The Ethan Awards

Preston Jones is the President of Keeping Kids Safe, child safety expert, #1 bestselling author, consultant, speaker and trainer. Married 16 years. Two daughters. Thirty-four year practitioner of martial arts, 5th degree black belt. Owner, Cutting Edge Martial Arts. Former police officer, Camdenton, Mo. Former security consultant and trainer. Former program developer, teacher & trainer for Southwest College, San Francisco, CA.

Joyce Jackson is the Vice President Keeping Kids Safe, child safety expert, #1 bestselling author, consultant, speaker and trainer. Married mom of two adopted boys. Former licensed and practicing architect. Owned own 17 person design and consulting firm in the San Francisco Bay Area until launching Keeping Kids Safe full time. Martial arts black belt, marathon runner, fitness buff

Michael McQueen is a Sydney-based social researcher, professional speaker and bestselling author. In 2004 he founded a training consultancy called The Nexgen Group. Since then, he and his Michael McQueen is a Sydney-based social researcher, professional speaker and bestselling author. In 2004 he founded a training consultancy called The Nexgen Group. Since then, he and his team have presented to and worked with over 85,000 senior students on topics such as career planning, interview skills and financial literacy. Michael is a sought-after internationally as conference keynote speaker and is a leading authority on youth trends and strategies for engaging with Generation

Dan S. Kennedy is a multi-millionaire serial entrepreneur; direct marketing consultant, strategic advisor and direct-response copywriter; and author of 14 business books including the popular “No B.S.” series (www.NoBSBooks.com). Chip Kessler is an entrepreneur and consultant specializing in health care industries, and is married to a cousin of Dr. John Brinkley

Conrad Hall is an international copywriter, author, and speaker. Friends, Followers and Customer Evangelists is his fifth book, and the first to be released in print version.
As the author and founder of The Marketing Spotlight (Hall’s Blog), Conrad has expanded his writing to include contributing to Technorati, Blog Critics, Social Media Examiner, and Community Marketing Blog. For each site, Conrad writes about the effective use of social media, how to measure results, and how good content serves to strengthen your business and become an added revenue stream.
Originally from Toronto, he now lives in Illinois with his wife (Yvette), 3 children, a dog (Silas) and a cat (Goliath)