Our Hungarian Speakers
Itay Talgam is a classical conductor who uses his experiences from the podium to provide fascinating insights on what it means to be a great leader.
Renowned as a 'conductor of people', he has coached top leaders in a wide variety of organisations, whether it be government, business or education.
He started his career as a protégé of the legendary maestro Leonard Bernstein. He has since conducted many leading orchestras. He was the first Israeli conductor to perform with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Leipzig Opera House. He has also conducted and recorded with all of Israel’s major orchestras, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Barbara McAfee merges lessons from 12 years in organization development with the transformative power of sound.
Her book, Full Voice, is based on her 25+ years as a voice coach, supporting people from many professions to find their voice, whatever that means to them.
Barbara has produced eight CDs of mostly original music and is founder of the Morning Star Singers, a volunteer hospice choir in the Twin Cities. She lives just up the street from the wild and scenic St. Croix River in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Gary Muszynski is an organizational development consultant and musician influenced by neurological research and how it can be applied to leadership, collaboration, change and creativity. He is also the founder and CEO of Orchestrating Excellence, a global team and leadership development firm that leverages the power of play for culture change and innovation. Gary and his team works with companies such as Pixar, Genentech, Kaiser, Electronic Arts, Bank of America, McKesson, HopeLab, and Xerox PARC, and has presented immersive learning programs and interactive keynotes for Fast Company, Apple University, and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Since founding Orchestrating Excellence in 1987, Gary has become an active contributor to the fields of international art, education, business, and organizational development.
As a former Combat Officer on a US Navy Destroyer, Lutheran Chaplain at Cornell University, Gestalt and Family Systems Therapist, Graduate School co-creator, author, successful change consultant and entrepreneur, John brings a unique perspective to his life and work. Business and community leaders from 42 nations have graduated from his Executive and Leadership Development Intensives.
John is the creator of hundreds of articles and online media, including. A prodigious writer, his work has been translated into 15 languages. The Stephen Covey organization honored John as one of America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Personal/Leadership Development, and in 2015 the International OD Network recognized him with their coveted Lifetime Achievement Award.
Living and working from a base in Warsaw, Poland, he is known around the world for his ability to connect with leaders and front-line staff in bringing about profound individual breakthroughs and workplace-wide transformations. A father of four ‘wonderfully grown and gifted artistic’ children, he runs, does yoga, still performs the occasional magic show, and loves to read a good spy novel.
As a business owner, Nadya oversees a group of companies active in real estate, investment, and consulting. As a consultant, Nadya has helped such organizations as The Coca-Cola Company, ENRC PLC, IBM, CISCO, Erste Bank, Henkel, Knauf Insulation, Vienna Insurance Group and many others to reinvent their products, processes, and leadership practices.
As an educator, Nadya personally contributed to the development of nearly 5,000 executives from over 60 countries and 20 industries teaching and developing via small group executive education sessions, custom-made seminars, and long-term corporate reinvention projects.
As a speaker, Nadya has shared her insights with audiences worldwide through keynotes, panel presentations, and workshops.
As an author, Nadya has written two books and contributed to five others.
Artistic director of the Danubia Orchestra, one of the youngest professional orchestras in Hungary, and founder of the Road to Music programme. He wants to bring the love of classical music to as many people as possible. His goal is to give this great genre a future: the conductor's mission is to educate young musicians and introduce children to the arts. Under his direction, the Óbuda Danubia Orchestra has become one of the most characteristic art orcherstras, thanks to their special programming and their youth and social projects. A key element of their profile is genre experimentation, the inclusion of twentieth-century and contemporary works in their program, and a strong online presence.
The Common Vibe Association had been founded by him 5 years ago to provide an opportunity for talented, motivated Roma children through music. Music is used as an educational tool so children can learn to plan, to work in a team, to learn. He himself was also labelled as a “deviant” child, so there was no question that he wanted to deal with similar children, helping them in their careers. Love of music is also an integral part of his life, that’s why this unique education and mentoring system was developed. It is important for him to see the result of working together with a child and that their program makes a long-term impact on children’s lives.
Since childhood he has been an artist and musician. He's been graduated at ELTE in Consulting, Work Psychology and Organizational Development. He has been working in the field of coaching and training for 20 years in communication development, crisis management, change management: his most popular programs are the interactive music programs. He is a popular speaker in academic and corporate fields.
She works facilitating change and maintaining motivation and inspiration with national and international company management groups. Focusing on change processes and leadership development, she supports leaders in inspiring their people and making an impact with defining their vision, supporting and developing others and increasing engagement.
Itay Talgam is a classical conductor who uses his experiences from the podium to provide fascinating insights on what it means to be a great leader.
