Speakers

Peter Bielagus (Money Management, Getting Your Dream Job, Parent’s Session) 

Peter Bielagus became Young America’s Financial Coach the hard way-by first falling deep into credit card debt.  Six months into his freshman year, Peter owed the credit card companies more than $5000.  Determined to get through this money maze, Peter began reading what amounted to over 300 books on personal finance and human development, interviewing experts and attending seminars.  By graduation, Peter paid off all of his credit card debt. 

Realizing that many students fall victim to the same trap Peter wrote a unique personal finance guide entitled Getting Loaded: A Complete Personal Finance Guide For Students and Young Professionals (published internationally by Penguin Putnam/NAL.)  It is one of the few personal finance guides for young people actually written by a young person.  Peter is now a licensed financial advisor who travels the country sharing his money secrets with high school and college audiences. 

In addition to speaking to students, Peter also speaks to parents about how to better communicate with their children on personal finance issues. 

Susie Gallucci (Leadership, Networking, Health/Fitness)
With 23 years as a competitive swimmer, 6 years as a U.S. Marine Corps Officer, and 5 years as a professional athlete, Susie Gallucci has extensive experience as both a student and practitioner of diverse management, leadership, and success principles and techniques. Her lifetime of high achievement led her to devote her life to equipping others to achieve personal fulfillment. Susie exhaustively researches and studies success principles in pursuit of the ultimate success formula.
Having represented the United States as an athlete, Marine Corps Officer, speaker, and ambassador of goodwill in over 15 foreign countries, Susie has had the unique opportunity of interacting closely with highly successful people from nations and cultures throughout her to launch Pounce To Success International as the ultimate success vehicle for professionals, students, and children of every nation.

Susie speaks to thousands of professionals and students each year and even offers personalized one-on-one success coaching. She is the co-author of Unleash The Winner Within You and will be launching the Ican Clan Adventure Series, a motivational children’s book series, in the Summer of 2006.

Zach Saunders (Academic Success)

Zack Saunders was a C student in high school who went on to ace the SATs and become an A student in college.  After being approached by several parents as to just how he did it, and more importantly, could he do it for their children, Zack founded “Above and Beyond Tutoring,” a NH Based education company helping high school students get better grades without studying harder.  Zack teaches several unconventional techniques such as interviewing professors before you sign up for their class.  He’ll be revealing all his tips at The College Money Management BootCamp.