Elite Speaker Series with Dan Barnett

A recognized expert on business, Dan Barnett has appeared regularly on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal to speak on CEO confidence and leadership.  Named “U.S. Speaker of the Year” by TEC Canada, “Overseas Speaker of the Year” by TEC Australia, winner of Vistage International’s “Fast Track” award and recipient of the coveted “500 Club” award, Barnett is an internationally recognized consultant and speaker whose leadership concepts - “Make or Break Execution®: The Core of Success” and “Make or Break Culture: Get Extraordinary Results from People” - have helped thousands of companies throughout the world.

Dan has headed companies for some of the world's leading corporations including Nestlé, Pillsbury, Weyerhaeuser, and Constellation Brands as well as running smaller private companies. He is currently the CEO and owner of The Primavera Company, a small real estate and natural gas company with operations in three states. He has a global consulting and speaking business and is Chair of two Vistage private advisory boards in Reno Nevada.

Barnett serves on four boards: TrendSource, a leader in business intelligence; Ziegenfelder Company, the maker of Twin Pops ice-pops; California Fruit Wine Company; and the DRI Foundation, a global leader in environmental research and part of the Nevada System of Higher Education. He earned his B.S. from the University of Nevada and his MBA from the University of Maryland.