Keynote Speakers

Morning Keynote
Sean Foy, MA
Ten Minute Body Breakthrough

Sean Foy, MA, is an exercise physiologist, behavioral coach and certified nutrition counselor. He is president and founder of Personal Wellness Corporation, a California-based wellness consulting firm that provides health and fitness testing, education seminars and comprehensive wellness plans.

Foy is the author of The 10 Minute Total Body Breakthrough. He served as lead fitness consultant for the Nutrilite Health Institute and NUTRILITE™ products for over a decade and created the NUTRILITE Trim Body System "4-3-2-1 Body Training Program.”

Foy is also the co-creator of the award-winning children’s health and fitness program, LEAN KIDS. Among numerous citations, he has received the “Nike Go” Top National Health Education Program Award and the California Governor Health Educator of the Year Award. 

Lunch Keynote
Kathleen Passanisi, PT, CSP, CPAE
Therapeutic Humor
Sponsored by Sprint

Kathleen Passanisi, PT, CSP, CPAE, is in the Speaker Hall of Fame and recipient of a Lifetime Achievement award in the field of therapeutic humor, and has helped thousands change their outlooks and lives through her enlightening and entertaining programs.

Kathy founded New Perspectives in 1987 to address issues in wellness, quality living, stress management and the link that exists between humor and health. She is a past-president of the American Association for Therapeutic Humor and served on the adjunct faculty of the Washington University School of Medicine. Her clients range from Fortune 500 companies and trauma teams to cancer patients and married couples.

Her work has been featured in major publications such as US News & World Report, Working Woman and England’s Sunday Business. Kathy is the author of It’s Your Life—Choose Well and contributing author of Humor Me.

Afternoon Keynote
Joel Fuhrman, MD
Super Immunity
Sponsored by Shawnee Mission Heart & Vascular Center

Joel Fuhrman, MD, is a Board-certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. He has published many books on healthy eating and fighting disease with healthy food choices, including the well-known 2003 book Eat To Live: The Revolutionary Plan for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss.

Fuhrman was selected by Whole Foods Market, Inc., as a partner to create their “Health Starts Here” initiative, a program geared toward promoting the health of Whole Foods team members and customers. He has been practicing family medicine for more than 20 years and established the Center for Nutritional Medicine located in Flemington, New Jersey, a unique practice that specializes in treating a variety of medical problems with lifestyle changes and nutrition.