Brian Sullivan is an international user experience researcher, who is passionate about making products that look good and work well. Brian is publishing his first book by Focal Press, “The Design Studio Method”, which will help IT professionals advance their design skills and create better user experiences through collaborative sketching with their teams.

Brian has over 11,000 followers on Slideshare and his presentations have been translated into 15 different languages. His presentation titled “Design Like Da Vinci” was the top presentation at SxSW 2013 and “Pixel Perfect” was chosen as a Top Five at SxSW 2015.

As a design leader and international speaker, he founded the Big Design Conference, with over 1,000 people in attendance each year with speakers from Disney, PayPal, Amazon, Pixar, Adobe and Microsoft.

He is the founder of the UX Dallas Meetup with over 1,500 members, which is host to over 30 meetings yearly. Currently, Brian is creating the UX certification program at Southern Methodist University. He speaks at SxSW Interactive, Big Design Conference, IA Summit, UXPA International, User Friendly China, CPSI Conference and STC Summit.

As the Director of Research and User Testing at Tonic 3, Brian has worked with clients such as United Airlines, Burger King, Sabre, Carter Blood Center, American Airlines and AT&T. He is a Mentor at the Addison Treehouse where he consults with local startups launching their businesses.

As a design consultant, Brian works to define and deliver solutions for complex problems, including decision support systems, data visualizations, systems management tools and more. With more than 300 projects under his belt, Brian knows the magic formula to rapidly research, design and release successful products.

Presentation Details

Building Presentations that ROCK & Resonate

Presentations should inform and inspire audiences. Yet, most people leave presentations feeling unfulfilled and uninspired. In this talk, Brian Sullivan (Keynote Author on Slideshare) will reveal his secrets for creating powerful presentations. You will learn how to propose, plan, prepare and present more effectively. You will learn the secrets of how to be a super speaker. Learn HOW to build presentations that ROCK and resonate with an audience each time you present.

Be ready to be INSPIRED and INSPIRE others!

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Heather Nichols, is the Marketing Strategist and Automobile Radio Singer at The Biz Fizz, LLC.

From making a mean batch of homemade biscuits to creating marketing strategy with business owners, Heather Nichols helps executives make more dough in less time.  A former corporate sales star, she yearned for better marketing to facilitate the connection with her own clients and now continues helping other businesses bridge the gap between sales and marketing to gain and retain customers.  This journey led her to author the book, “From Biscuits to Business, How to Make Your Own Dough”.

Her own business growth is a result of emphasis in referral marketing and engaging online marketing strategies, with a particular awareness to the power of language and tone.  She has worked with businesses in advertising, real estate, legal, home remodel, home health, education, cosmetics, tech device, sales coaching, and non-profits.  She’s a member of the American Marketing Association, is involved in her local Chamber of Commerce, is a Success Coach for Master Networks, is a wife and mom, is a 6th grade girls’ Sunday school teacher, and loves speaking, tennis, and watching Shark Tank and The Profit with her husband Tim.  And although Heather has cut back on her biscuit consumption, she continues to help others create more dough.

Presentation Details

Crafting Content That Makes Site Visitors Want to Stick Around

You’ve got site traffic? Great! You’re encouraged by seeing that people are finally finding you and your website. The numbers may even be climbing, but are you still wondering when your visitors will take the next step? Now what? Ironically, although it’s been said, if your business is not on the first page of Google, it doesn’t exist. But, what if you ARE on the first page, someone clicks on your site, and they just LEAVE again? Find out why many businesses are losing website visitors and what you can do about it? In this session, “Learn 7 Ways to Make Online Visitors Stay”.

#Marketing Strategist @TheBizFizz to speak on Crafting #Content at #RocksDigital #Dallas
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Butch Bellah is the owner of B2 Training & Development which specializes in Business & Sales Coaching, Training and Education. Butch’s passion is to create Sales Superstars and teach business owners how to better market and sell their products and services. With over 25-years of sales, sales management and sales training experience Butch is uniquely qualified to teach you how to avoid pitfalls, break out of slumps or simply improve your selling skills.

Butch spent almost 16 years with a large regional wholesale food distributor and helped grow it from $35 million in annual sales to more than $250 million before acquiring the company as a minority shareholder with a business partner.

He is also an accomplished speaker and regularly speaks to groups throughout the southwest helping companies, individuals and sales teams get more appointments, land more new business and retain more customers—all while focusing on bottom line profits. In his speaking engagements he is able to draw on more than 10-years of experience as a professional stand-up comedian – “THAT was the best sales training I ever received!” He is also the past President of Sales & Marketing Executives.

Butch’s first book “The 10 Essential Habits of Sales Superstars: Plugging into the Power of Ten” is out on bookshelves now and gives you a roadmap for creating the habits that lead to increased sales results.

Butch has been named one of the Top 50 Sales Experts and one of the Top 100 Business Coaches to follow on Twitter in 2014

Butch’s mission in life is simple: “I want to be a Difference Maker for others—whether inspiring them with my speaking, writing or through training and coaching. I truly believe we CAN Make a Difference in OUR world.”

Presentation Details

Plug into the Power & Become A Sales Superstar

In this session, Butch will explore the top 4 habits of Sales Superstars. He will be focusing on: Building the Base, Gaining an Extra Week Every Year, Preparing to Succeed and Never Stop Learning and Growing. Drawing on decades of successful experience selling, managing sales organizations, and training sales people, Butch has wisdom for the new salesperson and established veterans alike. As he likes to say, “You can make an excuse or make a difference and the energy required is about the same.” If you are ready to make a difference in your sales results, this is a session you cannot miss.

Learn How To Be a #Sales Superstar from @salespowertips at #RocksDigital June 29 & 30
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