Speakers: Dare to Dream 2021 Conference

Janine Shepherd, CSP, was a former Australian champion skier headed to the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics. Instead, she was the victim of a horrific accident on a training bike ride, suffering multiple, life-threatening injuries.

After almost six months in hospital and struggling to rehabilitate with permanent disabilities, Janine didn’t just learn to walk, she chose to fly!

Starting flight training in a plaster body cast, she ultimately attained her commercial pilot rating, and even taught aerobatics. Told is was unlikely she would ever have children; she is the proud mother of three.

Today, Janine Shepherd is an internationally-renowned speaker and author of six best-selling books. Her inspiring TED talk, “A Broken Body Isn’t a Broken Person.” has garnered over 2 million views.

She’s been featured on Australian “60 Minutes”, “This is Your Life”, and recognised with her country’s highest honour, The Order of Australia. She was named an ‘Architect of Change’ by Maria Shriver and was once named as one of the ‘Ten Outstanding Young People of the World.” Janine is an ambassador for Red Bull, Wings for Life and also Spinal Cure Australia.

She lives in Wyoming, USA and travels the world, sharing her message of resilience and transformation.

Scott Greenberg helps franchisees improve their leadership skills and grow their business. For more than two decades he’s been a full-time speaker and franchise performance coach, giving presentations throughout the world to franchise clients that include McDonald’s, Great Clips, Anytime Fitness, Wyndham Hotel Group, RE/MAX, and countless other emerging, mid-sized and large franchise organizations. Scott specializes in the human elements of franchise operations that include franchisee mindset and brand culture, employee management and coaching, and customer experience and retention. For ten years Scott was a multi-unit franchisee with Edible Arrangements. In addition to building a top-ranked flagship location in Los Angeles, Scott acquired a second struggling location and made it profitable within the first year. His operation won the Edible Arrangements “Best Customer Service” and “Manager of the Year” awards out of more than 1000 locations worldwide. Scott sold his enterprise in 2015 and today focuses full-time on speaking, coaching and writing for the franchise industry. Scott is the is VIP contributing writer for Entrepreneur.com and Global Franchise Magazine, and the author of the new book The Wealthy Franchisee: Game-Changing Steps to Becoming a Thriving Franchise Superstar.

Brant Menswar is a best-selling author, performance coach and named one of the country’s “Top 10" speakers in motivation. His books and Top 200 podcast (Thoughts That Rock) expand on his ground-breaking work around values-based leadership described as “disarmingly simple and incredibly powerful.”

He has helped to change what’s possible for industry-leading organizations like Netflix, Verizon, Anthem, SunTrust, Microsoft, ESPN, Hilton, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and dozens more.

Passionate and engaging, Brant encourages audiences to discover their Black Sheep Values® and move forward with deliberate intention. His interactive and entertaining ways of defining what matters most enables audiences to develop the skills necessary to perform at the highest level.

Barbara Nuss, CPA is the founder of Profit Soup, a financial training and benchmarking company. She combines the management and teaching skills of a seasoned business advisor with the technical knowledge of a CPA. She has worked with business owners and managers across the United States, Canada, and Australia, providing them with practical tools and techniques to achieve greater control over the financial future of their companies.

Barb has authored financial benchmark studies and online financial training for numerous industries, franchises, buying groups, co-ops, and trade associations. She is also a frequent conference speaker, delivering financial topics in a non-threatening, no-nonsense, naturally approachable style.