Michael Goldstein
Michael Goldstein, Chairman of the Toys "R" Us Children's Fund and Toys "R" Us.com, Inc., former Chairman of the Board of Toys "R" Us Inc., has been with Toys "R" Us for 18 years serving as Chief Executive Officer from 1994 to 1997. Prior to 1983, he was Senior Executive Vice President-Operations and Finance of Lerner Stores Corporation. Preceding that, he was a Partner of Ernst & Young in New York.

A magna cum laude graduate of Queens College with a B.S. in Economics, Mr. Goldstein was the recipient of the Haskins Gold Medal for achieving the highest score in the CPA examination in the State of New York.

He is also a Director of Finlay Enterprises, Inc. (OTC) and United Retail Group (OTC).

He is a Director of the 92nd Street Y, The Special Contributions Fund of the NAACP, State University-Stony Brook Foundation, and serves on the Advisory Board of the For All Kids Foundation, USA Tennis Foundation and the New York Restoration Project. Mr. Goldstein is President and Director of the Northside Center for Child Development. Mr. Goldstein is on the Board of Reading is Fundamental and is a member of the Board and the Executive Committee of the Queens College Foundation, and serves as Chairman of its Accounting and Information Systems Advisory Board.

Mr. Goldstein has been nominated to serve on the Board of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Foundation, subject to FBI clearance.

Mr. Goldstein has been honored by the A.L.S. Foundation, The Federation of Jewish Philanthropies, United Jewish Appeal and B'nai Brith, the NAACP, the Genetic Disease Foundation, Hale House, The New York Restoration Project, the Video Game Industry, Discount Store Industry and is in the Toy Industry Hall of Fame.

He and his wife, Sherry, make their home in Westchester County.

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J. Gary Shansby
J. Gary Shansby is a co-founder and has been Managing General Partner of The Shansby Group since its inception in 1987. Formerly the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shaklee Corporation, Mr. Shansby has more than 35 years of experience with consumer companies. Under his leadership, Shaklee-a direct marketer of nutritional, personal care and household products-grew from a small family business, with sales of less than $80 million, to a Fortune 500 multinational corporation with annual sales in excess of $500 million. Prior to joining Shaklee, Mr. Shansby was a partner at Booz, Allen & Hamilton, where he was instrumental in developing their strategic planning and marketing strategy practice for consumer products clients. Previously, he held senior management positions, primarily in the areas of marketing, general management, acquisitions, and diversification, for such industry leaders as the Clorox Company, American Home Products Corporation, and the Colgate-Palmolive Company. Mr. Shansby is a well-known California business leader who has served on various businesses, education, and government boards and commissions. He holds a B.A. from the University of Washington.

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Mark Burg
Mark Burg has produced and executive produced a wide range of films including BULL DURHAM starring Kevin Costner; CAN'T BUY ME LOVE starring Patrick Dempsey; AIRHEADS; THE CURE; TOY SOLDIERS; THE SANDLOT; EDDIE starring Whoopi Goldberg; DON'T BE A MENACE starring Sean and Marlon Wayans; B.A.P.S. starring Halle Berry and Martin Landau for New Line Cinema. Burg also produced THE GINGERBREAD MAN, based on an original story by John Grisham and directed by Robert Altman. THE GINGERBREAD MAN stars Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz, Robert Downey, Jr., Daryl Hannah, Famke Janssen, Tom Berenger and Robert Duvall. Most recently he produced the Jim Toback movie BLACK & WHITE starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey, Jr., Jared Leto, Brooke Shields, Elijah Woods and Mike Tyson. He is currently in production on the independently financed motion picture LOCKDOWN directed by John Luessenhop. In October 1998, Burg formed Evolution Entertainment with Oren Koules. Evolution Entertainment is a management/production company that represents actors, writers and directors. The company also has a first-look television deal with DreamWorks SKG.

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Mark Victor Hansen
You may know Mark Victor Hansen better as "that Chicken Soup for the Soul guy."

The last handful of years has seen Mark and his business partner, Jack Canfield, create what Time magazine calls "the publishing phenomenon of the decade" with 60 million Chicken Soup for the Soul books sold in North America alone. But that idea was just one of many that has propelled Mark Victor Hansen into a worldwide spotlight as one of the most dynamic and compelling personalities of our time.

For 26 years, and from Bangladesh to Birmingham, Mark's message of possibility, opportunity and step-by-step action has helped create startling and powerful change in more than 2 million people in 38 countries. His energy and exuberance travels still further through mediums such as television and print as he assures our planet's people that you can easily create the life you deserve.

Mark Victor Hansen has been named one of the Top 10 Greatest Motivational Speakers Ever. He's also been inducted into the highly acclaimed circle of Horatio Algier recipients because of the remarkable path of life he's created for himself. But the acclaim and awards wouldn't be arriving in Mark's life if he weren't capably and effectively keying in on where people sit in their lives, and knowing intuitively where they truly deserve to be.

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Bob Proctor
Imagine landing on just one solution that catapults you to the life you've always wished you'd have, one that's abundantly rich and rewarding in every facet. That solution exists. In fact, it exists today, this very moment in your own mind! Every person walking this planet carries this key, but few know how to plumb their mind's depths to excavate a more rewarding life for themselves.

That's where Bob Proctor comes in. For 40 years, he has helped people create lush lives of prosperity, rewarding relationships and spiritual awareness.

Bob Proctor knows how to help you because he comes from a life of want and limitation himself. In 1960, he was a high-school dropout with a resume of dead-end jobs and a future clouded in debt. One book was placed in his hands Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich which planted the seed of hope in Bob's mind. In just months, and with further support from the works of Earl Nightingale, Bob's life literally spun on a dime. In a year, he was making more than $100,000, and soon topped the $1 million mark.

Bob then moved to Chicago to work for his real-life mentors, Earl Nightingale and Lloyd Conant. After rising to the position of Vice President of Sales at Nightingale-Conant, he established his own seminar company, and he still travels the globe, teaching thousands of people how to believe in and act upon the greatness of their own minds.

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