Taryn Rose created one of today’s most successful and highly coveted brands in footwear. An orthopedic surgeon turned shoe designer, Dr. Rose married fashion and function in 1999 and changed the footwear industry forever. Her idea of being dressed with a sense of well-being touched a nerve with women from coast-to-coast, creating a dedicated following for her footwear collections. A formally trained surgeon, Dr. Rose witnessed the serious foot problems caused by fashion footwear. A high heel lover herself, Dr. Rose saw a need to combine her knowledge of foot biomechanics and passion for fashion to spread ease to women everywhere. What started in a garage grew to a 40 million dollar business with boutiques all over the country.

Currently, Dr. Rose has been busy preparing for the pre-Fall 2011 launch for the Taryn Rose brand. A bridge between classic and contemporary, the designs will adhere to her high standards of comfort in construction, pattern and technology with a luxurious and stylish flare. Styles will be available in better department and specialty stores.

After a decade of building her company Dr. Rose sold her company in 2008 and rested. She took some time off to enjoy her family, travel the world and attend speaking engagements and entertain new ideas for her next phase of business. Energized and inspired in June 2010, Dr. Rose re-joined her namesake brand as a principal under the Schottenstein Luxury Group while also creating partnerships to design for the ever popular Home Shopping Network (HSN) and high-end specialty retailer Neiman Marcus.

High Heel Power by Taryn Rose M.D. for HSN launched its first collection in May 2010 and sold out to audiences across the country. High Heel Power features footwear, handbags, leg wear and foot skincare and contain the same core principles of comfort and philosophy of style that stand behind the Taryn Rose name. High Heel Power is based on Dr. Rose’s experience of wellness, healing and charity and aims to delight women with fun trends, creative designs, comfort and value.

In August 2010, Rose introduced Haute Footure by Taryn Rose, a footwear collection for women who love fashion and worship their feet. Haute Footure features ‘rock and roll chic with a cheeky girly twist.’ Leopard prints, soft & shiny textures, tailored bows and sparkling crystals are what Rose uses to excite a woman’s sole. Each style features the new gel insole created by Rose that mimics the padding of woman’s foot to provide extra cushioning and includes ballerinas, sexy mid heels, hidden platforms, booties and boots.

When not designing shoes, Rose attends a variety of social & charity events in Los Angeles and New York. She continuously participates in a variety of speaking engagements around the country and was recently the Keynote Speaker at the Annual Women of Achievement Awards Luncheon for the Century City Chamber of Commerce Women’s Business Council. She has served as a judge for the 2008 Miss Universe pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam and most recently judged the 2011 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas.

In addition to earning her medical degree from University of California School of Medicine in Los Angeles, Taryn Rose has been recognized for her numerous honors: In 2006 The Women’s Leadership Exchange group honored Taryn with the Compass Award for shifting the paradigm of how women are perceived as business leaders. Women’s President’s Organization and Fast Company ranked her first in a new entrepreneurial competition of distinction, “25 Women Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the Game” (2005). New York Moves magazine recognized her as one of the most powerful women in New York City (2005); she was highlighted as a distinguished role model and entrepreneur in the city of Los Angeles during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (2003); recognized by the Women’s Venture Fund as an outstanding entrepreneur during the Highest Leaf Awards in New York (2003), and by the Small Business Administration as one of four outstanding women entrepreneurs honored during the 50^th Anniversary of the SBA in Washington DC (2003). The Women’s Entrepreneurial Conference featuring Martha Stewart selected her for their distinguished panel of female entrepreneurs (2007) and she’s continuously a featured panelist for events such as Pink Magazine’s “Fall Empowerment Series” (2009) and Women Entrepreneurs “Rock The World” conference (2010). Dr. Rose and her shoes were featured in the Smithsonian museum in 2007 and she was invited to meet First Lady Laura Bush at the White House since Mrs. Bush is a fan of her work.

Rose has been featured on a variety of television, newspaper and magazine write-ups including Oprah, CNN, Today Show, New York Times, People magazine, Entrepreneur, In Style, Elle, Lucky, O magazine, British Vogue, Town & Country and countless more.

Close to her heart, Rose regularly participates in projects to support Breast Cancer Research Center in New York, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, AIDS Project Los Angeles, Clothes Off Our Back, Lynne Cohen Foundation and Step Up Women’s Network.

Author of Bestseller – Words That Shook the World

Called “The Master of Charisma” by the Sunday Times of London, Richard Greene is considered one of the leading communication coaches in the world.

An attorney by trade from USC Law School, Richard left the practice of law to share his communication breakthroughs with presidents, prime ministers, political candidates, CEOs and CFOs of Fortune 500 companies, attorneys, judges, actors, and marketing professionals among others in over 25 countries. The work includes message development, media training, speech writing, and speech coaching. The work also extends to helping clients overcome the fear of public speaking, a service he provided to Princess Diana and continues to provide to major politicians, business leaders and professional speakers today.

