WizeFEST 2009 Speakers
Stuart Varney
Business and Financial Journalist for FOX News
Charismatic, articulate, and candid, Stuart Varney consistently wins rave reviews from audiences, and is credited with changing the way that television reports on financial and economic news worldwide. A Fox News Channel anchor, he joined the Fox Business Network as an anchor on October 15, 2007. Formerly the host of CNBC's broadcast of The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board with Stuart Varney and co-host of CNN's MoneyLine News Hour from 1999 to 2001, Varney joined the Fox News network in December 2003 as a contributor to a variety of shows, including Your World with Neil Cavuto, Bulls & Bears, and Forbes on Fox. He is also notably a founding member of CNN's award-winning business team, and former host of both Business Day and Business Asia. He joined CNN upon its founding in 1980.
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Christopher Gardner
Inspiration for the Film The Pursuit of Happyness
Christopher Gardner is the owner and CEO of Gardner Rich LLC. with offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Conquering grave challenges to become a successful entrepreneur, Gardner is an avid motivational and inspirational speaker, addressing the keys to overcoming obstacles and breaking cycles. Gardner is also a passionate philanthropist whose work has been recognized by many esteemed organizations.
The amazing story of Gardner's life was published as an autobiography, The Pursuit of Happyness, (Amistad/Harper Collins) in May 2006, and became a New York Times and Washington Post #1 best-seller. In paperback, the book spent over 20 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and has been translated into 14 languages. Gardner was also the inspiration for the movie The Pursuit of Happyness, released by Columbia Pictures in December 2006.
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George Thompson
Founder of Wizetrade®
George started Wizetrade in 1999 and has dedicated his time, passion and intellect to making it everything our customers expect and more. Known as the face of Wizetrade by many, it's George's big heart that wins the loyalty of those who know him best. When Wizetrade was just getting started, George was known to go without a paycheck so his small group of original employees could get paid. To this day, George stays personally involved in the day-to-day operations of the company and makes a concerted effort to respond to as many customer letters or emails that are addressed to him as he can.
John Dankovchik
President, The Wizetrade Group, LLP
John received his securities license over 20 years ago and has dedicated the last 5 years to making Wizetrade and our customers more successful. In the late 80's, John was a cold-calling stock broker like the ones you see in the film Wall Street. Of the experience, John recounts, "I used to dial the phone over 300 times a day. Boy that was tough work but it definitely taught me persistence!"
Why WizeFEST?
"I have been to a lot of business symposia and conferences. WizeFEST is far and away the best planned and executed conference I have ever seen. You guys did an awesome job. Thanks!"
-Bill Payne, VA
"WizeFEST is a lot of fun to come to and the interest and caring of the company and staff is obvious. I love all the tools you keep developing to help us trade better. We really enjoyed it."
-Brenda Walsh, Virginia
"The connections and classes and speakers are amazing. I will be your best salesman based on my success! We can't wait for 2009 WizeFEST already!"
-Kathy Harris, Florida
