George Bradt has led the revolution in how people start new jobs. He progressed through sales, marketing, and general management around the world at companies including Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, and J.D. Power's Power Information Network spin-off as chief executive.

Now he is a principal of CEO Connection and chairman of PrimeGenesis, the executive onboarding group he founded in 2002 to accelerate complex transitions for leaders and teams. Since then, George and his partners have reduced new leader failure rates from 40 percent to 5 percent through a single-minded focus on helping them and teams deliver better results faster over their first 100 days.

A graduate of Harvard and Wharton (MBA), George is coauthor of five books on onboarding, a weekly column on Forbes.com, and seven musical plays (book, lyrics, and music). His e-mail address is [email protected].

Jayme A. Check offers a dynamic and global perspective on leadership gained from executive roles in firms ranging from start-ups to the Fortune 500 and from Wall Street to Asia. He is recognized for deep expertise in navigating high-growth and rapidly changing environments. Jayme's held leadership positions in sales, business development, and general management at companies including J.P. Morgan, Guidance Solutions, and Brice Manufacturing.

In addition to his active role at PrimeGenesis as a founding partner and author of its executive onboarding methodology, Jayme is CEO of Quantum Global Partners, a firm that provides companies worldwide with results-based leadership development, strategic direction, and senior interim management.

Jayme earned a BS from Syracuse University and an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School. His articles and opinions have appeared in Bloomberg Businessweek, Fox Business, and Talent Management magazine, among others. Jayme can be reached at [email protected].

John Lawler is CEO of PrimeGenesis. Previously he was CEO of three private equity–backed companies, leading business and cultural transformations in a variety of industries. Before that, at LexisNexis, he served as group president and built a new division of high-growth legal technology businesses via acquisition, investment, and integration, and led a successful digital transformation as CEO of Martindale-Hubbell. Earlier, John was an investment banker at Bear Stearns and led transitions and growth initiatives at Dun & Bradstreet.

John is a proven leadership and business consultant, transformational CEO, board member, and coach, with a track record of tapping his experiences to help leaders accelerate growth and superior returns organically and via mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He earned his BA from Williams College and his MBA from the University of Virginia. His e-mail address is [email protected].