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As a wrestler, as a trainer, and as a promoter, Alex Shane has done it all on the European wrestling scene. At 6a ?6 and 19 stone Alex is widely regarded as one of the most recognizable and charismatic personalities to have come out of England in the last 20 years. As a wrestler, he captured the FWA British Heavyweight Title twice winning his first at just 19 years of age making him the youngest British Champion in History. Alex also broke the world record when he held nine national and regional heavyweight championships at the same time in 2005. Alex has also competed against some of the major names in international wrestling of the past decade - including international stars such as Jake 'The Snake' Roberts, Raven, Steve Corino, Doug Williams, Paul Burchill and Joe Legend. He also holds a massively high profile victory over wrestling legend and star of the moive a Beyond the Mata ?, Mick Foley. Because of this success as a competitor he has made over 3,000 TV, radio and national newspaper appearances in the last ten years including appearances on a The Big Breakfasta ?, a This Morninga ? and a The Jerry Spirnger Showa ?. As a promoter, he is famed as the man who turned the FWA into the most talked-about wrestling promotion in Europe. He was the brains and driving influence behind some of the biggest wrestling shows on UK soil of the past 10 years - including, British Uprising 1, 2 and 3, International Showdown, Universal Uproar, the King of Europe Cup and a Revivala ? which was aired live on national radio and shown on Bravo. And as the UK promoter, he was responsible for bringing both Ring of Honor and TNA, two of the worlda s biggest wrestling companies to Britain for their debut UK tours. Alex was responsible for British wrestling's return to national television as the executive producer of both series of the FWA TV show on The Wrestling Channel in 2004/5. He was also the producer of several one off televised events including huge arena events at the Coventry Skydome. On top of this Alex has also worked as the technical consultant for several TV shows and various channels including ITV, MTV and BBC. As a trainer, he has influenced, mentored, or directly coached, hundreds of British wrestlers and personalities. They include 'South City Thriller' Hade Vansen (WWE), 'Bombay Dream' Ross Jordan, Paul Burchill (WWE), Katie Lea (WWE), Stixx, Terry Frazier, 'Dangerous' Damon Leigh, Seamus O'Shaughnessy (WWE), Dirk Feelgood, Joey Hayes, Declan O'Connor and hundreds of non wrestlers including LDN promoter Sanjay Bagga and XWA owner Greg Lambert. He also co-hosted UK wrestling's only national radio show, Talk Wrestling on TalkSport, in 2001 and 2002 which at ita s peak attracted an audience of between 300,000 and 400,000 listeners every Saturday night. As a spoke person for the wrestling industry Alex wrote the worlds first ever nationally recognized training syllabus which begins being used by over 12 schools around the UK in August. This step will make pro wrestling training a recognized martial art, a step that will open up legitimate sports council funding to the industry for the first time in history. Alex is also a published writer with his a Guide to Pro Wrestlinga ? articles being a main feature of Fighting Spirit magazine for almost 2 years. He has also written several articles for Powerslam magazine and in April 2009 became an author when his Alex Shanea s Guide to Pro Wrestling a " Volume 1 book was released.

Anne is a graphic designer and project manager with more than 18 years of experience with nonprofit and small business clients. She has significant experience in designing and producing creative, cost-effective marketing materials such as brochures, posters, direct mail pieces and advertisements, along with interpretive materials including maps, guides and signs, and business materials such as stationery and forms, and PowerPoint presentations. In the past several years Anne has worked with several Brakeley Briscoe clients, including shepherding the Child Care Law Center through new logo standards, creating new templates for newsletter, stationery, business cards, brochures, html email as well as materials for their 20th Anniversary celebration. She also designed a brochure and invitations for the Lincoln Child Center. In addition to working with Brakeley Briscoe, Anne is the designer and marketing consultant for Guide by Cell, a for-profit company that produces and delivers self-guided audio tours via cell phone or MP3 player to mainly not-for-profit organizations. Anne creates the marketing materials for Guide by Cell and often helps GBC's many clients museums, public gardens, aquariums, national parks, and other institutions across the country produce their in-house tour materials. She recently completed a project for the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian. She was the primary designer for San Francisco Botanical Garden Society in Golden Gate Park for the past 12 years. Anne produced or managed all the primary identity materials including brochures, maps and guides, stationery, promotional banners, print advertisements, interpretive materials, and internal forms and document templates. Her work included a 2-year-long implementation of the Garden's new name and brand identity. Anne is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a degree in Graphic Design and Interpretive Writing. Anne has served on the boards of Artea Chamber Orchestra, the Bay Area Environmental Education Resource Fair, and is a Deacon at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco.

Heidi Harders, GG is president of Chicago Gem and Jewelry Evaluation Services, located at 55 East Washington in Chicago. Her duties include appraising gems and jewelry for functions including insurance, estate, divorce, contributions, liquidations, and consultation to the trade and individuals seeking knowledge and clarification in the many areas of the gemstone industry. Previously, Heidi worked for the Chicago Lapidary Company, a family business, nearly twenty years. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona in 1982 and a Graduate Gemologist degree from the Gemological Institute of America in 1989. In 1993, Heidi became an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers specializing in gems and jewelry appraising and in March of 1997, she became a fully certified member of ISA. Heidi served as President of the Illinois/Wisconsin Chapter of the Gemological Institute of America Alumni Association, as the President of the Chicago chapter of the International Society of Appraisers, and is current the Gems and Jewelry Chair of ISA. For the past five years she has worked as a special research assistant for The Guide, Richard Drucker's gemstone pricing publication. Previously she was a price advisor for the same publication. Heidi is also an auction previewer for Gail Levine's Auction Market Resource, the appraiser's fair market value tool. Heidi is a committed professional who keeps up with the ever-changing gem and jewelry trade by attending shows, auctions, and educational conferences and seminars and teaching others in the trade when sought after to do so. Heidi Harders love of gemstones, many years of experience in the family business, and extensive, continuing studies make her an outstanding ethical and honest professional in the gem and jewelry trade.