Sue Castorino is president of The Speaking Specialists, providing media training, crisis communication, issue management, public speaking instruction and private coaching to individuals and groups. She founded the company in 1986, following a distinguished career in broadcast journalism.

She advises leaders in business, medicine, law, technology, finance, and sports organizations. She also provides counsel to collegiate and world-class professional athletes, including those in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City,and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She has conducted communications sessions for executives and professional in North America, South America, and Europe.

Castorino spent more than fifteen years as a news anchor and reporter at several stations, including all-news WBBM-AM (CBS-Chicago), all-news WERE-AM (NBC Cleveland), & WWWE-AM (ABC-Cleveland). During that time, she conducted thousands of interviews and covered major events. Castorino has hosted a variety of shows and several award-winning programs.

Castorino is a frequent lecturer and seminar leader on topics ranging from "Preparing to Meet the Press" to "Freedom for Fear of Public Speaking", discussing persuasive communications, overcoming speaking anxiety, understanding the media, and crisis management. She also narrates documents and special programs. A native of Columbus, Ohio, she is a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Speech. She received a fellowship from the Ohio Governor's School and is listed in "Who's Who in Media and Communications" and "Who's Who in America".

Randy Minkoff is partner in The Speaking Specialists, a full-service communications company based in Chicago. He provides counsel to the professional and collegiate ranks,including the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, and 2002 Winter Olympics on all forms of communication, including dealing with the media, sportsmanship, and presentation skills. As a reporter, writer, editor and author, he has more than three based decades of journalism experience and a unique combination of both print and broadcasting.

For nine years, Minkoff anchored sports reports for WGN Radio (720 AM), Chicago. He hosted weekend Sports Central shows and Cubs and Bears pre and post-game programs.He served as a play-by-play announcer with the legendary Ray Meyer on DePaul basketball broadcasts. Prior to his role at WGN, he spent nearly 20 years with United Press International, including a decade as the Midwest Sports Editor in Chicago. He has covered the Olympics, numerous Super Bowls, the Final Four, the NBA Finals, the World Series, and other major events. He has also served as state news editor of UPI bureas Iowa and Kentucky.

As a writer, Minkoff is a regular contributor to Crain's Chicago Business. He has also been syndicated nationally as a radio / tv critic. He is the author of "Ron Santo;For Love of Ivy", the biography of the former Cub third baseman and his battle against diabetes. A native of St. Louis, MO., he is a graduate of Drake University School of Journalism.