About the Authors

David Lewis is cofounder and CEO of Pinnacle Performance Company, a global training firm that has revolutionized presentation and communication skills training based on the time-honored performance-delivery techniques favored by professional actors. He has guest-lectured on and taught the principles of the award-winning Pinnacle Method to audiences all over the world.

In 2004 David cofounded Last Line Endeavors, a film development and production company that produced the award-winning feature film Brothers Three: An American Gothic, starring John Heard, Patrick Wilson, and Neal McDonough. As a professional actor and member of the Screen Actors Guild, David has amassed a number of credits both on stage and on camera.

Prior to launching Pinnacle, David established a strong résumé in the corporate world, holding executive-level sales and marketing positions at both Fortune 500 companies and hi-tech and Internet start-ups, where he was responsible for building and developing new product sales and sales forces.

David is a graduate of Cornell University and lives in Chicago with his wife and two children. A baseball enthusiast, he looks forward to the day when the Chicago Cubs win a World Series.

G. Riley Mills is the cofounder and COO of Pinnacle Performance Company and has taught effective communication to executives and CEOs across the globe. He has guest-lectured or delivered keynotes at the Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, Valparaiso University, Singapore Management University, Moorhead State University, and Joliet Junior College.

As a writer, Mills has twice been awarded the Joseph Jefferson Citation (Chicago's Tony Award) for Best New Work. His first book, Sawdust and Spangles (written with Grammy-nominated musician Ralph Covert), won a 2007 NAPPA Honor Award; their follow-up book, A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas, was profiled in USA Today. In 2012, their acclaimed musical, The Hundred Dresses, premiered off Broadway at the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York City.

As a professional actor, Mills last appeared at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Television credits include episodes of ER, Early Edition, and Missing Persons. Film credits include lead roles in The Home Coming (World Wide Pictures) and 35 Miles from Normal, which premiered at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, Mills recently cofounded a not-for-profit company called The Bookwallah Organization, whose sole mission is to collect storybooks and set up libraries in orphanages around the world (www.bookwallah.org). He lives with his family in Chicago.

About Pinnacle Performance Company

Founded by professional actors and Fortune 500 executives, Pinnacle Performance Company delivers its Performance-Based Communication training to business professionals all over the world, meshing time-honored performance-delivery techniques with essential business communication skills needed to succeed and influence at every level of the corporate arena. Building on its award-winning methodology (the Pinnacle Method), Pinnacle uses customized, interactive simulations and a detailed focus on delivery to help participants become more confident, credible, and compelling communicators. For more information about our company and offerings, please log on to www.pinper.com.

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