Dr. Mario Draghi is Available for Speaking Engagements

Bob Thomas is widely recognized as a leader in the global lecture industry. His stellar reputation for outstanding service and strategic counsel has endeared him to clients and speakers alike. He has over 25 years of diverse domestic and international experience serving a wide range of client industries including financial services, transportation, technology, association, education, and defense. As such, Mr. Thomas has established solid relationships with past and present leaders in government, business, the economy, and the media.

Prior to founding Worldwide Speakers Group, Mr. Thomas helped lead a prominent global lecture agency, where he was recruited to execute an aggressive growth strategy to expand the agency’s worldwide presence and market share. In his 8 years with this agency, he specialized in building a global brand, recruiting speakers, and developing an international client base.

Mr. Thomas has led the recruitment of exclusive speakers and managed the day-to-day relationships with many of them. He has assisted former heads of state, captains of industry, and global media personalities with their communications strategies as well as their lecture goals and agendas to provide the greatest impact on audiences.

Throughout his lecture industry career, he has focused on establishing long-term client account relationships with multi-national and Fortune 1000 companies, trade associations, college/universities and international forums.

Prior to entering the lecture industry, Mr. Thomas served as a member of the senior management team for two service consulting companies in the travel management and energy industries. During his tenure, he successfully transformed key business and management strategies and practices, as well as secured new alliances with strategic business partners, all resulting in significant growth and profitability.

Mr. Thomas started his professional career in 1984 with IBM where he accomplished a record of significant achievement in sales and marketing and held executive positions in multiple IBM businesses.

Mr. Thomas is a graduate of the College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He serves as the Advisory Board Co-Chair at Berkshire School, a college preparatory school, in Sheffield, MA.

Dan Sims is renowned in the talent, association, academic, and corporate communities as a trusted partner and outstanding leader. Throughout his notable career, he has consistently booked and recruited former heads of state, sports Hall-of-Famers, business-thought leaders, industry captains, Hollywood celebrities, government and military officials, and top industry experts for a wide range of organizations. Mr. Sims brings a wealth and depth of professional relationships and innovative marketing ideas to the WWSG team.

Mr. Sims founded THE AGENCY Speakers, LLC in 2005 which managed speaker engagements on four continents for clients such as Barclays, Merrill Lynch, Marriott, Novartis, MTV, and ESPN. He was also formerly Managing Director at one of the country’s leading speaker bureaus where he handled the exclusive lecture management of athletes, distinguished authors, and leading politicians.

In 2005, he earned the coveted Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certification, the Convention Industry Council’s foremost certification program for meetings, conventions, and exhibitions. A featured thought leader at the American Society of Association Executives Springtime Conferences and a continuing lecturer at George Mason University on leadership and entrepreneurship, Mr. Sims conveys unequaled first-hand experiences and a depth of expertise to the industry.

Mr. Sims has published articles in national and trade publications on sales, management, and leadership, which have appeared in The Meeting Professional and Meeting & Conventions. He’s been featured in several local, regional and national media. A fervent supporter of the profession, Mr. Sims has personally led sponsorships for The Society of Government Meeting Professionals, Meeting Professionals International, Professional Convention Management Association, International Association of Speakers Bureaus American Society of Association Executives, the CMP Conclave, Convention Industry Council, American Student Government Association and many other professional groups.

Mr. Sims earned a B.S. in Marketing from Pennsylvania State University. His M.B.A. is from George Mason University, where he guest-lectures on leadership and entrepreneurship. He was awarded the Most Outstanding Entering Student by GMU’s School of Management Alumni Association.