American journalist and popular book Brad Stone has had a tremendous impact on business and technology reporting. He was born in or around 1971, and he has made a name for himself as an expert on the emergence of significant businesses and businesspeople, with a special emphasis on Amazon and its founder, Jeff Bezos. Stone, who was raised in a Cleveland,... read full bio
The fields of personal growth and human potential have benefited greatly from the work of author and co-founder of the Flow Genome Project Jamie Wheal. The author of "Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work" and "Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's... read full bio
Amy Dresner is an author, journalist, and former comedian who is also in recovery from alcoholism and addiction. She has written for Addiction.com, Psychology Today, and numerous other magazines. She also has a column in the addiction/recovery journal theFix.com. Hachette released her debut novel, My Fair Junkie: A Memoir of Getting Dirty and Staying Clean, to overwhelmingly positive reviews from both... read full bio
Danielle Walker is a self-taught chef, health and wellness advocate, and author of four New York Times bestseller cookbooks. Walker suffered for years after receiving a diagnosis of an autoimmune condition at the age of 22, but dietary and lifestyle modifications helped him regain his health. Walker has amassed millions of devoted followers worldwide for over 10 years by creating delectable... read full bio
At the moment, Femi Fadugba is a fellow of Oxford's New College and a science fiction author. More than 10,000 students have heard him speak on subjects like time travel, choosing a career, and creating his first book, The Upper World (which will soon be available on Netflix!). Femi, who studied at UPenn and Oxford and published in the subject... read full bio
Internationally bestselling books Magic Words, Contagious, Invisible Influence, and The Catalyst were written by Jonah Berger, a professor at the Wharton School. When it comes to natural language processing, change, word-of-mouth, influence, consumer behavior, and why things catch on, Dr. Berger is a globally recognized authority. He teaches one of the most popular online courses in the world, has over 80... read full bio
Renowned actress Jane Alexander found herself in the role of a lifetime when President Bill Clinton appointed her head of the ever-embattled National Endowment for the Arts. Ms. Alexander is charming, honest, and convincingly passionate on why we need art, and why the government should support the arts. Ms. Alexander looks at the complications of First Amendment Rights in the... read full bio
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Jeffrey Zaslow hasn't just co-authored books with some of the most inspiring people of our time; he has also crafted his experiences into incredibly uplifting presentations that are hugely entertaining and extremely moving. Many groups and conference organizers call Jeff ""the best speaker they've ever booked"". Jeff served as co-author with Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark... read full bio
The daughter of Holocaust survivors, Hadassah Lieberman found herself amid a whirlwind of excitement on the presidential campaign trail. Married to Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate in the 2000 presidential election, Mrs. Lieberman has dedicated much of her life's work to women's health issues, assisting nonprofit organizations, improving educational standards, and promoting international understanding.... read full bio
In 1938, Joel Meyerowitz was born in the Bronx, a place that provided daily lessons in the tragedies and divine comedy of human nature. His joy in observing people was fostered by that "street" schooling, and this perception serves as the foundation for his photography. He worked as an art director in advertising in the early 1960s after graduating from Ohio... read full bio
A successful novelist and poet who was teaching writing and comparative literature at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, McManus was given a $4,000 advance from Harpers magazine to cover the 2000 World Series of Poker and the scandalous Las Vegas murder trial of Ted Binion, the tournaments prodigal host. But, in an attempt to experience the workings... read full bio
Peter Godwin is an award winning author, journalist, and filmmaker. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, he studied at Cambridge and Oxford and became a foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times (London) and BBC TV, reporting from more than sixty-five countries. Nothing prepared Goodwin for the surreal mix of desperation and hope he encountered when he returned to Zimbabwe in 2008.... read full bio
Robin Hemleys childhood made a wedgie of his memory, leaving him sore and embarrassed for over forty years. He was the most pitiful kindergartner, the least spirited summer camper and dateless for prom. In fact, theres nary an event from his youth that couldnt use improvement. If only he could do them all over a few decades later, with an... read full bio
Heather B. Armstrong is widely acknowledged to be the most popular ""mommy blogger"" in the world. She has more than 1.5 million followers on Twitter and was named by Forbes Magazine as one of the 30 most influential women in media, along with Diane Sawyer, Kelly Ripa, and Oprah Winfrey. Time Magazine has twice listed her website as one of... read full bio
The novelist Adriana Trigiani is beloved by millions of readers around the world for her hilarious and heartwarming novels. She may have been raised in a small town in Virginia, but Adriana was raised in a big Italian family. She chose her hometown for the backdrop of her debut novel, the critically acclaimed bestseller Big Stone Gap. Having released a... read full bio
According to The Boston Globe, bestselling author Elinor Lipman "has been referred to as 'master of the art of screwball comedy,' but 'screwball' doesn't do justice to her fiction, which renders serious subjects through a lens of humor and hope." Her first forays into social satire began in college, where she wrote snappy headlines for the school newspaper... read full bio
Therese Borchard is author of the hit blog “Beyond Blue” on Beliefnet.com, and moderates the popular depression support group on Beliefnet’s social networking site. Borchard’s memoir, Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes, describes her experience of living with manic depression as well as provides cutting-edge research and information on dealing with mood disorders.... read full bio
William Paul Young is author of the break away best seller, The Shack. With over 6.1 million copies in print and 49 weeks at # 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list, this book is stirring up conversations about God around the world. The Shack points people back to the Bible and ultimately to the love of God for... read full bio
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