Keynote Speakers

Rocco DiSpirito

Opening Keynote Speaker: Rocco DiSpirito

Celebrity chef and author Rocco DiSpirito combines his world-class cooking with a passion for empowering home cooks. The James Beard award-winning chef began his career in a Queen’s pizzeria at age 11. Graduating with honors from the Culinary Institute of America, in 1997, Rocco opened the 3-star Union Pacific in New York City where he established his culinary credentials.

Rocco was named Food & Wine’s Best New Chef and—as the first chef to grace its cover—was called “America’s Most Exciting Young Chef” by Gourmet. In 2003 he launched Rocco’s for NBC’s The Restaurant, and in 2004, he hosted “Food Talk with Rocco” on WOR 710AM. His new television series, Rocco Gets Real, launched on A&E in October 2008, coinciding with the publication of its companion cookbook, ROCCO GETS REAL: Cook at Home Every Day.

His cookbooks include Rocco’s Real-Life Recipes, Rocco’s Italian American, Rocco’s Five Minute Flavor, and his James Beard award-winning Flavor, which New York magazine summed up as, “Dare I whisper, genius?” Rocco appears regularly on Rachel Ray, The Biggest Loser and Top Chef.

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Janine Driver

Closing Keynote Speaker, Janine Driver

What would it mean to your personal and professional success if you could know what your body language reveals to others and, in turn, what others reveal to you, without uttering a single word?

These discreet messages speak volumes – and the secret to understanding them lies with one charismatic expert. Stop wasting valuable time, resources and money, misled by people’s words and empty promises!

Start your company on a path to growth and profitability by listening to Janine Driver, aka the “Lyin’ Tamer” to understand and unleash the power of the new body language. NBC’s “Today Show” trusts her as its expert in this field. At the end of Experience 2009!, you will to!