Greg Lewis spent several years in Sales, Sales Management and Marketing in the direct mail and medical industries prior to joining Business Incentives, where he was appointed Vice President of Midwest Sales in 1980. In November 1982, Greg was recruited as President by Alumni Holidays, Inc. to reposition and develop its struggling incentive division.

Since its beginning in September 1985, Motivation Excellence, Inc. has grown significantly. Along the way, MEI was selected by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in America. Greg has extensive experience in the travel, communications, sales, results measurement and financial modeling aspects of performance improvement planning.

With MEI, Greg has established a company dedicated to engineering creative performance improvement solutions to clients' marketing problems and exceeding their expectations with unsurpassed customer service. The result? Programs that really work, fulfilling clients' needs and providing a measurable return on investment. In 2007, in the first ever Corporate Meetings & Incentives (CMI) magazines Top 25 List, MEI was recognized as one of the most influential companies providing quality incentive travel, meetings and events within the industry.

Greg graduated from Northern Illinois University with a B. S. in Mathematics and a M.B.A. in Marketing.

David Jobes provides direction for all operational areas of the company, from new product introduction to successful program operations. Before joining MEI in 1992, David worked with several performance improvement companies, gaining hands-on experience in merchandise award selection and fulfillment, travel program operations, creative program design and measurement, performance management and information technology deployment.

Bob Graham has over 20 years' experience in designing and delivering performance improvement services. With his experience in turnkey, integrated solutions, Bob sets strategic direction to the entire solution development process, delighting clients with innovative solutions. He directs internal & external marketing, client solution development, creative services including program management, graphic design, purchasing, and catalog management and customer service.

Before joining MEI in 2001, Bob was the Vice President in Sales Support and Operation areas for Maritz, Inc. Bob has extensive experience in leading resources that provide program design, customer service and call center management, performance management, sales support/program management, product development, web and print award catalog sourcing, creative services and production/purchasing. He has also worked with clients to solve global issues including training, performance tracking, awards management, and web and database development.

Brad Hecht has over 25 years of in-depth experience in the incentive travel industry, encompassing operations, marketing, sales, finance and management. Before joining MEI in 1999, Brad was Vice President at Maritz, Inc. Currently, he has global responsibility for all facets of MEI's Meeting, Event Management & Incentive travel business.

Brad's extensive background features: program planning, costing, supplier relationships/negotiations, on-site operations and servicing incentive travel programs and meeting productions. His direct experience involves: new car announcements, Super Bowl, Olympics, major worldwide sporting events, national sales meetings, international forums & product launches. His exceptional command of destination and resort locations is a reflection of his vast travel experience that enables MEI to deliver the best possible value for its clients. Brad also serves on many hotel and supplier advisory boards, industry forums and roundtables.