With an enthusiastic delivery guaranteed to inspire, enlighten and energize, Annie Meehan mesmerizes audiences with a clear message that spurs listeners to break counterproductive patterns. As a widely embraced international speaker, she has helped legions transform themselves from a life of ‘muddling along’ to one of sustained focus that showcases success after success. As an expert on living an Exceptional life, Meehan will be the catalyst to motivate your audience members to obliterate any and all roadblocks that stand in their way. Countless testimonials reveal the “wow” factor that Meehan creates at every presentation, which in turn catapults participants to adopt the practical tools she champions for more impactful lives both personally and professionally.

With a client roster that boasts corporations, associations, and non-profit organizations, Meehan provides actionable strategies to strategically manage change, recognize the enormous power of words in person-to-person exchanges, and eliminate long-held excuses that keep people from attaining their goals. Her passion and charismatic essence engage people in new and exciting ways, which ignites people to seize a more enriching and fulfilled path forward.

Prior to becoming a professional motivational speaker, Meehan worked for a financial investment company for nine years, where she compiled 5 promotions in male dominated workplace. After leaving the corporate arena, she ventured into the entrepreneurial realm where she owned and operated two franchise locations and built a successful direct sales team of 250+ people. It was then Meehan began touting the message of health and wellness. Meehan is a National Speakers Association (NSA) member and past president of the NSA’s Minnesota chapter. She has earned the highest distinction as a CSP- Certified Speaking professional.

She is the author of five motivational books, including her award-winning “Be The Exception.” Her latest book, “Pineapple Principle,” offers hospitality  a sweet journey to exceptional Customer Experience. Today her passion is to share H3 Cultures with companies to create a Healthy, Hopeful and Happy workplace that retains an engaged workforce!

Meehan has three adult children, and she lives in a Fort Myers Beach, FL with her husband and two dogs. She loves volunteering in the community, traveling with family, and walking (or being walked) with Peanut and Leo.

Margaret “Maggie” Barchine, APR, is director, communications for the Arlington, VA-based National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA), a trade association for control jurisdictions, those systems that take ownership of beverage alcohol at some point in the business cycle. Her role oversees media relations, membership and the membership database, publications, electronic communication that includes the website, webinars and other functions.  Her career history is diverse within the communications and marketing arena. She graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Journalism and is accredited (APR) by the Public Relations Society of America, for which she also volunteers.  She is active with other community organizations where she lives in Alexandria, VA.

After 22 years working in operations and human resources within the entertainment industry, Matt Heller founded Performance Optimist Consulting in 2011 with one simple goal - help leaders lead. He does this through personal coaching, interactive workshops, and large-scale learning experiences. He has written two books on employee engagement and leadership and hosts a weekly podcast focused on elevating the guest and employee experience. Matt, his wife Linda, and their dog Otis live in Hendersonville, North Carolina. 

Stacy Kriedeman is the director of Marketing Communications, Branding and Design for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. In her current position since 2015, she is responsible for the agency’s multimillion-dollar retail advertising and promotions program, which includes digital marketing, social media, the in-store and online consumer experience and all store and e-commerce related marketing efforts.

Tom Agnes works for the City of Brooklyn Center, MN as their liquor operations manager. He has been in municipal liquor for 22 years and worked with a beer distributor for 13 years before that. Tom has also served on the MMBA Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association board of directors for 16 years serving several of those years as their president. 

I have been selling wine and spirits by the glass, the bottle, or the case for 35 years.  My entrance into this field is probably like most, the service industry, working in food and beverage for the first 19 years in different restaurants, bars, hotels, casinos, and nightclubs on each coast.  In 2005, I decided to get some type of accreditation and went with the Court of Master Sommeliers.  Soon after passing the second Certified Level in 2006, my career took a hard left turn from Restaurant to Distribution when Southern Wine and Spirits approached me about an opportunity.  That lead me to a position with Southern calling on ABC for 8 years which opened the door to my current position, Director of Sales at ABC Fine Wine and Spirits. 

With a marketing degree from Towson University and working in the banking system, I’m Currently the head of operations at Socialize and the 4 other locations affiliated with it in different areas of Baltimore, MD. My Prime focus has always been to maximize sales by using multiple tools that bring in revenue (I.e: off premise sales, on premise sales, food sales, delivery sales, premium Cigars and Hookah accessories, Socialize merchandise etc) in each location! From Private events to Casual gatherings, we are recognized as a brand and gained an overwhelming amount of following by providing the widest array of products & services. Thinking out side of the box rather than traditional business has always been my top most priority!

Josh joined the family business in 1993 after graduating from The University of Alabama Business School.  Since 2001, he has served on the board of directors of the TWSRA |Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association, advocating for independent liquor stores; and serving as President from 2009 through 2014 when WIGS | Wine in Grocery Stores was negotiated and passed as state legislation.  Since 2012, Josh has also served on the ABL | American Beverage Licensees board of directors.  Josh also had the privilege sitting in on the hearing of the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court case, Tennessee Wine & Spirits Retailers Association v. Thomas

Marcos Salazar is CEO of ANBA, where he is working to build an adult non-alcoholic beverage ecosystem to serve beverage entrepreneurs and industry stakeholders who provide delicious non-alcoholic beer, wine, spirits and cocktails to enjoy in every social situation.

For the past two decades he has been a serial entrepreneur, community-builder, and business coach creating companies, communities, and experiences to help people make their greatest impact in the world. His work sits at the intersection of social impact and consumer behavior, giving him a unique view into the insights, patterns, and trends that are reshaping the future of work, business, and lifestyle.

In addition to ANBA, he is the Co-Founder + CEO of Be Social Change, a social enterprise on a mission to help people make their greatest impact through their career, business, and lifestyle by inspiring social impact events and workshops, cultivating a diverse and supportive community from all sectors and industries, and providing expert career + business coaching.

Marques Warren is a retail operator with over 28 years experience in developing and operating retail stores both at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and street side with his packaged retail store Downtown Spirits. Downtown Spirits has grown to be one of the leading liquor, beer and wine stores in the Seattle area with both brick-and-mortar operations as well as on-demand delivery for both consumer, corporate and liquor-licensed customers. Marques also operates a small investment firm which maintains over 50 investors and is involved at the local level as a board member of the Downtown Seattle Association. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School with a degree in Finance and Entrepreneurial Management.

Mike Moreno began working at his parents' store in 2012, helping them stay ahead of the curve by creating a website and understanding the value of social media. He was instrumental in starting the South Side craft beer movement in Chicago and starting the store's single barrel whiskey, tequila and mezcal program. Moreno's is now the nation's largest retailer of tequila and mezcal products, and features a speakeasy craft bar hidden behind the store. He is also the founder of MM Imports, which focuses on bringing international liquors into the IL market.

Robert Hall is CEO of Ole Smoky, the most visited distillery in the world, and also serves on the Boards of Glatfelter, a $1b NYSE Materials Company, the Distilled Spirits Council of the US, Responsibility.Org and the Boys & Girls Club of the Smoky Mountains, and on the Legislative Committee of the Tennessee Distillers’ Guild. Mr. Hall received his BA in physics and mathematics from Oxford University in England and his MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.