co-wrote (with Seth Godin) Business Rules of Thumb and (with Eric Friedenwald-Fishman) the forthcoming Marketing that Matters. His technique for designing each of JDV’s boutique hotels, restaurants, bars, and spas represents Pine & Gilmore’s favorite exemplar of excellence in theming. From his initial Phoenix Hotel to his most recent Hotel Vitale, Chip selects a magazine (or “marriage” of magazines) as the organizing principle for the entire experience. Chip will perform “Speed Theming” along the massive magazine stand in Barnes & Noble at the Inner Harbor. |
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Name: Jim Knight |
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Names: Margaret J. King, Ph.D., & Jamie O’Boyle Company: Cultural Studies & Analysis, Philadelphia, PA Margaret and Jamie founded their renowned think tank to study how consumers determine value in various products and messages about those products, as well as uncover elements that cue such value and consumer behavior. Margaret became a nationally recognized expert on theme parks and consumer behavior after receiving the first graduate degree ever earned in Popular Culture. Jamie is an expert on cross-cultural field studies and has written on global culture from such wide-ranging perspectives as the Far East, West Africa, and Northern Ireland. They will open minds in an open-air locale on the Inner Harbor. |
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Name: Chic Thompson Company: Creative Management Group, Keswick, VA Chic, founding partner of Creative Management Group and (with Jim Gilmore) a Batten Fellow at the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia, specializes in helping organizations foster innovation and entrepreneurship, teaming with talent ranging from Tony Robbins and Stephen Covey to Cirque du Soleil and Second City Improv. His first book, What a Great Idea!, continues to inspire audiences, and his second book, Yes, But…, is a guide to overcoming bureaucratic language that stifles creativity. Chic will get our creative juices flowing in a circular and magical space at Pier Five. |
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