- Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the chairman of Microsoft, the software company he founded with Paul Allen. During his career at Microsoft he has held the positions of CEO and chief software architect, and he remains the largest individual shareholder with more than 8% of the common stock. "Forbes" magazine's list of The World's Billionaires has ranked him as the richest person in the world since 1995, … - Larry Ellison
Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, a major database software company. - Stan Relihan
President & CEO of Expert Executive Search - one of Asia Pacific's best-connected Search, Selection & Recruitment Firms. Also a leading international Headhunter, Neural Networker & Technology Enthusiast; Keynote Speaker; Internet & Web 2.0 Subject Matter Expert; Top 30 LinkedIn 'Power User'.Host of TPN :: The Connections Show, an audio podcast series that puts you ahead of the curve with the latest developments in Social & Business Networking. http://connections.thepodcastnetwork.com - Gary Williams
I work in international IT and change management. See LinkedIn and ecademy for my professional profile, references and resume. I'm an Open Networker open to connect on gary.williams@runbox.com at ecademy.com, plaxo.com, linkedin.com, konnects.com, naymz.com and facebook.com. Email is best to contact me. I work hard, love friends and family, having fun, sport, cars, motorbikes and very loud music. Life is short, you get one shot and I figure I've had more than half of mine already! :-) - Anilkumar Nair
A never married bachelor graduate engineer with 31 years service in Indian Private sector industries at senior managment levels,now retired and operating as a Project Consultant with ISO Certification/Audit & Tutoring Where there is a will there is a way - Tom Braatz Real Estate
Waukesha County Real estate, Waukesha County Real estate agents, Waukesha County Lake homes. Proud Parent of Spencer, Musician, Realtor, traveler, likes to be on water, or flying. Had an extensive science background prior to getting into Real Estate. Admires people that step up to the plate and accept responsibility, and not passing the buck on to someone else. Enjoys Goal oriented people that live out their dreams in life, and live each day as if it were their last. - Andreas Wels
Andreas Wels is a German competitive and synchronized diver. In 1997 he won his first international title, European Champion in competitive diving on the 1 m Springboard. In 1999 he became vice world cup champion in competitive diving on the 3 m Springboard, and in 2000 European Champion in synchronized diving on the 3 m Springboard together with his partner Tobias Schellenberg. - Tobias Schellenberg
Tobias Schellenberg (born November 17 1978 in Leipzig, Germany) is a German competitive and synchronized diver. In 2000 he became three-time German Champion in competitive diving, and European Champion in synchronized diving on the 3 m Springboard together with his partner Andreas Wels. In competitive diving, he won another two German Champion titles in 2001, four in 2002, and five in 2003. - Sean Mulvihill
13 years sales management experience. Solid, top line performer with vigilant eye for process improvements. Expert communicator able to drive sales traffic to and through the intersection of technology and money. “Dot-com entrepreneur Sean Mulvihill has a salesman’s rapid-patter energy, but a post-bust sense of humility.” - San Jose Business Journal. Also profiled by Entrepreneur.com, NBC TechNow!, The Industry Standard, Silicon Valley Biz Ink (cover story) and Smart Business Magazine. - Anthony Ebright
Anthony is a Sonoma County Mortgage Lender with over 18 years experience. He has the ability to provide mortgages and loan programs for people who are relocating within the United States. He is interested in educating and helping as many home owners or potential homeowners as possible nationwide. - Javier Ivona
Hi, Spocker! My name is Javier Ivona, I'm 17 and I am currently attending a High School in the small town of Puerto Iguazú as a Junior Student. I'm also studying English and I like to practice by talking to tourists, who are seen very often in this town due to the fact that the Iguassu Falls are less than 12 miles away. It is actually a pleasure for me to be part of Spock, and I am getting fond of some people around here... Well, what else? Just be cool, Spockers! - Joey Chestnut
Joseph Christian "Jaws" Chestnut (born November 25, 1983) is a competitive eater from San Jose, California, currently ranked first in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating. On July 4, 2007, he won the 92nd Annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, beating six-time defending champion Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi by consuming 66 HDBs (hot dogs and buns) in twelve minutes, which set a new world record. - Takeru Kobayashi
(b. March 15, 1978) is a Japanese competitive eater and a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE). He held the world record for hot dog eating for nearly six years, and holds several other eating records, and is the second ranked eater in the world according to the IFOCE. - Sonya Thomas
Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas (born Lee Sun-kyung (이선경) in 1969) is a top-ranked Korean-born American competitive eater from Alexandria, Virginia. Thomas joined the International Federation of Competitive Eating in 2003 and quickly rose to the top of the ranks, beating eating greats such as Cookie Jarvis and Eric Booker. The 105-pound Thomas is the number four competitive eater in the United States, and ranked fifth in the world, with 29 world titles. - Rich Lefevre
Rich LeFevre (nickname "The Locust") is a competitive eater from Henderson, Nevada (suburban Las Vegas). Rich and his wife, Carlene LeFevre, are said to form the "First Family of Competitive Eating" in spite of having normal weights and ages around 60, and are both top ranked members of the International Federation of Competitive Eating. The childless couple has combined to take two of the top seven places in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2003, 2004, and 2005. - Kevin Lipsitz
"Krazy" Kevin Lipsitz is a competitive eater from Long Island, New York, and is affiliated with IFOCE, the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Known for his bear hat and charismatic eating style, Lipsitz has competed in events across the country, and appeared on the Gutbusters television special, which aired on the Discovery Channel in 2002. Lipsitz specializes in pickle eating and hot dogs. He is currently ranked as the 41st eater on the IFOCE circuit. - Erik Denmark
Erik "The Red" Denmark (born about 1980) is an American competitive eater and a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating. He currently lives in Seattle, Washington and is nicknamed after Erik the Red, the Viking who founded the first Nordic settlement in Greenland. - Eric Booker
Eric "Badlands" Booker is an American competitive eater and rap musician. He eats competitively in America and makes music in the "rap" genre. - "hungry" Charles Hardy
"Hungry" Charles Hardy is a competitive eater from Brooklyn, NY. Hardy is a long-standing member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating and retired from the sport in 2005 to become the IFOCE's commissioner. During the latter half of 2004 Hungry Charles displayed a quiet dominance in eating, placing second and third in major events throughout the nation. - David O'Karma
David "Coondog" O'Karma is a competitive eating champion, entertainer, and writer from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. He has held world records in doughnut, hard-boiled egg and corn on the cob consumption. He was a former member of the IFOCE, but started an eaters organization called the Association of Independent Competitive Eaters, (AICE). He started competitive eating at age 15 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, at Church's Chicken on Portage Trail. - Steve Keiner
Steven (Steve) Keiner is the 1999 winner of the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island. Keiner's victory was somewhat of an upset, as he had never participated in competitive eating before the qualifiers. Steve is one of only two non-Japanese victors of the contest since 1997. Keiner was unable to defend his title the following year, and lost to the Japanese competitive eater Kazutoyo "The Rabbit" Arai. Keiner currently resides in Egg Harbor, New Jersey. - Mark Chussil
MARK CHUSSIL MARK CHUSSIL is Founder and Senior Director of Crisis Simulations International. Mark designed the DXMA™ simulation technology that makes CSI programs uniquely compelling, powerful, and educational. Mark is also Founder and CEO of Advanced Competitive Strategies, Inc., and designer of ACSs award-winning ValueWar¨ business simulator. - Curtis Sliwa
Curtis Sliwa (born March 26, 1954 in Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York) founded the Guardian Angels in 1979, a volunteer anti-crime organization with which he has remained closely identified. - Steven Petrosino
Steven Petrosino is the world record holder for drinking 1 liter, ½ liter and ¼ liter of beer the fastest. The "Guinness Book of World Records" only recognized his 1 liter accomplishment (1.3 seconds), however: speed drinking video He served in the Marine Corps, garnered the rank of Lt. Colonel and retired in 2004. He is a member of Mensa International, a black belt in Tae Kwon Do karate and is married with two adult children. - Natsuko "gal" Sone
Natsuko "Gal" Sone is a female Japanese competitive eater. Her popularity has helped produce a resurgence in Japanese competitive eating or "oogui" after the outcry following the death of a Japanese schoolboy imitating an eating stunt in 2002 resulted in a three year hiatus for major Japanese eating contests. - Takako Akasaka
Takako Akasaka is a Japanese competitive eater from Osaka, Japan. She is considered the most successful female competitive eater in Japan. Akasaka is known as an excellent long-distance eater, specializing in sweet food, which earned her the nickname "The Sweet Queen" or "The Queen" among her admirers. She started competitive eating in 1989 and became famous when she won an annual TV Champion's eating contest in 1994. - David Lowry
