Brian Elms is the author of the bestselling book Peak Performance and is the former the Director of Peak Academy and Analytics for the City and County of Denver. He specializes in government innovation and process improvement with more than 15 years of experience providing management expertise to government agencies, elected officials, trade associations, and nonprofits.

Contessa Brewer is a CNBC correspondent appearing throughout Business Day, covering the gaming, insurance and travel industries. 

A National Emmy-Award winning journalist, Brewer is known for her marathon on-air coverage of breaking news and big political stories. While an anchor for MSNBC, she hosted daily news programs and primetime series. As a correspondent, Brewer has contributed reports to CBS News, CBSN, WNBC, NBC News and MSNBC, where she covered a wide range of stories including presidential elections, debt ceilings, government shutdowns, natural disasters, terror attacks and celebrity news. She began her career in Reno, NV followed by Palm Springs, CA and Milwaukee, WI.

Brewer is a Remembrance Scholar and magna cum laude graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communication and Honors Program. She’s narrated several audiobooks and resides in New York with her husband and twin sons.

Dan Hesse is Chairman of Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) and serves on the board of PNC (NYSE: PNC) where he chairs the Technology Committee. Dan was President and CEO of Sprint from December 2007 to August 2014 during a 37-year telecom career which included serving as CEO of Embarq, Terabeam and AT&T Wireless. He serves on the boards of directors of the JUST Capital Foundation and the Women Business Collaborative. Dan is co-host on The Mentors Radio Show which is carried by the major podcast platforms.

A results-oriented and hands on executive with experience in marketing, sales management, branding, strategy, martech and business development. A creative and strategic thinker with proven growth accomplishments while managing multiple demands in challenging environments.

Specialties: Executive Leadership, Sales Management, B2B Marketing, Brand Development "Storytelling", Crisis Communications, Event Management, Collateral Inception, Strategic Growth, Corporate Expansions, Consumer Marketing, Customer Relations, Public Relations, Team Development, Project Management, Interactive and Experiential Marketing, Out-of-the-box thinker!