Fred Parker, Activate! Promotions + Marketing (asi/141964)

It's outstanding. Always great to network with the leaders of our industry.

Kim Newell, World Wide Lines (asi/98290)

There's tons of education, tons of networking, there's so much you can learn, and a really great group of panelists as well.

Kathy Vichakchon, Leashables by Oralabs (asi/66715)

I want to build stronger relationships and learn about the industry, which is why I come to the ASI Power Summit.

Randee Horwitch, Dard Products (asi/48500)

I loved the speed networking event and met so many people.

Fred Albrecht, Albrecht & Co. (asi/491075)

We had a great time at the Power Summit, met many people and had some great networking opportunities.

Adrian Gostick

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The Carrot Principle

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Michael Bernstein is CEO and chairman of the board for Polyconcept, the world's largest supplier company, was named Counselor's International Person of the Year in 2006 and is ranked #3 on the most recent Counselor Power 50 list.

Tonia Allen Gould is the CEO and founder of TAG! The Creative Source, a consumer and promotional product marketing powerhouse. Tonia brings to TAG! over 20 years of photographic, consumer promotions, marketing, print and media experience.

Kris Robinson is the Chief Sustainability Officer & Executive Vice President of a Counselor Top 40 distributorship. A nearly 20-year industry veteran, Kris is responsible for PromoShop's award-winning self-promotion campaigns and actively works to save the Earth's vital resources while revolutionizing the way the advertising specialty industry thinks and responds to the environment.

Alan Vaught is CEO of Evans Manufacturing. He has over 30 years of manufacturing experience and is an expert in process improvement. His company is one of the few domestic manufacturers in the promotional products industry, and through continuous process improvement and Lean Manufacturing principles, Evans Manufacturing is able to compete with global manufacturing.

Alan Chippindale oversees Counselor Top 40 firm BrandAlliance, the second-largest distributor in Canada. A longtime industry executive, Chippindale is also a member of Counselor's Power 50 list.

Terry McGuire is the senior vice president of marketing for Counselor Top 40 distributor HALO Branded Solutions. He has been with HALO for 13 years, with responsibility for the company's marketing, vendor relations and communications initiatives. As an industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience, he has served in executive sales and marketing roles for leading industry suppliers and distributors.

Joshua Ebrahemi is a partner at Counselor Top 40 distributor Jack Nadel International (JNI) and manager of the Los Angeles office. He has been with JNI for nine years, has been the company's top salesperson for five of those years, and is consistently a multimillion-dollar producer.

Bonni Shevin-Sandy is the president and CEO of DARD Design International, certified woman-owned business. She sits on a variety of industry boards and through the years has been recognized with many elite industry awards, including Counselor's International Person of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year. She is also a mainstay on Counselor's Power 50 list.

Jim Franklyn is the VP of Sales & Marketing/Partner at InkHead Promotional Products, an online distributor with annual dollar volume estimated to reach $10M in 2013. From 2009-2012 InkHead sales grew 149%. Jim has been in the industry 14 years and is in his 5th year as a partner with InkHead. He currently sits on the national Distributor Committee for PPAI, has been on several leadership committees, and is also active locally in Atlanta with GAPPP.

Paula Shulman is the vice president of sales for Counselor Top 40 supplier Prime Resources. She has been in the industry for 35 years, beginning her career at a distributorship and joining Prime in 1981 as a receptionist. Paula was the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) Woman of the Year for 2011/12, a past ASI Woman of Distinction and member of Counselor's Power 50.

Bill Korowitz is the CEO of The Magnet Group, Counselor's 2013 Supplier of the Year. Under his leadership, the company, a perennial Counselor Top 40 supplier, is regularly recognized as one of the most distinguished suppliers in the industry for customer service and creativity. Bill has been on the Counselor Power 50 list since 2008.

Joe Fleming is an industry veteran who helped steer the Hub Pen Company to over 70% growth between 2008-2012 and secure it a spot on Counselor's Top 40. In 2012, Hub Pen was awarded Counselor's Supplier of the Year award, based on distributor ratings in ESP.

Jerry McLaughlin is the CEO of Counselor Top 40 distributor Branders.com. He has over 20 years of marketing and operations experience in the financial, technology and advertising industries, and established Branders.com as one of the first interactive and lowest-priced promotional products source in the world. He was honored as the 2010 Counselor Distributor Entrepreneur of the Year.

Mark Godsey is the president of TN-based Gold Bond Inc., a Counselor Top 40 supplier celebrating 65 years in the promotional products industry. Boasting a diverse line of products ranging from pens, pencils, mugs and tumblers to bags and portfolios, Gold Bond holds numerous awards including the 2010 Counselor Supplier of the Year. For the eleventh consecutive year, Gold Bond was recognized as Counselor’s 2013 Supplier of the Year for Golf Accessories.

Groundbreaking videographer Devin Graham has established himself as one of the top YouTubers in the world. He currently has over one million subscribers to his YouTube channel and his videos have nearly 200 billion views. Through social media and world wide recognition, Devin continues to lead the YouTube world through his ability and talent in creating viral videos. Click here to visit Devin Graham's YouTube page.

Bruce Money is the chair of the department of business management at the Marriott School at Brigham Young University. He holds an MBA from Harvard University and a PhD in marketing from the University of California, Irvine. He has consulted for Cambridge University, Nissan, Bayer and CSX.

Jeremy Lott is the president of Counselor Top 40 supplier SanMar, a family-owned business now in its second-generation of leadership. With the Lott family's guidance, the company was named Counselor's Supplier of the Year in 2007 and is a multiple winner Counselor Distributor Choice Awards annually.