Presenters
For the 2010 Summit we have assembled an amazing cast of presenters. Our lineup includes booking agents, veteran speakers, publishing CEO's, social media experts, artist management professionals, event planners - at the Summit you will hear from the BEST of the BEST!
Ken Davis
Best-selling author, frequent radio and television guest, and one of the country’s most sought after inspirational and motivational speakers–Ken’s mixture of side-splitting humor and inspiration delights and enriches audiences of all ages. His books have received national critical acclaim, including the "Book of the Year" award and the Gold Medallion Award. The video and audio tapes of his live appearances are in constant demand. Ken has been the keynote speaker for hundreds of major corporate events. He is a featured speaker for Promise Keepers and a frequent guest on "Focus on the Family." Ken has made thousands of personal appearances around the world. As president of Dynamic Communications International, he teaches speaking skills to ministry professionals and corporate executives. Ken’s daily radio show, Lighten Up!, is heard on over 1500 stations in the United States and around the world.
As the co-creator of The Summit, Ken will share his thirty plus years of experience with you throughout the entire Summit workshop. Ken created the Summit in response to the dozens of emails he gets each month, asking his advice on how to "become a speaker". For years, he wished he had the time to spend a few days with every single person who has written or called asking how to advance their career as a communicator. There is only one way to share, in depth, the lessons he's learned (and is still learning)... The Summit!
Danny de Armas
From 1996-2003 Danny served as Ken’s manager during a very significant period of business growth for Ken Davis Productions. Much of the content for the Summit was developed as a result of the business experiences that took place during that time. Over the last 14 years, Ken and Danny have fine tuned what they have learned from working together and are excited to share it with you at this year’s Summit.
Currently, Danny serves at First Baptist Church Orlando as the Pastor of Administration, a role he has held since April of 2008. He is a long-time member of First Baptist Church Orlando having joined 1969 when his family moved to Orlando from Miami. His responsibilities at First Baptist include the oversight of over a $17,000,000 yearly budget, as well as coordinating the roles and responsibilities of the pastoral staff of 18 full time pastors and over 100 full time employees.
Danny has been married for 27 years to Betsy (Henry) de Armas and they have three sons, Caleb (married to Cali de Armas, stationed in Ft. Stewart, GA, Active US Army), Seth (Senior at Florida State University, Accounting), Asa (Freshman at Florida State University) and one perfect grandson named Shiloh born to Caleb and Cali in March 2010.
Master Summit Only
Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt is the Chairman & CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S. Michael began his publishing career at Word Publishing while a student at Baylor University. He worked at Word for a total of six years. In addition to serving as Vice President of Marketing at Thomas Nelson in the mid-80s, he also started his own publishing company, Wolgemuth & Hyatt, with his partner Robert Wolgemuth in 1986. Word eventually acquired the company in 1992. He was a successful literary agent from 1992 until early 1998. He has also written four books, one of which landed on the New York Times bestseller list where it stayed for seven months. He joined Thomas Nelson for the second time in 1998. Since He was promoted to President and COO in February 2004 and CEO in August 2005. He is also the former Chairman of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (2006–2010).
This is the second year Michael Hyatt will be presenting to "Master Summit" attendees. At a staff debriefing after last year's Summit, it was the consensus of all in attendance that the hundreds of students who attended in previous years were cheated because they missed Michael Hyatt's presentation. Michael will be speaking only to "Master Summit" attendees on the subject of Platform. What is a “platform,” why do you need it, and how do you build it. It has never been more important or less expensive to cut through the clutter and get your message across. In this presentation, Michael discusses how to use traditional and social media to build your brand, decrease your marketing costs, and increase your impact.
Master Summit Only
Randy Elrod
Randy Elrod has been blogging since 2001. That makes him an elder statesman in the blogosphere. He is affectionately called the “blogfather” around the world of the Internet and has personally inspired over 200 people to begin the blogging adventure. He speaks around the globe on topics such as technology, arts, free enterprise, creativity, passion and Web 2.0. Randy is described by his friends as a Renaissance man. A dreamer, artist, writer, speaker and mentor, he enjoys a marriage of 30 years with his childhood sweetheart, Chris. They enjoy traveling the world, the sacraments of food and wine, the culinary arts, and hosting guests at their home “La Maison des Reves” in historic downtown Franklin, Tennessee. They have two daughters, a son-in-law & a maltese named Taffy. He loves reading and favorite authors include Ayn Rand, Frederick Buechner, Madeline L’Engle and David McCullough.
Master Summit Only
Spence Smith
Spence Smith is a connector, influencer, and thinker in the worlds of music, social networking and travel. Spence is a 5 time Grammy nominee and has influenced many artists and business professionals by mentoring them through issues of life on the road, record deals, marketing ideas or even balance in family life. As someone who thinks outside of the normal modes of marketing and reaching an audience, Spence easily transitioned into his role as a digerati, thriving in the world of social media through blogging and the new social networks of the day. Spence says, “I love connecting people to the world of blogging and sharing the benefits with business people and artists. It’s the greatest medium of our time and it gives people a chance to have a powerful voice and to influence others. Social Networking, Blogging and Micro-blogging gives fans, consumers, and clients a direct connection with what you as a business person or artist. It gives you the tools to be relevant and respond quickly to what your consumers, clients, and fans are telling you.”
Special Presentation - Randy & Spence
Randy and Spence will be presenting only to "Master Summit" attendees a special presentation of their seminar, Lifework 2.0. In todays world, life isn't just the people we see in the coffee shop, at work, walking down the street or even our personal interaction with family. It now includes those we talk to over email, Twitter, writing or commenting on a blog and social networks like FaceBook and Ning. We live in a world where we can post pictures on FaceBook while on safari in the middle of Africa and navigate through unfamiliar territory with the iPhone. With technology our world is quickly getting smaller. You should be ready to move at a moments notice because your fans and clients want to be engaged by you. As a "Master Summit" attendee, you will learn how to engage your fans and bring them closer to your life and career; allowing them to see a real side of you and building relationships that will develop a long lasting career.