2010 Guest Speakers

Mary P. AndersonMary P. Anderson


Manager, Pricing, Sales and Communications, Expedited Shipping

Mel BartholomewMel Bartholomew


Founder, The Square Foot Gardening Foundation

Angelo BiancoAngelo Bianco


Sales Manager for TeleBrands Corporation

Kimberly BirdKimberly Bird


VP of Retail Marketing, Calloways Nursery

Bridget BrennanBridget Brennan


Female Factor, CEO

Bill CalkinsBill Calkins


Ball Horticultural Company

Brent FreemanBrent Freeman


Senior Management, Financial Services, Piper Group International

Joe DePretaJoe DePreta


VP Marketing of Wharton Innovative Products, LLC.

Justin DoakJustin Doak


President, Ecoxera

Peter GiannettiPeter Giannetti

Editor-in-Chief, HomeWorld Business Magazine

Ron GreeningRon Greening


Director of Marketing, Dramm Corp

Ken GronbachKen Gronbach


CEO of KGC Direct


Norman HamiltonNorman Hamilton


Publisher, Casual Living Magazine

Tim HodsonTim Hodson


Editorial Director, Lawn & Garden Retailer

Phil MitchellPhil Mitchell


Founding Partner, Discovery-Based Retail

Kirk Nellis

Lawn and Garden Dealers Association

Rick PiperRick Piper


Piper International

Rick PontzRick Pontz


President, Lawn and Garden Performance Group

Jim RobishJim Robish


Senior Partner/Retail Services

Faith SavageFaith Savage


Retail Manager, Goldsmith Seeds/Syngenta Flowers

Penny SchneckPenny Schneck


Online Sales Manager, Reed Business Information Services Retail Group

Chris SextonChris Sexton


Retail Market Manager, Conrad Fafard, Inc.

Deborah ShearerDeborah Shearer


Vice President of Merchandising & Marketing, and Mrs. Organized at Organize.com

Donald G. Soderquist Donald G. Soderquist


May 5th Keynote Speaker
Main Stage Central Hall 8:30 a.m.

Doug StephensDoug Stephens


President, Retail Prophet Consulting

Dan Tratensek

Editor, Hardware Retailing Magazine
Director of Publishing Operations, NRHA

Paige WorthyPaige Worthy


Managing Editor, Lawn & Garden Retailer

Kit YarrowKit Yarrow Ph.D.


Chair of Psychology Department at Golden Gate University