Martha Stewart, Andre Agassi and Quincy Jones

Vancouver, BC, March 5, 2008
General Motors Place
8:30AM to 5:30PM

One Full Day of Inspiration, Motivation and Entertainment that will ignite your Spirit! For the first time ever under one roof see seven of the most prolific communicators of our time. Live and In Person! You will learn from real-world experts who are the best-of-the-best, in an incredibly entertaining environment that empowers you to take action immediately to transform your life forever.

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Special Guest

Martha Stewart

Founder and creator of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and host of Emmy award-winning TV series “The Martha Stewart Show”

From the award-winning magazine, Martha Stewart Living, to the bestselling product lines that bear her name, Martha Stewart shares the creative principles and practical ideas that have made her America's most trusted guide to stylish living. Millions of consumers rely on Martha Stewart as their arbiter of style and taste and their guide to all aspects of everyday living - from cooking and entertaining to decorating and home renovating, and much more. Martha has always drawn inspiration from her surroundings. Raised in Nutley, New Jersey, in a family with six children, Martha developed her passion for cooking, gardening and homekeeping in her childhood home on Elm Place. Her mother, a schoolteacher and homemaker, taught her the basics of cooking, baking, canning, and sewing; her father, a pharmaceutical salesman and avid gardener, introduced her to gardening at the age of three in the family's small but orderly backyard plot. While earning a bachelor's degree in history and architectural history at Barnard College, Martha worked as a model to pay her tuition. She was married in her sophomore year, and, upon graduating, became a stockbroker on Wall Street, where she gained her early business training. After moving to Westport, Connecticut, in 1972 with her husband and daughter, Alexis, she developed a catering business that showcased her remarkable talent and originality. Her unique visual presentation of food and the elegant recipes she created for her catered events were the basis for her first book, Entertaining, published in 1982. Martha's business sense and creative vision provided the framework for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and the expansive multimedia portfolio that includes award-winning properties such as the magazines Martha Stewart Living and Martha Stewart Weddings, as well as Martha Stewart Living Radio on SIRIUS Satellite Radio, which delivers "how-to" guidance and advice 24 hours a day, seven days week. The Emmy Award-winning nationally syndicated, daily, "how-to" series, The Martha Stewart Show began its third season in September. MSLO also publishes Everyday Food and Body + Soul magazines. Everyday Food has a companion PBS television show and is also a book; Everyday Food: Great Food Fast, which is published by Clarkson Potter, became an instant bestseller when it was released in March 2007. The company recently launched Blueprint: Design Your Life, a magazine created for today's modern, multi-tasking woman, ages 25-45. Martha is also the author of dozens of bestselling books on cooking, decorating, gardening and other domestic arts, including Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home, which was published in November 2006 by Clarkson Potter. In October 2005, Martha released her first business "how-to" book, The Martha Rules: 10 Essentials for Achieving Success as You Start, Grow, or Manage a Business, published by Rodale. Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook, Martha's first cookbook in six years, appeared the following month from Clarkson Potter. In 2007, Clarkson Potter published The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook Volume I: The Original Classics and The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook Volume II: The New Classics. Martha Stewart's Wedding Cakes is due out in late December, 2007.

Motivation

Andre Agassi

Former Professional Tennis Player

Andre Agassi ended a 21-year tennis career with his retirement following the U.S. Open in the summer of 2006. His match against Marcos Baghdatis during the tournament is considered one of the most memorable of all time. Agassi has 60 career singles titles including eight Grand Slam titles. Off the court, he has established The Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation (AACF) in 1994 to provide recreational and educational opportunities for at-risk boys and girls in Las Vegas. The AACF’s annual fund-raiser, the Grand Slam For Children, has raised more than $70 million over the past 12 years. Agassi also opened a public charter school in Las Vegas in 2001, the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, to improve lives through education and recreation. The school will have its first senior graduating class in the spring of 2009. Since retiring, Agassi has been involved in several business endeavors with his wife, Stefanie Graf, whom he married in 2001.

Creativity

Quincy Jones

Musician, Composer, Producer, Arranger and Conductor

An impresario in the broadest and most creative sense of the word, Quincy Jones’ career has encompassed the roles of composer, record producer, artist, film producer, arranger, conductor, instrumentalist, TV producer, record company executive, magazine founder and multimedia entrepreneur. As a master inventor of musical hybrids, he has shuffled pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, classical, African and Brazilian music into many dazzling fusions, traversing virtually every medium, including records, live performance, movies and television. Celebrating more than 50 years performing and being involved in music, Quincy Jones stands as one of the most successful and admired creative artist/executives in the entertainment world.

