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Ryan Leak is a best-selling author, esteemed executive coach and highly sought transformational speaker. His words have the power to transform lives, and he dedicates his expertise to leaders, from Fortune 100 corporations to elite professional sports teams and, now, to franchised new-car dealers. 

Ryan was catapulted into the limelight when his viral Surprise Wedding story was featured on Good Morning America and the Today Show. He is the creative mind behind the USA Today best-selling book, "Chasing Failure: How Falling Short Sets You Up for Success." This transformative work has guided countless individuals to turn setbacks into stepping-stones toward success — a lesson sure to resonate deeply with the challenges faced by dealers and managers. His latest release, "Leveling Up: 12 Questions to Elevate Your Personal and Professional Development," a Wall Street Journal Best Seller, offers valuable insights for personal and professional growth within the auto industry.

Mike Krzyzewski (known by fans as “Coach K”), renowned coach of Duke University men’s basketball — who also led Team USA to three Olympic gold medals — is a master motivator, not only of teams but of individuals and organizations, spurring them to succeed beyond even their own expectations. 

A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Coach K shows how attendees, too, can compile winning numbers in their professional and personal lives. Perhaps the most accomplished basketball coach in history, Coach K has achieved unparalleled milestones, including: 

• Most NCAA Division I Victories (1,202) 
• Most Final Fours (13; five NCAA Championships, second all-time) 
• Most NCAA Tournament Victories (101) 
• Most Olympic Gold Medals as a Head Coach (3; 2008, 2012 and 2016) 

He co-founded the Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics, and is a professor of the practice of leadership at Duke. Coach K also founded and serves as board chair of the Emily Krzyzewski Center, whose mission is empowering students “to successfully complete higher education, connect to promising careers and become agents of change within their communities.” Coach K has been on the board of directors at the V Foundation since its inception in 1993. He and his wife Mickie annually host the V Foundation Wine Celebration, which has raised tens of millions of dollars in the fight against cancer. 

The author of two New York Times best-sellers, Coach K maps a gameplan for achieving success — motivating, leading and providing powerful strategies for building confidence, trust, communication and teamwork.