Clinton Oliver Longenecker, is an award winning educator, is one of “America’s leaders in the area of rapid performance improvement”and is the Stranahan Professor of Leadership and Organizational Excellence in The College of Business and Innovation at The University of Toledo. His teaching, research and consulting interests are in high performance leadership and creating great organizations. He has been the recipient of over forty (40) outstanding teaching, service and research awards and numerous industry awards including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Toastmaster International Leadership Award, and The Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service, and numerous “Best Professor” recognitions. In addition, he has also been recently recognized by The Economistas one of the Top Fifteen Business Professors in the World.