Speakers

USANA Founder and CEO Dr. Myron Wentz is an internationally recognized microbiologist, immunologist, and pioneer in the development of human cell culture technology and infectious disease diagnoses. He is the author of A Mouth Full of Poison and Invisible Miracles, and is the creator of Sanoviv Medical Institute, a holistic medical facility with full hospital accreditation located in Baja California. Dr. Wentz also founded the Wentz Medical Centre and Laboratory in Uganda and the Wentz Medical Centre in Cambodia to serve children in need. Dr. Wentz launched Gull Laboratories as a one-man operation in 1974 and developed the first commercially available test for diagnosing infection with the Epstein-Barr virus. Dr. Wentz sold his controlling interests in Gull Laboratories in 1992 and founded USANA Health Sciences. In 2007 Dr. Wentz was honored at a special ceremony in Jerusalem with the Albert Einstein Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Life Sciences.He is the best-selling coauthor of The Healthy Home.

Industrialist of human potential, Darren Hardy is the visionary force behind SUCCESS magazine as its publisher and editorial director. As a leader in the personal development industry, Darren gets the unique privilege of sitting down with the leading experts on human performance and achievement, as well as many of today’s top CEOs, revolutionary entrepreneurs, superstar athletes, entertainers, and Olympic champions, to learn the unique secrets to their extraordinary success. Darren, who had been featured on FOX, CBS, MSNBC, CNBC, and ABC, is also an accomplished entrepreneur, author, keynote speaker, private equity investor, corporate advisor, and peak performance mentor.

John C. Maxwell is an internationally recognized leadership expert, speaker, coach, and author who has sold more than 20 million books. Dr. Maxwell is the founder of EQUIP and The John Maxwell Company, organizations that have trained more than five million leaders worldwide. Every year he speaks to Fortune 500 companies, international government leaders, and organizations as diverse as the United States Military Academy at West Point, the National Football League, and the United Nations. A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Business Week best-selling author, Maxwell has written three books that have each sold more than one million copies: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, Developing the Leader Within You, and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader.

For more than a decade, Dr. Libby Weaver has been working with individual patients to help them maintain a healthy weight and learn about health from a holistic perspective. After completing her Ph.D. examining biochemical and nutritional factors in children with autism, Dr. Weaver became one of Australia’s leading nutrition specialists and weight loss experts. Australia and New Zealand’s national TV and radio programs have regularly called upon her to share her expertise and her passion for health with expansive and attentive audiences. Her new book, Accidentally Overweight: Solve Your Weight Loss Puzzle, discusses the factors that are essential for burning body fat. Dr. Weaver teaches readers from various backgrounds and body types how to overcome their weight-loss challenges by looking at every factor that affects fat storage—which is more than just energy intake versus energy expenditure. Her holistic approach offers answers for people who have been struggling to lose weight, but haven’t seen results.

Known as the “Gen Y Guy,” Jason Ryan Dorsey is a best-selling author and an award-winning entrepreneur. He has been featured as a generation expert on 60 Minutes, The Today Show, and The View, as well as in print in The Wall Street Journal and Fortune Magazine, and has given more than 2,000 keynote speeches to riveted audiences around the world. His dynamic speeches provide insight on understanding and communicating to the four distinct generations: Matures, Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y. Dorsey’s best-selling books cover a wide range of topics, from the benefits of hiring Gen Y employees to simple methods for improving schools. Though he is young enough to be a proud member of “Gen Y,” Dorsey’s extensive experience and research have made him an expert in generational differences and strengths. Countless managers and leaders have taken his lessons and used them to integrate all four generations into efficient workplaces that draw on the talents of every team member.

He has inspired, challenged and entertained audiences around the world. From the boardrooms of multi-national corporations to the locker rooms of world-class athletes to the meeting rooms of conventioneers, Dr. Denis Waitley, renowned author and inspirational speaker, is devoted to informing and enlightening people. For 45 years Dr. Waitley has challenged individuals to make a difference in their lives, the lives of their loved ones, and in society as a whole. He’s written 15 nonfiction books, including several international best sellers: Seeds of Greatness, Being the Best, The Winner’s Edge, The Joy of Working, and Empires of the Mind. He’s recorded hundreds of audio programs and given countless lectures helping millions of individuals succeed personally and professionally. As a former member of USANA’s Board of Directors and Chairman of its Athletic Advisory Council, Dr. Waitley has seen up close the value of USANA and its role in helping maintain health and achieve success.

Dr. Oz, the two-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning host of the Daytime Emmy Award-winning The Dr. Oz Show, is vice-chair and professor of surgery at Columbia University. He also directs the Cardiovascular Institute and Complementary Medicine Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital. His research interests include heart replacement surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, complementary medicine, and health care policy. He has authored more than 400 original publications, book chapters, and medical books, has received several patents, and performs more than 100 heart surgeries each year. Previously, Dr. Oz was a featured health expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show for more than five seasons and spanning 55 episodes. He has also served as chief medical consultant to Discovery Communications, where his Transplant! series won both a Freddie and a Silver Telly award. In addition to numerous appearances on Good Morning America, he has also appeared on the Today Show, Larry King Live, The View, guest-hosted The Charlie Rose Show, and appeared on all the evening news broadcasts. He also served as medical director of Denzel Washington’s John Q and participated in several other feature films.

Probably the most definitive face of cable news, not only in the United States but around the globe, Emmy Award winner Larry King reshaped the landscape of broadcast journalism when his talk show, Larry King Live, debuted in June of 1985 on CNN. With a revolutionary mixture of cutting-edge political discussions and insightful celebrity-directed Q&As, King’s talk show caught the attention of millions of viewers. As one of the most recognizable broadcasters in the world, King has conducted thousands of interviews with a number of celebrities and politicians, including Marlon Brando, George Clooney, Bill Gates, Barak Obama, Michael Jordan, Yasser Arafat, Tony Blair, Richard Nixon, and Ross Perot.

Christiane Northrup, MD, is a visionary pioneer and the world’s leading authority in the field of women’s health and wellness. Dr. Northrup is the author of two New York Times best-selling books: Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause. In 2005, Mother-Daughter Wisdom, her third book, was voted Amazon.com’s #1 book of the year in both parenting and mind-body health, and was nominated for a Quill Award. In her latest books, The Secret Pleasures of Menopause and The Secret Pleasures of Menopause Playbook, Dr. Northrup outlines the crucial link between health and pleasure. Recognizing the unity of body, mind, and spirit, Dr. Northrup helps empower women to tune into their innate inner wisdom to transform their health and truly flourish. Dr. Northrup has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the Today Show, NBC Nightly News, The View, the Rachael Ray Show, Good Morning America, ABC’s 20/20, and The Dr. Oz Show.