Robyn Crane, CFP, is a nationally recognized business coach who has impacted more than 31,000 financial advisors. Her proven marketing, sales and client-acquisition systems help advisors consistently grow thriving practices. Organizations like FPA, WIFS, Guardian Life and Prudential rely on her practical strategies and high-energy delivery. Crane’s insights have appeared in Oprah Magazine, Fortune and The Wall Street Journal. Her colorful style, candid approach and track record of results make her a standout voice in the financial industry.

Felippe Nardi is the founder of Inside The Show, a program that helps professionals transform ordinary online workshops into engaging, broadcast-level experiences. Through coaching, practice tools and innovative training environments, he has worked with entrepreneurs, educators and business leaders worldwide teaching practical methods for delivering virtual sessions that feel alive, strengthen personal brands and often prove more impactful than in-person events.

Catalina Vega is a social communicator with a master's degree in marketing and a certified international leadership coach. As founder and CEO of Humark Latam, a company specializing in cultural branding, human development and leadership, she has supported more than 500 entrepreneurs and executives across Latin America in strengthening their leadership and purpose. Together with Denise Allard Serna, she is also the co-founder of Mentoría Evoluciona, a mentoring program for insurance agents.

Denise Allard Serna is a professional insurance agent at Seguros Monterrey New York Life.

Catalina Vega is a social communicator with a master's degree in marketing and a certified international leadership coach. As founder and CEO of Humark Latam, a company specializing in cultural branding, human development and leadership, she has supported more than 500 entrepreneurs and executives across Latin America in strengthening their leadership and purpose. Together with Denise Allard Serna, she is also the co-founder of Mentoría Evoluciona, a mentoring program for insurance agents.

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Jocelyn Kau is a five-time MDA award recipient. She is a senior wealth director at Prudential Financial Advisers Singapore, with 13 years of experience in financial services and eight in leadership. She holds an IBF Level 3 certification and leads a team of eight advisors, specializing in recruitment and Gen Z talent development.

Diana Ng, B Bus, ChFC, is a 12-year MDRT member with three Court of the Table qualifications. With 15 years in financial services and a decade of corporate marketing experience, she brings strategic insight to her work. As a director at Prudential Assurance Company Singapore, Ng specializes in financial wellness and estate planning, leads a team of 19 advisors, and is passionate about developing confident, purpose-driven leaders.

Agnieszka Surowik is an expert in financial risk transfer, specializing in life and health protection, retirement solutions, business succession and cross-insurance for companies — integrating strategy with values and long-term responsibility. With 18 years of management and leadership experience and seven in sales, Surowik advanced from advisor to director to sales trainer within five years of joining the financial services profession. She achieved MDRT in her second year and is now an MDRT Center for Field Leadership member, supporting dozens of advisors in their development through the Millionaire Club at Prudential Poland.

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Clay Gillespie, CFP, CLU, is the 2026 First Vice President of MDRT. An Excalibur Knight of the MDRT Foundation, Gillespie served as Global Council Member of MDRT’s Finance Division in 2023 and as Top of the Table Global Council Member and Advisory Board Chair in 2019. He was Captain of the 2015 MDRT Annual Meeting Focus Sessions Committee and has served as Chair of several committees in the Top of the Table Division. Gillespie is a financial advisor, portfolio manager and managing director with RGF Integrated Wealth Management.

Juli Y. McNeely, CFP, CLU, grew up in the financial services profession, watching her mother and father serve clients. She currently is an owner of Financial Clarity by Design, an independent firm founded by her father, while also growing her personal coaching practice, Juli McNeely Consulting LLC. She became NAIFA’s first female president in 2014 and was awarded the WIFS “Woman of the Year” award in 2015. In 2016, McNeely released “No Necktie Needed: A Woman’s Guide to Success in Financial Services.”

Eszylfie Taylor is the founder and president of Taylor Insurance and Financial Services, where he serves individuals, business owners, athletes, celebrities and high-net-worth families. After a standout career as an advisor at New York Life, where he achieved Chairman's Cabinet (top 25 out of 12,000), Taylor had a breakthrough that centered around how to improve his market and focus on solving problems, not selling products. He built upon this and used his successes and failures as teaching tools that would contribute to the start of The Taylor Method, a sales process for financial advisors.

Guy Mankey has dedicated his professional life to discovering better ways to arrange insurance and manage clients and claims since he sold his first policy in 1979. Over the years, he’s not only become a sought-after speaker in Australia, New Zealand and Asia, but has also presented at numerous MDRT meetings around the globe.

Sanjay Tolani, Ph.D., MBA, is an internationally recognized estate planning advisor and researcher known for his innovative and groundbreaking financial products. As founder of a revolutionary financial strategy available globally for family offices for intergenerational wealth management, Tolani is sought out by many successful entrepreneurs and multiple startup and venture capitalist funds for guidance on equity compensation plans, fundraising strategies and succession planning. He contributes to the MDRT Foundation and the Goodwill Charity Foundation, which constructs senior-age homes and provides education for children in India.

Marc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor and investor. As co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, he laid much of the groundwork for a service that’s grown to more than 275 million subscribers, fundamentally altering how the world experiences media. Randolph has founded or co-founded six other successful startups, mentored hundreds of early-stage entrepreneurs and helped seed dozens of successful tech ventures. He is the author of the international bestseller memoir, “That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea,” and host of the top 10 Apple podcast “That Will Never Work.”

