Speaker Information
With a tremendous passion for sports, Jeff co-founded Citizen Sports (formerly PROTRADE) in 2004 and is a tiredless evangelist for the company’s mission. He has helped shape its evolution from fantasy stock market community to its current position as one of the leading digital sports media companies. Citizen Sports creates products for environments where sports fans spend time with their friends - on top social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace and through mobile devices like the iPhone and Android. From fantasy football to filling out a bracket to cheering for a favorite team, Citizen Sports helps millions of sports fans around the world enjoy sports and connect with their friends. Citizen Sports was acquired by Yahoo in April, 2010. Before Citizen Sports, Jeff was the technology lead for two internet startups, most notably CircleLending.com, the first peer to peer lending network. Ma lead technology and product development for the company’s first four years. CircleLending was bought in 2007, rebranded to Virgin Money and incorporated into Richard Branson’s Virgin empire. Previously, Jeff was an options trader on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. Jeff gained notoriety as the protagonist, under the name Kevin Lewis, in the New York Times bestseller Bringing Down the House, the story of the MIT blackjack team and was the inspiration for the movie 21. He also currently consults for the San Francisco 49ers and the Portland Trail Blazers. Jeff has become a much-sought after corporate speaker, showing companies how to harness the power of numbers to make better bottom line business decisions through the lens of his experiences both in blackjack and sports. Jeff is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Barry Shier, Managing Principle, The Partner House Barry Shier has been involved in all facets of the hospitality, gaming, entertainment, food & beverage, retail and travel network industries for over 30 years. Throughout his career, he has worked with industry pioneers within the resort, gaming and entertainment sectors including a 17-year career with Steve Wynn and Mirage Resorts, Inc. He was intimately involved and responsible for the design/development and daily operations of some of the finest destination resorts in the world, including the Waldorf Astoria, Golden Nugget, Mirage, Bellagio, Treasure Island and Beau Rivage. His multi-jurisdictional and regional gaming experience includes Nevada, New Jersey, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois and Connecticut. Barry is considered a leading authority in the gaming and hospitality industries. His operational perspective, proven track record and instinctive insight provide a unique understanding in the design/development, programming, pre-opening, branding/marketing, public relations and operations of hotels and gaming resorts.
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David Fabricius is an internationally renowned business speaker, specializing in unique once-in-a-lifetime experiences, leadership development, growth strategies and deeply bonding, team building adventures for corporations and elite private group forums. His clients include Microsoft, Mass Mutual, Motorola, Lucent Technologies, Old Mutual Private Wealth and many more Fortune 500 companies. Microsoft describes him as a powerful catalyst for human development and growthn. Globally he has helped organizations increase their sales by 26-300% in a quarter through his leadership development programs, sales training and motivation. David is in the business of helping leaders plant their business flag on higher ground without losing their family, health and soul in the process. To date he has touched the hearts and enriched the lives of people from 137 nations across 5 continents and continues to receive invitations from every continent around the world. David served in the military Special Forces and on a national counter-terrorist police S.W.A.T. team, as a team leader and instructor. He speaks for elite groups such as YPO (Young Presidents Organization) and EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization) worldwide. He brings a global perspective to leaders in today's increasingly competitive global market and economic times. His leadership perspectives were gleaned from in person conversations with billionaires, from his extensive experience in the wilderness observing wild animals and acquiring fascinating leadership lessons from the wild, also from what he learned as a team leader in a top secret Delta Force type unit. He has taught, as a guest speaker, personal excellence and leadership at the prestigious IMDInternational Institute for Management Development in Switzerland, on their flagship executive management development program for senior executive leaders of the world's largest multi-national conglomerates. David has also successfully worked with Swiss private bankers. He is originally from Africa and studied general management studies at The School for Business Leadership at the University of South Africa. He grew up in a small village/ town in Africa. David Fabricius is the recipient of the Key of Freedom to the City of Miami Florida, a JCI World Senator, and the recipient of numerous national and international awards for service to mankind. In 2000 he received the JCI Four Outstanding Young South-African award and was nominated for the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World Award. He was a keynote speaker at the 1999 and 2000 Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World, and Future Leaders event in Stockholm, Sweden. David has published in South Africa, Sweden and the United States. Titles include "Power to You", "Live den Vision" and "The Daily Seven". His two, soon to be released books will be titled "Fear No More." and, "Breakthrough, Balance & Bliss." Globally he often receives 9.5 + ratings from some of the world's most elite groups such as YPO-WPO and EO for his highly interactive experiential events. As an example he received a 9.5/9.7 rating at the EO GLC 07 in San Francisco, a personal 9.75 with YPO in Honduras, a 9.7/9.5 with YPO in London, also 9.5's with YPO Cape Town, Portland, Oregon and YPO San Diego Coastal. Members typically say either that his presentation was "the best" or "one of the very best" they ever experienced. He has shared speaker platforms with Tony Robbins (JCI World Congress, Hawaii, November 1997), Robert Kiyosaki (Pretoria, South Africa at David's own real estate investment club at the time) and a television talk show with Dr. John Maxwell. David has appeared extensively on television talk shows, and prime time news David came to the USA on a 0-1 "special talents and extraordinary ability" visa, he now makes his home with his wife Anna-Thea in the city of Las Vegas, Nevada USA. David and Anna-Thea are available for unique once-in-alifetime, shared learning experiences, packed with immediately usable take home value to last a lifetime. His interests include global travel, eco-adventures, photography, ancient history and future world perspectives. David may be reached at:
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