Richard’s uncanny ability to “read” “body language” and analyze all aspects of human communication propelled him to the forefront of television coverage of key news events. Making well over 500 personal appearances on over 30 national and international programs, including CNN, NBC and ABC News, “Nightline”, “Good Morning America”, The BBC, ITN and Sky Channel. He has commented on Bill Clinton’s impeachment crisis, The O.J. Simpson Trial, The Scott Petersen Trial and many other issues. As one of the very few Americans to attend Princess Diana’s funeral, Richard provided live commentary from London for NBC and Fox.

As many of the networks’ political speech analyst, Richard covered the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Republican and Democratic National Conventions and analyzed the presidential debates for USA Today.

As Guest Host of “Live From 125″ Richard interviewed Senators, Congresspersons and other major news personalities” and provided commentary for ABC Radio Networks

In addition to private consultations, Richard has conducted over 100 international lecture tours, leading workshops for The United Nations, The World Health Organization, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The Young Presidents Organization, The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference, The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, The House of Lords, and such worldwide corporate clients as Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Sandia National Laboratories, Kirkland & Ellis, KLM Airlines, NBC, ESPN, The Hollywood Reporter. Sheraton Hotels and The Walt Disney Company

In July and August of 2006, Richard served as the Senior Judge on the TLC (The Learning Channel) series, “The Messengers”, dedicated to finding America’s next great motivational speaker.

His bestselling book, “Words That Shook The World” released by Prentice-Hall in 2002 is currently in its second printing and is considered one of the most essential books used in communications courses around the world in leading Universities.

S P E A K I N G T O P I C S A N D S E M I N A R S :

1. Words That Shook The World: 100 Years of Unforgettable Speeches and Events – Based on his Prentice Hall Press publication released October 1, 2002,, Richard takes audiences on a magical tour through the best, most inspirational speeches of the PAST 100 YEARS. century. We learn cadence and delivery from John F. Kennedy’s “Ich Bin Ein Berliner” speech, the secret of how to motivate an audience from Martin Luther King’s “I Have A Dream”, the secrets of generating credibility and “gravitas” from Winston Churchill’s “Blood, Sweat, Toil and Tears” speech, the awesome power of emotion and humility from Lou Gehrig’s “I Am The Luckiest Man” address at Yankee Stadium and further lessons from 16 other global masters of communication.

- Keynote Address, Seminar, Interactive Workshop

2. The “Science of Charisma”: The 7 Secrets of Public Speaking with “Make-Over” Demonstrations – Every participant’s communication and presentation skills (“body language”, word usage and voice tone) are diagnosed, videotaped . . . and dramatically improved. . By simply adjusting a few words, the tone of voice or some tiny aspects of their body language, Richard, with the help of the audience, turns scared, mediocre speakers into dynamic, charismatic personalities within five to ten minutes, maximum.

- Interactive Workshop

3. “5 Secrets to becoming an Amazing Speaker/ Communicator” – Richard has boiled down the secrets of the world’s greatest speaker’s speaking and communication skills, charisma and charm into 5 easy to understand steps that will educate you on how to become an amazing speaker and communicator.

- Keynote Address

4. “People Reading” and The Art of Body Language – As a performance coach for executives, politicians, celebrities and on-air talent, Richard focuses heavily on the little nuances in body language that can create hugely different impressions and results.

This workshop presents a brief overview of the “People Reading” tools that enable executives and managers to get enormously valuable information about how to best interact with prospective and present employees, co-workers, clients, prospects, and even spouses and children.

- During the session, everyone will learn to: Identify the 4 basic personality types from the way they walk, talk and even to where their eyes go when they’re thinking;

- Spot when someone is being untruthful;

- Interpret dozens of revealing body language “statements” that typically go completely unnoticed.

Perhaps most importantly, everyone learns how to make the tiny changes in their own body language that communicate confidence, authority and power.

- Keynote Address, Interactive Workshop

5. The Woodbreaking Empowerment Workshop – As a metaphor for “breaking through”, but mainly because it is tremendously exciting, every person on the team has the experience of literally breaking a 3/4″ thick wood board with their bare hands.

The workshop starts with exercises in mind-over-matter and martial art skills that will amaze even the most skeptical. Then we move to exercises that teach the specific tools required to break the board effortlessly – balance, centering, breathing and mental focus. And then, with everyone cheering everyone else on – even the scared and the timid – each person breaks through. By the end of the workshop the participants realize that they are capable of achieving what they once thought impossible.

- Interactive Workshop

6. “Mental Aerobics” – Games and experiential exercises, based on Richard’s workbook, to stretch or blow the mind and teach participants how to think “outside the box”. Everyone learns how to be more creative and to “see” themselves, their jobs and their life in new and inspiring way.

- Conference Breaks, Keynote, Interactive Workshop

7. The Physics of Conflict Resolution - Instruction about and experience in four conflict resolution tools that will enable participants to:

- Take the “energy” out of almost any conflict in less than 5 minutes

- Turn potential or actual conflict situations into positive opportunities

- Keynote, Interactive Workshop

8. Listening – Without a doubt the most important sales and business communication skill but one that is almost never taught and often ignored. Participants learn how to listen in a completely different way and learn how to talk less and communicate much, much more. Specific body language tools such as “Full Body Listening” are demonstrated and even mastered in the workshop.