The Lowry Agency is full service artist management/development and promotions agency. We strive to help our clients identify and fulfill their entertainment goals. The Lowry Agency helps clients to meet and exceed their business goals, by creating a profitable business and marketing plan, implementing the plans, handling the business formation, bookkeeping, taxes, investments, insurance, imaging, professional team building, creative inventory, SWOT analysis and career planning. - Leonard Liggio
Professor Leonard P. Liggio is the executive vice president of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation; former president, former treasurer, and current senior vice president of the Mont Pelerin Society; former president, former executive vice president, and current Distinguished Senior Scholar at the Institute for Humane Studies, George Mason University; research professor at George Mason University Law School; executive director at the Freedom Project and the International Freedom Project; forme - P. Roberto Garcia
Dr. Garcia's previous research is strongly focused on Organizational Effectiveness in a variety of industries and settings. His international research is focused on Foreign Direct Investment and the management and organizational effectiveness of Multinational Corporations. His research is field-based and oriented toward improving organizational practice in emerging economies and international restructuring in the NAFTA environment. - Michael E. Echols
Michael E. Echols , Ph.D., Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Bellevue University Michael E. Echols , Ph.D., is Vice President, Strategic Initiatives at Bellevue University. In this role, he develops and works with the University�s corporate partnerships. Part of that role involves continuing refinement of the University�s work in defining ROI in corporate learning. - Competitive
- Andrew P. Klebanow
Andrew P. Klebanow , Associate , consults with the firm's Competitive Challenges and investment management clients. Andrew is one of the lead consultants in the Competitive Challenges group responsible for building the firm's business benchmarking capabilities in the asset management industry. From 1999 to 2003, he designed and implemented Greenwich Associates' studies of the institutional investment management market. He earned his BA degree in Economics from Boston University. - Joseph H.A.M. Rodenberg
Joseph Rodenberg had publications in Competitive Intelligence Magazine, Competitive Intelligence Review, Dutch business magazines such as � Management View, Elan, FEM, Tijdschrift voor Marketing, Information Professional, NieuwsTribune, Food Personality, Financieele Dagblad, Onderzoek, PEM, Dutch Strategy Forum, Belgian Trends and many others. - Christopher S. Adlesperger
Christopher S. Adlesperger's last message to his mom was good news. "Chris said he had just been promoted meritoriously to lance corporal," said his mother, Annette. "He said, 'How cool is that?' " Adlesperger, 20, of Albuquerque, N.M., died Dec. 9 during fighting in Iraq's Anbar province. He was based at Camp Pendleton. Adlesperger ran track, did tae kwon do and wrestled in high school, which he graduated from in 2003. - Tariq F. Aziz
Tariq F. Aziz, is Global Head of Corporate Development for CIBA Vision. As part of Corporate Development, Mr. Aziz is responsible for CIBA Vision’s Corporate Strategy, Merger and Acquisition activities, Business Development and Competitive Intelligence. Mr. Aziz joined CIBA Vision in April 2002 as Global Head, Strategic Planning. - Terri Firestein
TERRI FIRESTEIN As Senior Director, Ms. Firestein celebrated 20 years in the telecommunications industry in March 2003. Terri's primary responsibilities at CCG Consulting, Inc., (CCG) are Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) interconnection negotiations, Competitive Service implementation project management and local, toll and access Tariff development, Regulatory Compliance, and number resource management. - Cheryl Williams Levey
Cheryl Williams Levey Cheryl Williams Levey is Competitive Environment's Webmaster. She also serves as an Administrative Assistant to Mr. MacLean. Cheryl has a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Studies from the University of Maryland University College and has taken numerous seminars and courses relating to design and information organization. - Derek Johnson
Derek Johnson, Aurora's Executive Director of the Recon Research & Analysis Bureau, comes from a strong financial background where he learned to understand the implications of correctly reading and interpreting a company's financial statements and using that understanding to make tough business decisions. But he also loves the "softer" metrics of competitiveness, like success in product planning! - Sarah Ritskes
Sarah Ritskes - Program Administration / Competitive Coach - Sarah has stepped into the position of coach/administrator for the coming year. She is excited about developing the business aspects of gymnastics and will continue to coach, "her first love". Sarah has a Diploma in Sports Management from Algonquin College. She is a former gymnast working with Preschool to competitive level gymnasts. She is a fully certified Level 3 instructor. - George Massey
George Massey Head Coach (Competitive Developmental, Varsity, Senior Training, Masters)
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