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Fortinberry-Murray Consulting founders, Dr Alicia Fortinberry and Dr Bob Murray apply their 20-year experience and practical, research-based techniques as consultants, trainers, speakers and executive coaches for public and private organizations and government departments including PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ford Motor Co, McDonald's, Macquarie Bank, NAB, Bain & Co, Stockland, Oracle and PepsiCo.

Award winning authors of the international best seller Creating Optimism (McGraw-Hill 2004) and Raising an Optimistic Child (McGraw-Hill 2006), Bob and Alicia are sought out by leading Australian and US media including Entrepreneur, Cosmopolitan, Family Circle, and Woman's World.

They have lectured and trained medical staff and professionals at universities and hospitals globally, including Duke, Tufts and JFK Universities in the US and Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital.

Recent media and appearances

A Framework for Optimistic Organizations: Oct 2009
Fostering an optimistic environment can lead to positive outcomes. In this Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management journal cover story, Drs Bob Murray and Alicia Fortinberry show how an organization can become optimistic and resilient by maximizing five principles. Also published in Chinese.

Ode to Joy: Jun-Jul 2009
Alicia Fortinberry, among other leading happiness experts, uncovers the key components of lasting happiness in this Health Smart feature article.

Happiness and Its Causes: May 2009
Drs Bob Murray and Alicia Fortinberry recently presented a post-conference workshop, "Powerful Tools for Positive Realtionships that Transform You and the Organization", at Australia's pre-emininent forum for improving the happiness of others in care, within families and in the workplace.