Hugh Ballou is a Transformational Leadership Strategist and the President of SynerVision International, Inc.  After forty years of musical conducting experience, he now works as executive coach, process facilitator, trainer, and motivational speaker teaching leaders in many diverse fields the fine-tuned skills employed every day by orchestral conductors.  Hugh is the author of eight books on Transformational Leadership and is a recognized expert in working with leaders in churches, religious organizations, and business and non-profit communities.

Dr. David Gruder is an 11-award-winning clinical and organizational development psychologist whose mission is making integrity profitable, leaders elevated, collaborators productive, happiness sustainable, and society healthy. He is the President of Integrity Culture Systems™, the Executive Director of the CIHS Center for Integral Leadership, a WayFinder with the SynerVision Leadership Foundation, a Co-Trainer for Executive Strategy Skillsets™ Summits, a Legacy Faculty with CEO Space International, and a certified Ritual Elder with the ManKind Project. Dr. Gruder has given keynotes and training programs in 7 countries on 3 continents, including a TEDx Talk on The Hijacking of the American Dream. Named America’s Integrity Expert by Radio-TV Interview Reports, he is the recipient of a leadership award and a culture creation award. Of the 23 books he has been involved with, his own books have won awards in an unprecedented range of categories, including politics & society, social change, conscious business & leadership, health & wellness, mental health, transformational psychology, and self-help. David lives in San Diego, California, with his wife Laurie and their cats, Isabel and Sage. His main website is DrGruder.com.