Tim Tebow Headlines Blockbuster Speaker Lineup for 2012 Chick-fil-A Leadercast at U-Mary

January 30, 2012

BISMARCK, ND - He brought excitement to the city of Denver, CO, and leadership to a team in desperate need of guidance. When the 2011 season appeared to be a disappointing failure, quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow single-handedly led the Denver Broncos to a division championship and the NFL playoffs. His leadership on and off the field along with his faith in God inspired his teammates and rallied a city and its fan base.

Tebow, along with eight other world-renowned leaders will share their experiences at this year's must-attend 2012 Chick-fil-A Leadercast, to be held in Atlanta, GA, on Friday, May 4, 2012, and broadcast live at the University of Mary, America's Leadership University, in Arno Gustin Hall.

Other speakers joining Tebow at this year's event include:

Soledad O'Brien, Anchor and special correspondent for CNN
Patrick Lencioni, Best-selling author and president of The Table Group
John Maxwell, Leadership expert and best-selling author of "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership"
Angela Ahrendts, CEO, Burberry
Roland Fryer, Professor of economics at Harvard University and CEO of the Education Innovation Laboratory
Urban Meyer, Head football coach for Ohio State University
Andy Stanley, Best-selling leadership author and communicator
Sheena Iyengar, Author of "The Art of Choosing" and world-renowned expert of choice
Marcus Buckingham, strength strategist, best-selling author and researcher

The Chick-fil-A Leadercast is a one-day leadership training event broadcast live from the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta to approximately 500 host sites throughout the nation, to include the University of Mary in Bismarck. Host sites use the event to build relationships in their communities and offer leadership training to their own teams. The University of Mary has hosted this event for the past several years.

"The Chick-Fil-A Leadercast, held during the first Friday of May, is the one leadership growth opportunity that should not be missed," commented Dave Leingang, executive staff officer at the North Dakota Department of Transportation "The networking opportunities and success stories presented by some of the world's greatest leaders make this one day experience truly unforgettable. If you are looking for a leadership event that will challenge your leadership paradigms, then come to this and learn from the best."

This year's program will focus on the power of choice. The diverse group of internationally-acclaimed authors, leadership experts, and practitioners will share insights to help leaders empower and equip others at work, at home and in the community through his or her choices.

There are a limited number of tickets available. Registration begins online Feb. 1, 2012, at www.umary.edu/leadercast. The $50 ticket price ($75, starting April 1, 2012) includes lunch and refreshments. Each attendee will be given a Chick-fil-A Leadercast notezine (workbook) containing speakers' notes and feature articles relating to the speakers' material, which are part of the seminar's follow-up program. Doors to Arno Gustin open at 7 a.m., and the conference runs from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.

The Chick-fil-A Leadercast began like most great ideas do: with an innovative leader and a simple vision. That leader is John C. Maxwell, and his vision in 2000 was to create a different kind of leadership conference. One that was affordable and accessible to leaders from every background. It wasn't long before that vision became a reality, and in 2000, the Maximum Impact Simulcast was born. GiANT Impact later began producing the event and now has teamed up with Chick-fil-A to bring this world-class leadership content to more leaders than ever before.

In 2010, GiANT Impact celebrated the tenth anniversary of what is now known as

Chick-fil-A Leadercast and what has grown into the premier leader development event for leadership growth at all levels.

For local ticketing information, call (701) 355-8262, or visit www.umary.edu/leadercast.

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