Mr. Myatt is commonly regarded as one of the world's most recognized authorities on leadership. He is also a syndicated columnist and contributing editor on topics of leadership and innovation. His theories and practices have been taught at many of the nation's top business schools, and his work has been noted in several publications including: Forbes, Psychology Today, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Chicago Sun Times, Success, Washington Times, Chief Executive Magazine and others. He is also the author and moderator of the award winning N2growth Blog, which is recognized as one of the top leadership blogs on web. Mr. Myatt also frequently lectures and keynotes on topics of leadership and innovation. Mr. Myatt has been married for nearly three decades with two married children and two grandchildren.

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Brian Layer, Brigadier General, United States Army (Retired), serves as chair of the organizational development practice at N2growth. Brian has a distinguished record of operationalizing complex global initiatives resulting in leadership and organizational excellence. During his Army career, he served in a variety of leadership assignments culminating as the Army Chief of Transportation and Commandant of the Army Transportation School and Center. He has directed both global sustainment and surface distribution operations for the Army and twice commanded a brigade in Iraq.

Brian is highly regarded for his ability to build, develop and lead effective individuals, teams and organizations. After a full career as a senior leader in the U.S. Army, Brian now works with both public and private sector clients helping them translate strategic vision into high performance organizations. He is well known for his bias toward smart action that leads men and women to be creative, adaptive and agile problem solvers.

Brian holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, an MBA from Michigan State, an MS in Military Arts and Science from the Army School of Advanced Military Service, and an MS in National Resource Policy from the National Defense University.

Brian's military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Combat Action Badge, Special Forces Tab, Senior Parachutist Badge, and Air Assault Badge.

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John Baldoni, serves as the chair of the leadership development practice at N2growth. John is an internationally-recognized leadership educator, executive coach, speaker, and author. John has authored eleven books on leadership, with three of those books, Lead With Purpose (2011), Lead Your Boss (2009), and Lead By Example (2008) belng selected as best leadership books in their respective years. Prior to joining N2growth, John was the president of Baldoni Consulting, which he operated for 12 years.

His leadership and coaching work centers on how leaders can use their authority, communications and presence to build trust and drive results. By focusing on the concept of personal leadership which he defines as moving from the I can to the I will, John shows how leaders can guide and inspire their people through every phase of the leadership cycle, from character and vision through planning, coaching, motivation and supervision.

For nearly 20 years, John has coached and consulted for a number of leading companies in a variety of different businesses, ranging from automotive and banking to computers, high technology, fast food, and packaged goods. John is a much in demand keynote and workshop presenter and is popular with corporate, government, professional and military audiences.

In 2012, John was ranked No. 10 on the list of the world's top leadership gurus. In 2010 John was named one of the world's best 25 leadership experts by Top Leadership Gurus

John is a frequent speaker on leadership topics, with keynotes focusing on personal leadership, leadership communications, and motivation. John is the author of eleven books on leadership including Leader's Pocket Guide (Amacom 2012), Lead With Purpose (Amacom 2011) Lead Your Boss (Amacom 2010); Lead by Example (Amacom 2009); How Great Leaders Get Great Results, (McGraw Hill 2006); Great Motivation Secrets of Great Leaders (McGraw-Hill 2005); Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders (McGraw-Hill 2003). John's books have been translated into multiple languages.

John has written over 500 leadership columns for online sites of Forbes, CBSNews/Moneywatch, Inc.com and the Harvard Business Review.

Specialties:Executive coaching
Keynote speaker
Leadership development
Communications coaching

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Patricia Lenkov, heads up the global executive search practice at N2growth. Prior to joining N2growth, Patricia was the CEO of Agility Search, a firm she founded and operated for four years. She was previously a member of the board of directors practice at Spencer Stuart, and prior to that Patricia spent six and a half years with Heidrick & Struggles where she conducted board and C-level search assignments for Fortune 500 companies. Patricia is highly regarded in board circles having been directly involved in the successful culmination of more than 250 board searches.

Patricia is widely regarded as a thought leader on board recruiting, corporate governance, composition, and succession. She is well known for her work on board diversity, and sits on the New York Steering Committee of 2020 Women on Boards. Patricia is no stranger to the media often being interviewed for outlets like: Fox Business, Chief Executive Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes Women, Business Insider, Boardmember.com, Executive Recruiter News, Chicago Tribune, The Globe and Mail, and Money Magazine to name a few.

Prior to her work in the executive search field Patricia worked for Tab Products Inc., where she was Regional Sales Manager for the province of Québec (Canada). Prior to this, she was the Assistant Director of the MBA Program at Concordia University.

Patricia is on the Family Advisory Council of the Komansky Center for Children's Health at New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center and is a former Board Member at Temple Israel of New York City. She is a Parents Association Committee Chair at The Collegiate School. She is on the Board of The Blue Card and sits on the Advisory Board of Halsey Lane Holdings LLC, a financial services company.

Patricia holds a BA (with Distinction) in Psychology from McGill University and an MBA from Concordia University. She resides in Manhattan and Connecticut with her husband, daughter and twin boys.

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