Alain de Botton was born in Zurich, Switzerland and went to the Dragon School in Oxford, Harrow and Cambridge to study history, where he received a double first. He graduated from the University of London with an MA in philosophy and started a PhD program but stopped to focus on writing novels. He started crafting his distinct brand of popular philosophy with "How Proust Can... read full bio
Amanda Montell is an accomplished author, linguist, and writer from Baltimore, Maryland, born on 16 February 1992. She received a degree in linguistics from New York University, which laid the foundation for her fascinating exploration of language in her writing. Montell's debut book, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language, was published in 2019 and received widespread critical... read full bio
John recognized he wanted to assist as many people as possible in recovering from their previous trauma and living whole, connected lives after working for more than twenty years in crisis response and mentoring students in higher education (and discovering actual answers and freedom in his own wellness path). He now focuses his writing, speeches and teaching on topics including relationships,... read full bio
Sarah M. Broom is an American writer who has recently released her debut book, ‘The Yellow House’. The Yellow House is a memoir that has gone on to be featured in outlets such as the New Yorker, The New York Times, the Star Tribune, Publishers Weekly, the Washington Post, and more. The book has been named one of the top... read full bio
Award-winning, best-selling novelist Sophia Thakur also performs poetry. Sophia will be working on a number of projects to empower communities as the Youth Creator and Educator Ambassador for Jordan's Jumpman23 women's squad. She was been named one of Forbes' under-30 artists and cultural figures in Europe. A room full of career experts were mesmerized by the spoken word artist, who entered the stage... read full bio
