Janet E. Anderson

Ms. Janet Anderson, president of The Anderson Agency, has 25 years of experience in strategic marketing. Under her direction, the Agency has been nominated as one of Houston's "Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies."

Some of the Agency's clients include Hitachi, TeleCheck Services, Reliant Energy, Siemens Energy & Automation, and many others.

Janet is the founder and president of "TargetTalks," Houston's premier business speakers bureau. She graduated with top honors in journalism from LSU, and was a television news reporter following graduation. Her background includes award-winning corporate P.R. positions at the Port of Houston Authority and Houston Lighting & Power.

Your members will enjoy learning about effective marketing and customer retention from Janet Anderson.

Richard Berry

Richard Berry is an accomplished speaker with an important message. His programs are filled with valuable secrets for growing or revitalizing a business. Richard is a management consultant and personal business coach. Drawing on his more than 25 years of experience, he assists clients with new business start-ups, expansion of existing businesses, preparing and negotiating for sale of businesses, and developing effective business plans.

In addition to managing his consulting practice, Richard is active in the community. He is a past chairman of the Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce and a trustee of the Cy-Fair Educational Foundation. A visionary in education as well as business, he has chaired Cy-Fair Independent School District's "Classroom of the Future" project. He has been honored as Cy-Fair ISD's Business Partner of the Year and as a Warner Cable "Hometown Hero" for Harris County.

If you either own a business or are thinking of starting a business, you will want to hear Richard Berry's insight and learn his winning strategies for success.

Arlen Ferguson

For more than 30 years, Arlen Ferguson has specialized in executive compensation and human resource management consulting engagements for corporate clients in a wide variety of industries. These assignments involved working directly with senior management and boards of directors and focused on the formulation of executive compensation strategy, the design of salary and incentive plans and the establishment of appropriate executive benefit programs.

Mr. Ferguson graduated from Southwestern University with a B.B.A. and received a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Texas. Mr. Ferguson is a frequent speaker before professional and business groups. He is a member of the American Compensation Association, the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, the National Association of Corporate Directors, and the Houston Compensation Association.

Your members will be fascinated with Arlen’s insight into recent changes in executive compensation trends.

Barbara Gardner

Barbara J. Gardner graduated first in her class from South Texas College of Law in 1981. She has since built a career as a leading employment law attorney, as well as a respected speaker on legal matters. She is a partner at the firm Tucker, Vaughan, Gardner & Barnes, P.C., which specializes in employment law. She is a member of the State Bar Association of Texas, the Houston Bar Association and the local, state and national Employment Law Associations.

Prior to becoming a partner at Tucker, Vaughan, Gardner & Barnes, P.C., Barbara was an attorney at Bracewell & Patterson and was a former partner at Mandell & Wright, P.C., both located in Houston. She also worked at the Popham Law Firm in Kansas City for several years. Barbara is a knowledgeable and articulate speaker who will inform and enlighten your group about the intricacies and trends in employment law.

Pamela C. Grant

Pamela C. Grant is a business consultant and coach who specializes in Management Training and Development as well as Career Counseling and Personal Coaching. Her experience includes over 10 years as an international consultant as well as 22 years in management for Fortune 500 companies.

Pamela has a Masters of Science in Occupational Education from the University of Houston, with a major in Management Training and Development. She is a licensed career counselor in Texas.

Pamela has produced exceptional results for hundreds of corporate and individual clients, using proven assessments, a needs analysis and a variety of other consulting/coaching techniques. One of the unique aspects of her work is determining and addressing the factors that undermine personal and corporate success.

John Grover

John is Vice President and Branch Manager of the downtown Houston office of Raymond James and Associates. Mr. Grover focuses the majority of his efforts on developing and maintaining a positive approach to each and every life situation. Mr. Grover began his speaking work in 1990 as an employee of Prudential Securities. Having won the “ Rookie of the Year” for Prudential Securities, he was invited to speak to all training classes in New York and San Diego. Mr. Grover has spoken to groups from Fortune 500 companies including General Electric, Dupont, Lockheed, UBS (formerly PaineWebber) as well as smaller civic and business groups.

Following graduation from the University of Texas at Austin, John was a professional educator and coach in the public school system. His experience of leading young people in the classroom and on the athletic field has had a profound impact on his experiences and he dwells upon those experiences often. John also has a successful wealth-management practice in Houston and uses his relationships with clients and colleagues during presentations.

Regardless of the audience, John makes absolutely sure to connect with the group and use relevant examples about how to remain positive and maximize your potential in whatever you do.

Paul Mann, M.D.

Dr. Paul Mann grew up in the Houston area and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. He earned an M.B.A. from the Jones Graduate School of Administration at Rice University while attending medical school at the UT Health Science Center at Houston. He then completed his internship and residency training at The University of Utah John A. Moran Eye Center, serving as Chief Resident for his final year.

Dr. Mann served as Clinical Fellow of Refractive and Corneal Surgery at the Pepose Vision Institute in St. Louis, Missouri, performing refractive and corneal surgeries. While in St. Louis, he taught at the University of Missouri, School of Optometry. He is especially proud of his efforts to provide surgical instruction and care to the indigent people of central Bolivia, having recently returned from a trip to the region where his team treated over 500 individuals in need.

Dr. Mann specializes in performing the Blade Free LASIK procedure utilizing the most advanced laser technology available. A member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, he annually presents scientific papers to his peers.

Mark Miller

Mark Miller is a business development professional with award-winning sales and training skills. He has almost 25 years of hands-on management, sales, marketing and sales management experience. He is affiliated with the impressive Sandler Sales Institute, which is widely recognized as offering the most innovative sales training programs in America. Mark is Sandler’s top “Certified Sales Trainer” in Texas and the recipient of numerous honors for training excellence.

Previously, Miller was a valued sales/marketing executive for a Fortune 1000 electronic company and Chief Operating Officer for a $30-million manufacturing business.

The graduates of Mark’s sales training classes have increased their sales revenues an average of almost 20%. Your group is sure to benefit from his high energy, pragmatic sales presentations.

Thomas R. Watson, Ph.D.

Dr. Thomas R. Watson is founder and president of Watson Communications International, Inc. (WCI). His academic training includes a Ph.D. in communication studies, he has over 25 years of experience in international training and consulting, and he is the author of The Great American Debt Opportunity. His firm has been providing customized training solutions since 1990.

Before founding WCI, Dr. Watson was a professor in the Texas A&M University System. His clients include both large and small companies in the U.S. as well as major employers in Asia Pacific. Major clients have included Xerox Corporation, Mobil Oil, Bank of Hawaii, U.S. Navy, Ernst & Young, Trane, MCI Corporation, Eastman Chemical Company, Neiman Marcus National Distribution Center, Harris County, Citibank and State of Texas, to name a few.

Dr. Watson will offer your group results-oriented information that is both tangible and practical and that you can use right away in your office or business.