Dick Finnegan is a humorous and insightful speaker for conference and corporate events. His day job is CEO of C-Suite Analytics which provides employee engagement and retention solutions including STAYview which guarantees turnover will decrease 20% in the first year or funds are returned. His experience includes solving turnover and engagement in Siberian banks, African gold mines, multinational corporations in China, and for the CIA…as well as for healthcare, call centers, manufacturing, and other industries in the US.

Dick is the author of The Power of Stay Interviews for Engagement and Retention which is the top-selling SHRM-published book in history. His other books include Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad which was excerpted by BusinessWeek which said “Finnegan offers fresh thinking for solving the turnover problem in any economy”. He also wrote The Stay Interview: A Manager’s Guide to Keeping the Best and Brightest, and HR’s Greatest Challenge: Driving the C-Suite to Improve Employee Engagement and Retention.

Michael Hahn inspires and energizes audiences to live and work with purpose and passion. He is a leading authority on culture, motivation, and high-performance teams. As a world champion martial artist, Michael relates his journey to win gold to your journey to become a “World Champion” in your industry.

Speaking combines Michael’s two biggest passions: storytelling and creating a killer corporate culture. He combines his business experience with inspirational stories. With 20 years of corporate experience in finance, strategy, business development, human relations, and corporate relations, Michael knows what success looks like from every seat in the house.

A long-time leader of high-performance teams, Michael also coaches senior leadership teams in publicly and privately held companies. He utilizes these strategic and highly interactive experiences to identify necessary cultural adjustments, map out a clear action plan, and establish a framework for all interactions moving forward.

R. Eric Jones has been an active and appreciative member of the aviation and aerospace industry since 1989. Starting as a plane handler in the U.S. Navy, he has been fortunate to hold many positions within the field with a comprehensive knowledge of military, commercial, agricultural, and business applications of aviation and aerospace. As the industry progresses, Eric has continually educated himself to stay abreast of current trends and technologies that are inevitable within aviation. Change is the only true constant. Composites, Fly-by-Optics, Commercial Space Operations, and the emergence of UAS technologies are current academic interests. While the technology is fascinating he is also keenly aware of the human element that aviation and aerospace supports. Safety is always his number one concern and takes great pride in the responsibility entrusted to him as an aviator, maintainer, and professor.

Bill Litosky delivers over 40 years of experience in the truck service industry. He started as a truck technician with Bergey’s Truck Center in 1970. Today, he serves as their manager of service operations for their six truck center dealerships. He specializes in creating teams of high quality, industry leading technicians with his commitment to training and career mentoring, as well as an unparalleled focus on customer relationships. His teams have been nationally recognized for their excellence in truck service, as well consistently delivered high customer service scores to exceed OEM requirements.

Aaron Lowe has been with the Auto Care Association, and previously with the Automotive Parts and Accessories Association (APAA), for more than 30 years. He currently oversees the Auto Care Association’s federal and state legislative and regulatory efforts, focusing on a wide range of environmental, vehicle safety, workplace-health and safety, and international trade issues. He also serves as liaison to the Upholstery and Trim International segment of the Auto Care Association.

Lowe was the recipient of the Northwood University Automotive Aftermarket Management Education Award in 2003 and has been on the board of directors and steering committee for several aftermarket coalitions including the California Automotive Task Force (CATF). He also coordinated the Auto Care Association’s successful effort in 2012 to obtain enactment of the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the 2014 Right to Repair national agreement between the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the Association of Global Automakers, the Auto Care Association and the Coalition for Automotive Repair Equality. Right to Repair ensures that independent service entities have effective and affordable access to the information, tools, and software to work on today’s highly sophisticated computer-controlled vehicle systems. Prior to the Auto Care Association, Lowe worked for an energy consulting firm specializing in renewable fuels legislation and regulation.

Michael O’Hearn is the Regional Sales Support Manager for Freightliner Trucks in the Southern Region. He works closely with Regional and District Managers and is responsible for the management of reporting, forecasting and analysis of economic and market data to bolster increased product sales. Prior to joining the Southern Region Sales team, Michael was a part of Daimler’s CAReer Top Talent Program, working in various project management capacities both domestically and abroad. Michael holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Belmont Abbey College and a Master of Science degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.