Premiere Speakers Bureau

Baby Boomer Lynne Lancaster and Generation Xer David Stillman are two of today’s foremost cultural translators. Experts on the generations, they founded BridgeWorks, a generational diversity consulting and training company with high-profile clients nationwide. Their research on intergenerational communication inspired them to co-author the best-selling business book When Generations Collide: Who They Are. Why They Clash. How to Solve the Generational Puzzle at Work.

Besides advising leaders, managers and employees alike on how to conduct business more successfully by bridging generation gaps at work and in the marketplace, Lynne and David are engaging, informed and entertaining speakers. They have enlightened audiences within such companies as 3M, American Express, Best Buy, Citigroup, General Mills and Lockheed Martin, as well as within numerous public sector and nonprofit organizations. And they have worked with a wide range of industries including financial services, manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality.

Lynne is a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of the University of Minnesota. She earned her stripes as a management consultant, coaching managers and senior executives from such corporations as Coca-Cola, The Principal Financial Group and Ralston Purina on decoding communication issues. Lynne’s work with CEO author Harvey Mackay resulted in five best sellers, including Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive.
David’s impressive business and community achievements led to his being named one of “Forty Under 40” 2003 Business Journal honorees. Among his other accomplishments, David was Creative Director of a company that brought the first wave of computer-based training programs to such companies as 3M and Carlson. He worked as an intern for Prime Time Live, traveled around the world as a roving reporter for CBS radio and earned numerous awards for his creative communications work including the much coveted CLIO.

Sought-after experts on workplace and social trends Lynne and David have been guest commentators on CNN, CNBC, National Public Radio, the TODAY show and numerous local TV and radio programs; their business column appeared monthly in Twin Cities Business, the #1 U.S. regional business magazine; and they have been interviewed for a wide range of national publications including The Wall Street Journal, TIME magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Success magazine and The Washington Post.