Widener, Chris: - Chris Widener is a NY Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author with 17 books and nearly 100 audio programs on success, leadership, influence and motivation. His best-selling books include The Art of Influence, Twelve Pillars and The Angel Inside. He is the past host of the nationally televised TV show Made for Success and the past co-host, along with legendary motivator Zig Ziglar, of the TV show True Performance. He has been named one of the world's top 50 speakers and one of Inc. Magazine's 100 top leadership experts. Chris has taken his message of success all over the world including Germany, Russia, Singapore, China, Australia, Spain, Italy, Sweden and Egypt. He has also spoken in 46 of the 50 United States. Chris has regularly spoken for some of the world's greatest companies, including Microsoft, General Electric, Cisco Systems, and the Harvard Business School. Chris' speaking career has been featured in Forbes Magazine. Chris also has a boutique coaching practice for men and women who are committed to excellence and want to take the level of success they have already attained and take it to even greater heights. Chris has a passion for helping people turn their potential into performance, succeed in every area of their lives and achieve their dreams.