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Stewart Kennedy  top ^

Stewart Kennedy is an accomplished entrepreneur and speaker. Stewart has been involved in start up ventures or worked in real estate development, the food industry, the pet products industry and the dental industry. The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education awarded Stewart the designation of a Career Tech Champion in 2002. He was selected as Innovator of the Year in Oklahoma in 2003 and in 2004 he was named as one of the top “40 under 40” in business in the state of Oklahoma.

Stewart received his Bachelors and Masters in Agriculture Economics and International Trade from Oklahoma State University. Before beginning his life as a serial entrepreneur, Stewart received creative inspiration in positions with the Ministry of Agriculture in Budapest, Hungary, the National FFA Organization in Washington DC and the Food and Agriculture Products Research and Technology Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  

In his role as a Business Planning and Marketing Associate, at Oklahoma State University he assisted entrepreneurs and companies with business plan development, market identification and evaluation. Leveraging this knowledge, he invented the PB Slices – individually wrapped peanut butter slices.

As president of Pristine Development he has developed over 17 million dollars in rental property over the last four years. Stewart has presented programs to approximately 350,000 people across many states.

He has conducted and organized numerous personal development conferences for corporations, youth organizations and business associations. Stewart's humorous and inspiring message of perseverance, creative thinking and good choices is a how to manual for the roller coaster of life. More Information
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Casey Kennedy  top ^

Casey Kennedy is a former school teacher and agricultural education instructor in Edmond, Oklahoma. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Science from the University of Georgia and her Master’s Degree in Agricultural Education from Oklahoma State University. Casey is a past Georgia FFA State Vice President.

While serving as the agricultural education instructor, the Edmond FFA Chapter was recognized as a top chapter in the United States receiving the Three Star Gold Chapter Award. She also served as the coach of the 1997 and 1998 winner of the Oklahoma Farmers Union Speech Contest. Her 10 years of student organization workshop and conference training experience highlights her four years of classroom instruction.

Casey currently presents 20 times per year and devotes time to raising her daughter, Emily Anna and son, Peyton Michael.
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Ryan Underwood  top ^

Ryan Underwood is going M.A.D.! For more than a decade he has been dedicated to Making A Difference in the lives of students and educators, customers and citizens, and enterprises of all sizes. He is a youth leadership expert, spokesperson, keynote speaker, speech writer, and co-author of The Extra Step and the achievement book GO MAD: Make a Difference.

Ryan is the Chief Leadership Officer of TRI Leadership Resources, one of America’s leading providers of management, event, and training services for nonprofit and student organizations. Ryan is a consultant with clients ranging from Disney and March of Dimes to schools, universities, and state departments of education. He is a guest lecturer in Nova University’s educational doctorate program, co-founder of the Institute for Leaders achievement program, graduate member of the March of Dimes National Youth Council, and an experienced officer for Career & Technical Student Organizations
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Ryan hails from Orange County in Southern California where he graduated cum laude from Pepperdine University with a degree in business management and marketing.  More Information.  top ^
 


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