Did you know that in the next five years, a whopping 18% of the workplace could retire? Yep, the Baby Boomers (the generation born between 1946 and 1964) are getting to that age when they're ready to trade cubicle walls for wide open spaces, business casual for casual-casual, and the daily commute for quiet stroll around the neighborhood. 

All throughout the year Professional Speakers grace stages all over the world and engage, motivate, or entertain the masses. While today may be set aside as a special day to recognize them for their talents, organizations are always looking for new ideas for saying “thank you” to Professional Speakers.

Here are 5 great speaker gift ideas:

Being the 'ville's social media guru requires me to follow quite a few blogs so that I can stay informed about the happenings of the business world. Lately, I have been noticing a trend. A word keeps reappearing in blog headlines from all different sources: millennials. I actually even received a blog from Fast ompany yesterday morning titled, "Why the Most Successful Organizations Have Millennials in Charge". 

IDville, affectionately known as Baudville's little brother, is growing up. Today he celebrates his 12th birthday… He's officially a pre-teen, or tween, as the kids nowadays prefer to be called.

Just like other 12-year-olds, IDville is coming into his own. He's finding out what he's really good at: providing companies with simple solutions to create and print their ID cards in house. He's branching out and trying new things with his growing confidence: all-encompassing meeting supplies, school visitor security solutions, and completely customizable office signage. And just like his big sister, Baudville, he values stellar customer service, quick turnaround, and lifetime software support.

Our Show Us What You've Got Summer Facebook contest wrapped up yesterday. July's winner was the Van Andel Institute, a local company based in Grand Rapids, MI, that uses biomedical research to improve the lives of many people struggling with illnesses such as cancer and Parkinson's disease.