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LKLA's clients are experts who can speak on a wide range of topics at events in the U.S. and abroad. Here, conference producers, seminar organizers and corporate meeting planners can find keynote or workshop speakers, panelists and instructors.
Peter Filichia—Musical Theater Reviewer and Historian
Theater critic Peter Filichia has hosted the Theatre World Awards since 1996. He is the author of the upcoming book Strippers, Sharks and Showgirls: A Very Opinionated Look at Broadway Musicals that Didn't Win the Tony (St. Martin’s Press, June 2013), as well as The Biggest Hit of the Season /The Biggest Flop of the Season (Applause Books, 2010), which was chosen one of Publishers Weekly's Top 10 Performing Arts titles of 2011. He blogs weekly for MasterworksBroadway.com and writes “Filichia Features,” weekly articles on all things musical theater, for Music Theatre International's Web site, The Marquee. Critic for theThe Newark (N.J.) Star Ledger and its television station News 12 for 19 years, he currently reviews for the Asbury (N.J.) Park Press and other publications.
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Kerry Hannon—Personal Finance, Career and Retirement Expert
Kerry Hannon has appeared as a financial expert on ABC News, CBS, Fox, CNBC and CNN, and has been a guest on numerous radio programs, including National Public Radio’s “Talk of The Nation.” A contributing editor to Forbes magazine, she writes the “Second Verse” column for Forbes.com and is AARP’s Jobs Expert, writing the “Great Jobs for Retirees” column. She also writes a weekly columnon personal finance for boomer women for the PBS web site NextAvenue.org. She is the author of the forthcoming book Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy and Healthy … And Pays the Bills (John Wiley & Sons, September 2012) and the author of award-winning What’s Next? Follow Your Passion and Find Your Dream Job (Chronicle Books, 2010).
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Andrea Kay—Career Consultant, Syndicated Career Columnist
Andrea Kay helps people get excited about jumping out of bed and going to work. She specializes in "Career Therapy"—helping professionals get to the heart of a career issue, then creating strategies to help them get what they want. She has written six career books as well as more than1,250 articles in her weekly syndicated column "At Work," which appears in USA Today, other Gannett newspapers and online. She is heard weekly on WGRR Radio and is widely quoted on radio and TV, and in national publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press and US News and World Report. Andrea has presented hundreds of workshops and keynote speeches, and was awarded the Women In Communications Gem Award.
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Liz Neporent—Health, Fitness and Wellness Speciallist
Liz Neporent has spent her entire career helping people realize their fitness dreams and improving their health. She passionately believes in the power of healthy living as a means to a better life. Liz is author or co-author of more than 18 health books including Fitness For Dummies, now in its fourth edition. Liz has been on all the morning news shows, CNN, The Food Network and more. She was the regular fitness expert for the Satellite Sisters and Sirius Satellite Radio’s The Larry Flick Show. She holds a master's degree in exercise physiology from New York University and is certified by the American Council on Exercise, where she serves serves on the emeritus board of directors and as a national spokesperson.
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Loren Olsen, Ph.D.—Psychiatrist and Researcher on LGBT Issues
Loren Olson offers solutions to the challenges faced by those who choose to ”come out“ after living half a lifetime or more closeted. He also addresses the concerns of those men who for a variety of reasons may choose not to come out. Through his insightful look at these men, he also offers understanding for the families and friends who love them and the counselors who help them through this difficult transformation.
A frequent resource for local print, radio and television journalists on topics
related to mental health, Dr. Olson was recently featured nationally on
ABC-TV’s Good Morning, America. He writes for his own blog, MagneticFire.com, which has a strong following among mature gay men, and he
is a regular featured blogger for HuffingtonPost.com and PsychologyToday.com.
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Marie Pasinski, M.D.—Harvard Neurologist and Brain-Health Expert
A renowned brain-health expert, Marie Pasinski has been featured as an expert commentator for The Today Show, Ladies’ Home Journal, Women’s World Magazine and numerous other media outlets. Dr. Pasinski graduated from Harvard Medical School where she continues to serve on the faculty. A board-certified member of the American Academy of Neurology, Dr. Pasinsk is a staff neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital. The author of Beautiful Brain, Beautiful You: 7 Step Guide to a Better, Smarter, Younger You (Voice, 2010) and a blogger for The Huffington Post, Dr. Pasinski is is a frequent guest speaker at conferences and symposia, dedicated to increasing public awareness about the importance of adopting a brain-healthy lifestyle.
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