Kevin Miller has spent 15 years researching and reporting on human potential, dedicating his career to deep study of how we create meaning and interpret our experiences. This devotion led him to co-develop the S.A.G.E. process, which equips people to speak and make meaning with personal agency through a revolutionary linguistic model that strengthens inner security — the foundation of mental well-being. He continues to engage in discourse on human potential with today’s most respected practitioners on The Kevin Miller Podcast.  

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Damon Dunn grew up in a three-bedroom trailer with 10 people, relying on hunting and fishing for food. In high school, he was an all-state football player and was awarded a scholarship to Stanford University. While there, Dunn served as executive director of the East Palo Alto Stanford Summer Academy, providing tutoring and mentorship to underprivileged Latino and African American students. Upon graduation, he played in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys, and founded the Fighting Giants Ministry to support children with life-changing injuries. Today, he is the CEO of Sagan Sign Talent.

Ming Hung Lai, RFC, currently serves as district manager at Fueda Insurance Brokerage. With 22 years of experience in the insurance industry, he specializes in personal asset succession, spousal and family wealth management, real estate distribution and inheritance, tax consulting, trust planning and retirement planning. He is also dedicated to promoting the Whole Person life and serves as a volunteer anti-drug education lecturer for the Taiwan Drug-Free Association.

Surawut Pattanabandit currently serves as a district director at AIA Thailand, with more than 29 years of experience in the financial services profession. He specializes in planning and advising high-net-worth clients. He has received the Thailand Agent of the Year award for more than 10 consecutive years, reflecting his experience, expertise, credibility and strong commitment to professional excellence.

Yuichiro Nakamura began his career in the financial services profession in 2003 and is the 2025 president of the Prudential of Japan Chapter.

Paweł F. Skotnicki is the current MDRT Country Chair for MCC, Zone 10 Europe, and is the author of the bestseller “Before the Milk Spills.” He has also published several financial e-books, including “Your Legacy — An Introduction to Estate Planning” and “Financial Education for Children,” and has spoken at various MDRT events as well as many insurance conferences around the world.

Kevin Miller has spent 15 years researching and reporting on human potential, dedicating his career to deep study of how we create meaning and interpret our experiences. This devotion led him to co-develop the S.A.G.E. process, which equips people to speak and make meaning with personal agency through a revolutionary linguistic model that strengthens inner security — the foundation of mental well-being. He continues to engage in discourse on human potential with today’s most respected practitioners on The Kevin Miller Podcast.  

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Marc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor and investor. As co-founder and first CEO of Netflix, he laid much of the groundwork for a service that’s grown to more than 275 million subscribers, fundamentally altering how the world experiences media. Randolph has founded or co-founded six other successful startups, mentored hundreds of early-stage entrepreneurs and helped seed dozens of successful tech ventures. He is the author of the international bestseller memoir, “That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea,” and host of the top 10 Apple podcast “That Will Never Work.”

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Robert E. Nixon, B Com, Dip AII, has been assisting people in their wealth creation, retirement planning and personal risk protection since 1973. In more recent times, he has added to this a new focus on the financial needs of the elderly, especially for those who need to enter an aged care facility, and has completed appropriate professional training for this additional service.

Ya-Hui Wang serves as senior business manager at Taishin Life Insurance and brings 23 years of financial services expertise. She specializes in high-net-worth client relationship management and multigenerational wealth transfer planning. Wang received the 2014 Taiwan Life Insurance Association Outstanding Professional Award and holds an EMBA degree.

Jung Hwan Kim is a financial services professional with extensive experience in asset transfer, inheritance and gift planning. Kim specializes in providing integrated solutions through collaboration with other professionals. Additionally, he provides financial management services for high-net-worth individuals through global asset allocation and dollar-based retirement planning strategies.

Mathew Page is the founder of Sprout Financial Services and has worked in the profession for 19 years, specializing in helping professionals and business owners with life, health and income protection planning. He is also passionate about mentoring other advisors and building strong client relationships through clear, practical advice. With a background in business ownership, Page is known for bringing structure, energy and a bit of humor to everything he does.

Hui Wen Yang serves as senior vice president at Yung Shiu Insurance Broker, combining 12 years in financial insurance with 16 years of tax services expertise. She specializes in estate tax compliance and sophisticated wealth transfer strategies. Yang previously spent a decade as senior marketing director at Cathay Life Insurance and holds degrees in both economics and accounting.

DaiHui Kim is a general partner and sales leader at Shinhan Life. Kim serves as Chair of the MDRT Day Division on the Shinhan MDRT Steering Committee and specializes in financial planning and risk management, spanning both property and casualty insurance and life insurance. Kim has been recognized for his outstanding performance and compliance as a certified insurance consultant by the Life Insurance Association of Korea.

Morgan Housel is a partner at Collaborative Fund. His book, “The Psychology of Money,” has sold more than 2 million copies and has been translated into 49 languages. He is a two-time winner of the Best in Business Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, winner of the New York Times Sidney Award, and a two-time finalist for the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. He serves on the board of directors at Markel and has presented at more than 100 conferences in a dozen countries.