Our speaker today is here to share ideas on how you can lead a more productive, energetic, fulfilling life. Laura Stack is a personal productivity expert, author, and professional speaker who helps professionals achieve Maximum Results in Minimum Time®. She is the president of The Productivity Pro®, Inc., a time management training firm in Denver, Colorado, specializing in productivity improvement in high-stress organizations.

Since 1992, Laura has presented keynotes and seminars on improving output, lowering stress, and saving time in today’s workplaces and homes. She is the bestselling author of three works published by Random House: (1) The Exhaustion Cure, (2) Find More Time, and (3) Leave the Office Earlier. Her fourth work, SUPERCOMPETENT, hits bookstores in August 2010. Laura is a spokesperson for Microsoft, 3M, and Office Depot and is the designer of The Productivity Pro® planner by Day-Timer®.

Laura is the 2011-2012 president of the National Speakers Association. Laura holds an MBA and has been awarded the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, the highest earned designation given to professional speakers.

Widely regarded as one of the leading experts in the field of employee productivity and workplace issues, she has been featured nationally on the CBS Early Show, CNN, NPR, the New York Times, USA Today and many others. Her client list includes national associations and government agencies, as well as Starbucks, Cisco Systems, Nationwide, MolsonCoors, the Denver Broncos, and her favorite—Dairy Queen.

Please help me welcome Laura Stack.