Jill Nickerson

The Persimmon Group LLC provides management consulting services. Its capabilities include leadership development and coaching, IT business services, project management, strategy management, organizational effectiveness, business process management, and continuous improvement. The company was founded by Bill Fournet in 2004 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

The National Speakers Association is a network of over 3,000 members who are recognized as thought leaders in the industry. The NSA is based in Tempe, AZ. Members include experts in various industries and disciplines who reach audiences as speakers, trainers, educators, humorists, motivators, consultants, and authors. The organization established the Council of Peers Award for Excellence Speaker Hall of Fame in 1977 to honor professional speakers who have reached the top echelon of platform distinction. Founded in 1973, the organization provides resources, tools, education, and events to help speakers develop their brands and grow their businesses.

The American Marketing Association operates professional associations for marketers. The company offers services to marketing professionals including best practices and research studies, job resources, publications and directories. Its publications include flagship semi-monthly magazine Marketing News, as well as journal of marketing, journal of public policy and marketing and a variety of newsletters. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.