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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
 Paul
Orfalea
Founder, Kinko’s, Inc.
Paul Orfalea founded Kinko’s, Inc. in 1970 near the University
of California at Santa Barbara with a simple idea: provide products
and services at a competitive price. From its modest beginnings,
Kinko’s now FedEx Kinko’s - is the world’s leading business
services chain, with over 1,200 branches worldwide.
Much of Kinko’s success can be traced directly to Paul unique
business philosophy based on his freethinking, creative style.
In the year 2000, Paul retired from Kinko’s, and is no longer
involved with the company.
In 2005, Paul wrote “Copy This! Lessons from a hyperactive dyslexic
who turned a bright idea into one of America’s best companies.”
This unique autobiography is filled with life lessons on overcoming
obstacles and turning impediments into opportunities. It is the
story of how Paul Orfalea, a self-proclaimed “poster boy” for
Attention Deficit Disorder and dyslexia who failed two grades,
opened a small copy shop and turned it into a $2 billion-a-year
company.
Paul succeeded using his learning differences and unorthodox
approach to business to mold a compassionate, unconventional,
partner-driven culture that allowed Kinko’s to thrive, and made
it, according to Fortune, Forbes, and Working Mother Magazines
one of the best places to work in America.
Paul lectures and teaches at various colleges and business organizations.
He has received prestigious awards for entrepreneurial leadership.
Through his family foundation, Paul works with government leaders
to encourage businesses to provide family-friendly benefits, and
quality early care and education for children of working parents.
He also promotes intergenerational care, and speaks out on behalf
of learning differences.
 Kenny
Dichter
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Marquis Jet
Kenny Dichter has been an entrepreneur in sports marketing, manufacturing
and retail for close to 20 years. His company, Marquis Jet is
the global leader in private jet cards. Through its exclusive
alliance with NetJets, Marquis Jet provides the convenience, quality
and safety of the world’s premier fractional aircraft ownership
program 25 hours at a time. The Marquis Jet Card is available
throughout North America, catering to businesses and individuals
who desire access to the world’s best fleet and service. Business
Traveler Magazine, Executive Travel Magazine, Robb Report and
Flight International have recognized the Marquis Jet Card as the
best in the industry.
Prior to founding Marquis Jet in 2001, along with partner Jesse
Itzler, Dichter co-founded Alphabet City, a production and distribution
company specializing in sports compilation CDs that combined popular
in-arena music with memorable "play by play" calls from team history.
Alphabet City had licensing agreements with the NBA, NFL, MLB,
NHL, and NCAA and released over 50 CDs before being acquired by
Robert Sillerman's SFX Entertainment in 1998. Dichter's entrepreneurial
bent began while he was a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
where he began an on-campus retail specialty store called Bucky's.
Dichter also worked closely with then-UW Chancellor and later
Clinton Cabinet member, Donna Shalala, and the UW Athletic Department
to create "Late Night With The Badgers," a pep rally hosted by
nationally known sports personality Dick Vitale that led to a
multi- fold increase in ticket sales and student participation.
Dichter is also the Founder and a Board member of Tour GCX Partners,
Inc., a premium offering in the private golf space established
in 2003. Dichter was awarded a BA in Sociology from the University
of Wisconsin- Madison and is a member of the Executive Committee
of the Jack Martin Fund at Mt. Sinai Hospital and a Board member
of the Turn the Corner Foundation.
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