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Jim Clifton is Chairman and CEO of Gallup a global analytics and advice firm. Clifton has served as CEO of Gallup since 1988, and is the author of the #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller It's the Manager, the bestseller Born to Build, The Coming Jobs War, and writes The Chairman's Blog. He is the creator of the behavioral economic framework, “The Gallup Microeconomic Path,” a metric-based economic model that establishes the linkages among human nature in the workplace, customer engagement and business outcomes, which is used by over 500 companies worldwide. His father was psychologist, educator, and author Dr. Donald O. Clifton, who founded of Selection Research, Inc. (SRI). Under Jim's leadership, SRI acquired the Gallup Organization in 1988.

Melissa Sauter is a Chief Executive Officer at Market Strategies International and CEO at Escalent and is based in Beverly Hills, Michigan. She has worked as Marketing Specialist at Freudenberg-NOK; Sales Director, Automotive Supplier Accounts at J.D. POWER; and Senior Director, Diversified Practice at J.D. POWER. Melissa works or has worked as Volunteer at Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, Volunteer at GLEANERS COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, and Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity of Michigan. She attended University of Michigan and Michigan State University, East Lansing.

Simon Kooyman is a Chief Executive Officer at ORC International. He has worked as Group President at Vnu USA Inc, President at Deltown Specialties Co, and Chief Executive Officer at Knowledge Networks. Simon studied at Universite catholique de Louvain and Nyenrode.

CEO, The NPD Group / Best-Selling Author, Mom.B.A.: Essential Business Advice from One Generation to the Next

Leveraging 30+ years of business insights excellence, strategic thinking, entrepreneurialism and a passion for success, Jim is leading the growth of Directions Research into the future. Independently recognized as one of the top business decision insight firms in the nation, Directions Research combines a highly experienced staff with a unique mix of innovative and proven solutions to answer pressing business issues. The firm’s clients value how the company combines primary and connected data analytics to tell a story that leads to continuous good business decisions. Directions offers unique expertise in the areas of innovation and optimization, customer and brand experience, and strategic business intelligence. As the leader of Directions, Jim works directly with his team and some of the best and brightest client and vendor partners every day.