Motivation

Christopher Gardner

"The Pursuit of Happyness"

Christopher P. Gardner is the head of his own brokerage firm and lives in a Chicago townhouse-one of his three homes - with a collection of tailored suits, designer shoes, and Miles Davis albums. His path to this extraordinary success took a series of extraordinary turns. Just 20 years ago, Gardner was homeless and living, on occasion, in a bathroom at a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Oakland, California. Gardner's first book, The Pursuit of Happyness, is an account of his life story and was released in June 2006. Columbia Pictures has also completed production on a feature film based on Gardner's rags-to-riches tale. It stars Will Smith as Gardner and was released in December 2006. Gardner's extraordinary story illustrates the nurturing and sustaining power of positive role models. He proudly acknowledges those who guided him-a mother who kept him grounded and uncles who served in the military. Gardner's belief in himself and his dreams, along with his refusal to give in to self-doubt, inspires audiences.

Stress Management

Loretta LaRoche

Lighten Up with Loretta LaRoche!

This Author, Humorist, Acclaimed Stress Expert and Emmy nominated television star has been enlightening and entertaining the world with her unique vision of the absurdities of our evolved lifestyle. She has helped millions of people find ways to Lighten Up and overcome stress in their lives. She shows that for most of us life has become such a pressure cooker of unrealistic expectations, information overload, relentless marketing and workaholism that we spend our days stressed out over being stressed out. Loretta shares her secrets for reducing stress as she leads you down the path of learning to lighten up, move with joy, and live a more balanced life. Loretta’s techniques are a brilliant blend of common sense and the most contemporary research in brain chemistry, psychology and mind-body studies. With her contemporary wit and a hearty dose of old-world wisdom Loretta brings a breath of fresh air for everyone who’s suffocating in our techno crazed, germ-phobic, “ go-go-go” world.She has had six one-woman television specials air on 80 PBS stations across the country. Her 7th special, Juicy Living Juicy Aging is being aired on PBS August of 2009. She has been nominated for local and prime time Emmy Awards, has appeared on CNN, ABC and NBC affiliates. She has authored 7 books, The Joy Journal, Happy Talk, Relax: You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left, Life is Not a Stress Rehearsal and, Life Is Short- Wear Your Party Pants, Squeeze the Day and her latest book Kick Up Heels Before You're Too Short to Wear. Her newest book, Lighten Up is due out in summer 2009.

Self Empowerment

Frank Abagnale

Catch Me if You Can

Frank W. Abagnale will present an entertaining discussion of his life. By the age of 21, he had impersonated an international airline pilot, a pediatrician, a stockbroker, a college professor, and even an assistant attorney general, all while cashing $2.5 million dollars in forged checks. He will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride as he discusses his life and what's really important in life. His amazing story was made into a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, James Brolin, and Jennifer Garner.

Time Management

David Allen

Best-selling author, “Getting Things Done: the Art of Stress-Free Productivity” and “Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life”.

David Allen is founder and President of the David Allen Company, a management consulting, coaching, and training organization. He has developed and implemented productivity improvement programs for over a half million professionals in hundreds of organizations worldwide, including many Fortune 500 corporations and U.S. Government agencies. Having worked with individual executives and senior professionals, David has developed a revolutionary, unique and highly practical system for improving personal and organizational productivity. With his experience, he has written two international best-selling books, Getting Things Done: the Art of Stress-Free Productivity and Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life.

Investments

Phil Town

Successful Investing

With the exception of his brilliant trading successes in the stock market, you’ll be hard pressed to find anything “Wall Street” about investment pro Phil Town. After saving the lives of a group of trustees from Outward Bound on the Colorado River rapids, one grateful client returned the favour by offering to guide Phil to investment success in the stock market. Phil then learned Warren Buffett’s cardinal rule of trading - don’t lose money. With an initial investment of 1000 dollars, Phil employed his mentor’s lessons and built a multi-million dollar stock portfolio. Coupled with his New York Times best seller, “Rule #1”, Phil Town has become America’s freshest and most exciting authority on self-directed investing.