[jpomerenke]

So i am the VP of the Entrepreneur Club at Iowa State University. One of my jobs is to find speakers for meeting dates. I have some local business owners sceduled to speak but my goal is to get a big name speaker that everyone on campus will know so we have a big turn out.

I want your help to brainstorm big name speakers that will be easy to contact and somehwhat willing to speak.


I talked to the founder and also the CEO of Zappos.com and was very close to getting them up here - but in the end the dates, etc, werent working out -- but hey -- i got a good contact out of the deal.

I also contacted many of the apprentive contestants - wow - they charge a lot

But people like that are what i am looking for - founders of successful businesses that have a decent story to tell.

Please help with my brainstorming

[jimmiejo]

Shawn Nelson and Michael Simmons would make for some interesting speakers.