James Stovall, Founder of Narrative Television Network
Jim Stovall is an internationally known speaker and author, and the founder of Narrative Television Network, which produces television and movie programming that is accessible for the country's 13 million blind and visually impaired.
Faced with the challenge of total blindness while in college, Jim went on to become one of the ten Outstanding Young Americans awarded by the U.S. Jaycees, a National Olympic weightlifting champion, an International Humanitarian of the Year, an Emmy Award winner, a National Entrepreneur of the Year as awarded by The President's Committee, and a recipient of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce National Blue Chip Enterprise Award.
He has shared the speaking platform with people including Zig Ziglar, Barbara Bush and General Colin Powell. He has appeared on Good Morning America and CNN, and has been featured in Reader's Digest, Time magazine and TV Guide. He writes a nationally syndicated column every week. His popular books include The Ultimate Gift, which has sold nearly one million copies, and You Don't Have To Be Blind To See. In addition to writing, Jim has also become an avid reader as a result of a speech compression model that he helped develop. He has read a book a day for the past fifteen years.
Jim has retained The Helixx Group to serve as his agent in helping to: (1) extend the reach of his publication interests, (2) develop large-scale, original TV and motion picture properties; and (3) enhance his philanthropic legacy through the creation of The Ultimate Gift Institute and other charitable initiatives.
Rick Eldridge, CEO/Founder of GlueWorks Entertainment, Inc.
Rick Eldridge is an award-winning film and TV producer: a 25-year veteran of the entertainment industry who has earned a reputation as a champion of responsible programming. Rick is highly regarded for the breadth of his experiences with Universal Studios, ESPN and FOX, as well as his role in running independent production studios that have been hired out by DreamWorks SKG and Disney, among others. He has won over twenty Tellys, produced five platinum animation products, and has served as Executive Producer of more than a dozen significant-scale film and television projects, including his recent role as Executive producer of BOBBY JONES -STROKE OF GENIUS.
Rick has founded a cluster of companies with point-to-point fulfillment capacity in the film and television industry. His production studio, Film Foundry, is considered the premier facility of its kind in the Southeast. His children's brand, GlueWorks Entertainment, and his feature film production company, Life(n) Productions, have both produced award-winning properties. His distribution company, Film Foundry Releasing, is widely credited as an innovator of independent film releasing strategies.
A North Carolina native, and father of six, Rick is actively involved as an advisor to the state and local film commissions in North Carolina, a Trustee for Brevard College, and is on the Compass Arts Film Academy Board of Directors.
Rick has retained The Helixx Group to serve as his agent with the following primary goals: (1) development of his personal brand, (2) participation in larger-scale film and television projects, (3) assistance in the re-organization of his corporate interests to optimize his lifework mission, and (4) the establishment of strategic alliances, including financial partners, to help in the implementation of Rick's lifework objectives. Helixx has helped identify and negotiate with partners that have facilitated the launch of his new studio, a film releasing company, a children's animation company, a film-making venture, and a media property seed capital fund.
Barbara Hemphill, Author & CEO/Hemphill Productivity Institute
Barbara Hemphill is well known as "America's Organization Expert." She is the author of Kiplinger's popular "Taming the Paper Tiger" book series, including Taming the Paper Tiger at Home, Taming the Paper Tiger at Work, and the soon-to-be-released new book entitled Taming the Paper Tiger in the Digital Age: There's an Easy Switch. The software series she helped launch, Taming the Paper Tiger, is one of the world's leading organizational software titles. It's no wonder she is also known as "The Paper Tiger Lady."
Barbara's business grew out of the lessons she learned growing up on a farm in Nebraska. Her formal training was in music and education. A pioneer in the field of professional organizing, Barbara started her business in 1978 with a $7 ad in a New York City newspaper. Today she has a national team of more than 100 Productivity Trainer Authorized Consultants™. These consultants are part of Hemphill Productivity Institute (HPI), whose mission is to help individuals and organizations create and sustain a productive environment so they can accomplish their work and enjoy their lives. Barbara's proprietary processes include The 8-Hour Miracle™ and The Paper Tiger Productivity System™, which guarantee a ten percent increase in productivity by any measure the client chooses.
Barbara has appeared on several television shows, including the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN Nightly News, CNBC, and CNN-FN. She is a celebrated international speaker, corporate spokesperson, and consultant to small businesses and major corporations worldwide. She has been featured in numerous publications, including Fast Company, Investor's Business Daily, Business Week, Reader's Digest, USA Today, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Boardroom Reports, and was recently featured on the cover of Guidepost magazine.
Barbara has lived in the West Indies, India, New York City, and Washington, DC. While living in India, she adopted three children. In addition, she has two stepchildren and one grandchild. She now lives on a 70-acre retreat on a lake in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband.
Barbara has retained Helixx to accomplish the following objectives: (1) to enhance her profile in the organizational consulting industry and in the general business community; (2) to audit and reorganize her business interests to increase her financial and organizational impact; (3) to develop and help implement her multi-media programming strategy; and (4) to establish alliances that will help establish her work on a national and international scale.
Tom Crow, Founder & Chairman/COBRA Golf
Tom L. Crow is a founder of Cobra Golf Incorporated and its original president. Mr. Crow is an Australian who, prior to immigrating to America in 1973, was a director of Precision Golf Forging, a major golf manufacturer. He was also an active amateur player, representing his country in International amateur events such as The Eisenhower Cup and The St. Andrews Matches. He is a former Australian amateur champion.
Tom has been involved in golf club design for over 30 years. As Cobra Golf designer, he developed the "Baffler" in 1975. The Baffler, a utility wood, has set the standard in the golf industry since its introduction. Variations of the Baffler have been made and sold by virtually all major golf companies.
Tom's design experience and ingenuity is shown by his many innovations in the golf equipment market: the three-wedge system, the first extra-length driver dubbed the "Long Tom," and the re-introduction of graphite shafts for lighter weight clubs into the domestic market in 1985. The King Cobra line of oversized woods and irons are further examples of his design expertise.
He is considered one of the premier golf equipment designers in the world. He is engaged with Helixx to launch a worldwide film production on the life of the legendary golfer, Bobby Jones, to publish a book on his life in the
sport entitled "The King of Clubs", and to pursue other ventures that are part of his personal lifework strategy.
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Jim Stovall
