Gloria Steinem's name is synonymous with the advancement of women's social equality in America and throughout the world. Early in her career, she simply defined feminism as “the belief that women are full human beings,” a definition that continues to direct her work. Today, Gloria Steinem continues to call for an end to women's disadvantaged condition in the paid labor... read full bio
The Starter Wife, which was turned into an Emma Award-winning miniseries starring Debra Messing, and Maneater, which was turned into a Lifetime miniseries starring Sarah Chalke, are among the books written by Gigi Levangie. Levangie also penned the screenplay for the Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon film Stepmom. Her writing has been published in Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, and Vogue.... read full bio
Poet and professor of German literature Gertrud Höhler has won numerous honors. She has become Germany's most well-known management expert during the past several years. Since 1987, Gertrud has served as an independent businesswoman, consultant to the top fifty German-speaking corporations, and advisor to many of the elite, including the head of Deutsche Bank. She joined the GrandMet board in the... read full bio
World-renowned author, Pulitzer Prize winner and internationally best-selling novelist, Geraldine Brooks is one of the most celebrated literary authors of our era. Originally planning to only compose a remarkable Australian novel, Brooks instead manufactured an entire library full of worldwide bestsellers whose characters and themes surpass geographic limitations. Her first book, Nine Parts of Desire, was based on her experiences... read full bio
Geneen Roth is an esteemed and respected authority on the subject of well-being and relationships. Shes an inspirational speaker who inspires, motivates and uplifts audiences worldwide. She is a thoughtful leader on the subject of compulsive eating and perpetual dieting and how it is linked with both personal and spiritual issues. She has helped thousands of individuals improve the quality... read full bio
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon is the author of the New York Times bestselling books; “Ashley’s War” and “The Dressmaker of Khair Khana”. Apart from her writing, Lemmon is currently the Partner and Chief Marketing Officer at Shield AI. She has served as an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations while studying for her MBA at Harvard. She has... read full bio
Author, lecturer, and personal development guru Gary John Bishop is well-known for his clear and no-nonsense approach to self-improvement. He has motivated countless people to overcome limiting beliefs and take charge of their life with his strong and inspiring teachings. Bishop has a distinctive upbringing that has influenced his perspective and communication style. He was born and reared in Glasgow, Scotland.... read full bio
Garrard Conley is an American author and LGBTQ activist who is best known for his autobiography, ‘Boy Erased: A Memoir’, which has since become a major motion picture of the same name. Conley’s memoir went over his childhood with a fundamentalist family that enrolled him in conversion therapy because of his sexuality. Conley’s family sent him to Love In Action... read full bio
A writer of lyric free verse, Galway Kinnell is among the post-war generation of American poets including Robert Bly, James Wright, James Dickey and W.S. Merwin. Like them, he incorporated more experimental language in his poetic verse. While Yeats was most notably an early influence, Whitman, Frost, and Rilke also inspired him; Whitman's Song of Myself, seen in The Avenue... read full bio
Gail Evans is former Executive Vice President at CNN and is the best selling author of Play Like A Man Win Like A Woman, an informative business guide to the secrets men know about success that women need to learn. Ms. Evans has appeared NBC's The Today Show, USA Today, the Larry King Live Show and The New York Times... read full bio
Gail Buckley is a best-selling author, speaker and historian who is known for bringing some of America’s greatest patriots to life through his presentations. As an author, Buckley is best known for her best-sellers; “American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm,” and for the book “The Hornes: An American Family,” the latter... read full bio
Recognized as one of the best investigative journalists of the current era, Gabe Pressman is known in the broadcast journalism community as the reporters reporter and for his hard-hitting pieces. He is a New York insider with contacts in high places. He was known for his exclusive stories covering the Middle Eastern crises, conflicts and for his other ground breaking... read full bio
Author Fredrik Backman wrote A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry and Britt-Marie Was Here with two novellas and one nonfiction book. His works also include Beartown, Us Against You and Anxious People. More than 40 nations have published his novels. Backman was raised in Helsingborg and began studying comparative religion before quitting to work as a truck driver. Backman... read full bio
Regarded as “America’s hottest Christian novelist”, Frank Peretti is indeed a best selling Christian author and motivational speaker. He studied English, screen writing and film at UCLA and held several jobs, including playing banjo in a bluegrass group, construction, and pastoring, before finding success as a writer. After being rejected by a few publishers, his book, ‘The Present Darkness’, was... read full bio
Say Less, Get More: Unconventional Negotiation Techniques to Get What You Want, written by expert communicator and negotiator Fotini Iconomopoulos, teaches readers that everyone can take charge of circumstances that can improve their well-being, advance their careers and ultimately increase their wealth. Fotini Iconomopoulos has been enabling Fortune 500 CEOs and their teams to accomplish their goals for more than ten years.... 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
Hard Won Wisdom, which was selected by Oprah Winfrey as one of her book club selections, is one of Fawn Germer's nine critically acclaimed and best-selling books. She has served as a keynote speaker for approximately one hundred of the Fortune 500 corporations, and the Pulitzer Prize committee has considered her four times for the award in recognition of her... read full bio
Eve Rodsky is an American New York Times best-selling author of the book “Fair Play” and a keynote speaker. While Rodsky began writing her book Fair Play, she interviewed over 500 people of all ethnicities, genders, classes and orientations to find what type of tasks that average American household has. Rodsky learned what the average household has issues with and... read full bio
Author of children's books, seasoned journalist, and insider of the fashion business is Eva Chen. Chen, who was born in 1980 in New York City, was greatly affected by both her mother's passion for fashion and her parents' consulting textile import-export business. She attended the esteemed Brearley School and afterwards attended Johns Hopkins University to study pre-medicine before completing her... read full bio
Ethan Canin's first short stories, collected in Emperor of the Air when he was only 27, dazzled the literary world. His next five books, Blue River, For Kings and Planets, The Palace Thief, Carry Me Across the Water and America established his reputation as one of the finest writers in America and has garnered him generous literary prizes. His road... read full bio
