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NEIL SAMUELS of Profound Conversations Collaboration on "INSPIRED LEADERS" Neil’s nineteen years of consulting and leadership development experience span five continents and businesses ranging from Cruise Lines, Architecture, R&D, and Offshore Oil Production to the US Geological Survey, the Chamber of Commerce and Education. His work builds on a foundation of Appreciative Inquiry to engage entire organizations in fundamentally changing their conversations to bring about lasting change. He is a respected coach and mentor and has demonstrated value in helping leaders develop themselves and navigate complex, large-scale change. Neil Samuels 630-605-4610 neil@profoundconversations.com Actors for "Using Your Heart, Head, and a Little Humor to Turn Difficult Conversations into Healthy Dialogues":
MICHAEL A. WOLLNER has been acting all of his life...and professionally for the past 15 years appearing in several movies such as "Chain Reaction" with Keana Reeves, "Crash Landing with Charlton Heston and Co-staring in "Resurrection Mary" with Joe Estevez.
He has also appeared as a regular on the network shows "Cupid and "Early Edition". Michael's bread and butter, however, has been making dozens of National Commercials and hundreds of regional advertisements. He studied at Briar Cliff University as an undergraduate receiving his degree in theatre and public relations. He then received his Master in Acting from The Goodman School of Drama at Depaul University.
Michael has been a corporate role player with Allstate, BP, and Eddy's Ice Cream. He has portrayed employees in many practice scenarios in leadership workshops as well as countless customers for claims representives in the insurance industry. All of which have given him invaluable experience to apply to the role player in making conversations real in Using your Head, Heart and a Little Humor to Turn Difficult Conversations into Healthy Dialogues!
DUANE SHARP has been a performer, corporate trainer, and acting teacher for over twenty years. Duane taught “Acting for the Business Professional” for 5 years at FACES International in addition to teaching acting for the camera at Backstage Workshop and Theatre for Young America.
In the corporate world, Duane has been a core member of interactive training and testing for leadership development with BP/AMOCO for eight years. He has also facilitated sales training, customer service, and communication programs with Accenture, Altria, GAP, Quaker Oats and Kraft with the Breakthrough Group; and toured the country conducting competition/cooperation and communication training for educators with Wavelength.
Duane also performed in interactive role play management skills and substance abuse programs for interactive training with Applied Research Technology and SST Productions.
Duane has performed in over 300 training videos for clients ranging from Baxter, Abbott Labs, Pfizer Pharmaceutical, Bristol Meyer Squibb to Ford. Sears, Kmart and literally hundreds more.
Duane’s feature film credits include – Road to Perdition and Stir Of Echoes as Father Callaway and a Polish Priest respectively, Zen Noir (Winner of Best Feature at the D.C., Rhode Island, and Moondance Film Festivals) as the lead – a hard boiled Detective who becomes a Zen monk, Dark ( 2003 Toronto Film Festival Selection) as a homeless religious zealot, and The Godfather of Greenbay as bumbling Sheriff Artie, who attempts to rescue Lauren Holly and arrest Tony Goldwyn while high.
For television Duane has appeared on Early Edition and Kevin’s Room (2003 1st place TV Special Black History Hall of Fame). Duane is currently the spokesman for CLR cleaning products and has been seen and heard in over a hundred commercials.
In Chicago theatre Duane has performed with the Goodman, Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare, Court, Apple Tree, Bailiwick, and many other area theatres.
Another notable fact about Duane is that he is an active black belt in Shidokan Karate, 2006 NAGA Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion and is a veteran of 60 boxing matches. Collaborations: Two Kitchens Jeff and Rosa Jones 630-717-9630 2035 South Washington Street, Suite 155 |
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