July 22, 2014 Speaker: Amir Jafri, CEO/Founder, Immunicom, Inc. – Innovative Cancer Therapy

Amir has over 25 years of experience in healthcare technology and devices as a senior executive in Fortune 20 companies and his own healthcare technology startups. He is CEO and founder of Immunicom, Inc.

He has held positions as Executive Vice President at Netspective Communications LLC, Chief Operating Officer at West Health Institute, VP/CTO, VP Innovations, VP R&D, VP Operations at Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH), VP/General Manager Healthcare Division at Manpower Group (NYSE: MAN), VP Global Sales & Marketing at Amada Technologies, COO/Co-Founder of Physia Corporation, and President/Founder of ABA Medical Companies.

Amir is married to Dr. Rachna Jafri and has 2 boys, one in college and one in high school.

July 29, 2014 Speaker: Ed Hiner, US Navy SEAL Lt. Cdr, Ret’d – Making a U.S Navy SEAL

Lieutenant Commander Ed Hiner retired in 2012 after 20 years as a United States Navy SEAL.

During his time in the SEALs, Lieutenant Commander Hiner has been a SEAL instructor, Officer in Charge of SEAL instructors at BUD/S training, Officer in Charge of instruction for all West Coast SEAL Teams, training officer for all SEAL Teams pre-deployment training programs; and training officer for all of Naval Special Warfare Center.

Commander Hiner was a Platoon Commander for SEAL Team Five and a Task Unit Commander for SEAL Team Two.  He served as Operations Officer for all SEAL Teams’ missions in the Pacific, an area that covers about half the planet.  He was also invited to work with the British Special Boat Service, the British version of the U.S. Navy SEALs, where he was Executive Officer and Team Leader for two years.  “Spot promoted” to Lieutenant Commander to command a Task Unit in Iraq, this was the first time in SEAL Team history a Lieutenant was promoted to Lieutenant Commander for this purpose.

He saw nine deployments on five continents, four of which were combat deployments.  He fought in three separate wars, including Iraq and Afghanistan.  He conducted literally hundreds of combat missions and direct actions under live fire, and countless low visibility operations in South America and Asia.  He was a tactical SEAL team member for 12 years with Teams Two, Four and Five.  He was twice awarded the Bronze Start with Valor.  He earned a Master of Science in Executive Leadership from the University of San Diego.

He is currently serving as a coach and consultant specializing in leadership, team building, mental toughness and personal conflict resolution.  His goal is to help people understand their own fears in order to get past them so they can unleash their human potential and open up the realm of possibilities.  His book on leadership with McGraw Hill unleashed in January of 2015.

July 15, 2014 Speaker: Nicole Matthews – Your Assumptions About Gen Y & Social Media Are All Wrong!

Nicole R. Matthews, CSEP, is Founder & Lifestyle Architect of The Henley Company, LLC. a global event, travel and lifestyle concierge firm. With the belief that life should be experienced in a big way, Nicole set out to create a company focused on helping clients to live the life they want and to produce the experiences they want to remember….and Tweet about!

The Henley Company offers comprehensive event production, as well as manages the busy lives of executives and their families. Her recent international projects include the 2012 London Olympics, the 2013 Super Bowl & FIFA Confederation Cup in Brazil, and most recently the 2014 Sochi Olympics.  This Summer, Nicole’s first book, Permission – Stop Competing & Start Creating Your Own Opportunities will be published.