Specializing in differentiating in hyper-competitive markets, Vickie Sullivan has launched thousands of thought leaders since 1987. She is a popular speaker throughout the U.S. and Canada on how to stand out in crowded markets and strategies that position experts for lucrative opportunities. Her market intelligence updates are distributed to experts in the U.S. as well as 17 other countries. Ms. Sullivan has served twice on the editorial board for Professional Speaker Magazine, and currently serves as contributing editor for RainToday.com, a prominent community of 120,000 professional service providers. Her articles have been published in other publications such as Presentations and USA Today magazines and the Handbook of Business Strategy. Ms. Sullivan also has been quoted in mainstream media such as Fortune.com, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily. Her work and views have appeared in books such as Secrets of Six-Figure Women by Barbara Stanney, Getting Started in Consulting by Alan Weiss and Mastering Work Less, Make More by Jennifer White.Ms. Sullivan’s groundbreaking work has earned her an appointment on the Women's Leadership Board for the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. As a former member of the mentoring committee, she has given three presentations to the student body there on personal branding and prominence. She also served on the executive committee from 2009 to 2011 as communications chair.Specialties: personal brands for high-fee markets, creating compelling content to develop thought leadership, branding for high fee speeches and book deals, positioning web sites and article distribution, generating leads for experts