Renowned as a 'conductor of people', he has coached top leaders in a wide variety of organisations, whether it be government, business or education.
He started his career as a protégé of the legendary maestro Leonard Bernstein. He has since conducted many leading orchestras. He was the first Israeli conductor to perform with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and the Leipzig Opera House. He has also conducted and recorded with all of Israel’s major orchestras, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
Barbara McAfee merges lessons from 12 years in organization development with the transformative power of sound.
Her book, Full Voice, is based on her 25+ years as a voice coach, supporting people from many professions to find their voice, whatever that means to them.
Barbara has produced eight CDs of mostly original music and is founder of the Morning Star Singers, a volunteer hospice choir in the Twin Cities. She lives just up the street from the wild and scenic St. Croix River in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Gary Muszynski is an organizational development consultant and musician influenced by neurological research and how it can be applied to leadership, collaboration, change and creativity. He is also the founder and CEO of Orchestrating Excellence, a global team and leadership development firm that leverages the power of play for culture change and innovation. Gary and his team works with companies such as Pixar, Genentech, Kaiser, Electronic Arts, Bank of America, McKesson, HopeLab, and Xerox PARC, and has presented immersive learning programs and interactive keynotes for Fast Company, Apple University, and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Since founding Orchestrating Excellence in 1987, Gary has become an active contributor to the fields of international art, education, business, and organizational development.
As a former Combat Officer on a US Navy Destroyer, Lutheran Chaplain at Cornell University, Gestalt and Family Systems Therapist, Graduate School co-creator, author, successful change consultant and entrepreneur, John brings a unique perspective to his life and work. Business and community leaders from 42 nations have graduated from his Executive and Leadership Development Intensives.
John is the creator of hundreds of articles and online media, including. A prodigious writer, his work has been translated into 15 languages. The Stephen Covey organization honored John as one of America’s Top 100 Thought Leaders in Personal/Leadership Development, and in 2015 the International OD Network recognized him with their coveted Lifetime Achievement Award.
Living and working from a base in Warsaw, Poland, he is known around the world for his ability to connect with leaders and front-line staff in bringing about profound individual breakthroughs and workplace-wide transformations. A father of four ‘wonderfully grown and gifted artistic’ children, he runs, does yoga, still performs the occasional magic show, and loves to read a good spy novel.
As a business owner, Nadya oversees a group of companies active in real estate, investment, and consulting. As a consultant, Nadya has helped such organizations as The Coca-Cola Company, ENRC PLC, IBM, CISCO, Erste Bank, Henkel, Knauf Insulation, Vienna Insurance Group and many others to reinvent their products, processes, and leadership practices.
As an educator, Nadya personally contributed to the development of nearly 5,000 executives from over 60 countries and 20 industries teaching and developing via small group executive education sessions, custom-made seminars, and long-term corporate reinvention projects.
As a speaker, Nadya has shared her insights with audiences worldwide through keynotes, panel presentations, and workshops.
As an author, Nadya has written two books and contributed to five others.
Artistic director of the Danubia Orchestra, one of the youngest professional orchestras in Hungary, and founder of the Road to Music programme. He wants to bring the love of classical music to as many people as possible. His goal is to give this great genre a future: the conductor's mission is to educate young musicians and introduce children to the arts. Under his direction, the Óbuda Danubia Orchestra has become one of the most characteristic art orcherstras, thanks to their special programming and their youth and social projects. A key element of their profile is genre experimentation, the inclusion of twentieth-century and contemporary works in their program, and a strong online presence.
The Common Vibe Association had been founded by him 5 years ago to provide an opportunity for talented, motivated Roma children through music. Music is used as an educational tool so children can learn to plan, to work in a team, to learn. He himself was also labelled as a “deviant” child, so there was no question that he wanted to deal with similar children, helping them in their careers. Love of music is also an integral part of his life, that’s why this unique education and mentoring system was developed. It is important for him to see the result of working together with a child and that their program makes a long-term impact on children’s lives.
Since childhood he has been an artist and musician. He's been graduated at ELTE in Consulting, Work Psychology and Organizational Development. He has been working in the field of coaching and training for 20 years in communication development, crisis management, change management: his most popular programs are the interactive music programs. He is a popular speaker in academic and corporate fields.
She works facilitating change and maintaining motivation and inspiration with national and international company management groups. Focusing on change processes and leadership development, she supports leaders in inspiring their people and making an impact with defining their vision, supporting and developing others and increasing engagement.
He's been into organization development for 20 years and have 25 years of experience with running training courses.
As an OD consultant, he has been working for nearly three decades to make individuals, groups and organizations be better and better.
He's been running training courses and workshops for more than 25 years including leadership, sales, sales management, CRM systems, strategy, change management.
